Existed for just 2 1/2 years...

THE EXAMINER, Louisville, Kentucky, September 15, 1849  A quite scarce newspaper which lasted but 2 1/2 years, from June, 1847 thru December, 1849. Page 2 has a rather lengthy: "Address of the Central Committee of Louisville to the Emancipationists of Kentucky ! ", "Georgetown College", "Late from Texas", "Later from Santa Fe and Los Vegas--Indian Fights, et... See More  

Capture of Gen. John S. Marmaduke...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1864 



* Capture of John S. Marmaduke

* Battle of the Osage



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR IN MISSOURI" "Price Driven out of the State" "Capture of Mardaduke" "The Great Soldiers' Vote Fraud" "Arrest of Gov. Seymour's State Agent" "Other Parties Under Arrest&qu... See More  

After the Second Battle of Petersburg, Va...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 25, 1864 



* Post Second Battle of Petersburg, Virginia 

* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee 



Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST", "Grant's New Movement", "He is Getting South of Petersburg", "Butler Cuts the Road Above Petersburg", "The Rebels Have Only the D... See More  

1862 Memphis TN Tennessee....

NEW YORK HERALD, June 20, 1862 



* Post Battle of Memphis Tn

* Citizens taking the oath of Allegiance



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From Memphis" "Crowds of Memphians Taking the Oath of Allegiance" "Dealing In Confederate Notes Prohibited" "Heavy Firing in the Direction of James River" "Probable Gun... See More  

1862 Memphis TN Tennessee....

NEW YORK HERALD, June 20, 1862 



* Post Battle of Memphis Tn

* Citizens taking the oath of Allegiance



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Interesting From Memphis" "Crowds of Memphians Taking the Oath of Allegiance" "Dealing In Confederate Notes Prohibited" "Heavy Firing in the Direction of James River" "Probable Gun... See More  

Rare title from Lexington KY...

THE APOSTOLIC TIMES, Lexington, Kentucky, March 4, 1885 



* Very rare title



This is the first time I have seen this newspaper. As the title might suggest it is primarily religious in nature but other items as well. Eight pages, some loss at the right side affecting some of the first leaf & more of the 2nd leaf, various wear with some separation at folds, some foxing.... See More  

Iron Cutain speech...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, March 5, 1946



* Winston Churchill...  Iron Curtain Speech

* Fulton, Missouri (day of)



This 12 page newspaper has a one column headlines on the front page: "Truman and Churchill To Missouri" and "Former Premier Expected to Talk On 'Loan' Today"



This was the day that Winston Churchill would give his famous "Iron Curta... See More  

Three 1890 color political prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, Aug. 2, 1890



* Color political prints



Judge magazine was founded in 1881 by a group of artists, headed by James Albert Wales, who left the staff of the popular comic weekly Puck. The magazine featured bold satire and good political drawing with chromolithographic front and back covers and center spread.

After a strong start, the magazine found itself struggling to ... See More  

1910 Los Angeles Air Show... early airplanes...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 12, 1910



* 1910 Los Angeles, California

* International Air Meet at Dominguez Field

* Aviator Glenn Curtiss - airplanes - airships



Page 6 has small, one column headings on page 6: "Curtiss Makes A Record" "Attains Fastest Speed Yet Carrying a Passenger"



See photos for text here. Other news, sports, and advertisements of ... See More  

William "Pudge" Heffelfinger....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 3, 1954



* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death

* Yale University football star



This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "'Pudge' Heffelfinger, All-Time Grid Great, Dies In Texas At 88" with photo. See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of William "Pudge" Heffelfinger.



Other news, sport... See More  

Over 300 years old!

Genuine issue of the world's oldest continually published newspaper... from the 17th century...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1680-1689 This is a chance to buy a genuine issue of the world's oldest continually published newspaper (began in 1665 & still publishes today). The issue you receive will be well over 300 years old. 

Single sheet, minor foxing, very nice condition. A very popular title & a foundation for any newspaper collection.  The images shown are representative of t... See More  

1881 Jamaican Voodoo... Black magic...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, March 18, 1881



* Jamaican Voodoo - black magic

* Alexander II of Russia assassination



This 8 page newspaper has a very interesting article on page 3 regarding the practice of Voodoo or black magic in Jamaica with small one column headings: "Nassau Negroes" and "And Some of the Hair-Raising Yarns They Tell to Strangers". See photo... See More  

Early Don Bradman cricketer....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 30, 1928   This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "63,247, A RECORD, SEE CRICKET TEST"and "Melbourne Throng Sets World's Mark as Australia Loses 4-Wickets for 262 Runs" and more (see photos)



This tells of the cricket match between England and Australia. Included withi... See More  

1914 Women's suffrage...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, February 4, 1914



* Fight for Women's Suffrage

* Another early defeat



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "WOMAN SUFFRAGE RECEIVES A BLOW FROM DEMOCRATS", "Majority Members of the National House, in Caucus, Refuse to Create a Committee on Suffrage" and more. See photos for text.

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Jack Dempsey boxing title defense in 1921.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 1, 1921



* Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier

* Heavyweight boxing championship (pre-fight news)



This 40 page newspaper has two headlines on the front page: "2 TO 1 AND 3 TO 1 ODDS OFFERED TO DEMPSEY" and more. More in the sport's section with related cartoon illustration (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the da... See More  

Woodrow Wilson becomes engaged to Edith Bolling Galt...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, October 7, 1915



* President Woodrow Wilson's engagement



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "President Woodrow Wilson to Wed Mrs. Norman Galt of Washington" with subheads and photo (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the engagement of President Woodrow Wilson to Edith Bolling Galt.

Other news, sports... See More  

King Ghazi of Iraq killed... Comedian Jack Benny fined $10,000 for smuggling...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 4, 1939



* Ghazi bin Faisal killed

* King of Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq

* Comedian Jack Benny fined



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Fast-Driving King of Iraq Dies in Light Pole Crash". See photos for 1st report coverage on the death of Ghazi bin Faisal, King of Iraq.

Also, front page coverage on the Jack Benny... See More  

Iowa Hawkeyes football...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921



* Iowa Hawkeyes college football

* Notre Dame - Knute Rockne



This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating Knute Rockne'e Fighting Irish.

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Michigan-Ohio State rivalry in 1941...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1941



* Michigan - Ohio State football Rivalry

* 1st meeting as ranked teams (AP Poll)



This 40+ page newspaper has loads of college football reports in the sport's section with one column headlines: "MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE PLAY 20-20 DEADLOCK", "85,753 Fans Thrilled as Big Nine Rivals Put On Fine Offensive Battle", w... See More  

Thomas Edison in 1879...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1879



* Inventor Thomas Edison

* Tasimeter invention



This 8 page newspaper has small one column headings on page: "Edison's Tasimeter" and "Mr. Proctor On It's Uses-The Statements Of Prof. Young"



Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete, light browning with a little margin wear, should be handled with care.... See More  

Broken dam destroys the town of Austin, Pennsylvania...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 3, 1911  The front page of this issue has a column wide headline "Austin's Death List May Not Exceed 100" with subheads "State Health Commissioner's Census, Almost Complete, Show 86 Missing", "Disaster Inquiry Delayed", "Relief Work Being Pushed, but Many More Men Are Needed To Remove Hundreds of Tons of Debris". This r... See More  

From territorial Utah...

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Nov. 13, 1872 



* Rare Utah Territory title



A very nice territorial newspaper from 24 years before Utah statehood. Various news of the day with a great wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated (see).

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

Actor Tom Mix killed in auto accident...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1940



* Western actor Tom Mix killed

* Arizona car accident (1st report)



This 50+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Tom Mix Dies as Auto Turns Over in Crash". 1st report coverage on the death of famous Western movie actor, Tom Mix.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light brow... See More  

Printed on board the ship that transported the President...

THE HATCHET, "Published On The High Seas", February 21, 1919 



* Ship's newspaper : carried President Woodrow Wilson to Europe & back

* Rare



This is an interesting little newspaper printed on board the U.S.S. "George Washington". As noted at the top of page 2: "A Daily Newspaper With The President Homeward Bound ", this ship carried President Woodro... See More  

THE PIPESTONE PHILATELIST, Minnesota, Jan., 1896  As noted in the masthead: "A Monthly Journal For Stamp Collectors." Four pages, 6 by 9 inches, nice condition.