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Newspaper Abstracts and Articles

Clinton County has a long and rich heritage of newspaper reporting, beginning as early as 1855.  I hope that you will stay and visit.

There are also several newspaper articles in the History section covering topics such as the river, the bridges, early pioneers and some of the buildings around town. In this section we are listing more complete abstracts of entire newspapers.

1850s

• Letter Published in 1850
• Lyons Businesses - 1856

1860s

• Newspaper Items - October 1860
• First Term of District Court 1869
• Express Property Sale

1870s

• Fire on Fifth Avenue: 1870
• Sketches from the Farm: George Leffingwell
• Sketches from the Farm: Dan'l Conrod
• Board of Supervisors: 1870
• In the Newspapers - April 1874
• Newspaper Items - July 1875
• Newspaper Items - August 1894

1880s

• In the News - August 1880
• Newspaper Items from January 1883
• Grand Mound Herald - June 1884
• Newspaper Items - August 1884
• Grand Mound Herald - December 1884
• The Weekly News, January 2, 1886
• The Clinton Weekly News, January 9th, 1886
• The Clinton Weekly News, January 16, 1886
• The Clinton Weekly News, January 23, 1886
• The Clinton Weekly News, Jan 30, 1886

1890s

• Newspaper Articles from October 1891
• THE WOES OF MANY - Court Cases in Clinton County, Iowa
• OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC - Clinton County, Iowa - 1892
• Newspaper Articles from August, 1892
• Newspaper Items from January 1893
• September Newspaper Articles 1893
• Clinton Daily Age November 1893 Abstracts
• Newspaper Items from November 1893
• Church Services in the Newspapers - January 1894
• January 1894 Clinton Morning Age Abstracts
• From the Newspaper June 1894
• Newspaper Items from August 1894
• Births: August, November and December 1894

• 1895

  • Births and Marriages - January 1895
  • Births and Marriages - February 1895
  • In the Newspapers - March 1895
  • Births and Marriages - April 1895
  • Births and Marriages - May 1895
  • Births and Marriages - June 1895
  • In the Newspapers - July 1875
  • Births and Marriages - August 1895
  • Births and Marriages - September 1895
  • Births and Marriages - October 1895
  • Births and Marriages - November 1895
  • Births and Marriages - December 1895

• 1896

• Births and Marriages - January 1896
• Births and Marriages - February 1896
• Births and Marriages - March 1896
• Births and Marriages - April 1896
• Newspaper items from May 1896
• Births and Marriages - June 1896
• Births and Marriages - July 1896
• Births and Marriages - August 1896
• Births and Marriages - September 1896
• Births and Marriages - October 1896
• Births and Marriages - November 1896
• Births and Marriages - December 1896

• 1899

• The Clinton Mirror - 1899
• Newspaper Articles From August 1899
• GREATER CLINTON.
• Newspaper Articles From August 1899
• THE DISTRICT FAIR
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles from September 1899
• Newspaper Articles from September 1899
• Newspaper Articles from September 1899
• PREMIUM AWARDS at the District Fair
• CHURCH DIRECTORY - 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From September 1899
• Newspaper Articles from September 1899
• Newspaper Articles from September 1899
• Newspaper Articles From October 1899
• Newspaper Articles From October 1899

1900s

• Letter from Riley Walrod
• Newspaper Mentions from 1900 and 1901
• Premiums Clinton District Fair
• Board of Supervisors
• Newspaper items from May 1901
• Official Directory - 1903 Newspaper
• Grace Church Anniversary
• Finest Hotel in Iowa
• Lyons High School
• Presbyterian Church
• St. Patrick's Church
• St. Boniface
• 1908 C & NW Train Wreck
• Where Clinton Labor is Employed
• Church Directory - 1900

1910s

• 1915 Clinton Advertiser

1920s

• Newspaper Articles from the 1920's
• Clinton Advertiser News - January 1920
• Rotary Club of Clinton Iowa
• The Clinton Advertiser Jan. 02, 1920
• The 1920 Census Begins
• Students Home for the Holidays
• Jan. 02, 1920 Newspaper Tidbits
• The Clinton Advertiser Jan. 03, 1920
• Jan. 03, 1920 Newspaper Tidbits
• Committees of Commercial Club Formed
• Feb. 02, 1920
• 1920s Newspaper Advertisements