Dairy publication...

HOARD'S DAIRYMAN, from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, dated March 10, 1932  This title also features a subtitle "A Journal Devoted to Dairy Farming", and begun publication in 1885. The content of the issue features various farming articles, recipes, Juniors report and lots of advertisements.  The front colorized cover is of men unloading a truck of animal feed.



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Hurricane Audrey...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1957



* Hurricane Audrey

* Catagory 4 storm



This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Increase Death Toll Estimate In Louisiana Hurricane Blows" with subhead. Tells of Hurricane Audrey which was a destructive storm that hit Texas and Louisiana.



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Crisis in the South...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, from New York, dated December 12, 1860.



* Southern crisis

* Secession options

* Abraham Lincoln as president elect



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of pre Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's president elect era before his inauguration.



Among the one column headlines on the tensions building in the South prior to the Civil War are:



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SS Normandie maiden voyage...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 4, 1935 



* SS Normandie maiden voyage 

* Wins Blue Riband (Atlantic Ocean speed record) 



This 18 page newspaper has two column headlines at the bottom of the front page: "New York Gives Great Welcome to Normandie" "Large Crowds Cheer Arrival of New French Liner, Largest Ship in World; New Transatlantic Record Set)&q... See More  

Valentina Tereshkova... 1st woman in space...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 19, 1963



* Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space 

* Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship 



This 36 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "2 Reds Sail On And On"



Tells of the Soviet Union putting the 1st ever woman into space.



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Thomas Mann gains United States citizenship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 24, 1944



* Thomas Mann gains United States citizenship

* Anti Adolph Hitler novelist



This 26 page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 6: "THOMAS MANN A CITIZEN" and "Foe of Hitler Predicts Fall of Germany Within Year".



Other news of the day with much on World War II. Good condition.



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Controlling the Mississippi Flood... Hydro-Aeroplane...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated May 3, 1913. This issue features the colored cover showing man with an axe preparing to work on a tree that was just dredged from the water. The issue also contains the following prints, articles and/or ads: The Intractable Missouri-Mississippi System; Floods and the problems of River Regulation; The Hydro-Aeroplane Meet at Monaco; The Shoes You Wear; and ... See More  

William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 19, 1945 



* William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) 

* Arrested for treason 



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "HAW HAW APPEARS ON TREASON CHARGE" "Axis Propagandist Subdued as He Faces London Court--600-Year Old Law Invoked"



Tells of the indictment of William Joyce.



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Eugen Weidmann execution...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 17, 1939 



* Eugen Weidmann execution 

* Last public guillotine use in France 



This 34 page newspaper has small, somewhat discrete one column headlines on page 5; "FRANCE GUILLOTINES HEAD OF MURDER RING" "Weidmann Dies in Silence for Slaying Brooklyn Dancer"



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Lou Gehrig hits last grand slam Home run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1938



* Lou Gehrig hits last grand slam home run

* Holds record for most in career

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



This 70+ page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside, sec. 5): "Yankees Crush Athletics, 11-3, Gehrig Driving Four-Run Homer" and "Lou Bats In Six, Also Hitting a Double--Pea... See More  

Hurricane Agnes...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 24, 1972



* Hurricane Agnes



This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Flood misery soaks northeast" with caption: "Worst in region's history"



Tells of the remnants of Hurricane Agnes causing havoc in the Northeast portion of United States.



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Curious error issue, or meant to be this way?

THE MORNING PROGRESS, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1873 



* Curious error issue, or meant to be this way?



A four page newspaper but pages 2 & 3 are blank. The front page is taken up with: "The Great Mystery" "The Jury Again in Session!" with the text "continued on fourth page" which makes me wonder if this unusual format was intended. A curio... See More  

North Amiercan X-15 first flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 9, 1959 



* North American X-15 first flight 

* Scott Crossfield 



This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Space Ship Glides to Earth in First Free Flight" with related photos. (see) This was the very first test flight of the X-15 rocket powered airplane piloted by Scott Crossfield.



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Lindbergh in 1927...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 18, 1927



* Race for 1st to cross Atlantic Ocean in airplane

* Charles Lindbergh waits for fog to lift



This 26 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ARRANGE 'PEACE PARLEY' IN SQUABBLE OVER FLIGHT" with subheads. (see)



A a few days before Lindbergh's historic flight.



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Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, May 7, 1942



* United States surrender Corregidor

* Japan islands

* World War II original



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Japs Push On After Fall of Corregidor" and more. (see)



Other news of the day with much on World War II.



Lite browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.



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David Wells gets perfect game....

DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, May 18, 1998



* David Wells

* Perfect game

* New York Yankees



This 48 page tabloid sized newspaper has a unusual wrap around front page which includes the front and back of this famous New York tabloid title. The headline reads:



* PERFECT GAME



in bold lettering within a  photo David Wells being carried off the field after the game. Very nice for display.... See More  

Magazine with 2 color prints...

JUDGE magazine, New York, July 27, 1892  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.



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Exposition...

SUPPLEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated September 3, 1904. (print only)



This is a double-page print of "The Festival Hall and Colonnade of States --- The Architectural Masterpiece of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition".



The page is approximately 15.75 x 21.75 inches and is in very nice condition. Please see photos for details.... See More  

Three early California newspapers for one price...

A collection of three issues of the DAILY EVENING POST, San Francisco, California dated April 9, 17 & 19, 1880



* 3 issue lot of Old west issues



April 9 & 19 are 4 pages while April 17 is 8 pages, nice condition (but two issues have rubbing holes to the front leaf), folio size, never bound not trimmed (desirable), with front pages news of the day and some ads. More news & ads on ... See More  

On the Range... Baseball...

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF THE DAILY PICAYUNE, from New Orleans, Louisiana, dated August 17, 1913.  The cover of this issue features a cowboy enjoying his smoke while relaxing in the grass with his horse close by. Within the issue are articles entitled "The Trail of the Vanishing Herd", "Pitching in a Pinch" which shows Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Joe Wood, Dema... See More  

Death of Garfield...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, New York, dated September 22, 1881 The frontpage has: "The Dead President" "Reposing At The Capitol" "The Remains Of President Garfield Conveyed To Washington Accompanied By His Bereaved Widow -- Touching Manifestations Of Grief At Home and Abroad", plus "The City's Tokens Of Grief". More coverage inside including: "The ... See More  

Honors to Dead Chief... President Garfield...

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, New York, dated September 26, 1881 The frontpage has: "Honors To The Dead Chief" "Cleveland Thronged With People" "Silent Crowds Passing All Day Through Monument Square--Arrangements For Today's Exercises--The Order In Which The Procession Will March To The Cemetery", and "Lessons For The Nation" "The Dead President For ... See More  

Walter Johnson...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1933 



* Walter Johnson 

* Cleveland Indians 

* MLB baseball 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "JOHNSON IS NAMED TO PILOT INDIANS" "Signs for This Year and Next After Peckinpaugh Is Dropped as Leader"



Tells of Walter Johnson becoming the new Cleveland Indians manager.



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Railroading... Monoplane... Repeating Rifle...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, December, 1921, from New York, New York (with color cover). This issue contains the following prints, articles, and/or ads: Comparison of the Leading Railroad Systems of the World; The 4,000-Pound Demolition Bomb; Leading Armies of the World; Abraham Lincoln and the Repeating Rifle; The Revival of the Monoplane; The Mechanism of the Pipe Organ; and many more interesting articl... See More  

Presidential Message... Charter Election...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated December 4, 1867.  The front page of the issue contains the report of The Charter Election which also includes the extensive reporting of the Wards and recapitulation, etc.



Page 4 contains a report on The President's Message, which was published at length in the previous days' publication. This also includes passage of President Johnson's speech as ... See More