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Newspaper The San Angelo Press (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907

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About The San Angelo Press (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907

Established in 1897 by John J. Rhodes, the San Angelo Press initially billed itself as the “Stock Growers & Breeders Journal.” Needham Smith and S.C. Parsons, who edited the Press in 1901, intended the paper to “be in harmony with the reading people of the great territory of Southwest Texas, and a live local newspaper of this fertile section of country.” The Press was especially concerned with providing news and information on stockbreeding, farming, the home, and industry. The paper passed to the ownership of P.E. Truly (former editor of the Runnels County Ledger in 1902. Thereafter, the Press experienced a succession of proprietor-editors that included W.I. Wayland and R.W. Lorance. In 1901, the San Angelo Press enjoyed a circulation of 1,887 readers, delivering eight pages (each 15 by 22 inches) for $1.50 annually. By 1907, the paper had increased its circulation to 2,500 and occasionally published a 12-page edition.

Despite the frequent change in editors, the San Angelo Press maintained two distinctive qualities: its attention to stockbreeding and the prominence of local stories. The “Stock News” column (originally appearing with a phone number for reader reports) always retained a place in the Press, even appearing for a time on the front page. Often, the stories came from the telegraph wire, and they were always grouped under headlines such as “Wool Trade Review,” “The Farmers’ Cow,” “Turned ‘Em Down” (cattle inspection woes), “Annual Hog Notes,” “Southern Cattle Trade in 1901,” and “The Ideal Feeding Steer.”

Under the Press‘s decorative cursive script nameplate (used until 1903), one could find extensive coverage of local events. As editor Truly asserted in 1902: “expect that we will make [the Press] a faithful chronicler of the local history of this section… It will be our policy to make the paper especially a local paper.” Deaths, events such as the San Angelo Fair, reports from community organizations such as the Society of Odd Fellows, and other local stories often found prominent placement in the Press. The paper also participated in an exchange with its counterparts in surrounding counties, giving readers a broader perspective on developments in Southwest Texas. Other papers involved in the exchange included the Devil’s River News, the Sterling City News, and the Coke County Rustler.

In 1907, the San Angelo Press ceased publication, merging with the San Angelo News to form the San Angelo Press-News.

Provided By: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The San Angelo Press (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907

Dates of Publication

  • 1897-1907

Created / Published

  • San Angelo, Tex. : Smith & Parsons

Headings

  • -  San Angelo (Tex.)--Newspapers
  • -  Texas--San Angelo
  • -  United States--Texas--Tom Green--San Angelo

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1897?
  • -  "Stock growers and breeders journal."
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Merged with: San Angelo news, to form: The San Angelo Press news.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 25 (June 24, 1898).
  • -  San Angelo news (DLC)sn 87090422 (OCoLC)16139988
  • -  San Angelo press-news (DLC)sn 86090048 (OCoLC)14699576

Medium

  • v.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn86090049

OCLC Number

  • 14699581

ISSN Number

  • 2159-4007

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The San Angelo Press San Angelo, Tex. -1907. (San Angelo, TX), Jan. 1 1897. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86090049/.

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(1897, January 1) The San Angelo Press San Angelo, Tex. -1907. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86090049/.

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The San Angelo Press San Angelo, Tex. -1907. (San Angelo, TX) 1 Jan. 1897. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86090049/.