Talk:Carolina Watchman

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

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First issue of the Carolina Watchman

• ... that the Carolina Watchman newspaper of Salisbury, North Carolina, supported the Whig, Democratic, and Populist parties over its lifetime?
  • ALT1:... that the Carolina Watchman newspaper supported the Confederacy during the Civil War but supported the Union both before and after?Source: United States Newspaper Directory "Resisted the disunionists till the war broke out. Thoroughly confederate during the war. Thoroughly union now, and democratic."
  • ALT2:... that J. J. Bruner, editor of the Carolina Watchman, was said to have fended off competition from more than 50 newspapers? Source: Dictionary of North Carolina Biography "It was said that over fifty newspapers sprang up as competitors during his lifetime, but they never succeeded in harming the Watchman"

• Reviewed: WTKL

Created by Hameltion (talk). Self-nominated at 22:22, 25 October 2019 (UTC).

• Hameltion, new enough, long enough, and interesting to a broad audience. Prefer ALT0 and ALT1 but all are sourced inline and interesting. Would you be interested in adding the photo from the article to the DYK? QPQ done and 2.9% per Earwig regarding possible Copyvios. Seems g2g. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:25, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

• A picture would be nice, yes. Hameltion (talk, contribs) 21:13, 28 October 2019 (UTC)