The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-26
app ared Wednesday, and as a his
torical and literary effort scores quite
a success.

app ared Wednesday, and as a his
torical and literary effort scores quite
a success.
oskaloosa Times: The Semi
Centennial edition of the Oskaloosa
1 Herald is now before us; and Hoff-
mann Brothers are to be congratu-
| lated on the beauty OF its mechanical
make up, the literary excellence of
! iUs matter, ana ,Ior their energy ana
enterprise in getting out a sixteen
page issue so highly creditable in
every way.
1t contains fac-simile of the first
issue of the Herald, which made its
appearance in Oskaloosa, July 2, 1850.
This, withletters from former editors,
and other matter of a historical
nature makes it particularly interest
ing to all 0skaloosans, and valuable
to Mahaska county readers who have
an interest in the annals Of their
county.
The write-ups of many of the leading
business and professional men of
Oskaloosa, the "Pen Pictures Of
town and county, the article by Mrs.
Philips, and the Illustrations are feat
ures worthy of especial mention; and
altogether it is publication of which
Hoffman, Bros. and the people of
Oskaloosa may justly feel proud.
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Monroe County News: The Oska-
loosa HERALD celebrates its 50th
birthday this week with huge
double edition and excellent writeup
of its county. and town.
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Charlton Herald: The Oskaloosa
HERALD has issued a semi-centennial
edition of Is pages. The HERALD
was established in 1850. The edition
contains much of interest.
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Washington Gazette: Hoffman,
Bros, the enterprising publishers of
the Oskaloosa HERALD, celebrated
the 5Oth anniversary of the founding
of the HERALD with 16 page edition
in which the history of the paper and
of the city it represents is reviewed
and it's more important business in
terests are written up in an enter
tanning way. The HERALD, though
fifty years old, is as sprightly a pub
LEGATION as comes to our exchange
table.
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Red Oak Republican: The Oska-
loosa HERALD has just celebrated its
fftieth anniversary by getting out
special edition which is a very cred
liable issue, containing many personal
write-ups of prominent persons Of it's
home city, as well as business firms.
The Hoftmann boys get out bright,
Inewsy paper every issue, but Of conrse
the semi-centennial number is much
/ brighter than the everyday HEaALD.
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| Eddyville Tribune: The oskaloosa
HERALD celebrated it's fftieth birth
day anniversary this week by pub
fishing an elegant 16-page weekly edi-
tion, containing an interesting his
tory of the HERALD's past, and an
extensive write-up of the progressive
business men of that city.
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Red Oak Express: The Oskaloosa
HERALD is celebrating its semi-cen-
tennial this week. The paper was es-
tablished in 1850 by John R Needham.
afterwards lieutenant governor of
Iowa. In 1850 the HERALD outfit cost
$500, in 1860 it sold for 81 1000, in 1874
for S12, 900, and in 1881 for $40, ,O00, ,ex-
elusive of realty. Since the HERALD
started the population of Oskaloosa
has increased twenty fold, while the
value of the paper has increased an
hundred fold. The present publish
ers of the HERALD are Hoffman,
Brothers. Col. Swain, at present U.
| s. Consul at Montevideo, and at one
time colonel of the old Third regiment
l. N. g., now the Fifty-frst, was for
many years editor and publisher.
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Atlantic Telegraph: Nothing has
given US more pleasure in the way of
our exchanges than to read the Semi
Centennial edition of the Oskaloosa
HERALD. 1t is a great newspaper,
one of the foremost of it's class.
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Fremont Gazette: The OskaIoosa
HERALD on July IL, issued Semi
Centennial edition. The issue gave
history of the HERALD and the diff.
ferent proprietors and editors who
have been connected with it since
1850, the year it was established. 1t
also contains fac-simile of the first
copy of the paper, some very inter-
esting facts ofthe history of Mahaska
county and write-ups of the leading
business firms of the city. The issue
is one that marks the enterprise and
lyssh of the Hoffmanns and would be
valuable souvenir for any citizen of
Oskaloosa or Mahaska county.
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Mediapolis News: The Semi Gem
tennial edition of the Oskaloosa Daily
HERALD, came to our desk this week.
1t is a well edited paper, which shows
thrift and enterprise. The write-up
of the town and county show that the