The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 3, 1900

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Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

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eight pages : ill. ; page 24 x 18 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Cain, Thomas C. February 3, 1900.

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  • Thomas C. Cain
    Publisher Info: Bauhof Building, East Main Street,
    Place of Publication: Bastrop, Texas

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Located 30 miles southwest of downtown Austin, Bastrop established its first library in 1852. It stands today is the product of numerous renovations and expansions over the years and contains a wealth of resources relating to town genealogy, history, and more. The Tocker Foundation provided funding.

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  • Main Title: The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 3, 1900
  • Serial Title: The Bastrop Advertiser

Description

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Physical Description

eight pages : ill. ; page 24 x 18 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Masthead reads, "Free hearts, free minds, free people, are the material, and the only material, out of which free governments are constructed. - Jefferson."

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The Bastrop Advertiser

First published as The Bastrop Advertiser and County News on March 1, 1853, The Bastrop Advertiser is the oldest continuously published weekly in Texas. Funding for its digitization was provided by a Tocker Foundation grant.

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  • February 3, 1900

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  • Feb. 16, 2012, 10 p.m.

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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 3, 1900, newspaper, February 3, 1900; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205480/: accessed March 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.

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