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A HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN PREPARED FOR THE CENTENNIAL BY ORDER OF GOV. JOHN J. BAGLEY
TOM S. APPLEGATE, COMPILER
Section I
CALHOUN COUNTY
This county, with a population of 35,655, has thirteen publications. At Battle Creek, in this county, is the headquarters of the Seventh-day Advent Publishing company. This association issues The Review and Herald, weekly, The Youth's Instructor, illustrated, monthly, The Health Reformer, monthly, The Advent Tidende (Danish), monthly, and The Svensk Advent Harold (Swedish), also a monthly. Elder James White is the president, and Mrs. F. H. Sisley the secretary of the association, which was incorporated under act of the State, May 3, 1861. The printing rooms of the association now occupy three large brick and one wooden building, and the aggregate circulation of their publications is 22, 500. The present president of the association established The Review and Herald, in 1850, at Paris, Me. In 1851 it was removed to Saratoga Springs, and published there until March, 1852. It was then removed to Rochester, N. Y., where it continued nearly four years. In November, 1855, it was removed to its present location. The Youth's Instructor, an illustrated monthly publication, was established in August, 1852. The Health Reformer is also a monthly. It was established in August, 1866. The Advent Tidende (Danish) is issued monthly. It was established in January, 1872. The Svensk Advent Harold (Swedish) is also a monthly. It was established January 1, 1874. All the publications named are religious, except The Health Reformer, the scope of which is sufficiently indicated by its title.
MICHIGAN PRESS
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