Pilot Knob Missouri...
Item #209428
October 23, 1861
DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated October 23, 1861. This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes a report on Edward's Ferry Maryland and much more.
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Manchester Kentucky...
Item #209419
October 01, 1861
DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated October 1, 1861. This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes a report on Osceola Missouri and much more.
Jeffeson City Missouri...
Item #209418
October 04, 1861
DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated October 4, 1861. This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes reports on Chapmansville WV and much more.
Dollar Coin Newspaper...
Item #209328
October 29, 1842
DOLLAR WEEKLY, N.Y., Oct. 29, 1842 The front page has an engraving and a lengthy caption: The Militia Captain. Has an engraving of a dollar coin in the masthead (the cost of an annual subscription). Tattered and few tears in the outer margin of each leaf, bottom margin is a bit tattered, lite dampstaining in the lower half, otherwise good. 4 pages.
German content...
Item #208747
October 20, 1877
ANZEIGER, Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1877. All content is in German. Quarto-size, 4 pgs., archival mends to a few margins tears, edge wear, otherwise in good condition.
For the family...
Item #208720
October 04, 1831
THE FAMILY READER, Portland, Maine, Oct. 4, 1831 Has news and topical reports. Old address label above the masthead, archival mends to a few minor margin tears, some margin staining, lite even foxing. 4 pages.
Slave population...
Item #208596
October 13, 1801
MERCURY AND NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Oct. 13, 1801 Brief item on pg. 2 says: "The slaves form about one sixth part of the population of the United States; and three fifths, the number represented in Congress, about one tenth." Bkpg. ad headed: Spermaceti and Whale Oil with details.
Ftpg. has some ink stains in the left margin, some foxing.
Item #208380
October 28, 1915
LIFE MAGAZINE, New York, October 28, 1915. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Commander Byrd...
Item #208357
October 17, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1929, from New York. Column headline "Byrd's Dog Teams Start South Across The Barrier To Open Exploring Path" with subhead "Commander Sees Them Off" "He Goes Several Miles With Supporting Party to Aid It" "Away In Clear Weather" "Sledges Make Actual Start Onto Rough Ice Field From Bay Southwest of Camp" "Wal... See More
Double page print...
Item #208041
October 09, 1886
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1886
The doublepage centerfold taken from this issue, very nice for display. The print is captioned: "The New York Riding Club" and drawn by J. V. Chelminski. Nice condition.
Item #208004
October 25, 1963
TV Guide, Philadelphia, PA, October 25, 1963. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Item #207989
October 15, 1939
ALL FICTION MAGAZINE - THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, MI, October 15, 1939. A great issue for framing and displaying!
Pennsylvania canals & railroads...
Item #207285
October 17, 1829
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, October 17, 1829 This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue are interesting reports and figures on Pennsylvania canals and railroads. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining.
Battle of Perryville...
Item #207054
October 29, 1862
THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated October 29, 1862. This vintage 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which include the following headlines: "From the Rebel States - The Battle of Perry... See More
The census of 1800...
Item #206938
October 06, 1801
SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Oct. 6, 1801 Ftpg. has: "New Census" "Views Derived From The New Census". Different tables showing the population changes and the effect on the number of Representatives allotted for various states. Takes a full column.
Archival mend to a tear in the lower left corner of each leaf, occasional foxing.
Miniature watch made...
Item #206882
October 26, 1821
SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1821 An interesting page 2 report reads: "Phineas Davis, of York, Pennsylvania, has made an ingenious little watch...now exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum. Its circumference is a little less that a six penny bit, and only 3 16ths of an inch in depth; it...keeps good time, and goes for 30 hours...". Good condition, untrimmed.
Cliffs of the Palisades...
Item #206850
October 27, 1877
ILLUSTRATED CHRISTIAN WEEKLY, New York, Oct. 27, 1877 Nice fullpg: " Pinnacles Of The Palisades" & brief article inside: "The Cliffs of the Palisades". Archival mend to a small tear at the bottom of the first leaf.
Tigers Lead Cubs...
Item #206347
October 04, 1935
THE NORWICH SUN, October 4, 1935, from Norwich, New York. Front page double-wide column headline "Tigers Put Four Runs Across In Eighth To Lead Cubs 5-3" with subhead "Detroit Rallies to Drive Lee to Showers - Barrage of Hits Changes Lead, 5 to 3, for American League Champs - Warneke on Mound". This also features a photo of Elden Auker and William C. Lee, the line-ups, the score by innings, a... See More
Tigers Beat Cubs...
Item #206342
October 03, 1935
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, October 3, 1935, from Omaha, Nebraska. The banner headline reads "Tigers Beat Cubs, 8 to 3" and features a two-column wide box score report on the front page along with a play-by-play inning report which begins on the front page and continues on page 2. This also contains news of the war and other news of the day. This is the full issue and is in good condition. See photos... See More
Reds and Tigers Tied in Championship Race...
Item #206339
October 07, 1940
THE NORWICH SUN, October 7, 1940, from Norwich, New York. Double-column wide headline "Reds Win 4-0 to Even Series and Force 7th and Final Game" with subhead "Bucky Walters Pitches Three-Hit Ball And Poles Out Homer to Keep Mates in Championship Race". This includes the lineup, box scores and play-by-play inning report. Also reports contains reports of the news of the day including "Working o... See More
Mark Twain Content....
Item #177171
October 25, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 25, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Edmund Janes James; The President's Coal-Strike Arbitrators; fullpage illustration "The Break in the Coal Strike. - A Historic Moment" by Ranson; fullpage illustration "The Largest Electrical Power-House in the World" by Meeker; Princeton's New President and the Men of ... See More
Item #177170
October 18, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert M. La Follette; A Fuel to Supplant Coal; fullpage illustration "The President's Attempt to End the Coal Strike"; Darkest Siberia with photos; Types of Modern Portrait-Sculpture; Laying the Corner-Stone of the New York Custom House; fullpage illustrations Side-Lights of the Coal Famine;... See More
Item #177169
October 11, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Lewis B. Stillwell; Pennsylvania Coal-Strikers with photos; Secretary Hay's Note and the Jewish Question with photos; fullpage photo Emile Zola; fullpage illustration "Freighting in the Desert" by Dixon; Our First Annual Military Manoeuvres with photos; The Taking of the Cotton Crop in the So... See More
Item #177168
October 04, 1902
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, Robert W. Chambers; The President's Shortened Western Tour; The Revolution in Venezuela; fullpage photo of opera composer Pietro Mascagni; The Return of the Arctic Explorers; The Power-House Canal at Sault Ste. Marie with photos; The Fort Riley Maneuvers and the New Armament with photos; photo of ... See More
Dodgers Whip Yanks...
Item #205992
October 02, 1953
THE SALINA JOURNAL, October 2, 1953, from Salina, Kansas. Three column front-page headline "Dodgers Whip Yanks 3-2 In Thirds Game". The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Yankees, 3-2 in the third World Series game. Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine set a Series strike-out record of 14. Features photos of Roy Campanella and Carl Erskine. This is the full issue and has five small binding holes along left s... See More
Brashear City Louisiana...
Item #205823
October 10, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE from New York, NY and dated October 10, 1863. This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS" "STEADY ADVANCE OF THE TEXA... See More
Great overview of the United States Navy...
Item #205676
October 07, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 7, 1820 Nearly half of the front page is taken up with a report of the: "New Bank In Tennessee".
Inaise has a nice and detailed account of the extent and inventory of: "The Navy off rte United States" noting the number of various ships, their names, sizes, and various other details. Included is a chart of the numbers, typ... See More
Slave Woman Case...
Item #205656
October 03, 1829
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, MD October 3, 1829. This 16 page newspaper has interesting news of the day throughout. A lot of the news in this newspaper is government related. Featured in this issue is an interesting report of trial case of a woman slave that escaped. This issue is in nice condition except for little staining.
Philadelphia Athletics win World Series...
Item #205543
October 15, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 15, 1929 This 64 page issue has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "ATHLETICS WIN TITLE; 3-RUN RALLY IN NINTH BEATS THE CUBS" with several subheads and nice reporting on pages 24 & 25 as well with related photos. Good condition.
Philadelphia Win World's Championship...
Item #205515
October 15, 1929
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPTIAL, October 15, 1929, from Topeka, Kansas. Column headline "Macks' Bats Sound Taps For Bruins" with subhead "Staging a Sensational Ninth Inning Rally, Philadelphia Athletics Win World's Championship, Defeating Cubs 3 to 2 - Snatch Victory From Defeat" along with an article "How a President Acts At World Series Game" with subhead "Altho Showing No Partiality, Hoover's Eye... See More
Phillies Heading To The Series...
Item #205437
October 02, 1950
THE DETROIT NEWS, October 2, 1950, from Detroit, Michigan. "Sislers' Big Homer Makes Roberts Hero, Too" is the headline on the Sports page along with "Yankees 1-2 Favorites Over Phillies". Also includes several photos. This is the full issue and and is in good condition. See photos for full details.
Famous issue of Wilbur Wright circling the Statue of Liberty...
Item #177129
October 09, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 9, 1909 Almost the entire front page is taken up with the famous photo captioned: "A New Kind Of Gull In New York Harbor--Wilbur Wright...made a most spectacular flight on Sept. 29th when he circled the Statue of Liberty...without mishap..." . A great & very displayable issue on early aviation. Additional prints include: "The History ... See More
Hunt for Escaped Convicts...
Item #205212
October 03, 1933
THE NORWICH SUN, Norwich, New York, October 3, 1933
"State Troopers Join Hunt For Escaped Convicts" who shot their way out of the Indiana state penitentiary at Michigan City. "Attempt is Made on Life of Chancellor Dollfus, Austria" "Senate Probes Sea Mail Deals". This is the full issue with a little brittleness along the right margin, otherwise is in good conditio... See More
Final Game of the Series...
Item #205201
October 10, 1924
THE NEWS, October 10, 1924, from Cleveland, Ohio. The headline "Nats 1, Giants 0; 5th" with subhead "Harris Pounds Homer in 4th". Also has a Play-by-Play report. This is a full issue with slight browning around the edges, otherwise in good condition. See photos for full details.
Yanks' comeback victory over Milwaukee...
Item #205196
October 10, 1958
THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania October 10, 1958 Three line, 3 column headline "Turley Leads Yanks To Comeback Victory Over Milwaukee, 6-2" with subhead "Big Eighth Defeats Burdette". This also has a photo of Catcher Yogi Berra and Bob Tuley of New York celebrating the World Championship. Another related article "Clown and Genius - Casey Stengel Overs... See More
Newspaper Editor Killed...
Item #205097
October 07, 1863
THE NEW YORK HERALD from New York, NY and dated October 7, 1863. This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "GENERAL FOSTER'S DEPARTMENT" "Assassinat... See More
Charlie Chaplin...
Item #205083
October 18, 1932
LANCASTER DAILY GAZETTE, October 18, 1932, from Lancaster, Ohio. "His Third Bride?" is above a photo of Charles (Charlie) Chaplin and Paulette Goddard as it appears on the front page of this issue. This is a full issue and is in good condition. See photos for full details.
"The Oriole Meal Tickets" - McNally, Cuellar and Palmer...
Item #204830
October 17, 1970
THE SPORTING NEWS, October 17, 1970, from St. Louis, MO. This sporting newspaper is about 70 pages in length and is in terrific condition and has never been bound. This particular issue features "THE ORIOLE MEAL TICKETS" - DAVE McNALLY, MIKE CUELLAR, and JIM PALMER on the front with text about them on the inside pages. This issue is loaded with sports news & photos of the day with ... See More
San Francisco California...
Item #204774
October 19, 1872
CALIFORNIA EVENING REPUBLICAN, San Francisco, CA, October 19, 1872. This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. With newspapers West of the Mississippi being very rare prior to 1900, here is an opportunity to get a issue from the old West back when cowboys, indians, saloons, gold miners & gunfights were often seen on a regular basis. Very early for C... See More
Yale's Bicentennial...
Item #177120
October 26, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1901 Fullpage photos and article of The Bicentennial of Yale; Lieutenant Peary's Latest Trip to the Arctic Regions; doublepage centerfold "A City in Confusion - Recent Views of News York's Public Squares"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
"Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost...
Item #177119
October 19, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 19, 1901 Fullpage "Old and New - The Two Bridges Connecting New York and Brooklyn"; Munich's New Theatre; doublepage centerfold "Mud-Hen Shooting" by Frost; Football - The Season of 1901; fullpage "Pictorial Notes of Current News"; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
America's Cup Yacht Race...
Item #177118
October 12, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 12, 1901 Two pages of photos from the America's Cup yacht race; fullpage illustration "Coming Back from the Races" by Wilkinson; Alger's "Spanish-American War"; doublepage centerfold photos "The New Resident of Henry W. Poor, Gramercy Park, New York"; The Season's Cricket; The Revolution and War in South America;... See More
"Woodcock-Shooting in October" by Frost...
Yachting...
Item #177117
October 05, 1901
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 5, 1901 Frontpage Uncle Sam illustration by Rogers; fullpage photos "The Contest for 'America's' Cup"; fullpage photos "The 'Shamrock II' in American Waters; fullpage photos "The International Yacht Races"; fullpage "The Anarchist in New York; Buyers in Manhattan's Mart; doublepage centerfold &q... See More
Jack Legs Diamond Shot 5 Times In 1930...
Item #204562
October 13, 1930
NEW YORK TIMES, October 13, 1930. This 44 page newspaper has a three line, one column headline on the front page: "JACK DIAMOND SHOT 5 TIMES BY GUNMEN IN A 64TH ST. HOTEL" with subheads and a page 2 photo of Jack 'Legs' Diamond. Good condition.
Wilbur Wright's famous flight...
Item #177077
October 16, 1909
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 16, 1909 Full front page photo: "Wilbur Wright's Amazing Flight", shows Wright in flight over the Hudson River with New York in the background. Inside page has 3 photos relating to Wrights flight. The issue contains many other prints, news of the day, and period advertisements.
Men's Golf...
Item #177072
October 20, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1900 Mr. Bryan's Confession of Defeat and some of his Fallacies; The Advance on Peking; Tientsin To-Day; doublepage centerfold "A Providential Encounter" by Stevens; Sixth Open Golf Championship of the United States; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177060
October 27, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1900 William J. Bryan's New York Speeches; Occupation of Peking; doublepage centerfold "The 9th U.S. Infrantry Entering Peking, August 15, 1900"; Mid-Season in Football (intercollegiate); colored fullpage William J. Bryan; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
Item #177059
October 13, 1900
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1900, Colored front page of Richard Croker; The Cost of Tammany Hall in Flesh and Blood; Moose Season in Maine; doublepage centerfold political satire cartoon of William J. Bryan; poem "The Young Queen" by Kipling; and other news of the day. See photos for full details.
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