Ohio Standard and Observer (1897-1890?, Xenia)
Item
Title
Ohio Standard and Observer (1897-1890?, Xenia)
Creator
D.H.V. Purnell
Location created
Xenia, Ohio
Date
1897-1890?
Type
Weekly
Archive
Library of Congress
Collection
Directory of US Newspapers in American Libraries
Identifier
Newspaper 7001 10347100
Rights
Public domain; Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Tags
Description
The Ohio Standard and Observer was published weekly in Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, starting in 1897. Its publisher was the Standard Publishing Co. in which Jordan Robb served as a president, John W. Leach as a vice president, W.S. Rogers as a secretary, and Dr. H.R. Hawkins as treasurer. The paper’s editor and manager was a local pastor, D. H. V. Purnell. The newspaper also had a solid team of ten contributing staff members: Bishops B. F. Lee, B. W. Arnett, Profs. T. D. Scott, Geo. F. Woodson, Joseph P. Shorter, W. S. Scarborough, Pres. S. T. Mitchell, Dr. J. M. Townsend, Dr. L. M. Haygood, and Rev. T. L. Wilson. Reflecting the vibrant team of the editor and contributors mainly as a result of its close relation to Wilberforce University nearby, the content of the Ohio Standard and Observer covered a broad range of domestic and international politics, education, local news, science, literature, and advertisements. Their motto was “Right and Justice to All; Special Privileges to None.” One copy survived: Vol. 3, no. 19, on Saturday, January 27, 1900. Its ending date is unclear.
