Thanks to a North Carolina Community partner, a new newspaper title is now on DigitalNC, the Boonville Herald. One issue of the paper, from 1911 was sent to us for digitization.

This issue was the third published by The Boonville Herald, and its pages reflect the paper’s desire to serve the community of Boonville and its surrounding area. Stories featured in the daily news section involve personal updates from citizens of Boonville, as well as global news from the far-flung metropolises of London and New York. Updates on New York being attacked by locusts are nestled between updates on Mr. Graham Holcomb’s sawmill and the singing at Mrs. Wile’s. Though only a brief four pages, the paper’s balance between local and global focus reflects a desire to expand its readership by serving as many interested readers as possible. A highlight of the issue is the jester on the last page, advertising a year-long subscription to the Herald for only 50 cents!

To view more newspapers from across small North Carolina towns like Boonville, visit our North Carolina Newspapers page.