Lackawanna County Newspapers

The advertisement at the left is from the American Newspaper Directory, published by Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York, 1901. The following is information taken from this publication.

Archibald, 5,396 pop., on Delaware & Hudson and New York, Ontario & Western Rds., 15 m. N. of Scranton, the county seat. Coal mining.

Citizen; Saturdays; independent; six pages 18x24; established 1893; P. S. Philbin, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.

Carbondale, 13,536 pop., on Erie, Delaware & Hudson and New York, Ontario & Western Rds. and Lackawanna r., 16 miles N. E. of Scranton. Coal.

Evening Leader: every evening except Sunday; independent; eight pages 15x22; established 1872; E. D. Lathrop, editor and publisher. Circulation between 1,000 and 2,500.
Advanced and Jermyn Advocate: Fridays; republican; eight pages 18x24; established 1857; Advance Publishing Co., editors and publishers. Circulation 1,000+.

Dunmore, 12,583 pop., on Erie & Wyoming Valley Rd., 2 m. N. E. of Scranton. Coal mining and silk mills.

Pioneer Weekly: Saturdays; independent; six pages 11x16; established 1886; The Pioneer Co., editors and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.

Elmhurst, 444 pop., on Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Rd., 6 m. E. by S. E. of Scranton.

Signal: Fridays; ten pages 10x14; established 1893; F. W. Harlow, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.

Jermyn: 2,567 pop., on Delaware & Hudson and New York, Ontario & Western Rds., 4 m. S. of Carbondale and 13 N. E. of Scranton. Coal mining.

Press: Fridays; eight pages 13x20; established 1890; Paul W. Harris, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.

Olyphant: 6,180 pop., on New York, Ontario & Western and Delaware & Hudson Rds., 8 m. N. E. of Scranton. Cigar factories, iron foundry and coal mining.

Gazette: Saturdays; independent; eight to twelve pages 17x22; established 1887; Jones Brothers editors and publishers. Circulation over 2,000.

Scranton: 102,026 pop., on Central of New Jersey, Delaware & Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and New York, Ontario & Western Rds. and Lackawanna r., 167 m. N. by N. W. of Philadelphia and 146 S. W. of New York City. Iron and steel works and locomotive works and manufactories of mining machinery. A general trade center and depot for anthracite coal.

Republican: every morning, and weekly, Wednesday; republican; eight to twelve pages 18x24; established daily 1867, Sunday 1883, weekly 1856; Joseph A. Scranton & Son, editors and publishers. Circulation daily over 8,000; Sunday over 6,000; Weekly over 2,000.
Times: every evening except Sunday; democratic; eight to twelve pages 17x24; established 1869; Edward J. Lynett, editor and publisher. Circulation over 16,000.
Tribune: every morning except Sunday; republican; eight to twelve pages 18x24; established 1891; Livy S. Richard, editor; O. F. Byxbee, manager; Tribune Publishing Company publishers. Circulation over 10,000.
Truth: every evening except Sunday; independent; eight pages 17x24; established 1884; John E. Barrett, editor; Barrett & Jordan, publishers. Circulation over 4,000.
Baptist Messenger and Herald: Fridays; baptist; eight pages 8x11; established 1897; S. G. Reading, editor; W. W. REad, publisher. Circulation less than 1000.
Courier-Progress: Saturdays; four pages 20x26; established 1881; John R. Farr, editor and publisher; dated at Hyde Park. Circulation about 1000.
Every Saturday: Saturdays; labor; eight pages 15x22; established 1893; James E. Coleman, editor and publisher. Circulation over 2,000.
Labor Herald: Saturdays; labor eight pages 15x22; established 1898; John M. Knowlton, editor; Clark & Knowlton, publishers. Circulation almost 2,000.
Providence Register: Saturdays; independent; four pages 18x22; established 1876; J. U. Hopewell, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.
Scrantonian: Sundays; eight to twenty pages 18x24; established 1897; Richard Little, editor and publisher. Circulation over 13,000.
Sonnabend Journal: Saturdays; German; republican; sixteen pages 15x22; established 1886; August Bethke, editor; Scranton Journal Printing Co., publishers. Circulation less than 1000.
Sunday Free Press: Sundays; independent; eight to sixteen pages; 18x24; established 1872; James J. Mahon, editor and publisher. Circulation over 2,000.
Wochenblatt: Fridays; German; independent democratic; eight pages 17x24; established 1865; Fred A. Wagner, publisher. Circulation less than 1000.
Evangel: Monthly; interdenominational evangelistic; sixteen pages 9x12; established 1893; Mrs. H. L. Peabody, editor and publisher. Circulation over 1000.
Mines and Minerals: Monthly; technical mining and metallurgy; 132 pages 9x12; established 1881; Thos. J. & Rufus J. Foster and H. H. Stoek, editors; The Colliery Engineer Company, publishers. Circulation over 8,000.
Railway Employees' Journal: monthly; railway employees; twelve pages 10x14; established 1897; Call & Ladwig, editors and publishers. Circulation close ot 2,000.
Scranton Magazine: Monthly; social and political; twenty eight pages 7x10; established 1899; John J. Niland, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.
Up-To-Date: Monthy; grocertrade; forty six pages 6x9; established 1900; J. W. Rittenhouse, editor and publisher. Circulation less than 1000.

Transcribed, scanned and provided by Susan W. Pieroth, 2000

Old Lackawanna Newspaper Availability

The fourth estate has a long and varied history in Lackawanna County and it is suprising just how much material is still available, and yet how much has been lost to the ages. Research by the staff of the Pennsylvania State Library has been condensed to make this list. Not every date of every paper in the date ranges listed exists, but this short list should give researchers a fair chance at finding something. Besides the PA State Library, other possible resources include Bloomsburg University, East Stroudsburg University, the Scranton Public Library, and the Lackawanna Historical Society for the more common Scranton papers. Some of these collections may be in private hands and unavailable to the public.

Abington -

Abington Journal, est 1948

scattered issues 1959-1962

Archbald -

Citizen, published from 5/3/1884 to about 1947

available from Oct 1898 to May 1911, and parts of years 1929, 1932 and 1936

Carbondale-

Citizen / Critic / Leader

May 1857 to July 1858, 1861-63, 1879-80, and Apr – Jul 1884

Evening Leader

1872-73, Aug 1877 - May 1878, again 1916

Advance, ceased publication 1889 and merged with Jermyn Advocate

1857-58, 1869-1886

Advance and Jermyn Advocate

May 1884 - Dec 1885 (Jermyn), Nov 1889 - Mar 1890, Aug - Dec 1895, Jul - Dec 1897, 1899 -1900, 1902-07, 1911, 1913 and 1922

Transcript

July 27, 1853 to May 1, 1857

Herald, ceased publication about 1898

Jul 3, 1893 through 1895

Journal, ceased publication 1841

Dec 1, 1838 – 1840

Journal

Apr 15, 1886 - May 3, 1888

Miner, published 1970 -1980

scattered issues 1972-1980

Mirror

Aug 1981 - Jan 1982

Daily News

July 1948 - Dec 1980

News Leader

Nov 1944 - Feb 1945

News

Aug 1945 - Feb 1948

Dundaff–

North East Pennsylvanian

Aug 1832 - Jul 1837

Dunmore-

Pioneer Weekly, ceased 1908

Aug 1889 - Jul 1891

Dunmorean, published 1912-1965

years 1928-30, 36, 41 and 45

Elmhurst –

Signal, published 1893-1931

year 1923

Jermyn -

Advocate (see Carbondale)
Press

Olyphant -

Gazette, ceased 1974

June 1958 - Apr 1972

Mid-Valley Gazette

Moscow –

Villager

Aug 5, 1965 - Dec 1987, missing Sep 1986 - Sep 1987

Scranton –

Baptist Messenger and Herald

None

Blade, published 1888-1892

Jun 1889 - May 1890

Courier - Progress (Hyde Park)

None

Defender, published 1897 - 1909

Mar 1904 - Nov 1905

Evangel

None

Every Saturday

None

Hyde Park Item & Real Estate Review

May 23, 1874 - ?

Labor Herald

Lackawanna Democrat

Feb 1882 - Apr 1884

Providence Echo

Dec 1879 - Jun 1881

Providence Register, published 1876 - 1917

Jan 1881 - Dec 1914

Republican, published Sep 1856 (weekly), daily 1867 - Oct 1936

Scranton Register, ceased 1869

Jun 1863 - Dec 1864, Apr - Jun 1865

Scrantonian (Sunday)

1938 - Nov 1987

Scranton Times

Scranton Tribune (old)

Jun 1891 - Jan 29, 1910, merger with Republican

Scranton Tribune (new)

Jan 1937 - Jun 1977, bought by Times, issues thru May 1990

Scranton Truth, published Nov 1889 - Mar 11, 1915 merger with Republican

Jul 1904 - Dec 1909, Oct 1912 - Feb 1915

Sunday Free Press

Sunday Times, started Oct 9, 1966

FOREIGN LANGUAGE newspapers

Banner-American (absorbed by Drych in 1877)

Jul 1868 - May 1870

Druid, published in Scranton 1907-1914

Jul 7,1910 - Apr 1, 1914

Drych, published 1863 - 1926

Polish American Journal, aka Republica Pennsylvania Miner

May 1919 - Jul 1972

Sonnabend Journal

Stratz (The Guard)

Jan 1976 - Dec 1980

Svit (Light), publish Old Forge starting 1897

Aug 1917 - Dec 1986

Wochenblatt

Jan 1869 - Dec 1874, Sep 1880 - Aug 1919

Transcribed and contributed by Richard M. Reese, 2000

Some Current Lackawanna County Newspapers

The Carbondale News
Northeastern Pennsylvania News
Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal - Scranton Monthly
Scranton Times-Tribune
The Villager - Moscow Weekly

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