historical newspaper
C586
concept
A historical newspaper is a periodical publication from the past that reports contemporary events, opinions, and public notices, serving as a primary source for understanding the social, political, and cultural context of its time.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| defunct newspaper | 53 |
| weekly newspaper | 30 |
| socialist newspaper | 18 |
| Italian newspaper | 13 |
| colonial American newspaper | 5 |
| historical newspaper canonical | 5 |
| newspaper article | 3 |
| 19th-century American newspaper | 1 |
| colonial Indian newspaper | 1 |
| defunct newspaper title | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: historical newspaper
Generated description
A historical newspaper is a periodical publication from the past that reports contemporary events, opinions, and public notices, serving as a primary source for understanding the social, political, and cultural context of its time.
Instances (127)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| News of the World | defunct newspaper |
| Today (British newspaper) | defunct newspaper |
| Boston Gazette | colonial American newspaper |
|
Yellow Springs News (local newspaper)
surface form:
Yellow Springs News
|
weekly newspaper |
| L'Unità | Italian newspaper |
| The Illustrated London News | weekly newspaper |
|
The News
surface form:
The News (Raleigh newspaper)
|
defunct newspaper |
| The Globe (Toronto newspaper) | defunct newspaper |
| L’Avenir | socialist newspaper |
| The Washington Times-Herald | defunct newspaper |
| The Forgotten Prisoners | newspaper article |
| The New-York Weekly Journal | colonial American newspaper |
| Milwaukee Leader | socialist newspaper |
| La Stampa | Italian newspaper |
| Southern Reporter | weekly newspaper |
| Philadelphia Press | defunct newspaper |
| LookLeft | socialist newspaper |
| Topeka Daily Capital | defunct newspaper |
| Il Tempo | Italian newspaper |
| Washington Star | defunct newspaper |
| New York Sun | defunct newspaper |
| New York Press | defunct newspaper |
| New York World Journal Tribune | defunct newspaper |
| The Daily News | defunct newspaper |
| Pennsylvania Chronicle | colonial American newspaper |
| Pennsylvania Gazette | colonial American newspaper |
|
The Star
surface form:
The Star (London newspaper)
|
defunct newspaper |
| Territorial Enterprise | defunct newspaper |
| Houston Post | defunct newspaper |
| St. Louis Times | defunct newspaper |
|
Le Journal du Dimanche (historically, via Lagardère News)
surface form:
Le Journal du Dimanche
|
weekly newspaper |
| Retford Times | weekly newspaper |
| Ilkeston Advertiser | weekly newspaper |
| Western Clarion | socialist newspaper |
| The Negro World | weekly newspaper |
| Polk County Itemizer-Observer | weekly newspaper |
| The Woman's Dreadnought | socialist newspaper |
| Bromsgrove Advertiser | weekly newspaper |
| The Revolution | weekly newspaper |
| Pittsburgh Courier | weekly newspaper |
| J’accuse…! | newspaper article |
| Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser | — |
| Philadelphia Evening Bulletin | defunct newspaper |
| Los Angeles Herald-Express | defunct newspaper |
| Avanti! | socialist newspaper |
| The Toronto Telegram | defunct newspaper |
| New York Evening Mail | defunct newspaper |
| Stamford Mercury | weekly newspaper |
| Minneapolis Star and Tribune | defunct newspaper title |
| Labour Leader | socialist newspaper |