Newspapers-Daily Advertiser-1890 to 1894
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.1 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.1 | Masthead | The Daily Advertiser. ISSUED GRATIS. VOL. I.] SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1890 4.^ U. t_ | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.1 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | NOTICE. Ma. JopM IfvsßAl ]''ko!m !ms from this day ti.kfn over ihc iitawayeinynt <<f t ho Mercantile i Prew," an^towty to bis^i all bills, Jfec. B. TI. J'ISI'KCKEHMAX, J'fi'jn ietOT. Singapore, 2ml Juno, ISDO. KOftCSS. Tin' office of publication n/ the u Daily Advertiser" it si f he "Mercantile Prest," | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.1 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.2.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | POWELL CO., Auctioneers, Singapore. FURNITURE, *C.,FOR SALE. Almirabj L-o ObeaU Be<l«teafl (iron) Ja W al Bafei r.'Ml-ro >ni Suites Jatatiese Screeni Book Caiea Lamia M<»oi< Btandn Linok>nm Bill bird lublai Matting Cawl TaWei Marble Slabs Cnrpel J{n^s Moat S.il'.'x Chairs Offios D<^ks Ch.unh.M- Cnpboards Office (hairs CubineM PunkalK Cli«»MtM of | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.1 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.2.3 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 | K!!SHT'& CO., Art Furniture Manufacturers, Decor: tors and Designers, Builders, and General Contractors. 1 I, LITTLI RtITAIV, ti), ITir.l. RtKRI kWDO*, SIMi.WoKK. REGISTERED TRAM r. ARK A large stock of every description p Hous3hold Furniture. Ornaments in great variety, sttitabi for bigh class decorations, designed l> DR. CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, Sor,E | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.1 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.2.4 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 | r j No. 620-3, North Bridge Road, n.\S just received from Paris a large and splendid nssorl tiK'iit of tho latest styles of ribbons, velveteen, iYiilitiL^s, artifipial flower*, ha! and h:iir j)ins; neck-ties, scarfs, mechanical toys, dolls, JnHiii rubber bftHs, Ac., ic. Jit Moder-ate Pr-ices. F 'Singapore, 2nd June, 1800. | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.2 | 2 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.3 | The Daily Advertiser. Tuesday, 3rd June, 1890. The Municipal Presidentship. | The Daily Advertiser. Tuesday, 3rd June, 1890. The Municipal Presidentship. From to-day Mr. Gentle takes up the duties of President of tbe Municipality, a position which Colonel Dunlop bus held with credit for some time. That the post it no sinecure cannot but be admitted, for it is well known | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.2 | 2 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.4 | Medical Classes. | Medical Classes. In a recent issue of the Government Gazette, rules regarding tlie establishment of local medical clauses were given. From what can be gleaned from public opinion, they are disftppointiiig. In the Brat place the Age tor admission is r it if thought, fixed too low, thus preventing a | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.2 | 2 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.5.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | Have just received Socks :...<! Sii^lds, 1 Shirts smd Ties, Opkua GLASSES. LBbel; Beware of imitations. MUBATTI'S Messr s iQHN l]ttue aco and by all i Chinese Provision Shop-keepers. It,,ST bimil S 6 ,MPOHT ER S Co Cigarettes. i TTncT S. WITHER CO.'S SAFES. nirr nun Persepolis& Nepkas. SAFE BIND. | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.3 | 3 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.6 | EXCHANGE TO-DAY. | EXCHANGE TO-DAY. London 4 months 1 sight 3/-AJ h 3 n */H 60 <%«' «/<//// 8/3 J 30 3/3J demand 3/8 1 T.T. 3/3* France, demand 4.11 New York 76 Java 196 Hamburg 3.33 Penang oio prem. Sandakan 1 o/o prem. i India 224 Madras 223 Colombo Hongkong ojo dis. | NA |
| Daily Advertiser | dailyadvertiser18900603-1 | 3 June 1890 | 1 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.1.3 | 3 | dailyadvertiser18900603-1.2.7 | The Tramway Company. | The Tramway Company. Since this Company lias changed hands, it is becoming apparent day by d;iy that the number of passengers carried is far in excess to what it was originally, and it is therefore not premature to say that the tram cars are now becoming first favourites amongst the | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Newspaper title |
| 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 first 100 rows from this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the
.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_259427b26f58f92762229a5da33b95f4" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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