American Falls Press (American Falls, Idaho)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
946 issues from 1907 to 1925, published in American Falls, Idaho, digitised for Chronicling America.
The community of American Falls, Idaho, first sprang up along the Oregon Trail in the 19th century. Settlement of the area increased in the early 20th century as dry farming techniques were promoted to homesteaders. Wheat became the area’s primary crop. The nearby Oregon Short Line Railroad line provided transportation to outside markets.
The American Falls Press was published from July 1907 to October 1937. When the Press was established, the city of American Falls was located in Oneida County. In 1913, the boundaries changed, and American Falls became part of Power County. The Press was the successor to the American Falls Advertiser (1902-07). The American Falls Press was edited by J.L. Corey and published weekly on Saturday by Press Publishing Company, Limited. It was typically published as an eight-page, six-column paper, with occasional 10- and 12-page issues.
In July 1907, the Press moved into new offices and announced its purchase of new printing equipment, including a Perfected Prouty Jobber, a Scott newspaper and book press, and a Mentges folder. In 1910, the Press had a circulation of 210. It grew to 1,124 in 1912, but the number dropped to 709 by 1922. A trade magazine, Editor and Publisher, reported the consolidation of the Press with the Rockland Times and the Power County News in 1920.
The American Falls Press primarily covered news in American Falls, but also included the communities of Rockland, Aberdeen, and Neely. Later in its history, the paper covered…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- American Falls, Idaho, United States
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress