Newspapers-Straits Echo-1915 to 1918

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NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised out-of-copyright newspaper articles 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 ref@nlb.gov.sg

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NewspapersStraitsEcho1915to1918.csv (67.3K rows, 26.6 MB)

Newspaper title Text	Issue id Text	Issue date Text	Edition Text	Page id Text	Page number Text	Article id Text	Article title Text	Article text 1st50words Text	Contributor Text
(Null)0.0% Straits Echo100.0%	(Null)0.0% straitsecho19180523-10.1% straitsecho19180706-10.1% straitsecho19150118-10.1% straitsecho19180713-10.1%	(Null)0.0% 23 May 19180.1% 6 July 19180.1% 13 July 19180.1% 18 January 19150.1%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0% straitsecho19180706-1.1.8<0.1% straitsecho19180708-1.1.8<0.1% straitsecho19180703-1.1.6<0.1% straitsecho19160602-1.1.6<0.1%	(Null)0.0% 514.3% 616.1% 711.9% 811.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)<0.1%	(Null)98.7% Tom Wright0.1% Tom Wright. ]<0.1% Tom Wright]<0.1% E. B. Osborn<0.1%
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.1	1	straitsecho19150102-1.2.1	Masthead	Straits Echo UmCMUEOF fiVEIT’S. USC< ;.ATIK6 TKBOliiilisiUT THE >TB «TS, TUI FEDERATED SSALAV STATES, AND IHE FAR HAST TV VOL. 13. $24 Per Aaaum PENANG, SAJL’U KUAY, 2nd JANUARY, 1915. Single €097, HI ccnii N 1	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.1	1	straitsecho19150102-1.2.2.1	Page 1 Advertisements Column 1	WHEN ORDERING SPECIFY t "Dog Head Stout.” u Vi-i S' V* k\ shn EAU It is Strengthening and Invigorating. S*l«Aicatt: HANG Uit Ponn.H''! A hu'xloi liHnipu r ■■■□aaDDDiiiiiaaQQQQ llllK nuoann Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Due to arrive by a steamer. One 5 Seater EMPIRE CAR AS ILLUS	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.1	1	straitsecho19150102-1.2.2.2	Page 1 Advertisements Column 2	-fia* Do A 4 nlhMOi i s ?>, j -SJsrf s 2 e Jr 5 ss> a •o -I I w: O -2 a t* W SaU AftrnO: Tf JG LEE S’ CO., 2 r.AAnf JV* -k \la *4.UiJ>'J«r. J BjkliUll.lt.UJi t\| \|1	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.3	The Doctor’s Bottle.	The Doctor’s Bottle. THEKAPEUriCVAI.CE OF MYSTERY. What the Patient Wants. There is current a belief that the “doctor’s bottle” is übout to follow the dodo and the great auk into extinction. No gieatei mistake could possibly be made 81 lung as humanity Continues to demand a sign for its healing,	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.4	German Espionage in England.	German Espionage in England. Misleading Information. A German officer interned with some other pri-oners of war in South Ireland (writes the London correspondent of an \n.eric.au paper) has given to R the Eog li-h officer iu charge of the prisoners some I informal 1. n which throws an interesting on	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.5	Widows’ Pensions inJapan.	Widows’ Pensions inJapan. The precept that widows should not marry again has for centuries been a tim -honoured one in this couutry as in Chiua. Though not followed in every case, it has held sway over the minds of many women. To be true to their dead husband, they have	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.1	Page 2 Advertisements Column 1	Whooping Cough. When vi'ut ci'ihl It 'S whooj: nir cou bo cartful to keep the coucl hwse »n*i expoctor tiuD easy bv g ving Cflntnberlain’e 11« medy as n.ay ls« r. quired. This remedy will also liquify ;Lo tough n ucub aud make it easier to expectorate. It has been	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.2	Page 2 Advertisements Column 2	AT LAST! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! AT LASTTC Iiv Special arrangpropot mad»* between M. P* Sales Aiency Lt L»ond it, andom«*’v-. GEORGE TOWN KlNi MA is now able to show the Penang Public A Heai, Fighting Film in 3 Massive Heels Great Britain Supports Her Friends or “CALLED TO THE FRONT’' M	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.3	Page 2 Advertisements Column 3	Unnece sary Words. Why words aod advertising space in describing the manv points of merit in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy The most fastidious are satisfied when we state that it colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narcotics or injurious substances. For sale by all Dispensaries	NA
Straits Echo	straitsecho19150102-1	2 January 1915	1	straitsecho19150102-1.1.2	2	straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.4	Page 2 Advertisements Column 4	>3 ALLEN DENNYS CO., Penang, rubber brokers, proprietors or THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. SALES HELD EVERY TUESDAY RUBBER bought or sold by PUBLIC AUCTION or PRIVATE TENDER. FORWARD SALES ARRANGED. RUBBER transhipped and insured to any PORT at rainitnam writes. RUBBER SALE ROOMS at No. 7, UNION STREET. wwew»—	NA

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Newspaper title	newspaper_title	Text	-	Title of newspaper
Issue id	issue_id	Text	-	Issue ID
Issue date	issue_date	Text	-	Issue date
Edition	edition	Text	-	Edition
Page id	page_id	Text	-	Page ID
Page number	page_number	Text	-	Page number
Article id	article_id	Text	-	Article ID
Article title	article_title	Text	-	Title of article
Article text 1st50words	article_text_1st50words	Text	-	First 50 words of the article text
Contributor	contributor	Text	-	Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
datasetId = "d_bc269bdf18f07f1c980e995e151fe3e1"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + datasetId 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-Straits Echo-1915 to 1918

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NewspapersStraitsEcho1915to1918.csv (67.3K rows, 26.6 MB)

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