Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society

Franklin County

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GERALD

Journal (w)

Jan 6, Mar 3, Apr 28, Jly 14-28, Aug 11, 18, 1922; May 18, Aug 17, Nov 9, 1923; Jan 25, Feb 8-28, Apr 25, May 16, Jun 13, 1924; Jan 2, 16, 1925; Oct 22, 1926; Jly 22, Sep 6, Dec 23, 30, 1927; May 18, 1928; May 25, Jun 1, Jly 20, Aug 10-24, Sep 21, 28, Oct 12-Dec 21, 1962; Jan 4, 1963-Feb 12, 1965

Gerald Star (w)

Dec 31, 1969-Dec 8, 1971; Sep 18, 1974-Aug 21, 1985

Star-News

Dec 15, 1971-Sep 11, 1974

Watchman-Star (w)

Sep 4, 1985-Apr 22, May 6, 1987-Mar 9, 23-May 18, Jun 1-22, Jly 6-27, Aug 17-Sep 7, 21, Oct 5-26, Nov 9-23, 1988

NEW HAVEN

Christian News (w)

Jly 5, 1982-present

The New Haven Leader (w)

Jly 3, 1903-Feb 5, 1904; Jan 7-Mar 4, 25-Dec 30, 1910; Mar 10-31, 1911; Jan 5-Mar 8, Apr 5-Dec 27, 1912; Jan 3, 1913-present

PACIFIC

City Herald (w)

Feb 21, Mar 21, 1889; Jan 2, 30, Apr 3, Sep 11, 18, Nov 6, Dec 11, 25, 1890: Jan 1, 1891

Franklin County Democrat (w)

May 24, 1878

Meramec Valley Transcript (w)

Oct 6, 1933-Feb 2, 1995

Our County Paper (w)

Aug 23-Sep 20, Oct 25-Dec 20, 1882; Jan 3-Mar 7, 21-Apr 18, May 2, 9, 23, 30, Jun 20, Jly 18-Aug 8, Nov 21, 1883; Feb 13-Mar 19, Apr 2, 9, 30, May 14, 21, Jun 11-Jly 2, 16-30, Aug 13-Sep 24, Oct 22-Nov 5, 19, 26, Dec 10-24, 1884; Jan 14-28, Feb 11-25, Mar 11-25, Apr 22, 29, May 13, 27-Jun 10, 24-Sep 16, 30, 1885; Jan 7-Feb 25, Mar 11, Apr 1, May 6-Jun 10, Jly 1, 8, 22-Sep 16, 30, Oct 14, 1886; Mar 31, May 5, 26, Jun 2, 9, 1887

The Plowman-Transcript (w)

Jan 16, 1931-Nov 11, 1932

Pacific Transcript (w)

May 8, 1895-Dec 30, 1898; Jan 13, 1899-Jan 9, 1931; Nov 18, 1932-Sep 29, 1933

Tri-County Journal (w)

Aug 1, 1984-Dec 29, 2004

ST. CLAIR

Chronicle

Mar 17, 1927-May 29, 1985

Missourian (w)

Jun 19, 1985-present
(Because of the duplicate nature to the Washington Missourian, SHS no long films this title)

Ozark News (w)

Aug 22, 1940-Oct 2, 1952

SULLIVAN

Sullivan Independent News (w)

Feb 2, 1977-Nov 3, 1993; Jan 19-Apr 13, 1994; Feb 8, 1995-present

The Sullivan News (w)

Jun 9, 1910-Nov 29, 1951

Sullivan Sentinel (w)

Jly 26, 1901-Jun 26, 1914

Tri-County News (w)

Dec 6, 1951-May 29, 1985

Tri-County Review (w)

Nov 22, 1996-present

UNION

Franklin County Record (w)

Sep 3, 10, Dec 10, 1874; Jan 7-Jun 24, Jly 15, Aug 12, 19, Sep 2-Oct 14, Nov 18, 25, Dec 9-30, 1875-Mar 2, Apr 20, May 4, 18, 25, Jun 8, Jly 13-27, Aug 10, Sep 7-Oct 26, Nov 9, 14, Dec 21, 1876; Jan 4-Jly 12, 26-Aug 9, 23-Sep 6, 20-Oct 11, 25, Nov 8, 22-Dec 6, 20, 1877; Jan 17-Feb 14, 28-Mar 14, 28-Apr 18, May 2-Sep 19, Oct 3, 10, 24-Dec 12, 26, 1878; Jan 2-Mar 6, 20-Apr 10, 24-Jun 12, 26-Aug 28, Sep 11, 25, Oct 2, 16, 30-Dec 11, 25, 1879; May 20, Aug 5, Nov 18, 1880; Jan 6-20, Feb 24, Mar 17, 31-Apr 21, May 5-19, Jun 2, 16, 23, Jly 7-Aug 11, 25-Oct 13, Nov 3-Dec 8, 22, 29, 1881; Jan 12, 26, Feb 2, 23, Mar 23, 30, Apr 13-Jly 6, 20, Aug 10, 17, Sep 7-Oct 19, Nov 2, 9, 23-Dec 21, 1882; Jan 11-Apr 19, May 3-17, 31, Jun 14-Jly 12, 26, Aug 9-Sep 27, Oct 11-Nov 8, Dec 6, 13, 27, 1883; Jan 17, Feb 21-Mar 20, Apr 3, 10, 24, May 1, 15-29, Jun 12-Aug 7, 28, Sep 18-Oct 9, 23-Nov 13, Dec 4, 11, 25, 1884; Jan 15, 22, Feb 5-26, Apr 9-23, May 7, 21, 28, Jun 18-Jly 23, Aug 20, 27, Oct 1-15, 29, Nov 19-Dec 24, 1885; Jan 28, Feb 11-Mar 4, 18, 25, Apr 22-May 20, Jun 10-Jly 8, 22, Sep 9, 16, Oct 14, 21, Nov 11, 25, Dec 30, 1886: Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 3, 17-Apr 7, 21, May 19, Jun 2, 9, Jly 28, Aug 4, 18, Sep 8-22, Oct 6-27, Nov 10, 1887-Feb 16, Mar 1-Jun 14, Jly 5-Aug 9, Sep 13, 27-Oct 11, Nov 15, 29-Dec 27, 1888; Jan 3, 24, 31, Feb 14-Apr 10, 25, May 2, 16-Jun 6, 20, 27, Nov 14, 21, Dec 12-27, 1889; Jan 10, Feb 14-28, Mar 14, 21, Apr 4-Jun 6, 20, 27, Jly 25, Aug 8, Sep 26, Oct 17, Nov 7, 1890

Franklin County Tribune (w)

Dec 18, 1896-Feb 28, 1919; Mar 12, 1937-Sep 30, 1988; Jan 1989-Oct 31, 1995

Franklin County Watchman (w)

Dec 14, 1988-Jan 4, 11, 25-Feb 8, 22-Mar 15, 29-Apr 12, 26-May 10, 24-Aug 2, 16, 23, Sep 6-Oct 4, 28-Nov 22, Dec 6-20, 1989; Jan 3, 1990; Jun 21, 1999-Oct 26, 2006 (Ceased publication)

Missourian (w)

Jun 11, 1988-Dec 30, 2007
(Because of the duplicate nature to the Washington Missourian, SHS no long films this title)

Record (w)

Jan 26, Apr 12, May 10-Jun 14, Jly 12-26, Aug 9, Sep 27, Oct 25, 1888; Jan 31, Mar 21, Dec 27, 1889; Jan 10, Feb 14, 21, Apr 11-May 30, Jun 27, 1890

Republican-Headlight (w)

Mar 4-Aug 19, 1904; Jan 23, 1914-Dec 27, 1918; Jan 3-Feb 28, 1919

Republican-Tribune (w)

Jan 3, 1919-Mar 5, 1937

The Tribune (w)

Jun 17, 1887-Dec 5, 1890

Tribune-Republican (w)

Dec 12, 1890-Dec 11, 1896

WASHINGTON

The Buyer's Guide (w)

Oct 20, 1938; Feb 23, May 2, 18, 1939-Aug 29, 1940

The Washington Citizen (w)

Aug 25, 1905-Aug 25, 1984

Deutsche Welt (w) (German Language)

Apr 26, 1889

Franklin County Democrat (w)

May 31, 1878; Jly 11, 18, Sep 19, Oct 3, 17-31, Nov 21, Dec 12-26, 1879; Jan 2-16, Feb 27, Mar 19, Apr 2, 9, 23-May 14, Jun 4, 11-25, Jly 8-Oct 15, Nov 5-Dec 24, 1880; Jan 7-Feb 25, Mar 11-25, Jun 3, 17-Sep 30, Oct 14-Nov 25, 1881; Jan 6-Mar 3, 17, 31, Apr 28, May 19, 26, 1882

Franklin County Observer (w)

Jun 18, 1869; May 26, Jun 2, 1876; Oct 31, 1884; Jan 4, 1889; Jly 7, 1893; Nov 15, 1895; Oct 9, 16, 30, 1896; Oct 8, 1897; Oct 6, 1899; Apr 5, 12, May 10, Jly 5, 18, Aug 23, Sep 13, 20, Nov 8, 28, 1901; Apr 18, May 9, Jly 11, Aug 22, 1902; Jan 23, Feb 13, 27, Mar 13, 1903-Dec 30, 1904; Apr 28, 1905-Dec 28, 1906; Mar 15, 22, 1907; Jan 10, 1908-Aug 3, 1926

Washington Journal (w)

Dec 13, 1895

The Washington Missourian (w, tw)

May 25, 1939-Dec 28, 1967; Jan 2, 1969-present

Die Washingtoner Post (w) (German Language)

Nov 17, 1870-Nov 14, 1878; Oct 24, 1890; Nov 1, 1895-Oct 23, 1896

Washington Republican (w)

Oct 24, 1890