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Item #613236THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1772 Among the articles is: "Critical Remarks on M. de Voltaire" which has much on his thoughts concerning Jews, noting near the beginning: "With an impartiality & understanding superior to those of vulgar critics, M. de V. has made a discovery of which they... Read full description
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Item #613230THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1875
* SS Schiller sinking disaster
* German ocean liner
The front page has one column headings: "The Lost Schiller" with the subhead "Additional Particulars of the Wreck". This is coverage on the sinking of the German ocean liner, SS Schiller. Lengthy text takes up nearly three columns on the... Read full description -
Item #613227THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 19, 1860
* Pre-civil war tensions
* Secession talks throughout the SouthThis issue is loaded with advertisements and some pre-civil war reports which includes the following headlines: "THE SECESSION MOVEMENT", "Governor Aiken of South Carolina opposed to Secession", "The Georgia... Read full description -
Item #613224EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, November 17, 1943. This four page newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during almost all of WWII. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, offering a unique insight into how the Axis reported the news during... Read full description
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Item #613216SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 20, 1895 The front page of the issue contains four scenes from "The Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City, Utah" with an accompanying article. Inside the issues is "Whitlock's New 'Western' Independent Chuck"; "Hedges' Water Tube Stationary or Marine Boiler"; "The Sumatra... Read full description
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Item #613214SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 18, 1873 The front page has a large illustration "The Great American Brick Machine" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "Emerson's Feathering Paddle Wheel"; "Nine Horse Power Compound Steam Engines"; "Design for Ball Ground Pavilion" and other... Read full description
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Item #613212PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Oct. 17, 1862 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "THE ARMY ADVANCING!" "Gallantry Of Our Troops" "Enemy Met & Driven Back!" "Baxter's Zouaves in the Fight" "Lee at Winchester" "Generals Jackson & Hill at Bunker Hill" "Jeff Davis'... Read full description
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Item #613211SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 24, 1877 The front page features a large illustration "Pneumatic Transmission in New York City" with an accompanying article and more illustrations inside. Inside the issue is "New Experiments in Mechanical Flight" with illustrations; "Houyoux' Rotary Pump"; and more illustrations,... Read full description
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Item #613207SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 16, 1878 The front page of the issue features a halfpage illustration "The Holden Ice Machine" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is "The National Steam Pump"; "Double Shearing, Punching and Straightening Machine"; "New Boat-Propelling Device"; "Phillip's... Read full description
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Item #613205PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 19, 1864 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are; "Activity Among the Rebels" "Great Capture of Union Cattle" "Hampton & Lee's Cavalry at Work" "Prompt Pursuit of the Rebels" "The Execution of a Deserter" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed,... Read full description -
Item #613202PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 11, 1864
* John Hunt Morgan in Kentucky
* Bowling Green Kentucky burning
* General David Hunter's raid
Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "Morgan's Kentucky Raid" "His Force Said to be 3000 Strong" "Our Forces In Hot Pursuit" "Rebels Overtaken &... Read full description -
Item #613200PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 25, 1864 Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "Great's "Great Flank Movement" "Richmond in Great Danger" "Hancock South of Bowling Green" "Frightful Slaughter" "More Victories in Virginia" & more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, generally... Read full description -
Item #613116EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Feb. 9, 1942
* Rare Nazi Occupation title
This island was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda, yet in English as residents were British. The front page has: "Large Sections of Two Soviet Divisions Wiped Out" "Another Six Ships Sunk Off... Read full description -
Item #613115THE STAR, Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 16, 1941
* Rare Nazi occupation title
This island was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda, yet in English as residents were British. The front page has: "German Submarine in North Atlantic Sinks Auxiliary Cruiser of 20,000 Tons" "England Has... Read full description -
Item #613110THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, July 6, 1847 Page 2 has: "General Taylor's Letter" which takes over 1 1/2 columns. Also: "Latest From Mexico" with news from the war front. Pg. 3 has: "Later From Mexico" and "From Vera Cruz".
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Item #613097THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, May 20, 1873
* Julia War Howe
* New England Woman Suffrage Association
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Woman Suffragists in Mass Meeting" See image for text here.
This issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and... Read full description -
Item #613095NEW YORK TRIBUNE, September 9, 1874
* Alfred Packer
* Saguache, Colorado
* Cannibalism - murder
Page 5 has a small one column heading: "Murders In The Mountains Of Colorado" See image for text here.
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Item #613091CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, July 2, 1956
* United Airlines Flight 718
* TWA Flight 2
* Grand Canyon mid air collision
The front page has a six column headline: "CANYON IS SCOURED FOR 128 AIR VICTIMS" with subhead. Coverage on the United Airlines Flight 718 airplane disaster.
Other news of the day. 10... Read full description -
Item #613083PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 3, 1878 The front page has: "Murderous Robbers - A Virginia Storekeeper & his Mother-in-Law Shot by Negroes" "Kearney And Butler Talk" "Deadwood - A Milkman Encounters Five Road Agents" and more.
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Item #613031THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, January 24, 1873
* British full rigged ship
* Northfleet sinking disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Most Terrible Marine Disaster" "A Ship Cut to the Waters' Edge" "Over 350 Persons Believed To Be... Read full description -
Item #613030THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, January 10, 1873
* Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte death
* 1st President of the French Republic
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Napoleon" "Announcement of His Death" "The Particulars Of His Last Hours" and more.... Read full description -
Item #613006THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 30, 1873
* Battle of Sand Butte
* Modocs Indians War
* Scarface Charley victory
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Battling The Modocs" "Disastrous Fight In The Lava Beds" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1... Read full description -
Item #612996THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 24, 1873
* Fort Scott KS Kansas
* Fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Fire Panic In Kansas" "Fears That Fort Scott Will Be Destroyed" See image for text here.
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Item #612995ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, May 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James
Page 8 has a very interesting article taking almost an entire column: "Brown, The Mind--reader" "He Tells of an Interview He Had with the Late Jesse James" "How He was Mistaken for a Detective & Told to Skip Out of Kansas City--His Visit to the... Read full description -
Item #612994THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 23, 1873
* Frankfort KY Kentucky
* Beer riot - breweries
* Modoc Indian War
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "The Frankfort Riot" "Twelve Hours of Disorder--The Trouble Caused by an Advance in the Price of... Read full description -
Item #612987THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 14, 1873
* Modoc Indians War
* Captain Jack
* Gen. Edward Canby assassination (1st report)
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Horrible Massacre" "General Canby And Others Killed By The Treacherous Modoc" and... Read full description -
Item #612985THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 9, 1873
* Actor Edwin Booth
* Hamlet & Richelieu
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an advertisement headed: "OPERA HOUSE....EDWIN BOOTH..." (see) Uncommon to find on the front page.
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Item #612982THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, April 2, 1873
* Wreck of the RMS Atlantic (1st report)
* Ocean Steamer
* Canton, Mississippi tornado
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "APPALLING SEA DISASTER" "Over 700 Persons Drowned in a Sinking Ship" and more. (see)
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Item #612980THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL, Indiana, February 4, 1873
* Conshohocken PA Pennsylvania
* Factory - boilers explosion disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "Terrific Boiler Explosion" "Four Immense Boilers Scatter Shafts Of Destruction And Bolts... Read full description -
Item #612976THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 8, 1922
* Babe Ruth
* New York Yankees contract
* Highest paid baseball player
The sport's section (page 13) has one column headings: "RUTH ONE OF NATION'S HIGH SALARIED MEN" "Babe's Stipend With Bonus Will Net Him More Than President Gets"
Other news, sport and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #612949INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, Dec. 22, 1906 A nice Christmas-themed cover printed in red & green ink & featuring an early rendition of Santa Claus (see).
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Item #612923NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 21, 1871 Page 4 has an article: "Female Influence in Politics" which talks of the influence of women in politics & mentioning the possibility of them voting in the future (see).
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Item #612881SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 28, 1888 Full front page has seven scenes: "Manufacture Of Scientific Apparatus--Factory, Stores, And Offices Of J. W. Queen & Co." with an accompanying report inside includes five more illustrations. Inside the issue is: "Engish Coupling and Uncoupling Devices", "A Twenty Thousand Dollar Country... Read full description
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Item #612875BREWERY & SOFT DRINK WORKERS' JOURNAL, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1918 An interesting folio size newspaper for members of the: "International Union of United Brewery & Soft Drink Workers" from just a year before Prohibition. Two of the inside pages are in German. An interesting newspaper for display in a home bar, etc.
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Item #612865ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 22, 1876 Page 2 has a nice report of a baseball game (see for portions). Also inside: "Drugs That Intoxicate" "Fashionable Stimulants & Their Insinuating Effects" "The Padre's Poker Game" "Women In India" "Doomed" "The Arctic Fleet... Read full description
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Item #612863ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 9, 1876
* Lyons, Clinton County, Iowa
* Lynching - lynched - hanging
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Lynch Law In Iowa" "Patrick Hand Hanged in the Engine House at Lyons" See images for text here.
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Item #612857ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 9, 1876
* Warsaw KY Kentucky
* Lynching - lynched
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "MOB MURDER" "A Bloody Night's Work at Warsaw, Ky." "Judge Lynch's Last Sentence, and How It Was Executed" and more. Text... Read full description -
Item #612849ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 21, 1876
* Heim Brewery fire disaster
* East St. Louis
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "Beer Brewery Burned" "East. St. Louis the Scene of the Conflagration" and more. (see)
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Item #612829ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 13, 1876
* Fulton, Missouri
* Fire disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "A Warm Time" "Eighty Thousand Dollars Burned Up at Fulton, Missouri" See image for text here.
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Item #612823SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 17, 1865 Inside has some reports relating to Reconstruction including: "The Returning Regiments" "The Reconstruction Question" "The Freedmen in Alabama & Louisiana" "Miscellaneous War News" and more.
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Item #612809SPACEPORT NEWS, Jan. 25, 1973 This is the official newsletter of the "Kennedy Space Center" as noted in the masthead, which also includes the early "NASA" logo (see). Published bi-weekly, this newsletter is seldom found as it only circulated among NASA employees. Various news reports from the Kennedy Space Center... Read full description
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Item #612786TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 1, 1922
* Rudolph Valentino - The Sheik
The front page has one column headlines that include: "VALENTINO HAS BEGUN FIGHT IN STATE COURTS" "Bigamy Charges Will Be Vigorously Contested" and more. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 12 pages, minor margin wear, generally good. -
Item #612785TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 22, 1922
* SS Egypt sinking
* Gold & silver lost
The front page has a four column headline: "NINETY-EIGHT PEOPLE ARE MISSING AND 242 SAVED OF THOSE ON BOARD BRITISH STEAMSHIP EGYPT SUNK AT SEA" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 10 pages, minor margin wear, generally good. -
Item #612734THE LONDON CHRONICLE, May 29, 1773 Inside has a report headed: "America" with news from Charleston including mention that: "...his Excellency Josiah Martin, Governor in Chief of North Carolina, gave his assent to 25 bills & rejected 17. His Excellency then...censured the conduct of the Common House,... Read full description
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Item #612727THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1937
* Byron Nelson
* Belmont, Massachusetts
* Golf tournament
The sport's section (page 27) has a six column headline that reads: "First Prize in $12,000 Belmont Golf Captured by Nelson" with subheads and related photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on Byron... Read full description -
Item #612709THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 25, 1873
* New York City water supply system plan
Page 2 has an article headed: "OUR WATER SUPPLY" "Mr. Eastman's Plan for Bringing Water from Poughkeepsie--The Supply Practically Unlimited" with map. (see)
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Item #612703THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1941
* Lou Gehrig tribute (re. death)
* Cooperstown, New York
Page 12 has one column headings: "GEHRIG MEMORIAL AT COOPERSTOWN" "Taps Blown at Baseball Shrine Before Big Leaguers Meet...." and more (see). 1st report coverage on the tribute to Lou Gehrig at Abner Doubleday Field shortly after his... Read full description -
Item #612697ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, April 1, 1876
* Spiritualism - mediums - psychics
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 10 has an article headed: "SPIRITUALISM" "A Philosophical View of the Materializing Business" and more. (see) Text takes up about 1 1/2 columns.
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Item #612686THE WORLD, New York City, November 13, 1873
* Virginius Affair - executions
* Ten Years' War
The front page has one column headings that include: "SPANISH VEGEANCE" "Execution Of The Captain And Crew Of The Virginius" and more. Lengthy text.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, a little irregular along spine, minor... Read full description -
Item #612680NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 28, 1870
* Richmond VA Virginia
* State Capitol floor collapse disaster
The front page has an article headed: "TERRIBLE CALAMITY" "Fall Of A Floor In The Capitol Building At Richmond, VA." and more. (see) Text takes up almost two full columns.
Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.






















































