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Kings County Rural Gazette, 1872-1879, inclusive

Extent

3 Reels

Scope and Contents

Largely focusing on the neighborhoods of Flatbush, Bay Ridge, New Utrecht, Gravesend, Canarsie, and Sheepshead Bay, the Kings County Rural Gazette, provides local news coverage of business, politics, education, clubs and organizations, community events, and religion. Early issues of the paper do not contain birth announcements, wedding announcements, or obituaries; however, these items appear in later issues. The paper's content largely consists of miscellany, religious notes, fashion items, and brief articles on events in area neighborhoods. Advertisements appear throughout.

General

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