Iowa Newspapers - Census Year 1884 -

Mahaska co. - Sac co.

- publications in census year 1884 -

Adair - Clayton - Clinton - Hardin - Harrison - Madison - Scott - Wright

 

County/Town Publication Frequency Character Established Notes
           
MAHASKA          
New Sharon New Sharon Star Weekly News & politics 1873  
New Sharon New Sharon News Weekly News & politics 1880  
Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Herald Weekly News & politics 1850  
Oskaloosa Oskaloosa Standard Weekly News & politics 1854  
Oskaloosa Oskaloosa College Vidette Monthly Collegiate 1879  
Oskaloosa Phonetic Magazine Monthly Educational 1879 Merged with "Phonetic Educator", of Cincinnati, Ohio
           
MARION          
Knoxville Knoxville Journal Weekly News & politics 1855  
Knoxville Marion County Express Weekly News & politics 1865  
Knoxville Marion County Reporter Weekly News & politics 1880  
Marysville Marysville Miner Weekly News & politics 1871  
Pella Pella Weekly Blad Weekly News & politics 1861 Hollandish
Pella Pella Blade Weekly News & politics 1865  
Pella Weekly Visitor Weekly News & politics 1880  
Pleasantville Pleasantville News Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
MARSHALL          
Gilman Gilman Dispatch Weekly News & politics 1876  
Marshall Times-Republican Daily News & politics 1875 Evening
Marshall Times-Republican Weekly News & politics 1856  
Marshall Marshall Statesman Weekly News & politics 1875  
Marshall Marshalltown Beobachter Weekly News & politics 1879 German
Marshall Bugle Weekly News & politics 1879 Suspended, February 1880
State Center Enterprise Weekly News & politics 1871  
           
MILLS          
Emerson Emerson Chronicle Weekly News & politics 1869  
Glenwood Glenwood Weekly Opinion Weekly News & politics 1864  
Glenwood Mills County Journal Weekly News & politics 1872  
Glenwood Pilgrims' Tidings Weekly Religious 1878 Unsectarian; suspended 1879
Hastings Hastings Plain Dealer Weekly News & politics 1879  
Malvern Republican-Leader Weekly News & politics 1874  
Malvern Malvern Leader Weekly News & politics 1875 Consolidated with "Mills County Republican"
           
MITCHELL          
Osage Mitchell County Press Weekly News & politics 1865  
Osage Mitchell Couny News Weekly News & politics 1869  
Saint Ansgar Saint Ansgar Enterprise Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
MONONA          
Mapleton People's Press Weekly News & politics 1870  
Onawa Monona County Gazette Weekly News & politics 1866  
           
MONROE          
Albia Albia Union Weekly News & politics 1860  
Albia Industrial Era Weekly News & politics 1873  
Albia Albia Democrat Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
MONTGOMERY          
Red Oak Red Oak Express Weekly News & politics 1867  
Red Oak Red Oak Record Weekly News & politics 1871  
Red Oak People's Telephone Weekly News & politics 1877  
Red Oak Red Oak Democrat Weekly News & politics 1878  
Villisca Review Weekly News & politics 1870  
Villisca Independent Weekly News & politics 1879  
           
MUSCATINE          
Muscatine Journal Daily News & politics 1855 Evening
Muscatine Journal Weekly News & politics 1840  
Muscatine Journal Tri-weekly News & politics 1844  
Muscatine Tribune Daily News & politics 1874 Morning
Muscatine Tribune Weekly News & politics 1841  
Muscatine Deutsche Zeitung Weekly News & politics 1874 German
Muscatine Lettsville Weekly Visitor Weekly News & politics 1879  
Muscatine Greenback Patriot Weekly News & politics 1878 Suspended, December 1879
Muscatine Muscatine News Weekly News & politics 1879  
West Liberty Enterprise Weekly News & politics 1868  
Wilton Wilton Review Weekly News & politics 1867  
           
O'BRIEN          
Primghar Primghar Tribune Weekly News & politics 1879  
Sanborn O'Brien Pioneer Weekly News & politics 1871  
Sheldon Sheldon Mail Weekly News & politics 1873  
Sheldon Sheldon News Weekly News & politics 1880 Suspended, February 1881
           
OSCEOLA          
Sibley Sibley Gazette Weekly News & politics 1872  
           
PAGE          
Blanchard Blanchard Record Weekly News & politics 1879  
Clarinda Clarinda Herald Weekly News & politics 1858  
Clarinda Page County Democrat Weekly News & politics 1868  
Nodaway Nodaway Chief Weekly News & politics 1879  
College Springs College Springs Courier Weekly News & politics 1876 Suspended, March 1880
Essex Essex Index Weekly News & politics 1876  
Shenandoah Shenandoah Reporter Weekly News & politics 1871  
Shenandoah Shenandoah Republican Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
PALO ALTO          
Emmetsburg Palo Alto Pilot Weekly News & politics 1874  
Emmetsburg Palo Alto Reporter Weekly News & politics 1875  
           
PLYMOUTH          
Le Mars Le Mars Sentinel Weekly News & politics 1871  
Le Mars Le Mars Iowa Liberal Weekly News & politics 1872  
           
POCAHONTAS          
Fonda Pocahontas Times Weekly News & politics 1876  
Fonda Fonda News Weekly News & politics 1879  
           
POLK          
Des Moines Iowa State Leader Daily News & politics 1848 Evening
Des Moines Iowa State Leader Weekly News & politics 1848  
Des Moines Iowa State Register Daily News & politics 1861 Morning
Des Moines Iowa State Register Weekly News & politics 1856  
Des Moines Western Jurist Monthly Law 1867  
Des Moines Plain Talk Weekly News & politics 1870  
Des Moines Iowa State Journal Weekly News & politics 1871  
Des Moines Iowa Staats-Anzeiger Weekly News & politics 1871 German
Des Moines Industrial Motor Monthly Science & mechanics 1872  
Des Moines Des Moines News Weekly News & politics 1878  
Des Moines Saturday Evening Mail Car Weekly News & politics 1879  
Des Moines Iowa State Tribune Weekly News & politics 1879  
Des Moines State Prohibitionist Weekly Temperance 1880  
Des Moines State Independent Weekly News & politics 1880  
Des Moines Des Moines Free Press Weekly News & politics 1880 Suspended
Des Moines Des Moines Labor Defender Weekly News & politics 1879 Suspended
Des Moines Western Farm Journal Weekly Agricultural 1855 Suspended
Des Moines Temperance Reformer Weekly Temperance ???? Suspended
Des Moines Iowa People Weekly News & politics ???? Suspended
Mitchellville Mitchellville News Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
POTTAWATTAMIE          
Avoca Avoca Delta Weekly News & politics 1870  
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Daily News & politics 1861 Morning
Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Nonpareil Weekly News & politics 1856  
Council Bluffs Globe Daily News & politics 1872 Evening
Council Bluffs Globe Weekly News & politics 1872  
Council Bluffs Freie Presse Weekly News & politics 1875 German
Council Bluffs Evangeliskt Magazin Monthly Religious 1879 Evangelical; Scandinavian Suspended after census year
Council Bluffs The Bugle Weekly News & politics 1856 Suspended
Neola Neola Tribune Weekly News & politics 1880  
Walnut Walnut News Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
POWESHIEK          
Brooklyn Brooklyn Chronicle Weekly News & politics 1875  
Grinnell Grinnell Herald Semi-Weekly News & politics 1868  
Grinnell Grinnell Independent Weekly News & politics 1878  
Malcom Malcom Gazette Weekly News & politics 1871  
Montezuma Montezuma Republican Weekly News & politics 1856  
Montezuma Poweshiek County Democrat Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
RINGGOLD          
Mount Ayr Ringgold Record Weekly News & politics 1863  
Mount Ayr Mount Ayr Journal Semi-Weekly News & politics 1873  
Mount Ayr Onward Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
SAC          
Odebolt Odebolt Reporter Weekly News & politics 1877  
Sac City Sac Sun Weekly News & politics 1871  
Wall Lake Wall Lake Journal Weekly News & politics 1878  

Source: "History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States, with a Catalogue of the Publications of the Census Year", by S.N.D. North, Special Agent; Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.; 1884; pages 237-245 & 366

Transcribed for Iowa Old Press by Sharyl Ferrall, August 2004

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