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Illinois Newspaper Directory and HistoryWOODSTOCK DAILY SENTINEL: Established 1856 by a group of McHenryCounty pioneers. Charles F. Renich. owner, editor, and publisher since 1906.Woodstock, population, 5,471. County seat of McHenry County, located 5 1 milesnorthwest of Chicago. C. & X. W. R.R. I eed mills; foundry and machine shops; disappearingbed and typewriter factories; pickle works; creamery. Todd Seminary. Agriculture.The Woodstock Daily Sentinel now in its 77th year, was rirstt-t.iblished as a weekly paper in 1856 to support the candidacy ofJohn C. Fremont, the first Republican candidate for President ofthe United States. In 1906 the printing plants of the Sentinel andthe Volksblatt, a local German paper, were consolidated, both newspapersbeing published from the present location of the DailySentinel office. Charles F. Renich became editor and manager ofthe Sentinel at this time, the ownership after the consolidation ofthe papers, being expanded by the acquisition of a large group ofadditional investors. Some 1 5 years previous to this merger, the.Sentinel was the property of Luman T. Hoy, E. C. Jewett, lodgeC. H. Donnelly, all of Woodstock, and Judge E. T. Glennon ofChicago. In 1916 the German paper was discontinued, and the( HAIU I s 1 1\1 Mfollowing year, the Republican, a weekly competitor was purchasedand merged with the Sentinel. In 1921 the Sentinel became a daily paper. Five yearslater the reader list and goodwill of another Woodstock paper had been merged withthe Sentinel, thus causing the discontinuance of the weekly edition which had beencarried for several years. The Sentinel, which is the oldest newspaper in NortheasternIllinois, has been under the present management for the past 26 years. It is issued everyday, with the exception of Sunday, and is Republican in politics.Circulation, 3000.Advertising rate: local,, 3c pel per line; foreign, 3c per lineSubscription rate: local, 55.00, by earner; in county,county, $4.00.bv mail, $3.00; out ofTUSCOLA REVIEW: Established1S7S by Converse and Parks.editor and manager. The Tuscola Review, Inc., owners.Tuscola, population, 2,5 69. County seat of Douglas County,located 36 miles east of Decatur. I. C; C. & E. I.; B. & O. R.R.VIroning board, woodenware, canning, specialty factories. Agriculture.The Tuscola Review was purchased from its founder by CharlesW. Wilson in 188U. Mr. Wilson remained in control of the paperuntil 1931 when he disposed of it to the present management. TheReview is a weeklv paper, issued every Thursday. It is Democratic inits political affiliation.Everett H. Bruhn.Circulation, 2643.Advertising rate:Subscription rate:local, 30c; foreign, 42c.local. s2.oo; foreign, $2.20.I\IK11I H. BRL'HN