This name index was created by volunteer Barbara Portell Mottin and by staff of the Special Collections Department. It is based on microfilm of this newspaper available on Tier 4 at St. Louis County Library Headquarters facility.

The St. Louis County Watchman-Advocate had the largest circulation of any St. Louis County newspaper. Its first issue appeared on 29 September 1881. According to the History of St. Louis County, it had “a corps of sixty correspondents covering every section of the county” and kept all apprised of items of “interest occurring in their neighborhood.” (p. 116) It was published every Friday in Clayton and was basically a small town newspaper with lovely articles of local interest, varying from marriages, deaths, stolen wagons, sprained ankles, picnics among friends, a mule’s death, etc. It was the official organ of the Republican Party and printed all the legal notices. Its title varied over time as the St. Louis County Watchman-Advocate, the Watchman, the Clayton Watchman-Advocate and the Watchman-Advocate.

The microfilm for this newspaper is located on Tier 4. Photocopies of these articles are available from Special Collections. This is a work-in-progress. Watch for additional years to be added.

1881 – Also available as a PDF file, 394k
A–At Au–Bau Bax–Boh Boi–Brom Broo–By Ca–Clar Clay–Dar Dash–Dol Don–Fag	Fal–Fo Fr–Gil Gl–Han Har–Hel Hem–Hir Ho–I J–Ken Ker–Kro Kru–Lin	Lit–Mas Mat–McG McH–Mis Mit–Mur Mus–Pau Pay–Poh Pol–Re Rh–Ry Sa–Schn	Scho–Sl Sm–Sten Step–Stu Su–Ti To–Ward Warf–Wer Wes–Wo Wr–Z
1882 – Also available as a PDF file, 666k
A–All Alm–Aul Aus–Bal Ban–Bea Bec–Bey Bi–Boc Bod–Brad Brag–Brouster, Edward Brouster, G W–Bry Buc–Cam Can–Cho Chr–Col Com–Cu Da–Der Des–Dor Dos–Dy Ea–Ed	Eh–Fer Fi–Forder Fors–Garl Garn–Gie Gil–Grav Gray–Gy Ha–Hard Harg–Hef Heg–Henderson, Judge Henderson, M–Hig Hil–Hoh Hol–Hou How–Jac Jad–Ju Ka–Kessler, H Kessler, J–Koo	Kor–Lak Lamb–Lev Lew–Lu Ly–Mar Mas–McC McD–Mel Men–Mit Mo–Mui Mul–Ober O'Br–Pag Pam–Pe Pf–Pre Pri–Red Ree–Robi Roby–Rue Ruf–Sar	Sat–Schm Schn–Schue Schui–Ses Set–Simo Sims–Smith, Orrick Smith, P–Sta Ste–Sto Str–Sul Sum–Theis Tho–Tr Tu–Vol Von–War Was–Wel Wen–Wil Win–Wol Woo–Z
1883       single file, 1,076k PDF also available in sections:      A–E, 301k PDF      F–K, 286k PDF      L–R, 271k PDF      S–Z. 320K PDF		1884       single file, 1,200k PDF also available in sections:      A–Da, 304k PDF      De–Hi, 269k PDF      Ho–Me, 261k PDF      Mi–Shi, 268k PDF       Sho–Z, 264k PDF

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