1899 Wyalusing, Pennsylvania...

THE WYALUSING HUSTLER, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1899



* Rare title



This 4 page newspaper has news of the day with many interesting advertisements.



Nice engraving in the masthead. (see) This issue has usual browning with little fold and margin wear, otherwise good.

1st talkie advertisement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 5, 1926 



* 1st talkie movie advertisements (Don Juan) 

* John Barrymore - Vitaphone 



This 44 page newspaper has a 3 1/2 x 4 inch advertisement for the movie "Don Juan" on page 19 which was actually the very first talkie movie with the use of Vitaphone technology.



This advertisement is from the day before the opening night f... See More  

USS S-48 Submarine rescue...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 8, 1921



* USS S-48 Submarine rescue (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "THRILLING ESCAPE OF 51 MEN IN SUBMARINE S-48 EAST OF PENFIELD REEF" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the USS S-48 submarine rescue in Long Island Sound.



Other news of the day. Some browning with a few small binding hol... See More  

Navy Rose Bowl in 1924...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 2, 1924



* Rose Bowl: Navy Midshipmen vs. Washington Huskies



This 22 page newspaper has a 6 column headline on page 16: "Annual East-West Football Battle Ends In 14-14 Tie" with subheads that include: "Navy Fails To Hold Lead Over Huskies" and more.



Other news of the day. Usual browning with margin wear on the 1st leaf mostly, c... See More  

Athenaeum Gallery was reopened... Daniel Webster...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, May 21, 1828  A pg. 2 report says that Athenaeum Gallery was reopened "...with an addition of nearly forty pictures from the valuable collection of the late President Jefferson..." There is also a letter to the Mayor of Boston stating that Congress appropriated money for the preservation of Deer Island in Boston Harbor, and for the removal ... See More  

Tupelo, Mississippi Tornado of 1936...

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From territorial Utah... Salt Lake City...

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, January 27, 1876   A "territorial" newspaper from 20 years before Utah would become a state. In the bottom half of the ftpg. is: "Attempt to Rob a Bank", being an item about men braking into the home of the cashier of a bank in Northampton, Mass., securing the bank keys and attempting to break into the vault. They ... See More  

Largest MLB winning margin.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 9, 1950



* Boston Red Sox

* Biggest lopsided game

* MLB baseball



This 50 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 33: "Red Sox Overwhelm Browns Second Day in Row, Set 4 Major League Records" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the largest winning margin in Major League Baseball history.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with a... See More  

Cadiz, Ohio in 1836....

THE HISTORICAL FAMILY LIBRARY, Cadiz, Ohio, April 25, 1836



* Uncommon title

* Volume 1 issue



A magazine of history, delving very extensively into just a few topics with each issue. Unusual in that this periodical's format was to use "flowing text", meaning sentences ran over from issue to issue, so any given publication would begin in the middle of a sentence from the previous... See More  

Hamburg, Germany bombardment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 29, 1943



* Hamburg Germany bombardment

* RAF - Allies - Firestorm

* Operation Gomorrah



This 36 page newspaper has a three line banner headline on the front page: "PEACE RIOTS, STRIKE REPORTED IN NORTH ITALY; ROOSEVELT HAILS 'FIRST CRACK' IN THE AXIS, OUTLINES POST-WAR AID FOR ALL U.S. FORCES" with subheads that include: "RAF IN PEAK BLOW&qu... See More  

Joshua Reynolds is knighted...

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, May 1, 1769



* Sir Joshua Reynolds knighted

* 18th century English painter



Page 2 has a brief report noting: "Friday his Majesty was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Joshua Reynolds, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of Paining, etc. He is the first Limner who has had that honour conferred on him since the reign of Charles II.&qu... See More  

Joe DiMaggio has 2 home runs in 1 inning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 25, 1936 



* Joe DiMaggio 2 home runs in 1 inning 

* New York Yankees 



This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 26 that include: "Yankees Triumph" and "Yanks Win, DiMaggio Tying Mark With Two Homers in One Inning" and more with nice photo of DiMaggio and box scores. (see)



Tells of his 2 home runs in on... See More  

Four issue lot on Guiteau's trial for assassinating Garfield...

THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1881  A lot of four issues, each with front page column heads concerning the Guiteau trial for assassinating President Garfield. The ftpg. heads include for Nov. 22: "Guiteau's Trial" "Beginning of the Defense"; Dec. 3: "Guiteau's Trial" "The Assassin Pushed to the War"; Dec. 5: "Guideau's Trial"... See More  

1st Tarzan film ever made ad...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 26, 1918



* Opening day of the very 1st Tarzan film ever made ad

* From the city where it was 1st shown



This 22 page newspaper has a very significant film advertisement on page 11 the film: "TARZAN of the Apes".



This ad is for the very 1st Tarzan film ever made on the opening day at the Broadway Theater in New York City making it the ver... See More  

Richmond, Virginia...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, July 1, 1862 



* Richmond, Virginia...  Seven Days battles 

* 2 front page maps 



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



The front page has two maps titled: "THE BATTLE-FIELDS BEFORE RICHMOND" & "THE BASE OF OPERATIONS OF JAMES RIVER"



Amo... See More  

S.S. Vestris Sinks In 1928...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 13, 1928



* Ocean Liner S.S. Vestris sinks (1st report)



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "OVER 100 PASSENGERS OF KNOWN CREW ABOARD THE VESTRIS ARE SAID TO BE STILL MISSING" and more. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Copper discovered in Northern Michigan...

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, January 2, 1844



* Early Michigan

* Copper mining



Page 3 has a report from a Rochester newspaper about "Copper Mines" that says:



* ...331 veins of copper and lead ore have been discovered in Northern Michigan, bordering on Lake Superior, by an exploring party of miners,and that applications have been made to the...Govenment for...permits...compan... See More  

Irish Free State created...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 7, 1921  This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ALL IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS WILL BE RELEASED BY EDICT" with subheads. (see)



Regards the creation of the Irish Free State. Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

Woodrow Wilson's death....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1924



* Death of President Woodrow Wilson



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "FUNERAL OF WOODROW WILSON WILSON TO TAKE PLACE ON NEXT WEDNESDAY" with subheads that include: "WHOLE NATION MOURNS DEATH OF WOODROW WILSON" and much more with nice black bordered photo of Wilson.



Other news of th... See More  

Alabama and Mississippi killer tornadoes...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 21, 1920



* Alabama & Mississippi killer tornadoes



This 18 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Tornadoes Take Over 140 Lives" with subheads that include: "HAVOC WROUGHT IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN ALABAMA" and more.



Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.



wikipedia notes: The Palm Sunda... See More  

Armored Truck heist in Brooklyn...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, from Albany, New York, dated August 22, 1934



* Early armored truck heist

* Bandits get away



This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:



* 11 HOLD UP ARMORED TRUCK IN DAYLIGHT, GRAB $427,000



with subheads. (see)



This was at the time the largest holdup in New York history. The story of this robbery sounds like something you would see ... See More  

Green Bay Packers.....

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 2, 1968



* Green Bay Packers

* NFL football championship



This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Green Bay Packers Win 3rd NFL Title" with smaller subheads. Tells of the Packers winning their 3rd straight NFL championship and a bid to go to Super Bowl II against the AFL champions.



Other news of the day. Some spine wear... See More  

Rare title...

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March, 1892



* Rare title



A very early issue of this famous woman's magazine, still with the original outer wrappers (rare as such). Content focuses on womanly concerns with prints of embroidery and a few fashions of the day.



Complete in 32 pages, minimal edge wear, mostly nice.

Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 5, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* President Richard Nixon says guilty

* Court room antics



This 16 page newspaper has two column headline on page 2: "Manson Throws Tate Trial Into State Of Pandemonium".



See photos for text.



Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in ... See More  

Roger Maris Home Runs in 1961...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 26, 1961



* Roger Maris 4 home runs in one night

* Year of his famous 61 homers

* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees



This 26 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "Maris' 40 Leads Babe By 24 Tilts" and "Maris' Four Blasts Convince; Dodgers Respond To Old Fans" with cartoon illustration. (see)



Tells of Roger Maris hittin... See More