I do not have much experience searching small sources in other locations. I assume that if it shows "original" (in this case, newspaper) the actual paper would be available.
But how available? Also some are marked "microfilm master copy", and "microfilm service copy". Is there anyway to see one of these, or have something mailed to me, or am I pretty much going to have to go to the location and view on the premises?
Before the internet I did a lot of crawling through county courthouse records, but with the online databases, I guess I'm spoiled. And this hobby is expensive enough with out making trips in the hope that the one clue will be there.