New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
trstions For many years they contained
standing advertisement cxtolng the virtues Of

trstions For many years they contained a
standing advertisement cxtoling the virtues of
DR. Somebody's Negotiable Detergent" sove
reign remedy for consumption, graced with sorry
looking Good Samaritan The New York City
papers contained for several years an advertisement
of Dr. Horne to which attention was attracted by a
hostile and mortar, in which his infallibe remedies
were compounded Runaway apprentices and slaves
were expected to be identified by small cut repre-
sentng the fugitive in full retreat, with stick to
which was attached handkerchief containing his
soauty wardrobe, over his shoulder. These. with
small cuts of ships and houses for such advertise
ents then constituted the whole pictorial stock in
trade of the newspaper press.
There were no periodical publications in the State
in 1919 Nor do remember literary or miscella-
neous magazine except The Maseam. published in
this city by James Dram. republication of The
Edinburgh and other Quarterly Reviews by Kirk d.
Mercien, commenced in this city soon after the war
of 1912 There were then but few book printers and
they were mostly employed in the publication of
Dilworths and Webster's Spelling Books, The
Columbian Orator, Beauties of the Bible, English
Reader and other standard or popular school books
/ was personally acquainted with almost all the
editors of the journals / have named, and worked
rs an apprentice or journeyman, between the years
1S0S and 1915 in the Offices of The CdskW Recorder
The Albany Register and Gazette The Herkimer Ameyi-
can. The 0tsogo Herald The Coopestorn Federalist,
The Columbian Gazette. The Cosen0ra Pilot The Men
ias Times The Oaonda0a LynJ, The Caytga Patriot
tor Republican, The Cdyaga Tocsin and The Ontario
Repository. OF the names of the newspapers have
mentioned the following only remain
unchanged; The Nec-Y York Commercial Id
pertisr and Erening Post. The CdtskiU Re
oordsr and The Northern Budget. OF their pub
fishers and editors Mr. Flagg was the last survi-
vor. Mr. RedGeld now becomes Father of the
Newspaper Press of our State I might perhaps
technically claim seniority, for when in September
1872 the proprietor of TIE Lynn abruptly departed
for parts unknown the paper (haf sheet was
continued for month = that several mort
gage advertisements might run ont - with my
name at Che head of its first column printer and
publisher.
ClaTks History of Onondaga County speaking Of
the establishment of The LynT says:
II this Office that the editor of The Albany Evsn
eng Journal made his debut in the of Mr. Weed
the short space OF about twelve months became devil
printer jOurneyman, editor and proprietor Of the
Table Lynn.
/ did not, however, become the actual publisher
and editor of a paper until 1913. Although have
files of the journals with which was connected for
more than half century, The Lynr is not among
them should greatly like therefore to exchange
so greenback for copy of that paper, and shall
feel obliged to the Syracuse journals if they will say
50. that peradyenture copy may turn up among the
old settler" of the country. w.
Neo York Dec. 8. 1873