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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Nov. 15, 1960

* Sammy Davis Jr. & May Britt photo
* Controversial interracial marriage
* John F. Kennedy connection ?

The front page has a two column photo… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated June 3, 1927

* Charlie Chaplin marriage troubles
* Movie star

This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that… more

NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1874  

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Brigham Young's granddaughter
* Marriage to Charles Wilson

Page 6 begins with: "Wedding In Salt Lake" "Marriage of a Granddaughter Of… more

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1844  Page 3 has a brief & inconspicuous report announcing that: "The President of the United States, with the lady to whom he has just been united… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1863  The full front page has 3 prints captioned: "Bayou Navigation in Dixie." Inside includes a full page of: "The Prince & Princess of Wales"; a three-quarter… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1863  The full front page has 4 prints captioned: "Bayou Navigation in Dixie." Inside includes a full page of: "The Prince & Princess of Wales"; a three-quarter… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 21, 1863  The entire front page is a great (and rather famous) illustration of: "Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Stratton (General Tom Thumb And Wife)." taken from a… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1929
 
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married 
* Anne Morrow 

This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, January 19, 1768  Page 2 has a letter from Pittsburgh mentioning: "It is feared here that an Indian war will break out in the Spring...on an act of hostility committed by a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1929.
 
* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married
* Anne Morrow

The front page has a two column headline: "COLONEL LINDBERGH WEDS ANNE MORROW IN HER HOME; MAY FLY ON… more

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 29, 1930 

* Albert Einstein 
* Margot wedding 

This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline at the  bottom of the front page: "Einstein Spares… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1874  The entire front page features a political cartoon by famed illustrator Thomas Nast, captioned: "The Good and Bad Spirits at War". But likely the most… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 31, 1872  Quite historic & displayable doublepage centerfold: 'The Meeting of Livingstone & Stanley in Central Africa'. Included in the caption is the famous line:… more

 HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 18, 1857  There were relatively few illustrations within the early issues (this is vol. 1 #16), but it includes an article headed: "Dred Scott in the Legislature" concerning… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 18, 1896  Full front page is a political cartoon by W. A. Rogers: "Look Out for Melting Hopes About This Time." Inside has a full pg. illus: "The Marriage of Mrs.… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 28, 1872  Full front page Nast illus. of "Circumstances Alter Causes." Inside is a 2/3 pg. illus. of "The Farmer's Question-"Is Horace Greeley a Fool or a Knave?"… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1866 Front 1/4 pg. illus. of "The Late Lewis Cass." Also a 1/2 pg. illus. of "'The Halt'-A Scene in the Georgia Campaign." Inside there is a 1/3 pg. illus. of… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 16, 1901  Front page Uncle Sam cartoon  "A Game of Freeze-Out" by Rogers; doublepage centerfold "A Skating Party in the Country" by Frost; The Marriage of the… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 22, 1899  Full front page illus. of "Hoisting the Mainsail on the Cup Defender 'Columbia'." Inside is a 1/2 pg: "Christmas Dinner in Midsummer on the 'Belgica'.";… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Feb. 25, 1860 Full ftpg. illus: 'Clark Mills' Statue of Washington'. Halfpg: 'Bridge over Green River on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad'. Halfpg: 'Hon. Clement C. Clay of… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1879  Front full pg. Nast illus. of "History Repeats Itself - A Little Too Soon." Inside are four 1/4 pg. illus. pertaining to "Society of American Artists -… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1887  Full page print: "Dedication of the Actors' Monument in the Cemetery of the Evergreens". Fullpg. with two nice F. Remington prints: "Sketches from a Summer… more

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 11, 1879  

* Future Mormon president John Taylor
* Defender of Polygamy - multiple wives

Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "SANTA BARBARA" "A… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 17, 1937

* Actress Mae West
* Frank Wallace marriage

The front page has a one column heading: "Court Decides Mae West Is Mrs. Wallace" with photo. (see) Always… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1935

* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia
* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia

The top of page 6 has a small one column heading: "King Ibn Saud Increases Wives by Proxy… more

SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE & UTAH MINING GAZETTE,  April 9, 1872 

* "Expose of Polygamy in Utah" (plural marriages) released
* Woman author Fanny Stenhouse (eyewitness) 
* Anti-Mormons - Mormonism -… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 30, 1956 

* Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller
* Marries - weds - marriage - 1st report

Page 4 has a one column head: "Actress and Playwright Are… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 22, 1935 

* Jane Addams death 
* Nobel Peace Prize winner 
* Adolph Hitler agreeable? 

This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1922

* Rudolph Valentino - The Sheik
* Marriage to Natacha Rambova

Page 10 has a one column heading: "VALENTINO'S MARRIAGE INVALID, JUDGES SAY" with subhead.… more

THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE, Boston, May, 1745  

* Very rare & early colonial magazine
* Great Boston masthead engraving

This is a very rare title, actually the first successful magazine in… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 22, 1935 

* Jane Addams death 
* Nobel Peace Prize winner 
* Henry Ford raises minimum wage 

This 18 page newspaper has one column… more

NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, February 12, 1858

* Victoria, Princess Royal
* Frederick III, German Emperor
* Wedding - marriage

The front page has an article headed: "The Marriage of the Prince of… more

THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 2, 1870  

* Mormons - Mormonism 
* Utah polygamy argument

This newspaper was published 26 years before Utah became a state.
Most of the front… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 3, 2012

* South Korean Sun Myung Moon death
* Unification Church founder & leader
* Mass marriages - weddings - "Blessings"

Near the bottom of the front page is a… more

SALEM GAZETTE, Salem, Massachusetts, March 25, 1817.
 
* Marriage of General Winfield Scott

Among the Marriages on page 3 is one that says: "In Virginia, Gen. Winfield Scott, of the U.S. army,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1937

* Florence Dugdale death (1st report)
* Children's stories writer - Thomas Hardy wife

The top of page 17 has a one column photo of Florence Dugdale with heading:… more

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 9, 1879  Page 7 has an article: "The Mormon Question" "Petition of the Anti-Polygamy Society to Congress" datelined at Salt Lake, Utah.  It notes in part:… more

THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MUSEUM, Boston, September, 1789  

* President George Washington
* Benjamin Franklin

The first article takes over a full page and is titled: "Description of Charles

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 24, 1933

* Dr. Alice Wynekoop arrested for murder
* Rheta Gretchen Gardner Wynekoop killing
* Best publication to be had (rare as such)

The front page has a nice… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 2, 1941

* Jenny Dolly suicide death
* "The Dolly Sisters" fame
* Hungarian-American dancer & actress

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "Find Jenny… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, February 8, 1931.

* Amelia Earhart
* George Putnam
* Marriage - Weds

The front page has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart, Ocean Flyer, Putnam, Wed" Related photo… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Removal of Gen. Butler" "The Affair Off Charleston Harbor" "The Affair at Fort Donelson" "The Rebels… more

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, October 27, 1954

* Marilyn Monroe
* Joe DiMaggio
* Divorce

This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Free… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 30, 2005  The front page has the full banner heading: "Roberts Is Sworn in as Chief Justice", which includes a small image of him. Additional coverage is on inside pages… more

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, Sept. 20, 1945

* Child actress Shirley Temple
* Gets married to actor John Agar
* From the home of the entertainment industry
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****

The top of the… more

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 4, 1871 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Thomas Sunderland Hawkins
* 1st convicted for polygamy in Utah

Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the… more

DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, (Utah Territory), June 10, 1882  

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Wilford Woodruff sermon

The front page has 4 1/2 columns dedicated to: "Discourse by Apostle… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 16-22, 1980  This issue contains many concert ads, which includes pull-page ads for Ted Nugent and The Clash, along with smaller ads for AC/DC, Heart, Alice Cooper,… more