Custer County Republican (Broken Bow, Neb.)
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592 issues from 1899 to 1910, published in Broken Bow, Nebraska, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Custer County Republican was the first publication to appear in the central Nebraska community of Broken Bow. It was founded by Robert H. Miller on June 29, 1882, around the time of the initial platting of the town. During its 39-year run, the paper was published and edited by a long list of individuals, including Miller (1882-87), D.M. Amsberry (1887-89, 1896-1906, 1908, 1911-13), C.E. Shea (1914-16), and James K. Hewett (1916-20). Under their direction, the Republican served as one of the most influential publications in the county, until it was absorbed by the Custer County Chief on January 20, 1921. Though a daily section did exist for a short time, the paper’s schedule was predominantly weekly, printed on Thursdays. Related editions produced by the publishers, inconsistent in their schedule, included the Broken Bow Daily Republican, the Daily Republican, and the Daily Evening Republican. The paper offered three subscription options: $1.50, $.85, or $.50 for twelve, six, or three months respectively. Focusing the majority of its attention on local affairs, the Republican ran regular reports from Broken Bow, Georgetown, Dry Valley, New Hope, Mason City, and other surrounding communities. The paper started in 1883 with a four-page, seven-column format but would later vary between eight and six columns. The Republican expanded to eight pages per issue on June 25, 1885. Its masthead started in a bold, all caps font and later alternated between a more stylized…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Broken Bow, Nebraska, 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