Newspapers-The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser-1879
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Published by National Library Board. 1,134 records. Fields include Newspaper title, Issue id, Issue date, Edition (10 columns in total). Covers 2024-03-01 to 2025-03-01. Last updated 2024-06-06.
Description
National Library Board CSV metadata for digitised pages of The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser from 1879, part of NLB’s historic newspaper programme for materials published 70 or more years ago. Historians and cultural researchers explore early regional press coverage. Enquiries: [email protected]
Official description
This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer from the National Library, Singapore. These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources. For enquiries, please email [email protected]
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- Coverage
- 2024-03-01 – 2025-03-01
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- 1,134
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.1 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE Penang Standard AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. jiSjistr'rcd No. 8. The Mercantil... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.3 | 3 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.10.1 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 | SLI I Pl’IN O IN THE HAUBOUK. 'J j Ship’s Nam'3.jCommmder. Flag A Rig Tons. Wher... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.4 | 4 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.11.1 | Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 | kotos, «ma*., |T 5 "S*r Mr, Theodore Come- No 8 Beacli Stree gH jp (jp IDLERS li... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.4 | 4 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.11.2 | Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 | will be regularly supplied and additions made from time to time as the subscribe... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.1 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | TUB PENANG .STANDARD, SAYLE CO. PENANG HOTEL had at all horn’s. t" N^» CD t,cd D... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.2 | 2 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.3 | The Penang Standard. | The Penang Standard. Truth against all the world Friday, 3rd January 1S79. The f... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.2 | 2 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.4 | Local Notes. | Local Notes. On the evening of Tuesday the 39th Dec: last, being in Montri Stree... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.2 | 2 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.5 | VARIETIES. | VARIETIES. From an occassional contributor. A Delicate lucel —A lovely young lad... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.2 | 2 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.6 | Correspondence.. | Correspondence.. To the Edito of the “Penang Standard Sir In your ?sue, of lltli... | NA |
| The Penang Standard and Mercantile Advertiser | penangstandard18790103-1 | 1879-01-03 | 1 | penangstandard18790103-1.1.2 | 2 | penangstandard18790103-1.2.7 | Telegraphic Summary | Telegraphic Summary From Indian Papers Lahore, 2nd Dec. —The letter from the C&l... | NA |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | Text | Yes |
| Issue id | Text | Yes |
| Issue date | Text | Yes |
| Edition | Text | Yes |
| Page id | Text | No |
| Page number | Text | Yes |
| Article id | Text | No |
| Article title | Text | No |
| Article text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | Yes |