Savannah Courier (Savannah, Tenn.)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
771 issues from 1885 to 1901, published in Savannah, Tennessee, digitised for Chronicling America.
Established in 1885 by attorney and businessman Columbus L. “C.L.” Hefner, the Savannah Courier served the town of Savannah and surrounding Hardin County, Tennessee. Hefner purchased the press, type, and printing materials from Mrs. Victor Thompson of the recently defunct Tennessee Transcript.The Courier was published on Thursdays and professed to be non-political, “not advocating the cause of any political ring, click [sic] or individual, but always supporting measures of importance to the commonwealth including Temperance and Education.” The paper’s apolitical stance was reflected in its lack of party news. Instead, the Courier focused on issues pertinent to Hardin County’s residents, publishing school and church announcements, offering advice on planting and harvesting crops, and including correspondence from several small towns around the county.Poetry and short stories provided light-hearted material for readers. In 1887, the paper introduced a small section entitled “Colored Department,” which carried news and announcements for the town’s African American citizens.
Although the Courier strived to be apolitical, it took a strong stance on some social and political issues, endorsing, for instance, prohibition and women’s suffrage. Hefner was a member of the Temperance Alliance and used his newspaper to publish the organization’s notices and further its cause. Hefner also published information about local suffrage meetings, as well as stories about other women’s groups…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Savannah, Tennessee, United States
- Language
- English
- 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