The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-26
Was Issued While Washington
Still Commanded Army.
MERCHANTS ADVERTISED THEN
Paper Shows Much Feeling
Against the Hated Tories.
Some White Men Those Days
Were Held by Masters.

A copy of a newspaper printed In
the good old days when George Wash
ington commanded the armies of the
United States; when the Wings and
Tories were not on speaking terms
and when American journalism was in
it's infancy, is in the possession of c.
C. jackson, chief deputy United States
marshal Jackson's paper is a copy
of the New York Morning Post of
November Z. 1888. The Post was
printed every Tuesday and Friday by
Morton and Hornor and was a small
four-page affair, II by IL inches.
In those times there were no tele-
phones or telegraphs, no Associated
Press or newspaper syndicates and the
enterprising editors were obliged to
restrict their news to such Informal
ton brought in by their friends as was
in keeping with the stern laws of the
times. But even in those days the
industrious merchant. appeared to
realize the value of advertising and
bought liberal spaces in the papers to
eulogize their wares.
Ads on Front Page.
Jackson's paper. nearly 1876 years
ervation. The front page consists of
advertisements and copies of the or
ders of the -in-chief of the
army. One of these orders forbids any
man to demolish or carry away any
part of any building until a board of
commissioners, by investigation, can
decide that the building really belongs
TO him and that he is not indebted to
anyone. There is also a proclamation
by Sir Guy Carlton. COMMANDMENT
chief of all the British forces in the
colonies and Robert Digby, COM
handkerchief of all British ships in
American waters, to the effect that
IAN outrage has lately been committed
upon an American vessel, by selling
and destroying her colors in riotous
haviour is not only breach of the
peace of the city but has a mischiev-
Gus tendency to prolong the animosi-
ties which it is the design of the pro-
visional articles to assuage and eXtin-
guish." All persons are warned not
to offer any insult to a foreign flag
and officers are instructed to appre-
bend any person involved in this par
ticular outrage and bring them to
justice.
The Tories Were Hated.
In those times the Tories were in
great danger of violence at the hands
of the Wings. In an extract from a
letter it is stated that the lawyers are
encouraging the Tories, most of whom
consider fleeing from the country, to
remain and promising them much
more than they will have the power to
perform" However, many of them
are leaving, the message states. 1t is
declared that there is much popular
feeling against the Tories and that
those who do not flee will suffer rough
treatment at the hands of the Wings.
The paper is filled with advertise
ments, some of them of a curious ma
ture. In those days it was the custom
of certain American merchants or
planters desiring help to pay the pas
sage of emigrants from Europe. The
planter paid the owner of the ship and
the law decreed that the emigrant
must then remain in the planters en-
ploy until he had worked out the stip-
ulated sum. A reward of $14 is Of
fered by David de Bartholt for the re-
turn of q servant man named Patrick
Gelson,, who came from Belfast. Ire
land, and who iran away from the
subscriber in Philadelphia" Masters
of vessels and others are forbidden to
harbor him under threat of prosecu-
ton.
How a Man Moved.
| 1t was the custom for any man
| leaving community to advertise the
fact and request his debtors and credi-
| tors to call upon him within a speci-
fled time. that their accounts might
| be settled
There is also an advertisement by
Samuel Loudon stating that he was
about to resume the publication of
pended during the war with England.
He asks for subscriptions at SO a year.
The paper was to be published every
Monday and Thursday