Thank you for providing the link to the NYS historic newspapers. I was unaware that it existed. My initial search for the term “Islam” turned up some surprising articles. This provides an interesting study which to determine where/when the West began to romanticize that culture, and eliminate the violent history associated with it.
The west began to romanticize that culture centuries ago. The opera, Abduction from the Seraglio was first performed in 1782.
For the world news the old editions of the New York Times might be a better place to look. The rural newspapers had some world news but it was filled with very local news about barns burning, farming accidents and railroad openings.
Brilliant.