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Newspapers-The Malacca Weekly-1888 to 1889

Data from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Updated 6 months ago

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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NewspapersTheMalaccaWeekly1888to1889.csv (1.7K rows, 777 KB)

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% The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser100.0%	(Null)0.0% malaccawkchronicle18890525-11.4% malaccawkchronicle18880428-11.4% malaccawkchronicle18890803-11.4% malaccawkchronicle18881110-11.3%	(Null)0.0% 1889-05-251.4% 1888-04-281.4% 1889-08-031.4% 1888-11-101.3%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 116.4% 220.1% 325.9% 436.5%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)96.4% Free Press0.5% (Free Press).0.2% Free Pres*0.1% .—Straits Independent.0.1%
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.1	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.1	Masthead	THE Malacca Weekly Chronicle AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. MALA.CCA, SATITHDAY.* JANUARY 7. 1888. NO. 1 VOL. I.	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.3	3	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.10	THE IRON SCREW-PILE JETTY.	THE IRON SCREW-PILE JETTY. TVe liftv» bu»n kindly favorod by the A.-tmg Sup-; inifinlent of vV.uk-; with the an. joined [*ari icuiJ ra r. gauting ;be i:-vv Fi.-r, now a .-out to b 3 eivciGi: —i.£ v. ill be 11 GO ii. long by loti, w iue X > pt	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.3	3	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.11	NOTES FROM SUNGEI UJONG.	NOTES FROM SUNGEI UJONG. By PErr?,Rc6RM The officers f this'Ph.'e be congratulated who h;r.. creases to the r s.da i.\> i i It is soauMhii g to look fonva. t this getting oi a little su n ad t to one’s sa'ary on the a !vt iT new year.* ''„11	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.12	Correspondence.	Correspondence. To the Enron. Sir. —Wherever you may go ■into the Country, fro.n this I Ancient City, t \e large masses of j what is commonly tomv-1 here: “‘lron-stone” 'VI tv strike •yo i as being conspicuous. At S ni'/ie Udang t Dorian Tun/al, J 'ssiufjf, an 1 several other	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.13	VARIETIES.	VARIETIES. The ollowing ivivising paragraphB ap,>*MivJ in i'lis Overlaid Mail” ol Sept., t»th. There is a young woman at Beaver Palls, Pennsylvania, who, according to American papots is ro etia ged with electricity that a hairpin which she wore all day was magnetised cnuugh to hold sixty.nine not dies by	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.14	SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE	SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Arrivals Departures. 3 < ~j, Flag Departure a Vessel's name Captain" and tons From ronsigneeß Rig I Date For »oc. 1 1 i Jan. j 30 Horsburg Etam Gvt.B.e.-jsingaporo o Singapore Government Jan- j j j j 1 PyahPekhot,' O. Wall Brt b.sJ 195 Kiang I 1 do.	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.15	PRODUCE.	PRODUCE. r a Ta-: folio i»i£ quotiti<»ns n.r rot-tri-fc 1 from fch. j Sinoapork Free Press of the sth ins*., Jan-rary (t.) Tlambier 6 Y do. Cube No. 1 10.10 do. do. No. 2 nominal Pepper, Black 21.50 do. White, Dry Raio 40. Nutmegs 90. Cloves 33. lalli Coffee, „20.50	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.16	EXCHANGE.	EXCHANGE. (Corrected vp to Janv&'j 5.) Os London. Bank 4 m e 3.-2\| demand 3/1 Private credits 6ms 3/3 documents 0m 8 3/3J 3 m e .3 2J Os India. -Bunk deme.nd 222 Private 30 d s 224) Os Honokosq. Bank demand /.<>,’“ di Private 30 d e 2io, d.s.	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.17.1	Page 4 Advertisements Column 1	HOLLOWAY’S PILLS Sc OINTMENT The PILLS Puri V thr Blood, Corivet	NA
The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1	1888-01-07	1	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.1.4	4	malaccawkchronicle18880107-1.2.17.2	Page 4 Advertisements Column 2	all Disorders of the LIVER, STOMACH KIDNEYS and BOXY MLS, AND ARĔ INVALUABLE IN ALL COMPLAINT IN IDENTAL TO females. aiE OINTMENT I s UNRIVALLED IN THE URE OF BAB LEGS. OLD WOUNDS, SOR ES AND ULUER FOR, BRIN 'HI MS, DIPHTHERIA G3UT. RHEUMATISM, and ALL SKIN DISEASES Il'S EFFECT	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

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e42d38f5b5012fa208783f9c8729f47b"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-The Malacca Weekly-1888 to 1889

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NewspapersTheMalaccaWeekly1888to1889.csv (1.7K rows, 777 KB)

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