The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-26

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been favored with copy of the Semi
Centennial edition of the Oskaloosa
HERALD. 1t was very creditable edi-
ton, containing as it did a very COM
plete his ory of the fifty years of that
excellent paper and of the city of
Oskaloosa. The issue was nicely
illustrated and issued in two parts.
The HERALD is an excellent evening
paper and is ably edited by the Hoff-
mann Bros.
Mitchellville Index: One of the
most interesting papers that has come
to our table for some time is the
Semi Centennial edition of the Oska-
loosa HERALD, issued July IL. 1t
consists of 16 large pages, and con-
tains a complete history Of the paper,
with portraits of the founders and
editors, including the well known AL
Swain. The HERALD was never so
good a paper, though, as it is to-day,
under the management of the Hoff-
mann Brothers.
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Waverly Republican: The 0ska-
loosa HERALD celebrated its 50th an
niversary last week by issuing big
semi-centennial edition which is
credit to the publishers and speaks
well for the city in which the HER
AID has enjoyed fifty years of de-
served prosperity.
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Oskaloosa Globe: The Weekly
HERALD came out this week with a
big double header. The special num-
Der was in honor OF the 5oth ami
versary of that paper. In the vast
amount of creditable reading matter
was a review of the HERALD's con-
temporaries.
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Webster City Freeman: The Oska-
loosa HERALD is this week celebrating
the fiftieth anniversary of its birth.
1t is one of the strong and reliable
country newspapers of Iowa; has
grown steadily in public favor from
the start and is now enjoying pros
perity and good health. w. A.
Hunter, father of j. ID. Hunter, was
connected with the editorial depart
ment of the HERALD in the seventies.
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Centerville Iowegian The 0ska-
loosa HERALD last week got out q
semi-centennial edition in honor of
the fiftieth anniversary of the paper.
1t was sixteen page paper and filed
with things concerning Oskaloosa
and Mahaska county, and showed
the enterprise Of the HERALD
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Monroe Minor: The Oskaloosa
HERALD came to us Tuesday as a
Semi Centennial edition" "1S50-190On.
1t was fine number devoted to
Oskaloosa and Mahaska's growth.
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Grinnell Herald: The semi-cen-
tennial edition of the Oskaloosa
HERALD bearing the date of July IL,
contains very readable series of
pen pictures of Oskaloosa. The
HERALD has withstood the trials of
half century and grown stronger by
each new defeat and victory, it be-
gins its second fifty years with all
the life and energy of the tabled bird
of old as it arose from the ashes of
| the past.
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Winterset Madisodian: The Office
has received copies of the daily and
weekly Oskaloosa HERALD, the
semi-centennial of that paper. Fifty
years is long time for a paper to
have run continuously in so young a
state as Iowa The HERALD has been
hearty advocate of whig and re-
publican principles, and has from
the start been an influential factor
in the affairs of.the state, and always
profitable business investment.
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Sac City Sun: The Oskaloosa HER
AID has issued a creditable semi
annual edition. The first number of
that flourishing and influential news
paper was issued as the Iowa HERALD
by Needham & McNeely July 2, 1850
1t has been in able hands since,
among it's notable editors being Col.
A. w. Swain, now minister to Ur-
uguay. Itspresent proprietors, Hoff-
mann Bros, are conservative, yet
thorough and successful, newspaper
makers.
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Waverly Republican: The Oska-
loosa HERALD celebrated its 5Oth an
niversary last week by issuing big
semi-centennial edition which is a
credit to the publishers and speaks
we'll for the city in which the HERALD
has enjoyed fifty years of deserved
prosperity.
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Ames Intelligencer: The Oska-
, loosa HERALD sends out this week
its semi-centennial edition. 1t con-
tains a write-up of the town and
county aud is complete in every de-
tail as that paper always is. The
HERALD has seen great changes in
Iowa during the past fifty years and
may we'll be proud of the fact that 1t
has helped to make our state great.