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Item #671650SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 8, 1889 This 16 page issue is in nice condition and contains illustrations of the latest inventions of the day including the following prints: PINCH BAR - STEP LADDER - AIRSHIP - CENTRIFUGAL SIREN & more.
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Item #671644THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1873
* Charles Goodrich murder solved ?
* Lizzie Lloyd King (Kate Stoddard)
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "LIGHT AT LAST" "The Goodrich Murder Mystery Solved" "Confession Of Kate Stoddard" "The Story of a Discarded Woman" and more. Elizabeth... Read full description -
Item #671633NEW YORK HERALD, July 26, 1873 (with Supplement) Page 5 has one column headings that include: "A BLAZE IN BALTIMORE" "The Monumental City in Danger of Destruction" "A Spark For A Furnace" "One Hundred Houses Destroyed" "The Losses Estimated at a Million of Dollars" and more with... Read full description -
Item #671563THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 11, 1812 Reports inside include: "Militia of Virginia" which mentions going to war against England. Also part of a continuing article on: "Paul Jones" being the famed John Paul Jones. Also: "Military Notices" and other tidbits which relate to early events on the War of 1812.
Sixteen pages, 6... Read full description -
Item #671529NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 7, 1862
* Gen. George B. McClellan
* Post Seven Days Battles
* Battle of Malvern Hill
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Another Victory on the Mississippi" "Capture of Vicksburg" "The City Greatly Damaged" "It is to Be Utterly Destroyed" "From General... Read full description -
Item #671498NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 9, 1865
* Andersonville prison trial
* Henry Wirz
The front page has nice heads concerning the horrendous Andersonville prison camp from the Civil War: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Wirz Trial on Saturday" "Gen. Lee and Other Leading Rebels Not Allowed to Testify" "They are... Read full description -
Item #671452HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, February, 1882 This issue contains an article on: "The American Life-Saving Service" which takes 15 pages and includes 15 illustrations. The article includes descriptions of the various methods of lifesaving as well as the tools used by rescuers.
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Item #671429NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 14, 1840
* William Henry Harrison
* 1840 election victory
Page 2 has a report headed: "Presidential Election" which begins: "Sufficient returns are received to place the result beyond all question. It is now certain that William Henry Harrison will be elected president, and... Read full description -
Item #671425NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, July 29, 1837 The front page has an article: "Removal of the Chickasaws" which is about the "Trail of Tears" which offers some detail including: "...They presented a handsome appearance being nearly all mounted...well dressed in their national costume...Not a... Read full description -
Item #671418NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 15, 1836 Content includes: "Another Slave Case" concerning a runaway slave; "War In Florida" with the Indians; "The Hindoo Exhibition" and more.
The back page has: "New Weapon" with the report stating: "We have been...shown one of the most... Read full description -
Item #671411NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, December 31, 1842 The back page has an item: "The Last of The Crew of Paul Jones" which concern the death of Thomas Chase, the last survivor of the crew of John Paul Jones: "...when engaged with two British ships of War..." and noting his hearing was... Read full description -
Item #671376NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 21, 1816 Nearly a full page has: "Gallipolis, Ohio" which provides a brief but historic background of this community.
Two separate articles illustrate a great contrast on relationships between various Indian Tribes and the new settlers: "Chickasaw Notice" and... Read full description -
Item #671367ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 4, 1880
* Dr. Henry S. Tanner
* Fasting for better health experiment ?
* Clarendon Hall, New York City
This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "THE SPUNKY SKELETON" "Dr. Tanner Persists in His Perilous Undertaking"... Read full description -
Item #671333NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, April 27, 1816 The first 4 pages are almost entirely taken up with: "Naval History - Account of the Operations of the American Squadron under Commodore Decatur, Against Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli", in their region where there had been on-going problems with piracy.
This is... Read full description -
Item #671329THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 27, 1860
* Baseball games in New York's City Hall Park causing strife
* The Billiard Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms
* Syrian Massacres
The front page has news from Europe telling of Syrian massacres. A backpage report gives details regarding a Billiards Tournament at Lynch's Billiard Rooms at... Read full description -
Item #671317NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 1, 1865 Ftpg. has: " The Writ Of Habeas Corpus" It is Restored at the North" "The South Not Yet Granted Its Privilages" "Proclamation By The President". Proclamation is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
Complete with 8 pages, uncut, a little light staining near dateline, nice condition. -
Item #671293BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 14, 1855
* USS Merrimack launching
* CSS Virginia ironclad warship fame
* Battle of Hampton Roads fame
The front page has a nice print captioned: "Launch of the U.S. Steamer Merrimac..." with a related article. This was the ship that would letter be refitted to become the ironclad ship in the Confederate... Read full description -
Item #671198SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 24, 1869 Among the many articles on the latest inventions and improvements of the day is: "Improved Style of Two-Wheeled Velocipedes" which includes n interesting illustration of: "McDonald's Adjustable Bicycle".
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Item #671196SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 22, 1880 The front page has "Babcock & Wilcox Boilers at the Standard Oil Company's Refinery Greenpoint, L.I." with an accompanying article.
Inside has: "Novel Swimming Device" "The Holden Ice Machine" "Pike's Hot-Blast Boiler Furnace"... Read full description -
Item #671194SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 7, 1880 The front page is entirely taken up with six illustrations captioned: "Wine Making--The Urbana Wine Company, Hammondsport, N.Y." with the largest print showing workers in the finishing room.
A very nice & displayable issue for any wine collector.
Relating to this, inside has... Read full description -
Item #671191SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 16, 1878 The front page features: "The Cash Recording Machine" with an accompanying article.
Inside has: "Appliances for Supporting Life In Irrespirable Media" or what we might call a gas mask. Also: "Wise's Ice Cream Beater" with text; and much more on the... Read full description -
Item #671190SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 17, 1881 The entire front page is taken up with five prints captioned: "How Candles are Made. Manufactory of Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio." with each print showing a different step in the process. There is some text as well which carries over to pages 4, 5 and 6 and where also are... Read full description -
Item #671189SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 1, 1881 Inside has an interesting illustration and article on a: "Novel Road Engine" with the print captioned: "Warrington's Road Engine". It is described as an early internal combustion engine: "...The fuel, which is at the same time the motive agent, is common illuminating... Read full description -
Item #671165SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 22, 1880 The front page has "Babcock & Wilcox Boilers at the Standard Oil Company's Refinery Greenpoint, L.I." with an accompanying article.
Inside has: "Novel Swimming Device" "The Holden Ice Machine" "Pike's Hot-Blast Boiler Furnace"... Read full description -
Item #671162SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 10, 1877 The front page has a very interesting illustration captioned: "Novel Hydraulic Railway Locomotive" showing what essentially looks like a paddlewheel-powered flume ride. A related front page article as well.
Inside the issue is "Guardiola's Sugar and Coffee Machinery"... Read full description -
Item #671155SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 8, 1855 The ftpg. has a print and article on: "The New Clay Monument, Lexington, Kentucky" but it is not the version which was ultimately dedicated two years later. This version is much more elaborate than that which can be visited today.
Four pages, very large size, folded 3... Read full description -
Item #671109SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 23, 1864
* General William T. Sherman
* Savannah, Georgia about to fall
* Hood vs. Thomas in Tennessee
Among the front page heads are: "GEN. THOMAS' ARMY" "Hood Across Duck River" "His Loss Estimated at 20,000 "The Country Swarming with Deserters" "The... Read full description -
Item #671079THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1874
* James Fisk, Jr. statue dedication - unveiling
* Brattleboro, Vermont - Prospect Hill Cemetery
The top of page 10 has one column headings that inlcude: "JAMES FISK, JR." "Dedication of the Monument at Brattleboro" and more. (see) Text takes almost a full column.
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #670961SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 25, 1863 The front page of this issue has an illustration and supporting text re: the "Bartlett's Patent Refrigerator". The inside pages has: "Cobb's Patent Hay Rack", "Raymond's Patent Hay Fork", "Johnson's Patent Piston-Rod... Read full description -
Item #670960LOS ANGELES DAILY HOTEL GAZETTE, California, June 14, 1895 An interesting newspaper calling itself: "The Official Organ Southern Calif. Hotel Association". Logically, the content & the advertisements are focused on hotels and tourism.
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Item #670895THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 3, 1874
* American Museum of Natural History
* Cornerstone laid by Ulysses S. Grant
* Manhattan, New York City
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "THE NEW MUSEUM" with subheads. (see) Text takes up over a full column.
Other news of the day. Complete with 12 pages, a little light... Read full description -
Item #670877COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 3, 1812
* Declaration of war close
* War of 1812 to begin
Page 2 has a notable report headed: "War with England!" stating: "A letter has been received in town from a Senator of the United States, dated May 28th, which says, The Committee of the Senate on Foreign Affairs have agreed unanimously... Read full description -
Item #670831NEW YORK HERALD, February 19, 1862
* Battle of Fort Donelson victory
* Cumberland River - Tennessee
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "The Great Victory", "Additional Particulars of the Capture of Fort Donelson", "Graphic Description of the Sanguinary Fight", and more.
Complete in eight pages. foxing... Read full description -
Item #670806SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 8, 1876 The front page includes a print of: "The New York Anchorage of the East River Bridge" plus two smaller prints as well. This was the Brooklyn Bridge. There is a related article as well. The balance of the issue has various illustration and articles on the latest inventions of the... Read full description -
Item #670800NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1864 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Southern News" "General Sherman's Invasion of Mississippi" "High Prices of Food" "The War In Virginia - From Gen. Lee's Army" "Slavery and the Negro - Negro Equality Before the Law".
Included is the... Read full description -
Item #670731ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 31, 1861
* The Surrey eleven cricket team portrait
* Battle of Bull Run - Manassas (in America)
Inside has: "The Surrey Eleven" with a full page portrait of the cricket team.
Another full-page print has: "The Civil War In America: Engagement Between The 71st New York And An... Read full description -
Item #670530THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 18, 1870
* Franco-Prussian War beginning
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE WAR" "Rumors from the Front in Paris and Reports of a Battle" "The French Nation Unanimous" "Legislative Address of Loyalty to Napoleon" and more. (see) Lengthy text.
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Item #670352NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 21, 1862 With the front page taken up with ads, the feature is the back page war map headed: "THE WAR IN KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE" with related column heads, including; "Defeat of Zollicoffer's Army" "Fighting All Day" "Gen. Zollicoffer Killed" "Utter... Read full description -
Item #670160THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 23, 1874
* President Ulysses S. Grant signed in type
* Veto message on Monetary Legislation
Page 5 has one column headings that include: "VETO" "The President Saves the Credit of the Country" "The Inflation Bill Returned to the Senate Unsigned" "Message Of The Chief Magistrate"... Read full description -
Item #670084THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 12, 1874
* Brooks-Baxter War
* Little Rock, Arkansas
* Republican Party factions
The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "THE ARKANSAS WAR" "Heavy Skirmishing Between the Combatants" "The Killed And Wounded" and more. (see) Text takes up 1 1/2 columns.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #670030THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 1862 The front page has a print: "Race Between War and Hamill, for the Championship of the American Waters" showing the sport of sculling. There are Civil War reports inside.
The bkpg. features a cartoon: "Turning the Tables; or, a Little Sauce For the Gander".
Eight... Read full description -
Item #670029THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1862 The front page has a print: "Fort Point--One of the Fortifications Of the Harbor of San Francisco, Cal." with a bit of detail.
Some war-related content inside including: "How To Demoralize n Army" and "Conference of the Rebel Generals at Richmond--Their... Read full description -
Item #670028THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 19, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page occasionally featured a Harper's Weekly-like Civil War print.
This issue features on the ftpg: "Hoisting the Stars & Stripes by the Union Troops on the Corona Female College, Corinth,... Read full description -
Item #670026THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 2, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page occasionally featured a Harper's Weekly-like Civil War print.
This issue features on the ftpg: "Gen. Anger's Brigade Passing Through Manassas Gap, En Route to Reinforce Gen. Banks."... Read full description -
Item #670025THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 16, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page occasionally featured a Harper's Weekly-like Civil War print.
This issue features on the ftpg: "Thirteen Inch Shell Mortar, as Used by the U.S. Government..." with some detail. Various war... Read full description -
Item #670023THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 6, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.
This issue features on the ftpg: "Westover, Near Harrison's Landing, Late Headquarters of Gen. Fitzjohn Porter". Much war reporting inside... Read full description -
Item #670022THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.
This issue features on the ftpg: "Rebels Firing Into A Train Near Manassas". Much war reporting inside. The back page has a cartoon:... Read full description -
Item #670019THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 12, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.
This issue has on the ftpg: "Building a Bridge Over the Chickahominy River & The Adjacent Swamps, Under the Guns of the Enemy". War reports on... Read full description -
Item #670011THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 24, 1874
* The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874
* Lower Mississippi Valley - Louisiana
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD" "Piteous Appeals of the Suffering People for Aid" "Hundreds Of Families Destitute" and more. (see)
Other news of the day.... Read full description -
Item #669974THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 18, 1873
* Virginius Affair - Ten Years' War
* Surrenders to United States Navy
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "SURRENDER" "The American Steamer Virginius Handed Over by Spain" "Bahia Honda's Famous Scene" "The Significant Ceremonies" "The Virginius In... Read full description
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