Historic Newspapers: Search Results
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Item #723794EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 29, 1910
* John Tortes - Chief Myers photo
* New York Giants baseball catcher
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a three column photo of Chief Myers with heading: "Big Indian Catcher is Idol Of the Polo Grounds Fans" with subhead and text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... Read full description -
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THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925 A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The ftpg. has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently... Read full description
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Item #723792THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903
* James McKinney killed
* Tulare County outlaw
* Bakersfield, California shootout
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally... Read full description -
Item #723789THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 2, 1903
* Gainesville, Georgia tornado
* Hall County storm disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGIA TORNADO KILLED A HUNDRED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #723787THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1951
* The death of Serge Koussevitzky
* Russian music conductor & composer
* Boston Symphony Orchestra director
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Serge Koussevitzky Is Dead at 76; Conducted in Boston for 25 Years" Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 35 with photo.
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Item #723782BRUYSSELER ZEITUNG (Brüssels Newspaper), Belgium, Nov. 5, 1942
* Rare German occupation publication
From Nazi-occupied Belgium with a wealth of war-related reporting. The main headline notes: "Setback For Roosevelt's Party".
Presumed complete in 6 pages, good condition.
background: The Brüsseler Zeitung issue from November 5, 1942, serves... Read full description -
Item #723781THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903
* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... Read full description -
Item #723533NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 11, 1938
* Snow White and the seven dwarfs
* Original, non woke & DEI version
* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie
* Pre-opening day PREMIERE (2 days prior)
The top of page 13 has a banner heading: "Walt Disney Interprets a Classical of Fairyland in a $1,000,000 Screen Cartoon" with three animated... Read full description -
Item #723416NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 22, 1826 Inside contains a lengthy article headed: "Adams and Jefferson" which includes near the beginning: "Fellow citizens--I regret to be obliged...to trespass further on your patience. The lot has fallen on me to call your attention...to the pecuniary embarrassments of our... Read full description
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Item #723401THE FRIEND OF PEACE, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July, 1828 This was a 19th-century anti-war publication authored by Noah Worcester (under the pseudonym "Philo Pacificus"), focused on promoting peace and Christian pacifism through essays.
Complete in 32 pages, still having the original blue wrappers noting the... Read full description -
Item #722792EMANCIPATOR AND FREE AMERICAN, Boston, Oct. 13, 1842 This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers from the antebellum years. It was preceded by the "Free American" (1841) and the Emancipator" (1835), merging to create this title, which published from December 1841 thru March, 1844, existing for just 2... Read full description
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Item #721569DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, July 9, 1874 Page 2 has nearly two columns taken up with the details report of a Utah Supreme Court case concerning wives testifying as witnesses against their husbands.
The report is headed "Supreme Court Decision" "Wives as Witnesses" being the case of... Read full description -
Item #721550THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME: OR, THE HISTORY OF POPERY, London, Oct. 17, 1679 An unusual anti-Catholic newspaper which has a short life before being suppressed. Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" of the same date.
Complete in 8 pages, 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches, slightly irregular at the wide... Read full description -
Item #721069THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, April 27, 1850
* Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves
* Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition
* Over 10 years prior to the Civil War
The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less... Read full description -
Item #720719NORTHUMBERLAND PRESS--EXTRA, Pennsylvania This is a broadside "Extra" containing various financial information in this "Auditor's Report of the Finances of Northumberland County for the Year 1882".
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Item #720367THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden... Read full description -
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1875 Page 2 has two columns taken up with: "MOODY AND SANKEY" "A Wonderful Beginning in the New Field".
This is on Dwight L. Moody, a notable American evangelist, and Ira D. Sankey, an American gospel singer and composer, known for his long association with Dwight L. Moody in a series of religious... Read full description -
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1875 The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on what is known as the Virginia Great Fire of 1875, a quite notable event in the history of Virginia City.
Considered one of Nevada’s fastest growing cities in its day, Virginia City quickly became a pile of rubble after the October 26 fire... Read full description -
Item #716177BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 29, 1945 This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "MacArthur Gets Tough With Japs Regarding... Read full description -
Item #716176THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1850 The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers we have encountered.
The prime content would be the lengthy: "Letter to the American Slaves, From Those Who... Read full description -
Item #716172EXTRAORDINAIRE, Paris, France, July 8, 1641 with the date at the top in Roman numerals but then also dated at the bottom of the back page: "8 Juillet, 1641".
This "extraordinary" issue was done for a singular purpose, as defines most "extraordinaries" produced since then.
This issue published simultaneously along with the "Gazette" of Paris,... Read full description -
Item #716171GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 24, 1794 The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction.
The front page has 3 runaway slave ads and three shipping ads. Other news of the day is found throughout,
Four pages, tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #716170THE NEW-YORKER, April 27, 1839 This was published by the famed Horace Greeley, begun some 7 years before his more famous 'New York Tribune' would publish its first issue. Although he would work at several newspapers prior to the 'New Yorker', this would be his first successful venture, eventually reaching a circulation of... Read full description
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Item #716160DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER, Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 23, 1889 This city would arguably be--along with Tombstone & Dodge City--one of the more famous of all the towns from the rough & tumble days of the Old West, and only rarely do such issues come to light. It attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt... Read full description
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Item #716158Supplement To THE WALL STREET DAILY NEWS, New York, Oct. 1, 1898 "A Daily Journal Devoted to Financial Interests" as noted in the masthead, but rather than being the typical newspaper, this is the monthly broadside (printed on one side only)chart noting: '"Highest & Lowest Prices and Total Sales of Stocks at New York Stock Exchange for... Read full description
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Item #716157THE ATHENIAN MERCURY, London, March 19, 1692 This was the very first of the "agony aunt" newspapers, a newspaper providing personal advice to its readers.
In creating this format of responding to questions from readers, the publisher, John Dunton, did so as a result of feeling guilty for cheating on his wife. He thought that people... Read full description -
Item #716156THE OBSERVATOR, London, England, Dec. 10, 1681 A dialogue newspaper founded by Sir Roger L'Estrange, a Tory pamphleteer, as a vehicle for attacking dissenters and Whigs. This newspaper has the old style type making it great for framing, particularly with the over 340 year-old date clearly visible in the dateline.
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Item #716155(Sold - No longer available for sale) THE TIMES, London, England, Nov. 19, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of... Read full description
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Item #716152THE NEW WORLD, Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1797 A quite scarce title, and until a recent find, the very first we have offered in our 44 years. It published for exactly one year. Various news reports and advertisements of the day.
Four pages, folio size, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition. -
Item #716139HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, volume for May thruy November, 1851 The “Town Ho’s Story” appears on pages 659-665 in the October issue. It was the first appearance of any part of the great novel Moby Dick and became chapter 54 in the book. A publisher’s note on page 659 says: “From The Whale, the title of a new work by Mr. Melville, now in the press... Read full description
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Item #716138NEW YORK JOURNAL, April 9, 1898 A nice issue from the Spanish-American War with a banner headline: "ONE QUICK, FIGHTING DASH BY SPAIN---BUT TOO LATE; WE ARE ALL READY AND SHALL FORESTALL HER" with various subheads.
The front page has a graphic bit concerning "Remember The Maine".
The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-8,... Read full description -
Item #716137COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 18, 1820 Listed under the page 2 "Marriages" is one that reads: "In Washington city, Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur, Esq. of N. York, to Miss Maria Hester Monroe, youngest daughter of James Monroe, President of the U. States." This was first wedding to be held at the White House.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #716136NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 3, 1858 The front page is almost entirely taken up with much detail on the burning of the Quarantine Hospital, the city's first line of defense against migrant-borne infectious diseases. First column heads included: "THE STATEN ISLAND ARSON "Full Details of the Burning of the Quarantine... Read full description
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Item #716135THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 4, 1877 Among the front page articles: "Arizona" "Agent Clum Completely Successful in Hunting up the Renegade Apaches--Latest Sonora News". Clum is John Clum who would go on to publish the famous newspaper Tombstone Epitaph. and more.
Also on the front page is a lengthy article:... Read full description -
Item #716134THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Oct. 21, 1879 The top of the first column is headed: "The Indian War" "Present Situation of Affairs in Colorado" which has two reports, and this is followed by: "The Apache Outbreak in New Mexico".
Also on the front page are reports from the Tombstone Nugget, including: "The Mormon... Read full description -
Item #716133DAILY GAZETTE, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois This is a trio of exceedingly displayable issues, each formatted similarly although with individually significant headlines on Desert Storm: the beginning of the air war: "WAR!"; the beginning of the land war: "INVASION!" and the "VICTORY!" once Iraq conceded and agreed... Read full description
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Item #716132NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1876 The top of page 3 has small one-column headings: "The Molly Maguires" "The Jones Murder--The Voluntary Confession of Kerrigan--Probable Breaking Up Of The Organization".
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Item #716131RELIGIO PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL, Chicago, Nov. 27, 1875 A quite uncommon title which, as noted in the decorative masthead, is "Devoted To Spiritual Philosophy". This interesting newspaper was begun in 1865 by an association of dozens of the leading spiritualists of the day. Its masthead is a graphic depiction of the... Read full description
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Item #716130THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 28, 1952 The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Take Last Look Before Casket of Mrs. Peron" with subhead and related photo.
Eva Peron came into popular culture with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita" based on her life.
Complete in 42 pages, some... Read full description -
Item #716129COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 30, 1812 Page 2 has an interesting report, taking about half a column, beginning: "...proceedings at Buffaloe, of a Court Martial appointed to try Elijah Clark as a Spy. The facts which appeared at the trial are that the said Clark was born in New Jersey...he removed to Canada...must have become naturalized... Read full description
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Item #716128SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 20, 1893 The top of an inside page has a very historic article headed: "First Public Exhibition of Edison's Kinetograph" which was essentially the beginning of the motion picture industry.
The articles takes over a full column & a portion includes: "...the duration of each image is... Read full description -
Item #716126FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 11, 1865 The full front page has 5 prints of: "The Catastrophe on Board the Steamer St. John".
Prints inside include: "Burning of the Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Detroit" "Passengers & Crew of the Ship Titania Rescued..." "The Old Landmarks of New York City--House, N.W. Corner of Peck Skip and... Read full description -
Item #716125COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 7, 1797 Page 2 has a report: "From Presque Isle (on Lake Erie)...that Ensign Callender had arrived there with information that the inhabitants of the Nartches [Natchez] had rebelled & hoisted the tri-coloured flag. That a detachment of Federal troops had been marched against them & that the Indians had... Read full description
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Item #716124COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 2, 1795 The front page has an address: "To The President of the United States" by the "...subscribers, merchants & traders of the city of Philadelphia." which carries over to page 2.
Most of the document is taken up with a very lengthy list of names of those who signed it. It is... Read full description -
Item #716123THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, (Philadelphia), August, 1788 Among the articles are: "Observations on the Evil Consequences Attending the Excessive use of Spirituous Liquors" "Thoughts on the Law Prohibiting Hogs to Prowl the Streets of Philadelphia"; a continuation of: "Observations on the Constitution Proposed by... Read full description
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Item #716052CONNECTICUT SPECTATOR, Middletown, June 14, 1815
* Dartmoor Prison massacre
* American prisoners
Page 3 has a letter with an early report concerning the Dartmoor Massacre, noting in part: "...I enclose you an account of the distressing affair at Dartmoor Prison...When we quitted that prison...we left there 5200 American prisoners..."... Read full description -
Item #716051CONNECTICUT SPECTATOR, Middletown, July 12, 1815 Page 3 has nearly a full column taken up with: "ANOTHER BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY, achieved by the U.S. Sloop of War Hornet, Captain Biddle, Mounting but twenty Guns, In the Capture & Destruction of his Britannic Majesty's Sloop of War Penguin...".
Four pages, very nice... Read full description -
Item #716026MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, Jan. 26, 1815 The front page has over a full column, & carrying over to take over half a column, with much detail on a Congressional report on the: "Battle Of Bladensburg", a significant defeat for the Americans in the War of 1812, paving the way for the... Read full description
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Item #716005MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, a lot of ten issues from January thru November, 1815 All issues are from just after the end of the War of 1812 and during the Napoleonic War era as well. Each is complete in 4 pages, all in nice condition.
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Item #715981HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1865 The front page has a nice print of: "Hon. John T. Hoffman, Mayor-Elect of New York City" with an article on him. Also an article: "Thanksgiving at Five Points".
Prints within include a doublepage centerfold: "The Pilgrimage to Mecca" which has 11 prints; "Thanksgiving Dinner at the... Read full description






















































