USM 018. United States General Newspapers

Scope and Contents Newspaper entitled United States Saturday Post, issued on Saturday March 2, 1844, with several pages. Several fictional stories appear on the front page "Tradition of the Visions of Armies in the Heavens," "Luck is Everything," and "Mary Louisa Lenox. or, The Errand with the Two Jars of Jelly. A Tale for the Young."Articles throughout the rest of the newspaper depict different topics, such as, "Our Weekly Gossip," "Misprints in the Bible," and "Gliddon's Lectures. The Pharaoh's of...

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Newspaper entitled United States Saturday Post, issued on Saturday June 22, 1844, with several pages. Two fictional stories appear on the front page, chapters XI and XII of "Surly Sam Smith. The Boy who fought for It." and "Poor Genevieve." On the second page of the newspaper, many short articles cover a variety of topics from "The Wheat Fly" to "Piracy and Murder"

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Newspaper entitled The Independent issued on Thursday, May 23, 1861, with several pages. The article "The Southern Madness. How Shall it be Dealt with?" analyizes the growing civil war between the Union and the South. There is another article entitled "The Theory of Secession" describes that many citizens of the USA (especially the Union) agree that secession is a "revolutionary proceeding" and must be suppressed by "an appeal to arms."

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Newspaper entitled United States Saturday Post, issued on Saturday January 6, 1844, with several pages. Chapter III of the "Prize Story," which is titled, "Manner and Merit. or, A Woman's Choice" is featured on the front page, along with another fictional story, "Reminiscences of An Old Woman." "New Year's Day in Paris" is described as a very important day for the French in the column entitled, "Our Traveller."

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Newspaper entitled Conneaut Reporter, issued on Thursday, April 16, 1846, with several pages. A short story entitled, "The Captives. A Narrative of Real Life" appears on the front page and a senator, Daniel Webster gave a speech, which was covered in the article, "Mr. Webster's Speech"

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Newspaper entitled United States Saturday Post, issued on Saturday, September 14, 1844, with several pages. Two fictional stories appear on the front page, one entitled "Anna Walters. A Tale of the Heart," and the other "Lucy Joyce. A Touching Narrative." Another article "Foreign Gossip" reveals the latest information relating to social affairs in Europe

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New York Tribune, June 29, 1861, newspaper that is several pages. One article describes the "War for the Union" and how the Union soldiers are doing in Virginia and mentioning Harper's Ferry as a place where Confederate soldiers are camped out.