Imperial Guard Mercury

The Imperial Guard Mercury is a popular tabloid newspaper produced by the Illustrated News Group Ltd. Originally published as a monthly bulletin of executions, it is now printed weekly. The Mercury is notorious for its sensationalised reports of murders and hangings, and its graphic illustrations of both.
Its tone is reminiscent of the lurid Penny Dreadfuls. The Mercury is aimed primarily at a working class demographic, however it also has a large peripheral audience amongst students, who appreciate the gory pictures. As a result, an illustration from the Mercury of the execution of highwayman Alden Liddel was used on the cover of the phonoscope album of popular bassoon player Earl.
It is produced in Pembleton alongside its sister publications, the Pembleton Illustrated News and the Woleseat Guardian.
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