Iowa Newspapers - Census Year 1884 -

Scott co. - Wright co.

- publications in census year 1884 -

Adair - Clayton - Clinton - Hardin - Harrison - Madison - Mahaska - Sac

County/Town Publication Frequency Character Established Notes
           
SCOTT          
Davenport Daily Gazette Daily News & politics 1854 Morning
Davenport Davenport Gazette Weekly News & politics 1839  
Davenport Der Demokrat Daily News & politics 1856 Morning; German
Davenport Der Demokrat Weekly News & politics 1851 German
Davenport Der Demokrat Semi-Weekly News & politics 1878 German
Davenport Democrat Daily News & politics 1855 Evening
Davenport Democrat Sunday News & politics 1855  
Davenport Democrat Weekly News & politics 1855  
Davenport Iowa and Illinois Workman Monthly Secret society 1875  
Davenport Sternen Banner Daily News & politics 1876 Morning; German; Daily edition discontinued February, 1881
Davenport Sternen Banner Weekly News & politics 1876 German
Davenport Northwestern News Weekly Temperance 1878  
Davenport Davenport Times Weekly News & politics 1874 Suspended December, 1879
Davenport Davenport Herald Weekly News & politics 1879 Suspended April, 1880
Davenport Davenport Home Journal Weekly News & politics 1880  
Le Claire Le Claire Pilot Weekly News & politics 1875  
           
SHELBY          
Harlan Harlan Herald Weekly News & politics 1874  
Harlan Harlan Tribune Weekly News & politics 1879  
Shelby Shelby News Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
SIOUX          
East Orange Independent Weekly News & politics 1878  
Orange City De Volksvriend Weekly News & politics 1874 Hollandish
Pattersonville Pattersonville Index Weekly News & politics 1879  
Rock Valley Sioux County Independent Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
STORY          
Ames Ames Intelligencer Weekly News & politics 1869  
Ames Aurora Monthly Collegiate 1873  
Franklin College Quarterly Quarterly Collegiate 1877  
Nevada Nevada Representative Weekly News & politics 1857  
Nevada Story County Watchman Weekly News & politics 1874  
Nevada Highway Weekly Religious 1876 Evangelical
           
TAMA          
Dysart Der Brueder ote Monthly Religious 1876 Baptisti; German
Dysart Dysart Reporter Weekly Miscellaneous 1878  
Tama City Tama Herald Weekly News & politics 1866  
Tama City Tama City Democrat Weekly News & politics ???? Suspended, December 1879
Tama City Tama City Western Liberal Weekly News & politics 1880 Suspended, April 1880
Tama City Album of Pen Arts Monthly Educational ???? Suspended
Tama City Tama County News Weekly News & politics ???? Suspended, September 1880
Toledo Toledo Chronicle Weekly News & politics 1856  
Toledo Toledo Times Weekly News & politics 1878  
Traer Traer Clipper Weekly News & politics 1872  
Traer Traer Star Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
TAYLOR          
Bedford Iowa Southwest Weekly News & politics 1867  
Bedford Bedford Argus Weekly News & politics 1872  
Bedford Taylor County Republican Weekly News & politics 1878  
Bedford Taylor County Democrat Weekly News & politics 1880  
Conway Conway Neutral Weekly News & politics 1874  
Lenox Lenox Time Table Weekly News & politics 1874  
           
UNION          
Afton Tribune News Weekly News & politics 1871  
Afton Afton Enterprise Weekly News & politics 1880  
Creston Creston Gazette Weekly News & politics 1874  
Creston Creston Democrat Weekly News & politics 1875  
Creston Independent American Weekly News & politics 1877  
Creston Creston Advertiser Weekly News & politics 1879  
           
VAN BUREN          
Birmingham Birmingham Enterprise Weekly News & politics 1869  
Bonaparte Van Buren County Journal Weekly News & politics 1877  
Bonaparte Square and Compass Monthly Secret society 1879 Suspended
Farmington Farmington Gazette Weekly News & politics 1879  
Keosauqua Keosauqua Republican Weekly News & politics 1855  
Keosauqua Van Buren Democrat Weekly News & politics 1870  
Milton Milton Herald Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
WAPELLO          
Agency Agency Independent Weekly News & politics 1874  
Eddyville Eddyville Advertiser Weekly News & politics 1869  
Ottumwa Courier Daily News & politics 1865 Evening
Ottumwa Courier Weekly News & politics 1848  
Ottumwa Democrat and Times Weekly News & politics 1850  
Ottumwa Freie Presse Weekly News & politics 1878 German
Ottumwa Des Moines Valley Times Weekly News & politics 1879 German; Suspended August 1880
Ottumwa Iowa Investigator Weekly News & politics 1879 Suspended May, 1880
Ottumwa Ottumwa Journal Weekly News & politics 1871 German; Merged into "Freie Presse"
           
WARREN          
Indianola Indianola Herald Weekly News & politics 1857  
Indianola People's Advocate Weekly News & politics 1870  
Indianola Simpsonian Monthly Collegiate 1870  
Indianola Indianola Tribune Weekly News & politics 1873  
           
WASHINGTON          
Brighton Western Horticulturist Monthly Horticultural 1878  
Brighton Brighton Star Weekly News & politics 1878 Suspended, December 1879
Brighton Greenback World Weekly News & politics 1879  
Brighton Brighton Reporter Weekly News & politics 1880  
Washington Washington County News Weekly News & politics 1856  
Washington Washington Gazette Weekly News & politics 1869  
Washington Washington Democrat Weekly News & politics 1878  
           
WAYNE          
Allerton Wayne County Republican Weekly News & politics 1873  
Corydon Corydon Times Weekly News & politics 1875  
Corydon Wayne County News Weekly News & politics 1877  
Corydon Corydon Democrat Weekly News & politics 1879  
Lineville Lineville Tribune Weekly News & politics 1873  
           
WEBSTER          
Dayton Dayton Review Weekly News & politics 1879  
Fort Dodge Fort Dodge Messenger Weekly News & politics 1864  
Fort Dodge Fort Dodge Times Weekly News & politics 1868  
Fort Dodge Webster County Union Weekly News & politics 1877  
WINNEBAGO          
Forrest City Winnebago Summit Weekly News & politics 1867  
Forrest City Winnebago Chief Weekly News & politics 1880  
Lake Mills Independent Herald Weekly News & politics 1875  
           
WINNESHIEK          
Decorah Evangelisk Lutherisk Kerketidende Weekly Religious 1857 Lutheran; Norwegian
Decorah Decorah Republican Weekly News & politics 1860  
Decorah Decorah Journal Weekly News & politics 1868  
Decorah For Hjemmet Semi-Monthly Religious 1870 Unsectarian; Norwegian
Decorah Decorah Posten Weekly News & politics 1874 Norwegian
Decorah Decorah Radical Weekly News & politics 1876  
Decorah Opbyggelsesblad Monthly Religious 1877 Lutheran; Norwegian
Decorah Lutherisk Skoleblad Monthly Educational 1880 Norwegian
           
WOODBURY          
Sioux City Sioux City Tribune Weekly News & politics 1858  
Sioux City Sioux City Journal Daily News & politics 1870 Morning
Sioux City Sioux City Journal Weekly News & politics 1863  
Sioux City Courier Weekly News & politics 1870 German
Sioux City Aupao -- The Daybreak Monthly Religious 1878 Prot. Epis.; Indian
Sioux City Cosmopolite Monthly Literature 1879  
           
WORTH          
Kensett Kensett Mail Weekly News & politics 1879 Suspended
Northwood Northwood Pioneer Weekly News & politics 1870 Suspended, August 1880
Northwood Worth County Eagle Weekly News & politics 1877  
           
WRIGHT          
Belmond Belmond Herald Weekly News & politics 1873  
Clarion Wright County Monitor Weekly News & politics 1869  

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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