The ''Durand Express'' was a weekly newspaper published in
Durand, Michigan
Durand () is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,507 at the 2020 census. Nicknamed "Railroad City, USA", it is best known for its large train station which was a major hub for the Grand Trunk Western ...
from 1888 until 2003.
It was owned by a number of different individuals until being sold to the ''
Argus-Press
''The Argus-Press'' is a daily newspaper
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'' of
Owosso, Michigan
Owosso () is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census. It is located west of Flint, and northeast of Lansing. The city is mostly surrounded by Owosso Township on its we ...
.
Argus-Press website
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It is known for Its 1983 April Fools
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edition where it reported that "dihydrogen oxide" (Water
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) had been found in the city's pipes, and warned that it was fatal if inhaled and could produce blistering vapors.
References
Newspapers published in Michigan
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