Sausalito News

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The Sausalito News was the local newspaper in Sausalito, Marin County, California. It was published under its original name from 1885 to 1958. [1] In 1959, the newspaper became the Marin News before it returned to its original name of Sausalito News in 1965 and finally closing a year later in 1966. [2]

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History

The first issue appeared on 12 February 1885. [3] As of early 1900, the paper was published weekly on Saturdays. [4] According to the 1887 Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, the paper positioned itself as "spicy, newsy, saucy and bold" and featured articles on "literary, sporting, society, fashion, scientific and telegraphic" topics. [5]

Sausalito News is part of California Digital Newspaper Collection, a searchable online database containing more than 600,000 pages from historic newspapers of California. The database is free and open to the public. [6]

References

  1. Newspapers in California. California State Library Foundation. 1985. ISBN   9780929722061. OCLC   12236723 via Google Books.
  2. Sausalito News (1885-1966). California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. Arrigoni, Patricia (2000). Making the Most of Marin: A California Guide. ISBN   9780962546877. OCLC   46320627 via Google Books.
  4. 1902–1903 Julius Cahn's Official Theatrical Guide. 1902. p. 251. OCLC   7289927 via Google Books.
  5. Rowell's American Newspaper Directory. 1887. pp. 1148−49. OCLC   1587417 via Google Books.
  6. Johnson, Nels (July 27, 2015). "Marin history resonates in online newspaper archives". Marin Independent Journal .