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Item #565805THE STARS AND STRIPES--EXTRA, "Authorized Unofficial Publication for the U.S. Armed Forces", January 17, 1991
* War of Iraq begins
* Desert Storm
* Best title to have in ?
The bold banner headline proclaims: "WAR ERUPTS" and beneath which is: "Air Armada Hammers Iraq" with further text.
The bottom half of... Read full description -
Item #565782TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, August 18, 1931 This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TEXAS POLICE CHECK UP ON WELL CLOSING" "1,200 Troopers Visit All Oil Producers in Area Shut Down"
Other news of the day including reporting on Jack Dempsey's divorce ordeal with photo. (see) Light... Read full description -
Item #565775THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 11, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st World Series
* Babe Ruth not playing (injured)
This 12 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "GIANTS LEADING IN TERRIFIC BATTING BEE IN SIXTH GAME", "E. MEUSEL, SNYDER AND FEWSTER MAKE HOMERS" and more with lineup. (see)... Read full description -
Item #565773THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 28, 1941
* Eddie Rickenbacker airplane crash disaster
* World War I ace pilot
This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "7 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN CRASH OF PLANE OUTSIDE ATLANTA" with subheads that include: "Rickenbacker Is Injured" "World War Ace in Serious... Read full description -
Item #565768THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Special Number - The Death of King George VI", England, February 16, 1952 The cover features a photo of King George VI surrounded by a pint in purple ink. The pages within relate to the life of the king with a great wealth of photos.
Complete in 56 pages, very nice condition. -
Item #565759THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 24, 1930
* Ohio State Penitentiary fire
* Columbus OH PrisonThis 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "3,000 Ohio Convicts Threaten War; To Kill Guards Unless Let Loose; All But 14 Fire Sick Quit Beds" with subhead. (see)
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Item #565757SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, from New York, dated December 25, 1896. The cover of the issue contains the "General View of the Simple Condensing Beam Engine of the Steamer Adirondack" with an article and additional photos of the interior of the steamer being shown inside the issue. "The Appearing Lady" magician act is revealed in... Read full description -
Item #565755THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 29, 1931
* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty
* 1st flight around the World in airplane
* During flight reporting
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* POST AND GATTY END LAST HOP OVER SIBERIA
* Round World Fliers to Take Off Today for Flight to... Read full description -
Item #565753ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS SUPPLEMENT, from London, England, dated July 31, 1852. The Address to this issue indicates that this is "to be devoted exclusively to literature, the Fine Arts, Music, the Drama, and the general history and progress of Science, a few words in explanation of our design may be necessary." This contains several illustrations.... Read full description -
Item #565746NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1865
* Columbia SC South Carolina captured
* General William T. Sherman
* Abraham Lincoln
The top of the first column on pg. 1 are heads: "Sherman's Triumphant March" "Capture of Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina" "Beauregard Declines a Fight" "The Rebels... Read full description -
Item #565734BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1867
* From the Indian Wars era
* 19th century Bethlehem, Pennsylvania original
This 4 page newspaper has news of the day. Several interesting advertisements tell the way life was back then.
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Item #565712THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, April 15, 1858
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Leader Brigham Young
* Albert Sidney Johnston
This is an uncommon periodical published by the Oneida Community, a Utopian commune founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida. The community believed that Jesus Christ had already... Read full description -
Item #565688THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1969
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* Joe Paterno as coach
* Kansas Jayhawks
* Orange Bowl - college football
This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: "KU Nipped on Final Play".
Tells of the game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kansas Jayhawks.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #565685FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 21, 1933
* Wiley Post Around World (1st solo) flight
* Early airplane - aviation
This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Wiley Post Resumes His World Jaunt".
Other news of day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.
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Item #565680THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, October 12, 1928
* D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
* 1st Transatlantic flight
This 22 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Storms Drive Zeppelin South; Not to Arrive Before Monday; Now on Course Via Bermuda" with subheads. (see photos)
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #565665THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 9, 1931
* Hollywood actress Clara Bow
* Quits movies
This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Clara Bow, Ill, Quits Her Career In Movies" with subhead. (see) Tells of famous Hollywood actress Clara Bow quitting due to mental illness.
Other news of the day. Light browning... Read full description -
Item #565664THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 10, 1931
* HMS Poseidon submarine sinking (1st report)
* United Kingdom Royal Navy
This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "British Sub Destroyed, Two Killed, 18 Missing" with subhead: "Naval Craft Sinks After Collision... Read full description -
Item #565648THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 21, 1935
* Hank Greenberg wins AL MVP
* Detroit Tigers
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24:
"GREENBERG VICTOR IN BASEBALL VOTE" "Writers Unanimously Select Him as 'Most Valuable' in American League"
Tells of Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers... Read full description -
Item #565606LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 21, 1968
* Jackie Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "Newlyweds Seek Privacy, Elusive Rays of Sun", "Jackie to Retain Compound Home" with related photo and caption: "Beaming Couple"
Tells of the wedding of Jackie... Read full description -
Item #565605LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 19, 1968
* Bob Beamon record long jump
* 1968 Olympics
* Mexico City
This 8 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 3:
"United States Takes The Lead In Medal Race At Mexico Olympics"
Included in the text is the 1st report of Bob Beamon's famous record... Read full description -
Item #565602THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 19, 1960
* Manager Casey Stengel fired
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
This 40 page newspaper has a headline above the masthead on the front page: "Yanks Fire 'Too Old' Stengel" with small photo of Stengel. Two library stamps hinder the headline somewhat.
Page 33 has various headlines that... Read full description -
Item #565573TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, March 1, 1949
* Joe Louis 'The Brown Bomber' retires
* Heavyweight boxing champion
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Joe Louis Resigns His Boxing Title" with photo. (see)
Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: Joseph... Read full description -
Item #565562NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1862 The front page has many one column heads on the Civil War including: "The Siege of Yorktown" "The Rebels Still Receiving Reinforcements" "The Fall of New Orleans" "Rebels in an Inconsolable Condition" "Important News from Pittsburgh Landing" "Execution of a National Spy at... Read full description -
Item #565517THE DAILY DENVER TIMES, Colorado, September 24, 1881
* Rare title
* Western America
From just 5 years after Colorado became a state. The front page has a wide variety of news & ads, with the same on page 2.
Most of pages 3 & 4 are taken up with ads however the back page has a huge number of interesting & brief tidbits under the headings:... Read full description -
Item #565511THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1962
* Quarterback Y. A. Tittle breaks NFL touchdown record
* New York Giants
* NFL football
This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 15: "Tittle Sparkles as Giants Win, 41-31" with subhead, stats and small photo of Tittle. (see)
Tells of Y. A. Tittle breaking... Read full description -
Item #565500FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 7 & 8, 1955
* Laramie, Wyoming airplane crash
* 1st and 2nd reports
The October 7th issue has a banner headline on the front page: "Cold Hampers Plane Crash Rescuers" with subhead: "66 Lose Lives In Wyoming Air Disaster" and related photos.
As an extra bonus, you also get the... Read full description -
Item #565486LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 19, 1940
* Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for 3rd term
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "NOMINATION IS ACCEPTED BY PRESIDENT", "Says He Can't Turn Back On 'Call to Service'" and more with related... Read full description -
Item #565462THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 15, 1927
* Charles Nungesser missing
* Charles Lindbergh post Atlantic flight
* re. Richard E. Byrd attempt
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Belief Nungesser and Coli In Canada Is Strengthened; Find Aviators Had 10 Flares" with many... Read full description -
Item #565443THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, September 25, 1926
* Pabst Mine Disaster (1st report)
* Ironwood, Michigan
This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 16): "11 Miners Buried Alive by Cave-in; Fear Three Killed" "Tons of Boulders Tear Down 2,600-Foot Shaft in Ironwood, Mich.; Rush Rescue... Read full description -
Item #565439JERUSALEM NEWS (subtitled "An American Newspaper"): Jerusalem, Israel, April 21, 1920
* Rare title - Volume 1 issue
* English language
This issue states that it is "The first daily in Jerusalem printed in the English language." A quite uncommon volume 1 issue with various news of the day.
This single sheet issue is in... Read full description -
Item #565436THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, October 15, 1933
* Nazis - Germany quits League of Nations
* Adolph Hitler
This 20+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Germany Defies All World Powers; Quits League, Arms Talk; Leaders Decide to Launch Parley Anyway" with subheads that include:... Read full description -
Item #565406THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 26, 1947
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jimmy Doyle
* Death in the boxing ring (death 1st reported)
This 48 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 28: "Doyle Dies of Injuries Suffered In Cleveland Bout With Robinson" with subhead: "Brain Operation Is Unavailing and the Los Angeles Boxer Is... Read full description -
Item #565399THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 9, 1957
* Los Angeles Dodgers becomes a reality
* Brooklyn team moves to West Coast
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOS ANGELES IS NEW HOME FOR DODGERS" and "Brooklyn Club Finally Makes Switch After Weeks of Waiting". Much more on page 31 with... Read full description -
Item #565395FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 8, 1959
* Stan Musial 400th home run
* St. Louis Cardinals
* MLB baseball
This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 10: "Musial Belts 400th HR"
Tells of St. Louis Cardinals' star Stan Musial hitting his 400th career home run milestone.
Other news of the day. Minor... Read full description -
Item #565393THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 26, 1959
* 1st coast to coast commercial jet flight
* Airplane - aviation
This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 19: "Huge Passenger Jet 'Shrinks' U.S. in Half". Tells of the very first coast to coast commercial jet flight from Los Angeles to New... Read full description -
Item #565389ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, July 25, 1931 This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* 26 AGED, NUN DIE AS FIRE SWEEPS HOME IN PITTSBURGH
* 217 Others Injured in Fire Which Levels Catholic Institution
and more. (see) More related headlines on page two.
Tells of the fire disaster at the... Read full description -
Item #565374SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Sept. 24, 1853 The front page has both an article and two illustrations on: "Miller's Sewing Machine" which was one of the earliest to be commercially developed (see photos). The text is very descriptive on how the machine works.
Complete in 8 pages, other scientific developments on the inside... Read full description -
Item #565354LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 30, 1933
* Primo Carnera
* Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "CARNERA KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY", "Italian Mastodon Connects With Right Uppercut in Sixth".
Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine... Read full description -
Item #565350LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 1, 1941 This 8 page newspaper has a four column photo of the USS reuben James with caption: "Photo of U.S. Destroyer Sunk in the North Atlantic".
Other news of the day throughout.
Light browning with a few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise good. -
Item #565322THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 5, 1862
* Capture of Yorktown, Virginia
* Gloucester, Virginia
* Civil War original map
The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The Capture of Yorktown and Gloucester Point..."
The rest of the front page is taken up with a wide variety of Civil War reporting with... Read full description -
Item #565316THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, October 17, 1862 The front page features a nice & detailed map headed: "Important Military Movement. McClellan's Army Advancing Up the Valley of the Shenandoah". The balance of the front page is taken up with a great wealth of Civil War reports with one column heads including: "Advance of... Read full description -
Item #565310COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, June 8, 1799 All of pages 2 & 3 are black bordered in mourning rules because of the death of Massachusetts governor Increase Sumner, with some related text (see). Otherwise complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, great condition. -
Item #565303THE POST BOY, London, England, 1711-1719 This newspaper ranks among the more displayable titles from the eighteenth century, and is very early as well. The masthead features two engravings in the corners, one of a mounted newsboy trumpeting the news, and the other of an angelic figure doing the same.
A single sheet... Read full description -
Item #565264THE MESSAGE CENTER, "Somewhere In The South", November 7, 1942
* Rare camp newspaper from "somewhere"
* World War II - WWII military original
This is one of many "camp" newspapers from World War II done somewhat crudely by military personnel on a mimeograph machine. Complete in 4 pages being two... Read full description -
Item #565263THE MORNING CHRONICLE, London, England, May 29, 1797 A nice folio size newspaper of four pages, and one of the more popular & successful newspapers in London from the 18th century.
Various news of the day, primarily British but European items as well, with many ads also. Nice condition save for a little close cut along the bottom margin. -
Item #565259THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1952
* Whitey Ford scoreless World Series streak ends
* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants (game 1)
* MLB baseball
This 40+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside):
* Ford Victory 10th in Series
Tells of game i of the 1962 World Series in which... Read full description -
Item #565254LESLIE'S, New York, January 29, 1914
The very displayable color cover is captioned: "Going South" showing a man and woman presumably heading to a warmer climate for the winter. There is a full page illustration called "Still Waiting" by Kemble. There are many other news, stories, photos and advertisements of the day included.
This issue... Read full description -
Item #565244THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 3, 1948
* Discovery of Uranium
* Belgian Congo
* Columbia University
This 70+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Congo Yields a New Uranium Ore; Vanadium, Copper Also in Mineral" report continues on page 57 with photo of Dr. Paul F. Kerr. (see) Tells of the initial discovery of... Read full description -
Item #565239NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 18, 1848 This newspaper contains on page 3 reports from the "House of Representatives" and includes the results of a vote to suspend the rules concerning a resolution to allow a postal route bill to be disposed of, listing all those who voted "Yea" and... Read full description -
Item #565229LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated June 20, 1874 The front cover is a fullpage: "Ladie's Dress Reform Meeting At Freeman Place Chapel, Boston, Mass." Inside is a halfpage: "Gen. Grant Laying The Cornerstone Of The Museum Of Natural History, Manhattan Square". Another illustration is a fullpage:... Read full description
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