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St. Louis County Watchman-Advocate

Index to the Saint Louis County Watchman-Advocate newspaper

 

The "St. Louis County Watchman-Advocate" published its first issue on September 29, 1881 and gained the largest circulation of any St. Louis County newspaper. According to "History of St. Louis County," it had “a corps of sixty correspondents covering every section of the county” and kept readers apprised of items of “interest occurring in their neighborhood” (p. 116). It was published every Friday in Clayton and featured articles of local interest, which could cover anything from marriages and deaths to stolen wagons, sprained ankles, picnics among friends, a mule’s death, etc. It was the official organ of the Republican Party and printed all the legal notices. Its titles, varying over time, included "St. Louis County Watchman-Advocate," "Watchman," "Clayton Watchman-Advocate" and "Watchman-Advocate."

This every-name index is based on microfilm copies held by the History and Genealogy Department. 1881-1891 and 1893 were completed as of 2020.  Work was begun on 1892 but has not been-restarted following the pandemic. Due to the file size of 1893, it has been divided into surnames A-H and I-Z