The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-12-13
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Boston Newspapers in olden Times

A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette, who says
that he published paper in Boston, in 1926,
a document, prepared then, giving the circula-
ton of all the papers printed in this city. We
select that of the leading ones
Dahes-Advertiser 06o, Courier, $40
Chronicle and Patriot, $50; American State
man. $50. 1ri. i.weeklv- Boston Courier, lSS
Semi-weckes- Columbian Sentinel, 2650.-
Chronicle and Patriot, 2640; New England
Palladium, $500; Boston Commercial Gazet-
te, 1884; Amercaa Statesman $50; Boston
Courier, 240; BOSTON Repertory, 432 Amer
lean Traveller, l40o. Weekies-EveningA
Gazette, 1920; New England Galaxy, $3.50;
Masonic Mirror, $3.50.
MIR Buckingham, in his Specimens Of
Newspaper Literature published in two vol
umes, in 1850, states that the first attempt to
set up newspaper in North America wNso
made in Boston, September %, 1880 I; onlyJ
one copy is known to be in existence, which is
in the State paper oilice in London. 1t was g
quarto three pages of print one blank. ls
was printed by Richard Pierce, and the fifth
person who carried on the printing business
in Boston. -
1.-THE first Newspaper established in North 4
America was the Bost IN News Letter Z Al
menced April "a, 1904. 1t was hafv 5. y
of paper, ~ inches by 8, two columns onS>
page b. Green was the printer. aiaAI
"The second was the Boston Gazette, Dec 2it
l7I9. The third was the New England Cour-i
ant, Aug. II, 1921. The fourth was the New
England Weekly journal, March 20, 1927.
"The fifth was the Weekly Rehearsal, Sept
81, 1881, changed to the Boston Evening
Post in Aug 1885. The sixth was the Bostonf
Weekly Post Boy, Oct 1884, The seventh,
was the Independent Advertiser, Jan A, 1,74s.,
The eight was the Boston Gazette, Jan 1853.
The ninth was the Boston Gazette and Country
journal. April 7, 1855. The tenth was the
Boston Weekly Advertiser, Aug 20, l757a
"The eleventh was the Boston Chronicle
Dec 81, l7G7 These were all the papers
printed in Boston to the date Of the Chropicle.,
The printer in those days was man Of
all work If q negro or horse was up for
sale, the printer was the seller. The advertise
ments in these old papers are cufiosities in
their line. What would the enlightened read-i
ers of the Republican newspaper, do or say to-
its printer should such notices be found in its,
ADVERTISING columns as the following, which
, appeared in the Boston Evening Post, printed
: by Thomas Fleet, in l74l: 3i ~ buaol
"TO BE SOLD, Ivy the Printer Of this pab
per, the very best Negro woman in this town..
, who has had the small pox and the measels;
t is as hearty as horse, as brisk as a bird, and
! will work like beaver"
ITO BE SOLD, by the Printer Of this pa
per, Negro man about thirty years old, who
|, can do both town and country business very
well, but will suit the country best, where they
have not so many dram-shops as We have in
Boston. lie has worked at the printing b,isi..
ness fifteen or sixteen years, can handle AK,
saw, spade, hoe or other instruments OF husb-
andry as well as most men, and values himself
l and is valued by others, for his skill in cook
+ ery' Al
+, Think of Il colored slave in Boston in l74l
aprintcr for fifteen years, fond ofyisiti1g dram
$ shops, and valued FOR his skill as cook -
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