1st Surgeon General cigarette warning...

THE DETROIT NEWS, MI Michigan, July 12, 1957 



* 1st Cigarette smoking connection w/ lung cancer 

* United States Surgeon General warning 

* Leroy Edgar Burney 



This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "U.S. Agency Links Cancer to Cigarets"

Tells of the very 1st time a United States official linked cigarette smoke wi... See More  

Large Civil War map on the front page...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1862  



* General George B. McClellan

* Peninsula Campaign map

* Richmond, Virginia 



The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS" which the Richmond vicinity and southeast to Berkley & Harrison's Point.

Front page column heads including: "Our Army Advance on Richmond"... See More  

Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1862  



* President Abraham Lincoln

* Army of the Potomac visit

* General George B. McClellan



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's Army" "The Reception of the President In Camp" "Splendid Military Review by Moonlight" "Honest 'Old Age' Spends a Night Among the Troops" "The... See More  

Grant, Butler, and Sherman...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "BUTLER" "GRANT!" "SHERMAN!" "The Entire Grand Army in Motion En Route for Richmond" "Engagement Between McPherson's Corps & the Rebels" "The Rebels Defeated & Driven Back" "General Lee's Daughter Goes to Join Her Father in Ric... See More  

Arming the Negroes... On attacking Mobile...

NEW YORK HERALD, New York, Feb. 6, 1865  



* Hampton Roads Conference

* Arming the Negroes question



The front page column heads include: "The Peace Conference" "The Negotiations Not an Entire Failure" "Opening of the Door to Reconciliation" "Submission to the Union and the Constitution the President's Terms to the Rebels" "Rumors Regardin... See More  

Sherman's triumphant march through the South...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1865 



* General William T. Sherman

* Marching & capturing coastal towns

* Orangeburg & Branchville, South Carolina



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Our Forces Near the Rebel Prison Pen at Florence, S.C." "A Rapid March Through the State" "Evacuation of Branchville" "Occupat... See More  

Lincoln calls for 300,000 more soldiers...

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 23, 1864  



* Abraham Lincoln call for more troops proclamation

* Sherman's march to the sea coming to an end



The most notable content is at the top of page 2 which has: "A Call For three Hundred Thousand Men" "By the President of the United States--A Proclamation" which is signed in type: Abraham Lincoln.

Much reporting on the... See More  

Recap of the French & Indian War in 1757...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 8, 1758  Over half of the first column on the front page is headed: "America" with reports from Kingston, Jamaica.

Most of page 6 is taken up with: "An Impartial Representation of Facts, relative to the State of Publick Affairs in North American during the Year 1757. Drawn at New York". The text is a great overview of the events of the... See More  

Jonathan Swift on taxing newspapers...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 25, 1758  Over half of page 4 is taken up with an article by the famed Jonathan Swift, titled: "The Secret Reasons for First Laying a Duty Upon Newspapers" which was taken from his book "History of the Last Four Years of the Queen" published in this year of 1758.

Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, nice condition.



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Much on naval battles during the French & Indian War...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 21, 1758  Half of page 7 is taken up with a detailed report headed: "America" with a St. Kitt's dateline, concerning a naval battle between the British and French.

Then a report from Kingston, Jamaica, concerning a naval battle near Cape Francois, which is very likely the Battle of Cape Francais.

Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, minor rubbing an... See More  

Reports on the French & Indian War...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 18, 1758  Inside has over half a page headed: "America" which includes datelines from New York, Boston and Annapolis with items on the ongoing French & Indian War.

Bits include: "...hear that the French are building a very strong & large fort of stone...a little above the place where Fort du Quesne stands..." and: "...that ... See More  

Pete Rose gets prison sentence...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 19, 1990



* Pete Rose guilty of tax fraud

* Prison sentence & more

* Cincinnati Reds - Philadelphia Phillies

* MLB baseball icon



The front page has a banner headline: "Pete Rose Sent to Prison; Sports Legend Gets 5-Month Term and $50,000 Fine" with subhead and photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Post Custer massacre.... Gen. George Crook...

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10, 1876



* Post battle of Little Bighorn (Custer Massacre)

* General Alfred Terry - Sioux Indians War



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "The Indian War" with subheads. (see) See images for text here shortly after the Custer massacre at the battle of Little Bighorn.

Other news and several interesting advertisements are incl... See More  

Chasing after a French ship on Lake Champlain...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 24, 1760  The back page includes a letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, followed by an: "Extract of a Letter from Crown Point" which includes: "Capt. Boring...been down Lake Champlain as far as...Nut Island...fell in with a top sail schooner which he gave chase to, but the Frenchman ...by this means escaped..." with a bit more on a naval is... See More  

4-issue set of The Village Voice - spanning the 1960's - 1990's...

(4-issue set) THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, 1960's - 1990's  You will receive one issue each from the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, providing an overview of the last half of the 20th century through the eyes of this iconic, progressive, and often radical publication.

Each is complete, never bound nor trimmed, tabloid-size, has occasional margin-edg... See More  

Nice report from the French & Indian War...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 3, 1760  Page 6 has reports headed: "America" with a Philadelphia dateline. Bits include: "...all the usual preparations of war going on...Necessity has obliged the General to send 1800 men to Charles Town in South Carolina where the Cherokees are doing all possible mischief, & have made irruptions into the heart of the province...General... See More  

Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals in 1980...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 24, 1980



* Eric Heiden wins 5 gold medals

* Long track speed skating

* 1980 Winter Olympics

* Lake Placid, New York



The front page of this section has a banner heading: "5 of a kind makes Heiden pure gold" with related pictorial. (see) More on page 2.

Complete sport's section only with 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

The British fight the Cherokee Indians...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 30, 1760 



* Battle of Echocee - South Carolina

* Cherokees - Indians - Native Americans

* British General Archibald Montgomerie



The front page has a report noting: "By letters from Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina, we learn...Col. Montgomery...was surrounded in the middle of the Cherokee country by a vast body of Indians. The British t... See More  

Death of the King, Victoria to take the throne...

VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, Aug. 2, 1837  



* William IV of the United Kingdom



Page 3 has a report noting: "The absorbing topics in the London papers were the death of William IV and the accession of the Princess Victoria to the throne of England. The King died on the 20th of June, dated 72. Victoria, the young Queen, was 18 years of age May 18..." with much of the reporting co... See More  

Visiting the scene of battle: Waterloo...

NATOINAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 1815 Page 3 has a lengthy article--a full column--headed: "Waterloo" "Extracts of a letter from an American Gentleman in Europe tro his Friend in Portsmouth". 

The letter details his visit to the site of the historic Battle of Waterloo, which is very descriptive.  Five months earlier Napoleon was defeated by armies l... See More  

Early reports on the Presidential election...

NEW YORK OBSERVER--Secular Department, Nov. 6, 1856  Page 2 begins with a report which takes most of the first column: "The Presidential Election" with various reports from cities and states. The text begins: "The election is over, and although at this moment the returns are not yet received from the whole country, it is conceded on all hands, in this city, that Fremont is not ... See More  

Early election results for President: Pierce would win...

THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 1852  



* President Franklin Pierce winning



Most of page 2 is taken up with results--and speculation--concerning the 1852 Presidential election which Franklin Pierce would win.

Early indications reflect this: "The Triumph and Its Teaching" begins: " It is now clear that the national democratic party has swept the country & th... See More  

Very ornate, America-themed masthead from the mid-1800's...

SUNDAY TIMES, N.Y., 1849-1852 The photo shows the very nice masthead of this title which measures 15 1/2 inches across and is 3 inches tall. Mostly topical reports and literary-related content, some ads.

Some lite staining, a little foxing, and a few small margin tears, but in overall average or better condition.

The issue you receive will differ in date and content from the one shown, but it wi... See More  

Mexican bandits massacre Americans in 1916...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 21, 1916



* re. Santa Isabel Massacre

* Mexican Revolution

* Massacre of Americans

* Pancho Villa - Villistas



The front page has a nice banner headline: "EIGHTEEN BANDITS CAPTURED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tota... See More  

The fall of Cherbourg, France imminent...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1944



* Battle of Cherbourg - Normandy invasion

* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army

* World War II German defense falling apart



The front page has nice banner headline: "YANKS GAIN NEAR CHERBOURG" with subheads. A few related maps on page 2.

Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, small library st... See More