ANTIQUE NEWSPAPER Springfield Republican MA June 20 1861 CIVIL WAR STORIES 4 PGS for Sale

ANTIQUE NEWSPAPER Springfield Republican MA June 20 1861 CIVIL WAR STORIES 4 PGS For Sale

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ANTIQUE NEWSPAPER Springfield Republican MA June 20 1861 CIVIL WAR STORIES 4 PGS:
$150.00

This listing is for the Springfield Daily Republican for June 18, 1861. It is a regular daily edition, so it was 4 pages; two pages of news with lots of Civil War news, and 2 pages of ads. It is really tiny print. I am old, and I had to put on my magnifying glasses to read it, lol. It is in excellent condition - there is a lot of rag in the paper, and not a lot of acid. The reason that later papers are much more browned and fragile is that later on in the Victorian era publishers realized that they could make paper much cheaper by using less rag and adding acid. No one, at the time, cared if the papers lasted or not.
War in Virginia, on this day, is heating up. Piedmont is cut off - bridges and telegraph have been destroyed. Scientific American (same group) says that the war is costing the Federal Govt $1 million a day. Included are also a speech by Secretary Cameron. The war information is sometimes just small news, but sometimes the big battles are discussed. It's a very interesting look at the War.. If you are interested in what the Civil War must have been like for day to day people, this paper will be of interest. I Ihave other copies of other days of this particular paper, including a Saturday edition that has 8 pages.