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Item #698573DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 27, 1863
* A Splendid [Confederate] Naval Victory... Queen of the West
* Much on the (slow) movement of Northern Troops
* Newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States
Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederates states. Among the... Read full description -
Item #698572DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 21, 1863
* Lengthy Confederacy editorial
The front page has much reporting from the "The Courts" and "City Intelligence" as well as several Acts from the Confederate Congress including: "An Act to Establish a Volunteer Navy". There are also military... Read full description -
Item #698534THE BEACHCOMBER, Incorporating The Salerno Times, Italy, Oct. 18, 1943 We can find nothing concerning this title, but it appears to be a British "camp newspaper" from during World War II, printed in or near Salerno, Italy. Noted in the masthead is: "Newspaper Of 35 Brick".
A single sheet issue,... Read full description -
Item #698481THE GANGPLANK NEWS, Embarkation Camp, St. Nazaire, France, April 10, 1919 As noted at the top of page 2, this newspaper is published by the American Expeditionary Forces "by and foe the Embarkation Personnel and the homeward bound soldiers of our Army."
The masthead incudes: "Nous Servons" which is... Read full description -
Item #698475OLIVE BRANCH, Boston, 1854 and 1856 A lot of four issues in mixed condition, all with a great masthead and with at least some westward-expansion themed reporting and/or advertising. One of the more decorative mastheads of the era.
Four pages, some fold wear, edge tears, etc. All issues are complete and are... Read full description -
Item #698404THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, July 17, 1781
* American Revolutionary War
* Ship prisoners exchanged
* Southern colonies evacuation (British)
The front page has several letters from British Lt. Col. Balfour, most dealing with discussion for an exchange of... Read full description -
Item #698390THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 28, 1957
* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia
* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster
* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion
The front page has a banner headline: "MINE BLAST TRAPS 21" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel... Read full description -
Item #698371THE COCOA TRIBUNE, Florida, Feb. 20, 1962
* John Glenn makes history
* Mercury-Atlas 6 mission
* Friendship 7 - same day coverage
A great bold, banner headline above the masthead announces: "GLENN MAKES IT ! " with a lead-in: "Out Of This Roiled And Back Again...". Also on the front... Read full description -
Item #698366THE MIAMI HERALD--EXTRA, Florida, Aug. 15, 1945
* World War II ends - peace
* Japanese surrenders - WWII
A simply wonderful newspaper celebrating the end of World War II, with very large, bold letters simply proclaiming; "WAR ENDS" and above the masthead: "JAPANESE SURRENDER". Various subheads... Read full description -
Item #698347RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, January 27, 1863
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* The North claims the war is hopeful
The front page includes: "From Fredericksburg" "The Courts" "Virginia Legislature" "Additional From the North--The Situation at Fredericksburg--The Peace Movement in the New Jersey... Read full description -
Item #698299THE SATURDAY EVENING HITCHING POST, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Oct. 15, 1904 The masthead notes this is: "A Good Thing To Tie To". this is a volume 1 issue.
This is primarily an advertising publication, with various tidbits & curiosities scattered among the ads. Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches, very nice condition. -
Item #698298DAILY TAFT BULLETIN, Washington, D.C., April 26, 1912
* William Howard Taft
In the masthead below the dateline is: "Issued by the National Taft Bureau, Raleigh Hotel, Washington. D. C." This is the number 4 issue.
A single sheet with the reverse taken up with a "Table of Delegates To The Republican National Convention... Read full description -
Item #698295WHEELING DAILY NEWS, West Virginia, March 16, 1907 Printed above the masthead is: "1907 FLOOD SPECIAL" with the banner headline noting: "RIVER IS YIELDING UP ITS DEAD" with related subheads including: "The City A Scene of Desolation" "Victims' Bodies Are Recovered" and more on the... Read full description -
Item #698292THE BANNER, Dwight, Illinois, December, 1908
* Rare publication
As noted in the masthead this is the: "Official Organ Sons of Veterans" and calls itself the: "Patriotic Journal of American".
A handsome, patriotic masthead.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1//2 inches, printed on glossy-stock newsprint, nice condition.
AI notes:... Read full description -
Item #698291THE TIMES, San Mateo, California, Oct. 18, 1989
* Loma Prieta earthquake disaster
* San Francisco, California
The banner headline above the masthead: "BAY AREA REELS UNDER DEVASTING 6.9 QUAKE" with another banner head more local to San Mateo: "Peninsula Is Spared The Worst" Various related... Read full description -
Item #698288THE CAPITAL, Annapolis, Maryland, Jan. 17, 1991
* Operation Desert Storm
* Gulf War begins
* Persian Gulf
Noted above the masthead: "Special Edition - Operation Desert Storm" with the headline proclaiming: "WE'RE AT WAR ! " with a map of the Iraq War vicinity.
Presumed complete in 10 pages being a Special... Read full description -
Item #698287LE FRANC - TIREUR, (The Maverick), April 1942 The masthead notes: "Bi-Monthly as far as possible and by the grace of the Pierre Laval Police. Laval was Prime Minster of France during the German occupation, from April 18, 1942 to August 20, 1944. At the end of the war Laval was found guilty of plotting against the security of the... Read full description -
Item #698280THE HOUR GLASS "Of the Seventh Division - United States Army", France, May 15, 1919
* Rare "Hourglass Division" camp publication
This is the volume 1, number 1 issue for the American forces still in France from just after the end of World War I.
Headlines include: "Germans Told Terms Of Peace By Victorious... Read full description -
Item #698195THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, June 14, 1879
* Rare Old West publication
* Santa Clara Valley
* Nice masthead for display
The masthead notes: "Devoted To The Interests Of The Pioneers of California And the Resources of the Golden State." The masthead is one of the more graphic we have seen, featuring three vignettes: one... Read full description -
Item #698159THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1983
* Carl Lewis wins 100-meter dash
* 1983 World Championships in Athletics
* Olympic Stadium - Helsinki, Finland
The sport's section (page 24) has a heading: "Lewis Captures World 100 Title" with nice photo of Lewis. (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, address label within the... Read full description -
Item #698139SAN FRANCISCO HERALD, California, Oct. 6, 1856 A very rare & early newspaper from California as this is the "San Francisco Herald For The Steamer" as noted at the top of pages 2-8, more commonly known as the "steamer edition". Such editions are much more rare than the "regular"... Read full description -
Item #698099RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 5, 1865
* General Robert E. Lee becomes commander in chief
* Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital & slave state
Not just a nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, but one from near the end of the Civil War.
The front page has: "The War News" with various items &... Read full description -
Item #698088DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 22, 1863
* Capital of the Confederacy
The front page has: "From Suffolk" "From Fredericksburg--The Object of Lincoln's Visit to the Army--The West Refuses to Furnish Another Man" "The Situation at Suffolk--From the Army About Fredericksburg..." "Speech of a... Read full description -
Item #698086DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 28, 1863
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Christmas holidays in the South
The front page includes: "City Intelligence" "Major Edgar Burroughs" "From the Rapid Ann" "The Army of Tennessee" "A Dash Upon Cleveland, Tennessee" "a letter from Salem,... Read full description -
Item #698072THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, August 14, 1781
* Battle of Green Spring
* James County, Virginia
* American Revolutionary War
The front page has news from captured correspondence including: "The revolt of the Pennsylvania line & Jersey brigade...are certainly events of... Read full description -
Item #698043THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Jan. 28, 1778
* Revolutionary War Tory original
* Rare Pro British issue from America
This was a Tory newspaper published in Philadelphia when the British occupied the city. It began in 1775 and ended when the British evacuated the city in May of 1778.... Read full description -
Item #697952THE DETROIT NEWS, May 25, 1965
* Cassius Clay - Muhammad Ali
* Professional boxer Sonny Liston
* Heavyweight boxing title fight (day of)
The top of the front page of the sport's has a six column heading: "At Long Last, the Fight's On" with lead-in: "Clay, Liston To Try Again" and more with two related photos... Read full description -
Item #697946THE GLOCESTER JOURNAL, England (now spelled Gloucester), May 30, 1768
* Commodore John Byron
* HMS Dolphin 2nd World voyage
* Commander Samuel Wallis
Various British news reports throughout, with its finest feature being the handsome masthead with two detailed engravings and the ornate lettering.
Pages 2 and 3... Read full description -
Item #697906INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, July 9 and 13, 1795
* John - Jay's Treaty
* George Washington
A very significant pair of issues as they contain, in its entirety, the full text of the Jay Treaty, one of the more significant 18th century documents in American history.
Taking all of the front page and a bit... Read full description -
Item #697904THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 7, 1864
* Rare Confederate publication
* Origin of the American Civil War
* Jefferson Davis speech
* Columbia, South Carolina
Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "President Davis in Columbia" "The President's Speech in Columbia" which is quite lengthy;... Read full description -
Item #697888THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, March 13, 1781
* Rare Revolutionary War title
* General Nathanael Greene
* Battle of Cowpens - SC
* Events in the South
Most of the front page is taken up with reports concerning the: "Account of the Examination& Commitment of John Trumbull, for High... Read full description -
Item #697878DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, January 15, 1864
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* General Benjamin Butler & Confederate prisoners
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it's from the capital of the Confederate States.
The front page includes: "The War News"... Read full description -
Item #697661THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 1864
* Rare Confederate publication
* Origin of the American Civil War
Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Vice President Stephens and Reconstruction" "Letter from Richmond" "Affairs on Morris Island--A Yankee Description of the 'Pen' and... Read full description -
Item #697654CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 29, 1941
* Ted Williams .406 batting average enters record books
* Boston Red Sox - major league baseball - MLB
Not only is it difficult to find reports on Ted Williams' season-ending .406 batting average--which has yet to be topped--but when they are found they are typically very small, inconspicuous... Read full description -
Item #697636THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, April 3, 1781
* General Henry Clinton
* Peace with Americans ?
* Revolutionary War
Pages 1 and 2 contain an excellent response to the controversial "Declaration" of General Clinton in which he offers a proposal for peace to the Americans. A few... Read full description -
Item #697615THE TRUE COMMONWEALTH, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1890 This is the volume 1, number 2 issue of a space title. This is a monthly publication, and as explained on the back page it: "...demands that all interstate railways, telegraphs, etc., shall be owned & operated by the General Government in the interest of the whole people; that local... Read full description -
Item #697610THE SHINING STAR, Danville, Pennsylvania, August, 1878 This title is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers". This is the volume 1, number 12 issue. This is a religiously-themed newspaper, and seems to be focused on children's interests.
Four pages, a handsome masthead, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to a... Read full description -
Item #697577GRAND ARMY SCOUT AND SOLDIERS MAIL, Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1883 Although this is a volume 2 issue, this is just the second issue we have discovered in our 50+ years.
This newspaper is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
The newspaper was intended to be subscribed to by veterans of the Civil War, with... Read full description -
Item #697572STANDARD PHONOGRAPHIC VISITOR, New York, March 22, 1869 A very curious little periodical with a very decorative masthead, themed on shorthand--unusual as such. "Phonography" was another word for a system of phonetic shorthand, invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. Included within are 12 pages of shorthand.
Twenty pages, 5 by 7... Read full description -
Item #697571THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, July 13, 1898
* Celebrating the annexation of Hawaii
Noted above the masthead is: "BOYS IN BLUE EDITION"
Certainly, the most curious aspect of this issue is the ink, as the top half of each paper is printed in red ink, and the bottom half of each in blue... Read full description -
Item #697565CITY AND STATE, Philadelphia, May 26, 1898 Beneath the title is: "Commonwealth Above Party". This is a volume 4 issue of a publication about which we know very little other than the word "radical" was penciled near the masthead.
This newspaper is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
Complete in 24... Read full description -
Item #697559THE TEXAS WOOL GROWER, Fort Worth, Jan. 18, 1883 This is the volume 1, number 32 issue. Although farming is the emphasis of this newspaper, there are various news items as well.
A handsome engraving in the masthead. This newspaper is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it... Read full description -
Item #697558THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN, Denver, Colorado, August, 1877 Not only does the masthead feature a nice, scenic engraving, but the front page has prints of; "Traveling In the Rocky Mountains" and; "Indians Robing the Mail".
This newspaper is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
The back... Read full description -
Item #697557IOWA ADVERTISER & LAND AGENT, Iowa City and Marengo, June, 1877 The masthead notes: "The Products of the Soil Comprise the Basis of All Wealth: Real Estate the Only Permanent Security."
The focus of this newspaper is real estate, as the title would suggest. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue.
Four pages, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #697553THE PROHIBITION ERA, Princeton, Indiana, Sept. 23, 1892
* Very rare publication
* Temperance - prohibition
* Anti-Alcohol
Part of the masthead includes: "Protection For The Home - The Saloon Must Go."
As the title would suggest the focus is on the prohibition of alcohol. This is a volume 6 issue and the first we... Read full description -
Item #697547CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, New York, October, 1882 The masthead notes: "Devoted to Useful Knowledge, Literature, & Amusement". Page 5 has an article: "Pennsylvania Scenery" with two prints: "Conestoga Bridge" and: "On the River Below Renovo".
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Item #697498DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 14,1863
* Capital of the Confederacy
* President Jefferson Davis
The first column on the front page has a variety of war items, plus the balance of the front page includes: "The Military Situation" "City Intelligence" "The Army and The Mails--The Sufferings of Soldiers &... Read full description -
Item #697477THE CAMPAIGNER, Washington D.C., September 8, 1882 As printed in the masthead this is: "A Journal Of Politics, Published Weekly By The Republican Congressional Committee."
As the title would suggest, this issue is filled with politically-themed reports and news.
Technically an 8 page newspaper, never bound nor trimmed, there is only... Read full description -
Item #697476THE KNAPSACK, New York, Nov. 27, 1879
* Civil War veterans
Described in the masthead as: "A Daily Journal Of The Seventh Regiment New Armory Fair", this very short-lived publication lasted for just 18 issues, likely the length of the fair which supported the interests of veterans of the Civil War.... Read full description -
Item #697467THE HOUSE AND LOT MONTHLY, Chicago, April 1, 1884 The masthead notes: "Devoted To Real Estate And Kindred Interests" in the Chicago area. Many illustrations of various lots for sale in Chicago suburbs including Moreland, Garfield Park, Austin, Lawndale and more. Prices for various houses for sale as well.
Sixteen pages, 10 1/2 by 13 3/4... Read full description
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