Newspapers of 19th century Hempstead Texas

The smaller newspapers of the 19th century often obtained their news from word-of-mouth or by copying other papers, though some papers had access to telegraphed information or had reporters who investigated events. The time from when an event occurred until it was reported varied from the same day to days or weeks later. Errors in reporting were magnified by the fact that the smaller papers copied articles from other papers and reports were sometimes embellished without basis in fact.

Newspaper Start End Publisher / Editor notes
Hempstead Advance-Guard, The 1887 188- Alsbury, E.P. 1
Hempstead Courier 2 1859 1860 Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
Bellville Beacon, The 3

 1875 18-- Judge Dan McCrimmon, C. Newnam and J. Farr, published on Saturdays.
Texas Countryman, The 4 5 1867 1869 Elliott, B.F.; Osterhout, J.P., Rankin, Jno.G.; Hartley, Thos.
Hempstead Messenger 1870 1879 Hieronymus, E. 6 7; editors: Farr, Joe H., Newnam, C.W., Quonz, J.J.
Hempstead Weekly Countryman 8 1869 Rankin, Jno. G.
Texas Commoner, The 9 1873 18--
Hempstead Weekly News 1891 19-- Houx, N.P.
Devil, The 10 1886
Hempstead Enterprise, The 11 1886
Hempstead Agricultural Journal, The 1882
Daily Ledger, The 12 1886 18-- Hutchinson, Jno. H.
Hempstead Ledger, The 13 14 1884 188- Hutchinson, Jno. H.
Hempstead News, The 19--
Hempstead Reporter, The 1870 1871 Rankin, Jno. G. 15; Griffin, Col. J.T.
Hempstead City Reporter, The 16 1879 English, C.C.
Hempstead Register, The 17 1879
Hempstead Review, The 18 1881
Hempstead-Waller News, The
Hempstead Wide-Awake, The 1871 1872 Leatherman, J.H.
Peoples Paper, The 18--
Texas Spiritualist, The 19 1878 188- Ketteringham, C.B.; Newnam, Chas. W.; Booth, C.T.
Tri-County News, The
Tri-Weekly Ledger, The 20 1886 Hutchinson, Jno. H.
The Waller County Chronicle 1935
The Waller County Courier 1874 18-- Newnam & McCrimmon 21 22, Farr, J.H.; White, R.G.; Corr, Rev. P.W.
Waller County Courier 18--
Waller County Courier 1902 19--
The Waller News 23
Weekly Hempstead Review 1881

Footnotes

  1. The Advance Guard. Galveston Daily News, Thursday, February 3, 1887, p. 7, col. 6. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  2. The Hempstead Courier (Hempstead, TX). University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  3. American Newspaper Directory p. 217, Rowell, Geo. P. & Co, Publishers.
  4. The Texas Countryman (Bellville, TX), University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  5. A History of the Texas Press ... p. 356. Baillio, Ferdinand B. Texas Press Association, 1916.
  6. American Newspaper Directory p. 451, Rowell, Geo. P. & Co, Publishers.
  7. American Newspaper Directory p. 219, Rowell, Geo. P. & Co, Publishers.
  8. Hempstead Weekly Countryman (Hempstead, TX). University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  9. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 463. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  10. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 464. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  11. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 464. zibid University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  12. The Hempstead Daily Ledger (Hempstead, TX), University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  13. The Hempstead Ledger University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  14. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 464. zibid University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  15. A History of the Texas Press ... Baillio, Ferdinand B. Texas Press Association, 1916.
  16. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 463. zibid University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  17. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 463. zibid University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  18. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Volume 59, p. 464. zibid University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.
  19. The Texas Spiritualist Charles W. Newnam.
  20. The Tri-Weekly Ledger (Hempstead, TX). University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History
  21. American Newspaper Directory p. 955, Rowell, Geo. P. & Co, Publishers.
  22. American Newspaper Directory p. 219, zibid Rowell, Geo. P. & Co, Publishers.
  23. The Waller News (Hempstead, TX). University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History.

Newspaper articles may be read at Timeline of News Reports.