Askov American (Askov, Pine County, Minn.)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
1,535 issues from 1914 to 1943, published in Askov, Minnesota, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Askov American published its first issue on September 17, 1914, under the editorship of Hjalmar Petersen, who was born January 2, 1890, in Eskildsrup, Denmark, and had immigrated to the United States in 1891. According to the editor, “the word American has a very broad meaning, and it is the earnest hope and desire of the editor that this newspaper shall stand for just what the word implies. Our columns are open for the discussion of anything which may be of public interest, a spirit which is shown by every real American – always ready to listen to the argument or opinion of others.” At the time, Askov was an unincorporated hamlet in Partridge Township, Pine County, Minnesota. The Dansk Folkesamfund Society had, in 1905, purchased acreage and encouraged Danish immigrants to settle in the area. Throughout the ensuing decades, Askov has maintained and celebrated its Danish heritage, including naming its streets in Danish.
Following the introduction of the Askov American in 1914, in 1916, Petersen enticed his brother Svend to join him in the publishing business. In 1924, they incorporated the American Publishing Company, with Hjalmar as president and Svend as secretary-treasurer. The partnership lasted until Svend’s death in 1961. Hjalmar continued to publish the newspaper until his death in 1968. His widow, Medora Belle Grandprey Petersen (1896-1997), succeeded him until 1981 when she sold her controlling interest in the company to Petersen’s great-nephew Joel Mortensen.…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Askov, Minnesota, 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