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 == Using Newspapers for Family History  ==
-Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can be very unique in the information they give. To sell, newspapers reached out to the interests of the locals, balancing that with regional, state, and national news.
+Newspapers in rural areas of Utah can be very unique in the information they give. Newspapers reached out to local interests, balanced with regional, state, and national news.
-*In "slow news" days, they may include "filler," such as names of hotel guests or people arriving on a stage coach.
-*Legal notices from neighboring counties may be posted
+*Legal notices from nearby towns and neighboring counties may be posted.
-*Advertising is entertaining when seeing it through the readers' eyes, and may include a business your relatives owned.
+*Advertising of the time gives insights, and may include a business your relatives owned.
+*In "slow news" days, a newspaper may include "filler," such as stories, jokes, or, on occasion, names of hotel guests or people arriving on the stage coach.
 See [[United States Newspapers#Coverage_and_content_of_U.S._newspapers|Coverage and content of U.S. newspapers]] for an overview of what you may learn in newspapers.