Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-06-26
EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.

Som. OF Their Quaint and Entertaining
On the Oath Of April, l7o4. tho first
number of the Boston Newsletter was
issued at Boston, Mass. 1t was printed
by B. Green and sold BY Nicholas
Boone, at his shop near the Old Meeting
House. :,
OF the two pages It contained. all OF the
first, and near one-quarter OF the second,
was devoted to the extracts from the Lon
don Evening Post from December "a to
the 4th. 1908 which related to Sheet
lately printed, Intituled, A Seasonabie
Alarm for Scotland, in Letter from
a Gentleman in the City to his Friend in
the Country. Concerning the present
danger Of the Kingdom and OF the
Protestant Religion.
tercst of the nation to provide for self
defence, and says, that as many have
already taken the alarm and arc furnish
ing themselves with arms and ainmuni-
ton, he "hopes the Government will not
only allow it, but encourage 1t, since the
nation ought all to appear as one man
In the defence OF our gracious soyer-
align the Queen, and her just and right
title to the crown, against the bloody
designs OF Papists and Jacobites.'
The first attempt to set up news
paper In North America. was MADE IN
1880. But one number OF 1t was Is
sued. and that Is dated September rs,
OF that. year. The only copy known to
10 In existence is deposited In the State
Paper Office at London.
Immediately on its appearance the
Massachusetts authorities declared that
. 1t came out contrary to law and con-
timed reflections Of a very high ma
ture," and they "strictly forbade any
thing In print, without license first OBJ
tanned from those appointed by tho
Government to grant the same.
Richard Pierce printed this single
number for Benjamin Harris. as appears
from the imprint on the copy In the Lon
don State Paper Office.
Within few years sheet purporting
to be "a fac-simile Of the first news
paper ever printed in America" has been
issued, but 1t is 80 full Of fragrant mis-
takes and other evidences OF careless
ness, that it cannot be depended upon.
Further, the Boston News Letter, though
".he first newspaper established in North
America" was not 1.-the first newspaper
ever printed In America" as will be seen
by the foregoing facts:
mot a few songed their genius's In
poetry on the occasion" Of the reception
OF the King Of Spain In England; the
following !" distichs, said to have Mr..
Stepney English envoy to Vicnna) for
their author" were the first lines In
rhyme printed in an American news
paper;
AT Annals Call the Austrian Eagle flies
Bearing her thunder to the Southern
Where a rash Youth. with an unequa
1nf,am Ss't The Region and misguide'
the day,
Till the Usurper, from his chariot
!. hurl'd,
:. Leaves the true Monarch to command
: the World"
t The first advertisement appeared II
! May. 1904. as follows:
q Stolen the 4 instant in the Morning
out of the house Of James Cooper. nea
= Charlestowp Ferry In Boston, severa
sorts Of mems Apparel both Woollcl
and LINEN by an Irish man speaks bat
wears OF age, low Stature, dark dolores
hair round visage, fresh colourcd; h
ript small stript Ticking bolster, an
put some OF tho goods in that h
carried away. Whoever discovers sal
Person, or goods Stolen, SO as both b
sccured, shall have sufficient reward o
the place aforesaid"
Earliest advertisements OF 1904:
1.-Two Negro men, and one Negr
+. woman and child; to DO sold by Nj
John Coi,ndn, Merchant; to be seen {
Col. Charles Hobbey Esq, his home
Boston.
Runaway from his master, Set
Swcetzer, of Charlestown, in N. Eng
August Is, 1903, A young man. name
John Logon, about 10 years Of age, Of
middle stature, black hair, by occup;
ton a taylor; he's said to be gone
Long Island, thence to Pennsylvania; witt
ever shall take him up and convey hi
safe to his Master shall have poun
reward"