Bidspirit auction | 1871 and 1873 A Trio

1871 and 1873 A Trio of Original New York Jamaica Farmer and Long Island Farmer Newspapers - This lot consists of a trio of original 19th-century newspaper sheets published in Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Included is one issue of the Jamaica Farmer, dated January 2, 1873 (Volume 51, Number 48). The front page includes local news columns, a report on the Great Snow Storm of December 1872, accounts of local Christmas festivals, and a summary of criminal business for 1872. The second item is the Long Island Farmer, dated November 30, 1871 (Volume 50, Number 39). The masthead features the title Jamaica Farmer with an arched Long Island graphic vignette. Notable content includes Queens County Court of Sessions proceedings and local health reports regarding smallpox cases. The third item is an internal sheet from the same November 30, 1871 issue, containing pages 4 and 5. This sheet identifies Charles Welling as the publisher and A. Stewart Walsh as managing editor. Content includes an editorial on Thanksgiving, an official state canvass of New York election results from 1870 to 1871, and extensive period advertising. Notable advertisements feature Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, Fisk and Hatch Bankers, and medical remedies such as Burnett's Cocoaine hair tonic and Farnham's Asthma cure. Width: Approximately 15 inches Height: Approximately 24 inches. The newspapers are in poor to fair antique condition. The newsprint exhibits significant age-toning and foxing throughout. Moisture staining is visible on the November 30, 1871 sheet. All edges are tattered with numerous small tears. Significant paper loss is present at the top center masthead of the 1871 issue and along the bottom edges of multiple sheets. Deep, permanent creases from historical folding are present, with partial paper separation occurring along the fold lines.