Value of a city wife…
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This article in the “Detroit Free Press” issue of November 8, 1946 needs no further explanation.- This article in the “Detroit Free Press” issue of November 8, 1946 needs no further explanation.
Cool site of the day: Get a dose of US history…
Updated: 2012-06-30 21:33:30Kim Komando recently wrote an article for Fox News (posted on their website) which focused on the historic value of rare newspapers… and made specific mention of the wealth of information available through the Library of Congress. Please enjoy: Cool Site of the day: Get a dose of historyHatfields & McCoys…The media drives interest in historical newspapers…
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There is no question that media events affect our hobby. Although there was always collector interest in the sinking of the Titanic, it wasn’t until the James Cameron movie was released in 1997 that interest exploded. It was amazing to experience the dramatic increase in calls & requests at our office concerning newspapers reporting the [...]The Traveler… war declared…
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Today I journeyed to Baltimore, Maryland, through The Weekly Register dated June 20, 1812. Within this issue is the announcement of the Declaration of War “between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland… and the United States of America and their territories”, signed by JAMES MADISON, June 18, 1812. The final passage vote of [...]Not too much has changed in over 60 years…
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This six-point prescription for a longer life appeared on the front page of the “Detroit Free Press” issue of March 17, 1951.Guess he wasn’t thinking…
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The January 8, 1902 issue of the “Wellsville Daily Reporter” of New York has an interesting article of a construction worker who apparently wasn’t thinking when he attempted to thaw frozen dynamite (see below).Fast food with home delivery…
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The October 7, 1939 issue of “The Topeka Daily Capital” newspaper from Kansas has an interesting piece headed “Fish Lands on Front Porch Already Fried”. Interesting to note such levity present within an issue with sobering content.Civil War Era Newspapers on Pinterest…
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We at Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers have made a brief attempt at providing an overview of the Civil War via images of historic newspapers. These images may be viewed at: Rare Newspapers on Pinterest. We invite you to join with us in telling the story by going to www.rarenewspapers.com to find additional issues [...]Washington’s first newspaper…
Updated: 2012-06-30 21:33:30Interest by historians in Washington’s first newspaper may well be eclipsed by the press upon which it was printed, as it had a fascinating history. The “Ramage Press” was well traveled. It originated in Boston, was sold to a printer in Hawaii only to never be used as the printer purchased another press before its [...]The Traveler… Ismay on “speed”… war of the roses…
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I traveled today to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by means of The Evening Times dated June 4, 1912. There I found that (J.) Bruce Ismay has been providing justification to the British court of inquiry on the speed possibilities of the Titanic. He was the chairman and managing director of the White Star Line and a [...]