Historic Newspapers: Search Results

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 1, 1905

• Odessa pogrom - massacre of Jews
• Anti-Semitic - worst (to-date) in Odessa, Ukraine

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display:

HARPER'S MONTHLY, Nov., 1887  This complete, illustration-rich issue features an expansive 24-page feature article titled "A Santa Barbara Holiday" by Edwards Roberts. This extensive travelogue is

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 1, 1879  The full ftpg. is a Thomas Nast political cartoon showing Blacks & captioned: "The Next Debut - Now Let General M.C. Butler, of South Carolina, Show How

LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 1, 1997

• Best "Boogie Nights" film advertisement
• 2nd day of the original opening of this movie
• Mark Wahlberg - Burt Reynolds & more

A terrific issue on the 2nd day of the

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1798

• Marie Antoinette beheading
• Eyewitness account of execution

Inside has an interesting letter which begins: "I was an eye-witness of the death of Marie

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1990

• Star running back Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman
• Lompoc High School - Santa Barbara County
• Future Washington Huskies & Oakland Raiders football

Page 2 of the sport's section

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 1, 1907

• The Bank Panic of 1907
• Stock Market - Wall Street decline

The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALIFORNIA BANKS DOING BUSINESS" with subheads. (see

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, November, 1862

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Emancipation Proclamation

Near the back of the issue under "Monthly Record of Current Events" is a report on the

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 1, 1988

• Jane's Addiction - American rock band
• Debut album "Nothing's Shocking" release
• Concert performance at "The World" nightclub
• Per

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Nov. 1, 1941

• USS Reuben James sunk by German U-boat
• 1st American warship casualty of WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "HEAVY DEATH TOLL

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1776

• Capture of New York City
• Rare Connecticut & Rhode Island map
• American Revolutionary War

This issue begins with "Proceedings in the House  of Commons..."

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1796  Included is a very interesting article titled: "Present State of Printing and Bookselling in America" which is great for our hobby as there is talk of

WILFORD'S LITERARY MICROCOSM, New York, November, 1881

• Amazing 19th century illustrated masthead

See the photos for what must be one of the "busiest" and largest mastheads of the 19th century--or

An Iranian newspaper printed in 1943 at the time of the historic Tehran Conference, with photos featuring Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.
The Tehran Conference was held in November & was the first

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1993

• Actor River Phoenix death
• Explorers - Stand by Me
• Hollywood movies - films

The front page has a one column heading: "River Phoenix Collapses, Dies; Actor War 23" with

MISCELLANEOUS SCRAP BOOK, Hartford, Connecticut, Nov. 1, 1834  This uncommon title is not listed in either Gregory's "Union List of American Newspapers" or Mott's "A History of American Magazines".

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Nov. 1, 1928

• Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl

• Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
• Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush

The front page has a one column

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1755  Of great interest is: "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. By B. Franklin, Esq. of Philadelphia", which takes 3

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, England, November, 1791  Near the back is a: "Proclamation of the Brothers of the King of France - To dispel the Suspicions which have Arisen of their Intention to Dethrone

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 1, 1928

• Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl

• Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
• Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush

The top of page 3 has a two column

THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, November, 1787

• President Thomas Jefferson
• United States Navy

Among the articles within are: "The Situation of the First & Present Settlers in America Contrasted"

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 1, 1862  The feature of this issue would be the nice page 3 print of: "The Rebel Steamer Alabama" with a descriptive caption.
Much Civil War reporting including: "From

THE HOBO NEWS, New York, November, 1940  An interesting monthly "street" newspaper that existed from 1936 to 1948, distributed by street sellers in bohemian areas.  It was produced in part by

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1737  There are two reports in this issue concerning America, one headed: "An American Story" which concerns Mexico. The other is the King of Spain's

THE POLITICAL MAGAZINE, London, November, 1783  Certainly one of the less common magazines of the 18th century, formatted very much like the more common 'Gentleman's Magazine' of the day.
Much of the

SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Nov. 1, 1978

• Artist Mary Vincent's violent attack
• Arms mutilation with hatchet - ax
• Lawrence Singleton indictment

The top of page 22 has a five column heading: "Girl

NEW YORK MAGAZINE OR LITERARY REPOSITORY, November, 1792

• President George Washington
• State of the Union Address

Certainly the most notable content is President Washington's state-of-the-union

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1845

• Early Mormons - Mormonism
• Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

Inside has an address to the anti-Mormon citizens of Hancock (Ill.), submitting copies of

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 1, 1859

• Trial & conviction of John Brown
• Harper's Ferry WV insurrection

Over half of the front page is taken up with a large: "Map Of The Polar Seas, With the Leading Points of

THE SHAKER, Shakers, Albany County, New York, November, 1872  This title is: "Published Monthly, by and Under the Direction of the Mt. Lebanon Bishopric" as noted in the masthead. It is for those in

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 1, 1871

• Southern Ku Klux Klan - KKK
• Mormons - Mormonism

Among the front page column heads: "Bold Outrage by Kuklux in Mississippi" "Suspension of Habeas Corpus in South Carolina

THE CUB, San Francisco, California, November, 1871

• Yosemite Valley engraving - illustration
• Sierra Nevada Mountains - California
• The Great Chicago Fire disaster

A curious little newspaper which

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781  Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief,

THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 1, 1864

• Rare Confederate publication

A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”.
The front page is mostly taken up

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, Nov., 1871  The issue has a 7-page article regarding the beloved Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), the Swedenborgian missionary, headed: "Johnny Appleseed - A

PETERSON'S MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, November, 1862  Although not an uncommon title, this item is doubly interesting. This issue was never bound nor trimmed, as more typically found, still having the

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 1, 1873

• Yellow fever - jack outbreak
• Memphis, Tennessee epidemic

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "AFFLICTED MEMPHIS" with subhead. (see images) Text takes up

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 1, 1977

• O. J. Simpson as a running back
• Buffalo Bills - NFL football

The front page has a nice banner headline: "O.J. Simpson Out for Season" with subhead: "Will Have Surgery

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 1, 1794

• John Jay letter
• Conflicts at sea

Most of the first column is taken up with a letter signed in type by: John Jay, such letters rarely found in period

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 1847  Page 3 has a great letter from Santa Anna to Col. Childs, stating his request that Childs evacuate the city of Puebla and if he does so

An interesting broadside advertising: "NEW ENGLAND AT HOME. Ye Supper Of Ye OLDEN TYME." noting that: "A New England Supper will ben gvven by ye Damyseies and ye maydens of ye Young Ladyes' Social,

THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Nov. 1, 1941  A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, November 1, 1931

• Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow
• Airplane flight to the Orient
• Yangtze River China crash photos

This rotogravure section only has

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 1, 1861

• From the Confederate capital

One of the most well known titles from the South, and from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963

• Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
• Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Indianapolis

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, November, 1746

• More on the Jacobite Rebellion

There is still content on the Jacobite Rebellion, with: "Rebels Tried at York". And near the back is half a

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Nov., 1777  The first article is: "Debate in the House of Lords...Relative to the American War" taking over 4 pages & continued from a previous issue.
Further on is

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1781  Near the back is a section headed: "American News" which has a "Copy of a Letter from Brig. Gen. Arnold to his Excellency the Commander in Chief,

AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, November, 1854  Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no

TARZANA TIMES, Los Angeles neighborhood, California, Nov. 1, 1940  A simple little "neighborhood" newspaper with local news tidbits & ads.
Eight pages, 9 by 12 1/2 inches inches, printed on