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.

1st Tranatlantic passenger flight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 26, 1939



* 1st transatlantic passenger service flight

* Pan American - Boeing 314 flying boat airplane



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "Atlantic Clipper's Flight Completed" and "Sister Ship Still Held by Fog at Shediac". See photos for text on the completion of the 1st ever transatlantic pass... See More  

Popular for the colorful political cartoons...

PUCK, New York, May 30, 1894 



* Color political prints



Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politic... See More  

Three color political prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, Feb. 15, 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 strugg... See More  

A rare and short-lived magazine...

THE WEEKLY INSPECTOR, New York, 1806  A very short lived magazine which lasted but one year, described in it's prospectus as "...a vehicle of intelligence which shall be principally devoted to the political interests of our country...". Not listed in "A History of American Magazines..." (Mott), 8 pages, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.

A newspaper with a focus on phrenology...

BROUGHTON'S MONTHLY PLANET READER AND ASTROLOGICAL JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Feb. 1, 1862



* Uncommon title

* Astrology - Horoscope



A fascinating and very unusual newspaper of small-size themed on predicting what would happen in the future as well as astrology and phrenology. The "science" of phrenology believed that a person's intelligence & personality were a factor of t... See More  

Richmond, VA... Evacuations of Pensacola...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 21, 1862 



* Richmond VA Virginia

* New Orleans LA

* Pensacola Fl



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration.



Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Important from the Peninsula", "Advance of the Union Army Towards the Rebel Capital", "Skirmish... See More  

SS Princess Alice disaster in 1878...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, September 4, 1878 



* SS Princess Alice sinking (1st report) 

* Collier Bywell Castle collision 



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEATH'S DAY", "Five Hundred Excursionists Drowned off the British Coast", "A Steamer Run Down and Sunk in Five Minutes", "Frightful Acc... See More  

1864 Civil War....

NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From New Orleans" "Organization of the New State Government of Louisiana" "Inauguration of Governor Hahn" "Address of Gen. Banks" "News From the Department of the South" "The Sherman Expedition" "Grant's Army" & m... See More  

Map of the war in Denmark...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 3, 1864  The front page is dominated by a rather large map headed: "THE WAR IN DENMARK. The Siege of Duppel--The Entrenchment of the Danes..." and more (see) There are also ftpg. one column heads on "The Danish War" as well as reports on the American Civil War. More war-related reports on the inside & back pages.

Eight pages, very nice condi... See More  

George Eliot death in 1880....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, December 24, 1880



* Novelist George Eliot death

* Victorian era



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



"GEORGE ELIOT"

"The Great Novalist Quietly Passes Away"

"Her Death Caused by a Chill Taken on Sunday Last"



1st report coverage on the death of famous English novelist, George Eliot.



Other ne... See More  

Ohio Railroad system....

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, June 4, 1880



* Stephenson's Rocket steam locomotive print



Page 3 has a nice two column illustration of the "Stephenson's Rocket" steam locomotive with headline: "A History of the Ohio Railroad Company--The Forerunner, and What Might Have Been the Parent of the Present Lake Shore Railroad"



Other news and advertisements o... See More  

1863 Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 17, 1863 



* Charleston SC South Carolina



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are; "Important From The Mississippi" "Operations of the Marine Brigade" "Serious Steamboat Disaster" "Rumored Capture of Marmaduke" "The Bombardment at Charleston" "Operations Before Chattanooga" "The Def... See More  

Battle of Chickamauga...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 29, 1863 



* Battle of Chickamauga - Tennessee 

* General George H. Thomas official report 



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "The Battle of Chickamauga - Official Report of Major-Gen. Thomas" which is very detailed & takes nearly 2 columns; "Progress of the War In Florida", "Description of the C... See More  

Eamon de Valera resigns...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 6, 1922



* Eamon de Valera resigns (1st report)

* President of the Irish Republic

* Irish free State



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "DE VALERA RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC; EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DAIL IRREVOCABLY SPLIT" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the resignation ... See More  

Holiday on Ice explosion...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963



* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana

* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Shattering Explosion Kills 67 in Indiana Coliseum During Show". 1st report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday on Ice show.



Other news, sports an... See More  

Salineville, OH miners' strike...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, September 10, 1880



* Salineville OH Ohio

* Coal mining



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "COAL MINERS", "The Three Months' Strike at Salineville Ended", and "The Men Notified to Go to Work or Take Out Their Tools". This is 1st report coverage on the end of the coal miners strike at Sa... See More  

Bobby Jones' Golf Grand Slam in 1930...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 27, 1930 



* Golfer Bobby Jones 

* Grand Slam 4 Majors 

* Day of achievement 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headlines on the front page that include: "Homans Stages Sensational Comeback to Beat Seavers; Plays Jones for Title Today" and more. Jones would win the historic grand slam of golf on this day. Ni... See More  

The arrest of Christy Mathewson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1917



* Christy Mathewson arrested

* Sunday blue law violated

* Baseball - John McGraw



This 20 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "M'Graw And 'Matty' Summoned To Court", "Police Charge Sunday Benefit Game for 69th Was Part of National League Schedule". See photo for brief coverage on the arrest of Christy Mathewso... See More  

Erskine Childers killed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1922 



* Robert Erskine Childers executed 

* Irish Nationalist 

* Irish Civil war 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHILDERS EXECUTED BY THE FREE STATE; REPRISALS FEARED", "Military Court's Sentence Is Carried Out After Night of Rebel Terror in Dublin", "MET HIS... See More