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THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 26, 1899

* National Council of Women desire "Peace Meetings"

The front page of this issue has the heading: "WOMEN'S TRIBUTE TO THE CZAR".  May Wright Sewell spoke encouraging leaders throughout the world to put forth an agenda to help all people.
Complete in 14 pages, pulpish, severe chipping around the edges with loss of text, minor tears, VERY fragile, and is priced accordingly. The key article is in good shape. See images for details.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, April 17, 1864.

* The capture of Fort Pillow and negro slaughter
* USS Chenango boiler explosion
* Paducah, Kentucky

This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE CHENANGO DISASTER" "Additional Details of the Shocking Catastrophe" "Scenes at the Marine Hospital, Brooklyn" "Accurate List Of The Casualties" "Only Four Persons Expected…

NEW YORK HERALD, April 18, 1864  Among the front page single-column headings are: "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE", "Disappearance of the Rebel Forces from Fort Pillow", "Reported Departure of Hardee's Corps for Virginia", "Capture of the Guerilla Chief Reynolds", "No Rebels in the Vicinity of Fort Pillow", and more. Inside coverage includes: "The President and Speaker Colfax Going to Baltimore", "General Butler's Department", "General Graham's Expedition", and similar. 
Ten pages (8 pages plus a…

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 14, 1858  The top of the front page has: "THE OVERLAND MAIL", "TEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA", "INTERESTING FROM OREGON", "News from the Seat of War in Washington Territory", and more. News includes the announcement that the telegraph would soon connect Placerville, California and Salt Lake City - ultimately opening communication between the latter and major cities throughout the country. Interesting reading.
Eight pages, nice condition.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SUPPLEMENT, California, July 29, 1906  This unique color cover supplement has several interesting illustrations starting with a full front page illustration of "A STUDIO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA". 
The inside pages have the following articles and illustrations of interest: "THE MOST VALUABLE CAT IN AMERICA", "ENOUGH ROPE TO HANG THE WORLD BY THE NECK", and "THE LOCOMOTIVE OF THE OLD WORLD- THE DONKEY" along with several others.
Complete in 12 pages, edge chipping and…

NEEDLECRAFT MAGAZINE, Nov., 1923 (1st leaf only)  The reverse side of the cover has a great, displayable, Thanksgiving-themed cover advertising Cream of Wheat. Would look great framed. See image for details.

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 22, 1865 

* Andersonville prison trial
* Henry Wirz

Among the front page column heads are: "THE WERZE [Wirz] TRIAL" "Remarkable Speech of Howell Cobb" "he Wants to See Mr. Lincoln Hung" "He Expects the Same Fate for Himself" "The Sickening Atrocities of Werze" "The Fatal Horrors of the Dead Line" and more. Also: "Life at a Virginia Watering Place" "Real Spirit of Virginia Society" "Northern Ladies Insulted by the Chivalry" and more on the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1866

* Actor Edwin Booth
* NYC fire department
* Prints - illustrations

Full ftpg. is a nice illus. of: 'Edwin Forrest Booth' from a Brady photograph. The highly sought after great double page centerfold: 'Metropolitan Fire Department' is very displayable with many vignettes on the N.Y. fire dept. in action is present within this issue.  Also:  'Mounted Messengers Attacked by Indians on the Plains'. and nearly fullpg. with 3 scenes: 'Underground…

(2) WILMINGTON MORNING & SUNDAY STAR NEWS, June 5 & 6, 1943

* Count Fleet - horse racing
* Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)
* Triple crown winner - victory

This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside) that include: "COUNT FLEET FIRST BY THIRTY LENGTHS IN $50,090 BELMONT" and "Sweeps 5 Springs Stakes."

The June 5th issue has one column headlines on page 2: "Fleet Seeks Triple Crown" "The Count Races At Belmont Today For…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1940

* Nile Kinnick All-star votes
* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings in the sport's section (page 25): "Kinnick Leads In Poll" "Iowa Halfback Has Most Votes for All-Star Eleven" See photo for brief text here.

Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout. Light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1948 

* Mildred Gillars pleads not guilty 
* Axis Sally - trial for treason 
* Nazis broadcaster 

Page 8 has a small one column heading: "TRIAL OF 'AXIS SALLY' SET" "Court Names Nov. 15--Accused Would Have Truman Appear" (see) Brief coverage of the decision to go to trial as Mildred Gillars pleads not guilty for treason.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

PUCK, New York, July 11, 1894 

* Color political prints

Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its political cartoons:
front page: "Doing Their Little Best to Spoil His Work."
double-page centerfold: "Aroused!"
…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 23, 1885

* Fire Fighting

The front page of this issue has two illustrations titled "New York Fire Department Testing Devices For Throwing Life Lines Over Buildings". The article inside is titled "Unexplored Branch Of The Fire Escape Problem". There is an article with an illustration both titled "A Mammoth Steam Snow Shovel" plus much more. This issue is 14 pages in length and is in good condition.

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1946 

* Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier 
* Baseball debut (1st report) 

Page 12 has a small one column headline: "Robinson Has Field Day In Making Debut". Brief but historic coverage on Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A historic report in both baseball and black americana.
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct.17, 1990

* Death report of Jazz drummer Art Blakey

Page A20 has a quarter page article: "Art Blakey; Drummer, Mentor Led the Jazz Messengers", which includes a small photo. A portion of the text includes: "Born in Pittsburgh where he toiled in the steel mills by day while listening  to the Early Hines and Dick Stabile bands on the radio at night, Blakey started out as a pianist. He taught himself well enough to preform at local clubs but - as he said in a 1981…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 10, 2006  
 
* Poster-size ad for Black Dahlia with pre-release review
* Full-page ad for The Prestige

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Black Dahlia" (with review) and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.

Additionally, a full page write up on Leonardo DiCaprio and his rising star. This issue is packed with…

THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, North Carolina, September 23, 1908 

* Orville Wright Injured
* Thomas Etholen Selfridge Killed
* 1st powered airplane fatality

Page 4 has: "THE AIRSHIP DIASTER", with a corresponding article of, "The disaster to the air ship of Orville Wright in which the inventor was badly wounded and his companion killed is keenly felt in Washington, where the experiments were made". The article goes on to list Lieutenant Selfridge as the one who died in the crash, making…

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 21, 2021

* A day of "firsts"
* Joe Biden sworn in as oldest president to-date
* Kamala Harris 1st female, 1st black, 1st South-Asian Vice-President
* Doug Emhoff 1st "second Gentleman" and first Jewish-American married to a President or Vice-President

The entire front page and pages 3-13 tell of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President and Kamala Harris as Vice-President - with multiple images and dramatic headlines commemorating the event. See the…

NILES'S NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 2, 1842 

* Samuel Houston call to arms - Texas citizens
* Post Texas Revolution - Pre Mexican-American War

Inside has: "President Houston's Proclamation to the Citizens of Texas" which begins: "My Countrymen: Rumours have been brought from the southwestern frontier of invasion...The facts are sufficient to justify immediate preparation for defensive war. All who are subject to military duty are commanded to be in readiness to repair quipped to…

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 1, 1865  Among the ftpg. column heads: "FORTRESS MONROE", "Families of Colored Soldiers Going South", "A Nest of Burglars Broken Up at Norfolk", "Jeff. Davis Takes Another Promenade", "From Richmond!", "Secessionists On the Rampage", "How Virginia Is To Be Made Loyal" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, browning at some folds & margins, archival repairs near the center with some loss to a front leaf fold.

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1797  A generic issue with no content with writing about. Includes both plates called for, including one showing the Cottingham Church and family monuments. A corresponding article provides considerable details regarding this ancient country village.
Complete in 88 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, nice condition.

This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in…

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 1, 1876  The front cover has "A Remarkable Railway Accident" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "The Centennial - State Head-Quarters, on State Avenue", "Frazee's Safety Bridge for Railroad Cars", and more illustrations, articles and advertisements. 
Complete in sixteen pages, never bound, in very good condition.

THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 16, 1812  Inside has nearly 2 pages taken up with a quite detailed biography of the military history of: "Major-General Henry Dearborn, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army" with a great on his career in the Revolutionary War. Also: "Cultivation of the Vine" takes over half a page concerning vineyards.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 15, 1881

* Mayer, Minnesota
* Tornado disaster in the summer of 1881

Page 2 has one column headlines: "TERRIFIC STORM", "Portions of Minnesota Visited by a Tornado", "Loss of Life and Great Destruction of Property Reported", with supporting details. Other news and advertisements are also found throughout.
Complete in 8 pages, a little margin wear, otherwise in good condition. Should be handled with care.

THE BULLETIN, San Francisco, October 22, 1900

* John Sherman - soldier and statesman
* Senator... Secretary of State... Secretary of  the Treasury 

The front page has three column headlines: "JOHN SHERMAN, SOLDIER AND STATESMAN, IS DEAD" and "Expired at His Home in Washington After a Lingering Illness That Gradually Undermined His Nervous System", with a nice illustration of Sherman (see images). This is 1st report coverage of the death of former Senator, Secretary of State, and…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Michigan, June 20, 1963

* Valentina Tereshkova - 1st woman in space
* Vostok 6 - Russian spaceship

This 48 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Moscow Rejoices in 'Seagull's' Flight" with related photos. (see) Tells of the Soviet Union putting the 1st ever woman into space.

Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.

wikipedia notes: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova…