Newspapers, Pennsylvania | Collecting Vintage Saegertown and Meadville

This page contains vintage Pennsylvania newspapers, along with magazines that have significant local information. We have scattered almanac listings throughout the page. Non-Pennsylvania newspapers, are listed on the Newspapers, Non-Pennsylvania Page.

Our small-community newspapers save the every-day history, and they tell that history first-hand. At times, these small-town newspapers, are the only source of much of the day-to-day local history. The ads show the evolution of fads, businesses, entertainment, society and more. Sometimes, the only evidence that certain businesses even existed, is their surviving ads.

Reading vintage newspapers, is reading history written as it occurred. Yes, they could be biased, and they might make mistakes, but it’s a snapshot of the day, not a re-write done years later.

We have runs of some newspapers that were printed over a time span. It’s interesting to see the different ways that those newspapers evolved. They might change the size of the newspaper or the way they were numbered. They could change their masthead, change editors, or they were sold to new owners.

Here is a selection, of a few of the newspapers listed below.

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The Age Vol. I No. 118 Wednesday, August 12, 1863, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 large pages.

The Age Vol. I No. 131 Thursday, August 27, 1863, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 large pages.

The Age Vol. II No. 216 Wednesday, December 7, 1864, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 large pages.

Three Air Brake Magazines listed immediately below. Published in Meadville, Pa. 1909-1910.

The Air Brake Magazine Vol. 1 No. 2, December 1909, published monthly by The Air Brake Magazine Company, 942 Water Street, Meadville, Pa., Frank H. Dukesmith, editor, 48 pages with lots of illustrations. The back cover is missing and probably a few ad pages. Each issue has detailed information about air brakes and two of these issues offer a 400-page text book.

The Air Brake Magazine Vol. 1 No. 4, February 1910, published monthly by The Air Brake Magazine Company, 942 Water Street, Meadville, Pa., Frank H. Dukesmith, editor, 60 pages, lots of illustrations and ads, including one from The Railway Chemical Manufacturing Co., Meadville, Pa. U.S.A. for its A.T.V. Emulsion, used to clean railway cars’ varnished and polished surfaces.

The Air Brake Magazine Vol. 2 No. 4, November 1910, published monthly by The Air Brake Magazine Company, 942 Water Street, Meadville, Pa., Frank H. Dukesmith, editor, 52 pages, lots of illustrations and a few ads.

You can see the 1906 Airbrake textbook written by Mr. Dukesmith, on our Local Books, Pamphlets, etc. Page.

Erie magazine All Over Town listed immediately below.

All Over Town No. 2. Holiday Season 1868-1869, Published by Wm. P. Atkinson, Erie, Pa., 72 pages full of entertaining text and lots of local ads.

Top of an ad appearing in the magazine All Over Town listed immediately above.

The Allegheny Literary Magazine Volume 42 Number 1 November 1938, Meadville, Pa. published by the students of Allegheny College, printed at the shop of Fred O. and M.M. Dean, Meadville, Pa.

This image shows two pages that were removed from a 1915 The American City Magazine, described immediately below.

The image immediately above, shows two of the four pages, that were removed from a 1915 issue of The American City magazine. These pages contain an article: Recent Paving Methods and Costs in City of the Third Class by B.F. Miller, Jr. City Engineer, Meadville, Pa. The article is about 2 ½ pages long and has two photographs: One of Meadville’s Recently Paved Streets and Entrance to Diamond Park, Meadville, Pa.

American Volunteer. Vol XI No. 14 No. 534 Thursday, December 2, 1824, Carlisle, Pa., 4 pages.

Aurora General Advertiser No. 2233 Wednesday, March 7, 1798, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages. Founded and printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache. It was printed using presses and printing fonts inherited from his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin.

Here is the March 7, 1798 Aurora General Advertiser newspaper.

Avisco News, July 1951. Magazine published monthly, by and for the employees of the American Viscose Corporation. 25 pages with 12 pages of Meadville News.

Banner of the Cross Vol. XXII No. 8 Whole No. 1104 Thursday, February 21, 1861, Philadelphia, Pa., 8 pages.

The Bessemer Volume III No. 7, Saturday, April 4, 1929, Grove City, Pa., 8 pages. This is the Cooper-Bessemer’s company newspaper.

The Cambridge News. Vol. I No. 43 Thursday, August 22, 1878, Cambridgeboro, Pa., 8 pages (uncut). Cambridgeboro, Pa. became Cambridge Springs, Pa. on February 18, 1897.

1890 and 1893 issues of The Campus magazine, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. listed immediately below.

The Campus. Vol. VI, No. 7 February 4, 1890, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., 7 1/4 pages are text, 4 3/4 pages are ads, plus ads inside the front and back covers and ads on the outside of the back cover.

The Campus. Vol. IX, No. II April 18, 1893, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., 16 pages, some of the pages have lots of ads, including inside both covers, and outside the back cover.

The Campus. Vol. X, No. 3 October 21, 1893, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., 16 pages, some of the pages have lots of ads, including inside both covers, and outside the back cover.

The Catholic Vol. XIV No. 1 through 52 Saturday, March 7, 1857, through Saturday, February 27, 1858, Pittsburgh, Pa., hardbound, 416 pages.

Cooper Bessemer’s Company Newspaper and Magazine 1929.

Cobesco News Volume III Number 19-20, November, 1929, Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Grove City, Pa., 20 pages. Cooper-Bessemer’s company magazine.

The Columbia County Republican Vol. XXIX, No. 12, Whole No. 1,466 Thursday, May 21, 1885, Bloomsburg, Pa., 4 large pages.

Corry Evening Journal – Stanford Hose Memorial Edition Sunday March 29, 1970, Corry, Pa. Special 6-page edition to honor the tragic deaths of five firefighters.

This Crawford Democrat Newspaper ad appeared in the 1869-70 DIRECTORY of French Creek, Oil Creek and Allegheny Valleys, published by Joseph Wiggins, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Crawford Democrat Vol. 27, No. 17 Tuesday, February 11, 1862, Meadville, Pa., 4 large pages.

Here is the top part of a carnival ad that ran all the way down the entire length of the page. It appeared in the Crawford Journal newspaper. printed in Meadville, Pa. August 16, 1877.

Crawford Journal Vol. XXX, No. 33 Thursday, August 16, 1877, Meadville. Pa. 4 large pages.

Crawford Journal Vol XXX, No. 46 Thursday, November 22, 1877, Meadville. Pa. 8 pages (uncut).

Crawford Journal Vol. XXXII, No. 26 Thursday, June 26, 1879, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

This fourth of July celebrations ad, appeared in the Crawford Journal newspaper, June 26, 1879. Part of the celebration was the balloon ascension of Prof. Thurston.

Crawford Journal Vol. 48, No. 40 Thursday, October 3, 1895, Meadville, Pa. 8 pages (uncut).

Crown Rayon News, April 1945. Magazine published monthly, by and for the employees of the American Viscose Corporation. 19 pages with 4 pages of Meadville News.

Crown Rayon News, March 1946. Magazine published monthly, by and for the employees of the American Viscose Corporation. 19 pages with 4 pages of Meadville News.

Three American Viscose magazines, published by and for the employees, with lots of Meadville, Pa. news.

The Daily Messenger Monday evening, November 11, 1918, Meadville, Pa. 6 pages. This paper announces the end of World War I.

Here is a 1905 subscription slip from The Meadville Daily Messenger.

Daily Union Vol. I No. 85, Wednesday August 18, 1852, Pittsburgh, Pa., 4 pages.

The Derrick. Friday, July 1, 1955, Oil City – Franklin – Clarion, Pa., One section, pages 13-24. This has a mixture of historical pictures and articles, with sports, ads, comics of the day.

The Derrick. Saturday, August 22, 1959, Oil City – Franklin – Clarion, Pa., sections 3 through 11, 90 pages. Special edition, Oil Industry’s 100^th Anniversary 1859-1959.

The Dollar Newspaper Vol. XX No. 47 Wednesday, November 19, 1862, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Here is an ad that appeared in the 1896 Pettingill & Co.’s Newspaper Directory, for The Erie Evening Herald and The Erie Weekly Herald.

Erie Dispatch-Herald (section two) Thursday, January 1, 1942, Erie, Pa. Headlines: HERE ARE THE 10 BIGGEST STORIES OF 1941. 8 pages.

This is a patriotic ad in The Erie Weekly Gazette newspaper, February 2, 1865.

The Erie Gazette Volume XXX, No. 38, Whole No. 1548 Thursday, November 15, 1849, Erie, Pa., 4 pages.

Headers from The Erie Weekly Gazette 1865 and The Erie Gazette 1849.

The Erie Weekly Gazette Volume XLV, No. 48, Whole No. 2352 Thursday, January 26, 1865, Erie, Pa., 4 large pages.

The Erie Weekly Gazette Volume XLV, No. 49, Whole No. 2353 Thursday, February 2, 1865, Erie, Pa., 4 large pages.

1879 Evening Republican newspaper, Meadville, Pa.

Evening Republican Vol. XV. No.19 Monday evening, June 23, 1879, Meadville, Pa., 4 large pages.

Receipt from The Daily and Weekly Republican, June 5, 1875, Meadville, Pa., J.W.H. Reisinger, Prop’r.

Father Abraham Vol. III No. 4 Friday, December 10, 1869, Lancaster, Pa., 4 pages.

Allegheny College Gay Gator magazines listed immediately below. Yes, one looks like a Time magazine.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 1 October 1936, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Homecoming Issue. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 2 November 1936, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Frosh Issue. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 3 December 1936, Meadville, Pa., 22 pages. Xmas Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 4 January 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 5 February 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 6 March 1937, Meadville, Pa., 24 pages. Leap Week Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 7 April 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 3, No. 8 May 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Examination Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 4, No. 1 September 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Freshman Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 4, No. 3 November 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 4, No. 4 December 1937, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages. Winter Number Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 5, No. 5 February 1939, Meadville, Pa., 16 pages. Initiation Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

The Gay Gator Volume 5, No. 6 March 1939, Meadville, Pa., 16 pages. Spring Number. Authorized Allegheny College Comic Monthly. Printed by Fred O. & M.M. Dean, Book and Job Printers 275 Cherry Alley.

This image shows a vintage and a more recent copy of Agricultural Almanac printed by John Baer’s Sons, Lancaster, Pa. We have 65 copies of this almanac (with a few duplicate years). The oldest is 1881, the newest is 1967.

Gazette of the United States No. 3043 Vol. XXII Tuesday, July 6, 1802, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

An Industrial Magazine published at Meadville Penna. 1912, Descriptive of and illustrating Meadville and adjacent territory, oversized with articles, ads, pictures, biographies, company histories, it is printed on both the inside and outside of the soft cover and all 32 pages.

Here is “An Industrial Magazine” about Meadville, Pa., 1912, listed directly above, and “The Sesqui-Centennial Edition of The Tribune-Republican – Meadville – Its Past and Present”, 1938.

The Keystone Blast Vol I, No. 38 Official Safety Publication of the Keystone Ordnance Works. December 17, 1942, Meadville, Pa. 8 pages.

The Linesville Herald Vol. LXVI, No. 8 Thursday, November 1, 1945, Linesville, Pa. 8 pages.

The first two are 1956 and 1958 Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. Almanacs from Meadville and Saegertown, Pa. On the right is a 1963 Farmers’ Almanac presented by Merchants National Bank and Trust Co. of Meadville (2 offices), Saegertown and Linesville, Pa.

The Meadville Portfolio V1 (1894). This softbound book has scanned copies of The Meadville Portfolio Volume 1 No.’s 1 through 6, June 1894, September 1894, November 1894, January 1895, March 1895, May 1895, Meadville, Pa. This was published by people involved with The Meadville Theological School, F. A. Christie, editor. The combined image below, shows the cover of the book, and one of the scanned headers.

Combined image of The Meadville Portfolio reprint listed immediately above.

The Meadville Tribune Vol. 75, No. 143 “Great Flood Special” Wednesday, January 28, 1959, Meadville, Pa. 8 pages.

The Meadville Tribune Vol. 85 No. 289 “Man Walks On Moon” Monday, July 21, 1969, Meadville, Pa., 2 sections, 22 pages.

The Meadville Tribune Vol. 85 No. 290 “Moonmen Begin Trek Back to This World” Tuesday, July 22, 1969, Meadville, Pa., 2 sections, 16 pages.

The Meadville Tribune/ Crawford AD-Visor – Meadville Bicentennial Edition Thursday, May 12, 1988, Meadville, Pa. 8 sections.

Large promotional ink blotter, from the Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa..

Monongahela Valley Republican Vol. XXIX No. 3 July 17, 1879, Monongahela City, Pa. 4 pages.

April 1913 Municipal Magazine pages with the article described below.

Municipal Engineering Magazine pages 374 and 375, April 1913. The image immediately above shows two pages, that contain an article written by B.F. Miller, City Engineer of the City of Meadville, Pa. It describes in detail the operation of the city’s twenty-five ton incinerator, and includes two pictures. I don’t know where this magazine is printed.

Here are the six, Meadville, Pa. VV news letters listed immediately below (five are WWII era).

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. 2 No. 11 March 1944, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. 4 No. 4 August 1945, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. 4 No. 5 September 1945, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. 4 No. 6 October 1945, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. 4 No. 12 April 1946, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages.

News Letter from Meadville VV (Victory Volunteers) Vol. XIV No. 5 March 1958, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

The Optimist Volume III, Number 8 June 14, 1918, Titusville, Pa. 56 pages. Published monthly by Students of Titusville High School, Titusville, Pa. It has many pages of ads. It has articles and is laid out like a yearbook.

The Patriot and Union Volume IX Tuesday, July 23,1867, Harrrisburg, Pa., 8 pages.

The Patriot and Union Volume IX Wednesday, July 24,1867, Harrrisburg, Pa., 8 pages.

Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. IX No. 35 Thursday, August 29, 1889, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. IX No 38 Thursday, September 18, 1889, Meadville, Pa., only 4 of the 8 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. X No. 30 Thursday, July 24, 1890, Meadville. Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. X No. 41 Thursday, October 9, 1890, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut)

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XI No. 38 Thursday, September 17, 1891, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut) The fancy heading at the top of the front page says “THE FAIR ILLUSTRATED.”

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XII No. 28 Thursday, July 14, 1892, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XIII No. 22 Thursday, June 1, 1893, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XIV No. 43 Thursday, October 25, 1894, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XIV No. 47 Thursday, November 22, 1894, Meadville, Pa., 4 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XV No. 18 Thursday, May 2, 1895, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XVI No. 43 Thursday, October 22, 1896, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XVII No. 16 Thursday, April 22, 1897, Meadville, Pa., 8 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XXIX No. 47 December 1, 1910, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XXX No. 2 January 12, 1911, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages.

The Pennsylvania Farmer Vol. XXX No. 5 February 2, 1911, Meadville, Pa., 20 pages.

Here is The 1773 Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper listed immediately below.

The Pennsylvania Gazette Numb. 2311 April 7, 1773, Philadelphia, Pa. printed by Hall and Sellers, 4 pages. Benjamin Franklin hired David Hall in 1743. He became a partner in 1748. In 1766, Hall bought Franklin’s printing business, and took on William Sellers, as a partner that same year.

The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 2126 Monday, November 28, 1785, Philadelphia, Pa., printed and sold by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole, 4 pages.

The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 3036 Saturday, October 2, 1788, Philadelphia, Pa., printed and sold by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole, 4 pages.

The Pennsylvanian Friday, September 27, 1833, Philadelphia, just the 2 inside pages.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday, August 20, 1864, Philadelphia, Pa., 8 pages.

The Pittsburgh Recorder Vol I. No. 50. Friday, January 3, 1823, Pittsburgh, Pa. 16 small pages. Published by John Andrews.

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Vol 25, No. 34 EXTRA EDITION Monday, September 4, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pa. 8 pages. Extra Edition announcing Britain declaring war on Germany.

Here is an ad that appeared in the 1896 Pettingill & Co.’s Newspaper Directory, for The Pittsburgh Times newspaper..

The Pittsburgh Times Vol. 6, No. 28 Wednesday Morning, July 13, 1836, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4 pages.

Here are four more Pennsylvania newspapers.

Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser. Volume XXXII Number 8387 Friday Morning, October 28, 1803, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser. Volume XXXII Number 8389 Monday Morning, October 31, 1803, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser. Volume XXXIII Number 8692 Tuesday Morning, October 16, 1804, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

The Press Vol. XL Tuesday Morning, April 19, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa. 16 pages.

Public Ledger Vol. III N0. 58 Thursday Morning, June 1, 1837, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Erie Railroad Magazine 1959 and Rails Northeast Magazine 1980, listed immediately below.

Rails Northeast Magazine Vol. 8 No. 3 Issue 68 March 1980, 45 pages, large article and pictures: Ever Distant Memories of Erie Lackawanna’s Meadville Subdivision.

1930 Red and Black News Meadville, Pa. High School newspaper.

Red and Black News. Vol. 3 Number 1, November 6, 1930, Meadville, Pa. High School, 4 pages.

The Saturday Evening Post Volume XXVII Whole No. 1375 Saturday, December 4, 1847, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 very large pages.

The Saturday Evening Post. Volume XXIX Whole No. 1504 Saturday, May 25, 1850, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 very large pages.

Here are four of the Pennsylvania newspapers listed here.

Saturday Night Vol. XXVII No. 18 Saturday, December 28, 1889, Philadelphia, Pa., 8 pages (uncut).

Scoops Volume VI, Number 7 April, 1950, “Published at Meadville, Pennsylvania for the 4000 people of Talon, Inc.” 12 pages with lots of pictures.

The Searchlight. Vol. 2 No. 6 July 1895, Meadville, Pa. newspaper for the Prohibition Party. 8 pages.

The Searchlight. Vol. 2 No. 7 August 1895, Meadville, Pa. newspaper for the Prohibition Party. 8 pages.

The Searchlight newspapers listed above.

The Sunday School Times Vol. XXIII No. 8 February 19, 1881, Philadelphia, Pa. 16 pages.

The Times No. 85 Monday, June 21, 1875, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Here is the unopened 1965 100th Anniversary edition of the Titusville Herald listed below.

The Titusville Herald – 100th Anniversary Edition. Still wrapped in its original packaging – never opened. Titusville, Pa. postmarked Jul. 2, 1965. (see image above)

Titusville Morning Herald Vol. I No. I Facsimile of First Issue of First Newspaper in the Original Oil Region, June 14, 1865, Titusville, Pa., 4 pages.

Tribune and Herald Vol. XVII No. 15 Whole No. 847 Wednesday, October 13, 1886, Greensburg, Pa., 4 large pages.

The top item is a Dec. 11, 1868 receipt from the Republican Printing House, Meadville, Pa., for a one-year subscription to the Weekly Republican newspaper. The bottom item is a Nov. 20, 1890 receipt from T.L. Flood, Editor and Publisher of The Chautauquan, (a monthly magazine). (signed by T.L. Flood) This receipt is printed on the back of a U.S. Postal Card. Theodore L. Flood was a well known personality.

Centennial Edition of the Daily Tribune-Republican of Saturday Morning May 12^th, 1888, Containing a History of the Founding of the City of Meadville and Settlement of Crawford County and its Growth and Development during One Hundred Years; An Account of the First Centennial Celebration Held at Meadville, May 11 and 12, 1888, together with Historical and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Events. Softcover, illustrated, 168 pages, reissued by the Crawford County Historical Society May 12, 1983, printed by Group 4/Printing, Meadville, Pa.

Here is an ad that appeared in the 1896 Pettingill & Co.’s Newspaper Directory, for The Tribune Republican newspaper, Meadville, Pa.

The Tribune-Republican Monday, March 11, 1918, Meadville, Pa. 10 pages. ¼ of pages 1&2 is missing.

This Republican Printing House ad appeared in the 1869-70 DIRECTORY of French Creek, Oil Creek and Allegheny Valleys, published by Joseph Wiggins, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Here is The Tribune-Republican 1938 supplement listed immediately below.

The Tribune-Republican May 14, 1938 – Pictorial Supplement to Sesqui-Centennial Special Edition, 16 pages.

1955 promotional calendar from The Tribune Republican and The Evening Republican with a picture of: “Crawford County Court House, Meadville, Pa. Dedicated October 23, 1954.”

Meadville … It’s Past and Present- Sesqui-Centennial Edition of The Tribune-Republican 1788 May 12 1938, One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Meadville May 12, 1938, Supplement to the Tribune-Republican, May 12, 1938. Oversized format, illustrated, advertisements, printed in sections denoting various themes, 280 pages. Printed by The Tribune Publishing Company, Meadville, Pa.

United States Gazette No. 915 Vol. XI Thursday, February 8, 1810, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 pages.

Warren Times-Mirror, VOLUME FORTY-FOUR (REPRINT), Tuesday, September 14, 1943, Warren, Pa., 4 pages. This is printed on one large sheet, and folded once. Page one is the front page, first section, with headlines welcoming Sylvania Electric Products to Warren. Page two is section one, page 13. The third page is the first page of section two. The fourth page is section two, page 12. The main theme is the welcoming of Sylvania to Warren, but current WW II news is present throughout the four pages. There is no mention of when this full-size reprint was published.

The Weekly Press Vol. 1, No. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1887, Saegertown, Pa. 8 pages (uncut).

The Weekly Press Vol. 1, No. 3 (REPRINT) Thursday, September 29, 1887, Saegertown. Pa. 4 pages.

The Weekly Press Vol II, No. 12 (miss-numbered?) Thursday, November 29, 1888, Saegertown, Pa. 8 pages.

The Weekly Press Vol. II No.12 Thursday December 6, 1888, Saegertown, Pa. 8 pages.

The Weekly Register Vol. 9 No. 450 Wednesday, July 15, 1812, Norristown, Pa., 4 pages, printed by James Winnard. It has a Notice from the Department of State dated July 7th 1812 to All British Subjects within the United States to report to the marshals (or the persons appointed by them) of their respective states or territories… It also has two notices announcing the arrival of the United States Sloop of War WASP, back from France.

WHISKERS OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE listed below.

WHISKERS OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Vol. 1, No. 4, February 15, 1911, Meadville, Pa., 4 small pages. “Published every Wednesday morning by the MEN of the senior class of 1911.” Everything is whisker/beard oriented, including the nice selection of local advertising.

This eye-catching exterminators ad appeared in The Age newspaper, Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday, August 27, 1863. This civil war era newspaper ad, had to compete with news of the war.

Here is the front page of the evening edition of The Daily Messenger newspaper, printed in Meadville, Pa. November 11, 1918 with the official announcement of the end of World War I.

On the left is a German-language almanac, printed in Allentown, Pa., 1879. On the right is a 1973 Farmers’ Almanac, given out as a promotion, by First Federal Savings & Loan Association, 880 Park Avenue, Meadville, Pa.

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