After clicking the box you want to fill out, type in the word or name for which you are searching. Then go to the bottom of the page and click on the "initiate search" button. You are more likely to find what you are looking for if you keep the search brief. For example, it is better to search for a last name only because a first name was often abbreviated in nineteenth-century sources. The computer will quickly scan all the indexes and list any entries it finds in a list of issues; the word you searched will appear in a line from the newspaper, giving you some context. Click on the date in blue to bring up a fuller description of the article, including the page number and the column in which it appears. Since the description covers the entire paper for that day, you may need to look carefully among the lists of names to find the one you are looking for.
The page images of the newspapers are saved as group-4 fax-compressed TIFF images. If your image viewer cannot handle these images, click here to view an example captured from the screen.If you are able to see the original article from the newspaper itself, click on the blue page number and wait a few moments. The actual page of the newspaper will appear on the screen. The small window in an upper corner of the screen (the "panning box") will enable you to to move the newspaper and locate the appropriate column. By moving the smaller rectangle in the large retangle, you will move the newspaper itselt. By using the small headlines as clues, you will be able to find the entire article in its full context.
Should you be interested in non-local events, you may choose the issue you wish to read by date. Click and hold down the year, month, and day buttons and a list of choices will appear. You will find yourself on page 1 of the paper, where international and national news appeared.
Here's an example: type "Baylor" in the space for the name; you will find, among other Baylors, our friend W. S. H. Baylor, listed a number of times.
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