The NYT on Abraham Lincoln. In 1860.

Google has introduced searches of historical archives -- most appear to be from the NYT. Interestingly, they apppear to be OCRd -- not just scans. The average article, like this one, costs $5:

THE COMING ADMINISTRATION.; Views, Opinions, Senti... - Article Preview - The New York Times

THE COMING ADMINISTRATION.; Views, Opinions, Sentiments and Purposes of Abraham Lincoln.HIS POSITION ON SLAVERY.Is he Sectional and Ultra, or Conservative and National? WHAT THE REPUBLICANS MUST DO. HOW MR. LINCOLN REGARDS SOUTHERN MEN. THE REAL ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY. HOW REPUBLICANS REGARD THE DRED SCOTT DECISION. THE FUGITINE SLAVE LAW. ADMISSION OF SLAVE STATES. COLUMBIA. DOMESTIC SLAVE-TRADE. WHEN THE SLAVERY QUESTION BECAME OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE. MR. LINCOLN ON THE EQUALITY OF NEGROES AND WHITES. FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING NEGRO EQUALIY. MR. LINCOLN'S VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT OF NEGRO EQUALITY. MR. LINCOLN'S VIEWS ON SLAVERY AND SOUTHERN RIGHTS. PERSONAL.

Since it's OCRd from low quality sources there are a lot of typos and layout errors - as in this excerpt. The quality, of course, will continue to improve. I wonder if Google will introduce wiki-like collaborative editing -- probably not, given the challenge of preventing vandalism.

Headlines are a bit shorter than they used to be. This one is essentially a headline and an outline of the article to come -- probably based on the structure of a book (title and chapter headings).