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Item #610839DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 10, 1836 The middle of the front page has a detailed ad headed: "100 Dollars Reward" for a runaway: "...Negro Man named NED, about six feet high, dark copper color..."with additional descriptions (see). Page 3 has nearly two column concerning Texas... Read full description -
Item #610807NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 4, 1864 Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From Texas" "Our Successes in the Lone Star State" "The Quota of the State to the Rebel Army" "Magruder's Orders & Pronunciamientos" "The Fighting Population of the South" and more.
Eight... Read full description -
Item #610801NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 22, 1863 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "What the Rebels Think of General Grant's Progress" "The National Currency Banking Business" "Late from Gen. Grant's Army" "From Gen. Peck's Department" "Late Southern News" and more.
Eight pages, never... Read full description -
Item #610794NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 21, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Late Southern News" "The torpedo Attack on the Ironsides" "More Mob Indications In Richmond" "The Effect of the Freedom Proclamation in Mississippi" "Gen. Rosecrans Relieved of His Command" "Gen. Grant in... Read full description -
Item #610755THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1870
* Susan B. Anthony 50th birthday
* Women's civil rights leader
* Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" reading
The back page has an article headed: "Miss Anthony's Birthday" "Fifty Years of Life and Twenty of Work--A Pleasant Gathering at the Woman's Bureau...." See... Read full description -
Item #610750EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, Dec. 16, 1871 Among the many prints in this issue is a very nice full page montage of 10 scenes captioned: "The Vintage In Burgundy" with a wine harvesting theme (see). Another full page shows: "Going to Market--A Sketch In Ireland".
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Item #610666WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Chicago & St. Louis, 1879 As noted at the top of the front page: "...devoted to the interests of Woman, to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality and especially to her right of Suffrage." Editors listed include Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, & Mary A. Livermore. Each issue... Read full description -
Item #610573THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 6, 1888
The front page has one column headings: "THE DYNAMITES", "Found on the Persons of Two Ex-Engineers of the Burlington Route" "A Plot to Destroy the Track, Buildings and Stations" "The Men Arrested and Placed in Jail - The Brotherhood Decline to... Read full description -
Item #610562ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, June 2, 1896 Page 3 of this issue has a column-wide headline "Hundreds Dead" with subheads "Hundreds More In Hospitals at St. Louis" "Many Millions Damage" "Scenes of Desolation In the Illfated City and Vicinity". This tornado is ranked as... Read full description -
Item #610528NILES WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 19, 1820 Inside has four pages concerning the: "Missouri Question--Speech of Mr. Darlington, of Penna." The back page has a brief yet interesting item on: "Missouri" which notes: "The constitution was adopted by the convention of the 17th...A place on the Missouri river, near... Read full description -
Item #610517NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 13, 1820
* Early United States Navy
Within this issue are: "Rules & Regulations of the Navy" which take over a full page; "Constitution of Spain" which continues into the 8 page "Supplement" issue.
Complete in 24 pages scattered foxing, nice condition.
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Item #610511NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 1, 1820 Reports include: "Religious Persecutions" "Our Relations with Spain" is a document signed in type: James Monroe; "The Late Fire at Savannah" and various reports from Congress with a letter dated Paris, signed in type: La Fayette.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/4 inches,... Read full description -
Item #610493NEW ORLEANS PRICE-CURRENT, Louisiana, Jan. 14, 1860
* Rare pre Civil War issue from deep South
* Antebellum era
As the title would suggest, this four page paper is focused on the economy and prices of hundreds of items. The back page has 40 illustrations of ships in ads. There is some news of the day as well. The entire... Read full description -
Item #610361WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 22, 1880
* Madison Square Garden
* Roof collapse disaster
Page 2 has an article headed: "A Terrible Crash" "Fall of the Madison Square Garden Building" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 6 pages,... Read full description -
Item #610281THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 5, 1873 The top of the first column has a report on the sinking of the steamship Atlantic with heads: "THE ATLANTIC DISASTER" "Captain Williams's Explanation-His Visit to the Wreck--Bodies Robbed but Not Mutilated.." and more. The report takes over two columns.
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Item #610258NEW-YORK EVENING POST, NY, June 19, 1832 Page 2 has an article pertaining to Major General Scott being sent to Fort Dearborn for the purpose of demanding the Sax and Fox Indians the surrender of the murderers of the Menominees and to the observance of the treaty.
Other news of the day with several advertisements. 4 pages in nice... Read full description -
Item #610250ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 29, 1875
* Edwin Booth injured
* Cos Cob, Connecticut
* Indianola, Matagorda Bay hurricane
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Edwin Booth's Condition" "His Left Arm Hanging Lifeless by His Side..." See... Read full description -
Item #610249ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 27, 1879
* Charles Peace execution
* English burglar & murderer
* Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "PEACE TO HIS ASHES" "The Notorious Burglar and... Read full description -
Item #610169ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 20, 1879
* Kansas prairie fires
* Cloud & Republic counties
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE PRAIRIES ABLAZE" "A Hundred Homes in Kansas Swept Away" "Several Persons Seriously Injured by the... Read full description -
Item #610127ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 5, 1875
* Washington Harrison Donaldson
* Balloonist - ballooning
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front has an article headed: "Perilous Balloon Voyage" "Prof. Donaldson's Recent Ascension from Toronto--A Night Over Lake... Read full description -
Item #610008ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, March 22, 1881
* Singer Sewing Machines
* Manufacturing Co. vs. Stanage case
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The back page (page 10) has an article headed: "Singer Sewing Machines" "Judge Treat Decides That Anybody Can Manufacture and Sell Them"... Read full description -
Item #610002ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 27, 1881
* Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
* German Empress and Queen of Prussia
* Marriage to Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "BERLIN IN A BLAZE" "The Princess... Read full description -
Item #609965ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, July 28, 1878
* Minnie Warren death
* Proportionate dwarf
* P.T. Barnum fame
This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the with several interesting advertisements throughout.
Page 4 has one column headings: "Minnie Warren's Death" "Maj. Newell's Wife and Gen. Tom Thumb's Sister-in-Law--The... Read full description -
Item #609960ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 12, 1881
* Fiji Islands description
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 9 has an article headed: "The Fiji Islands" "Their Extent-Location, Population and Productions" "Their Value to the Commerce of the World, and Especially of the United... Read full description -
Item #609925ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, February 13, 1881
* Amina Boschetti death
* Italian dancer ballerina
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 15 has an article headed: "A Famous Dancer" "Death of Amina Boschetti, the Beautiful Favorite of the Metropolitan Public" See image for text... Read full description -
Item #609855SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, April 9, 1874
* Rare Old West title
A very early newspaper from this city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Various news of the day with a wealth of ads as well.
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Item #609854SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, June 18, 1874
* Rare Old West title
A very early newspaper from this city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. Various news of the day with a wealth of ads as well.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition. -
Item #609731SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 1, 1890 This issue includes the following inventions and/or prints: "Fire Engine #31", "Fire Boat", "Cable Grip", "Printer's Galley", "Window Shade", "Car Coupling", "Hedge Fence", "Riverside CA View", and more illustrations,... Read full description -
Item #609717NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1873 The front page has a very interesting report of a hanging: "The Execution of Wade - A Terrible Scene - Two Attempts to Hang Him - A Hardened Ruffian". The report notes in part: "...but the rope being too long, his feet struck squarely on the ground. In this position he remained,... Read full description -
Item #609692THE SOUTHERN COLLECTOR, Hickory, Mississippi, April, 1887 A curious, small-size: "Monthly journal Devoted to Collecting of all Branches" as noted in the masthead. This is the volume 1, #2 issue. An inked stamp at the top notes: "Sample Copy. Please Subscribe." Four pages, 6 by 8 3/4 inches, some wear at margins. -
Item #609560MARYSVILLE DAILY APPEAL, California, June 8, 1873
* Rare Old West title
* Modoc Indians war
Page 3 has a report with small column heads: "From The Modoc Country" "Timber Brought into Camp for the Scaffold--General Davis Announces His Intention of Hanging About a Dozen of the Modocs--The Warriors have no Friends" with other subheads... Read full description -
Item #609494ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, September 6, 1875
* Leavenworth, Indiana
* KKK - Ku Klux Klan
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "'INDIANA KU-KLUX" "The Crawford County Klan and the Infamous and Cruel Outrages it Perpetrates "Men and Women... Read full description -
Item #609276NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 3, 1852 Page 5 has about one-third of a column on: "Woman's Rights Convention" with mention of Mary Ann Johnson as President, plus others (see). also on pg. 2: "Later From California" "Nearly $2,000,000 in Hold On the Way" "Mining Intelligence".
Eight pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #609275NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 4, 1852 Page 6 has 2 reports of early woman's rights conventions, headed: "Pennsylvania - Woman's Rights Convention" at West Chester, which lists the attendees including Lucretia Mott. This is followed by: "Ohio - The Woman's Rights Convention" with much detail. These reports take... Read full description -
Item #609270BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, April 26, 1856 Much like Harper's Weekly, but it preceded it by several years. The ftpg. shows: "The New Addition to the Boston State House". Other prints inside include: "Syra [Hermopolis, Greece] In the Archipelago" "City of Erzeroum, Capital of Armenia" "Boston Railroad... Read full description -
Item #609256THE VOX HUMANA, "Cambridgeport, Massachusetts), "A Journal of Music & Musical Information" published by the George Woods & Company, manufacturer of organs. The vol. 1 number 12 issue, not dated but would appear to be from the 1870's. Eight pages, 10 by 13 inches. -
Item #609204THE NAPA REGISTER, Napa City, California, 1874 Although in the heart of the wine region, for which this city is famous today, its beginnings were centered more on the California Gold Rush of 1849. This city became a refuge for miners during the first severe winter of mining & later became an important center for lumber &... Read full description -
Item #609136THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, May 12, 1886
* Kansas City, Missouri
* Tornado disaster
The front page has one column headings: "A DEATH BLAST" "Kansas City Visited Yesterday by a Disastrous Cyclone" "Resulting in Loss of Life and Destruction of Property" "The Tempest Strikes a School House and... Read full description -
Item #609073ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 13, 1878
* Island of Cyprus epidemic ?
* Duel in Austin, Mississippi
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has: "TYPHUS AT CYPRUS" "Conflicting Reports as to the Health of the Island" See image for text here.
Page 5 has: "SHOT... Read full description -
Item #609071ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 31, 1880
* Mermaid - aquatic creature
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 6 has an article headed: "A Man With A Mermaid" "The Strange Creature Brought Here by a Gentleman from Japan" and more. (see)
Complete in 16 pages, minor spine wear, very nice... Read full description -
Item #608927ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 24, 1875
* The Masque of Pandora
* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has a new poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow headed: "The Masque Of Pandora" "Mr. Longfellow's New Volume of Poems" (see)
Complete in... Read full description -
Item #608926ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 23, 1875
* HMS Pandora (USS Jeannette)
* Sir Allen Young - Arctic voyage
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "ARCTIC EXPLORATION" "Views of Dr. Hayes on the Results of the Pandora's Voyage"... Read full description -
Item #608922ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 5, 1880
* Early billiards - pool
* George F. Slosson
* Jacob Schaefer, Sr.
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 3 has an article headed: "SLOSSON'S SUCCESS" "The Billiard Champion Retains His Proud Title" "His Rival Credited With... Read full description -
Item #608861ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 12, 1875
* Rolling Fork MS Mississippi
* Negro massacre - riot
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 4 has an article headed: "SATAN SMILED" "Notorious Negroes Precipitate the Rolling Fork Riot" "The Rolling Fork Riot"... Read full description -
Item #608858ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, December 4, 1875
* Mark Twain
* Niagara Falls
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The back page has an article headed: "MARK TWAIN AT NIAGARA" Text takes up over a full column.
Complete in 12 pages, minor spine wear, very nice condition. -
Item #608853ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 12, 1875
* Early Wrestling
* Andre Christol
* William Miller
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "Two Mighty Wrestlers" "The Wonderful Illustration of the Greco-Roman Science of Wrestling..."
Complete in 8 pages, a... Read full description -
Item #608851ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, November 9, 1875
* SS Pacific sinking disaster
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "FOUNDERED" "The Steamship Pacific Goes to the Bottom" "A Partial List of the Persons Lost" and more. See images... Read full description -
Item #608789SANTA BARBARA INDEX, California, Jan. 22, 1874
* Rare Old West title
A very early & uncommon title from this well-known California city. Typical news & ads of the day. Page 2 has: "The Future Railroad System of Southern California".
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, one ink stain, a few small margin tears, generally good. -
Item #608750ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, October 12, 1876
* James Lick funeral - burial
* California baron
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. Page 2 has an article headed: "The Last Rites" "Obsequies of the Late James Lick--Procession of Pioneers--Memorial Address" Text takes up a full column.
This issue is... Read full description -
Item #608666SEMI-TROPIC CULTURIST, San Diego, California, Oct. 8, 1898 An interesting title I don't recall ever seeing before.Various news of the day with some focus on agriculture.
Four pages, various tears at margins, some archival repairs inside, minor fold wear.
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