The Eagle Quill was a weekly newspaper from Eagle Wisconsin founded in 1880 and was in business from 1880 until 1959.   William E. Hennessy was editor from 1880-1894 followed by Grant H. Lawton from 1894-1898. Henry M. Loibl was a long-time publisher and proprietor of the newspaper from the 1898 until his death in 1943, though he was still listed as proprietor until 1947.  Isabelle (Lins) Engebretsen was editor during that time along with her sister Louise H Lins as assistant editor.  Isabelle then ran the newspaper from 1947-1952 when it merged with the Palmyra Enterprise Newspaper from Palmyra Wisconsin.

The 4-page newspaper was published every Friday with news about Eagle and the surrounding communities.  It sold for $1.00 per year in 1900 up through the 1920’s when the price went up to $1.25 per year.  By 1950 the price had increased to $2.00 per year and when it merged with the Palmyra Enterprise newspaper, it became an 8-page newspaper with 4-pages dedicated to the Palmyra area and 4-pages dedicated to the Eagle area. It sold for $2.50 per year.

The Eagle Historical Society has over 1,000 Eagle Quill Newspaper editions in our archives.  We are in the process of scanning and making the weekly Eagle Quill Newspaper available for viewing online. 

Read the news that rural America read during the first half of the 20th century, including the War years of WW1 and WW2, and the 1930’s Great Depression.  See the advertisements of Eagle area businesses at that time and feel the passion of the period.

Visit our EAGLE QUILL NEWSPAPER page here.

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