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This paper lasted but two issues... A supplement as well...
This paper lasted but two issues... A supplement as well...
Item # 705604
March 01, 1870
THE NELSON CLARION, New Hampshire, March, 1870
* Extremely short-lived
* Cheshire County
This is the volume 1, number 1 issue of an exceeding rare newspaper. In fact, the only other date which existed was May, 1871, which was volume 1 number 2. "Union List of Newspapers" notes only two institutions have this title, neither being the American Antiquarian Society.
Also included is a small "Supplement" of the May, 1871 issue, being single sheet & measuring 9 by 11 1/2 inches.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, two folds with a tiny hole at the fold juncture good condition.
AI notes: The Nelson Clarion was a short-lived newspaper published in Nelson, New Hampshire, with only two known issues released between March 1870 and May 1871. Intended primarily as a special-purpose publication rather than a regular newspaper, its content was largely historical and aimed at raising church funds, reflecting the community-focused nature of small-town press in 19th-century Cheshire County. Its extremely limited run and distribution make surviving copies very rare, and the publication is cataloged in the Library of Congress under SN84020570 and in WorldCat under OCLC 11145656. Despite its brief existence, The Nelson Clarion provides valuable insight into local historical interests, religious activity, and the functioning of ephemeral newspapers in rural New England during that era.
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