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NV - Austin,Lander county - May 6, 1891 - The People's Advocate Newspaper - Gil Schmidtmann Collecti

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
NV - Austin,Lander county - May 6, 1891 - The People's Advocate Newspaper - Gil Schmidtmann Collecti
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
People’s Advocate, Austin. Wednesday, May 6, 1891, Vol. 1, No. 37.The paper was published between December 3, 1890 and January 31, 1893 in Austin. It was a party organ of the People’s Party, which was gaining popularity throughout the west. It was immediately popular; it became semi-weekly within a month of its founding. The paper was a 12” x 18”, four-page, six-column publication that eventually became a weekly. Ultra rare [Lingenfelter, Richard E. and Karen Rix Gash. The Newspapers of Nevada: A History and Bibliography 1854-1979, 1984. p. 10].