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Solano History 23 records found  1 - 10nextend  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Paper's first edition extols area's virtues / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [678] [WAYITWAS-2006-678]
The Vacaville Reporter began its long career as the local newspaper with its first edition delivered March 10, 1883. Its first publisher was James D. McClain.
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Publication showcased Vacaville to the rest of the world / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [41] [WAYITWAS-2000-41]
By the 1880s, immigration to California steadily increased. A large number of fruit ranches were established in the Vacaville area and elsewhere in the state. Newspapers, pamphlets and other printed advertisements throughout the United States extolled the beauty and climatic advantages of California, aiming to attract new settlers, and to open new markets.
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History of Solano papers makes headlines / Dingler, Nancy [563] [RETROSPECT-2005-563]
The first experiment in the newspaper publishing business in Solano County was made at Benicia in November 1855, by Messrs, George and Cellars.
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Newspaper editor gives scene of Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [330] [ECHOS-1997-330]
The first issue of the first newspaper out of Vacaville was dated March 15, 1883. The subscription price was $2 a year and the publisher was James D. McClain: "The Reporter will deal with the present and future. [...]
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Writers impressed with local area in 1860s / Delaplane, Kristin [364] [ECHOS-1997-364]
In the 1800s, writers from newspapers and publications visited Solano County and give a report on the area. The following are excerpts from an article that appeared in the California Rural Home Journal, which was published semimonthly in San Francisco.
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Mysterious disaster befalls Benicia seminary / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [676] [WAYITWAS-2006-676]
This is the final part of the story about The Wreath, a school paper published by teachers at the Benicia Young Ladies Seminary in 1855. Apparently, it was published as a regular paper, with selected extracts printed in the Solano Republican. - Editor
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Choice of good land bears fruit / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [702] [WAYITWAS-2007-702]
In March of 1885, the Vacaville newspaper California Judicion investigated the reason for rising land values in the Vacaville area. A reporter set out to interview several prominent local orchardists.
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Portrayals of students offered / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [672] [WAYITWAS-2006-672]
Today we continue to follow the history of "The Wreath," the school paper published by teachers of the Benicia Young Ladies Seminary in 1855.
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Daring runs through Solano delivered / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [164] [WAYITWAS-2003-164]
During the early years of the Gold Rush, settlers were faced with a society that as yet could not offer many of the services they had been used to back East, such as banking and postal service.
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Suisun newspapers face off over charges / Delaplane, Kristin [314] [ECHOS-1996-314]
In 1863, at least two newspapers were being published in Solano County, both located in Suisun City. The Solano County Herald, which debuted back in 1855, billed itself as "the county's official paper." Ownership had changed over the years. In 1863, the man in charge was O.B. Powers [...]
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