Old Jack County Texas Newspapers
1880-1882 The Rural Citizen
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1875-1878 1880-1882 1883-1886 1887-1888 1889-1893 1894-1899 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1942-1949 1950-1959 1960-1961 1980-1990
(3 years,  577 pages of papers below. Only parts of 1880 and 1882)

     The Rural Citizen was started by J.N. Rogers and later renamed The Jacksboro Gazette. These first papers were small, 4 column papers. In 1882 the paper changed to a large 8 column format. Our microfilm for the pages below had 2 pages per slide (like an open book) (see first 2 images below). The pages on the images below those were separated, straightened, cropped, and the shadows from the book crease lightened. Most parts are readable.
1880 1881 1882
Rural Citizen Rural Citizen Rural Citizen
 14 Papers  50 Papers  6 Papers
 102 Pages 418 Pages 57 Pages
Starts in Sept These 3 years were on one microfilm. The paper was in a 'book'. Ends in Feb

1880 The Rural Citizen
(14 Papers, 102 Pages. Microfilm started in Sept. The first 2 images show how the slides looked on this microfilm. The following images of pages were separated, straightened, and the dark shadows from the book creases lightened.)

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1881 The Rural Citizen
(50 Papers, 418 Pages. This year was on the same microfilm as 1880 and 1882. The following images of pages were separated, straightened, and the dark shadows from the book creases lightened.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

1882 The Rural Citizen
(6 Papers, 57 Pages. Paper ends in Feb. This year was on the same microfilm as 1880 and 1882. The following images of pages were separated, straightened, and the dark shadows from the book creases lightened.)