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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 II
The Michigan Farmer was established in 1844, by D. D. T. Moore, now of The Rural New-Yorker. It is devoted to the interests of agriculture, has no politics, is issued weekly, and R. F. Johnstone and Robert Gibbons are the proprietors.
The Volksblatt, a German paper, issues a daily as well as a weekly edition. It was established May 1, 1853, by Schimmel & Bro. In politics it is independent-democratic, and M. & P. Kramer are the present proprietors.
The Peninsular Journal of Medicine was established in July, 1853, by Drs. E. Andrews and Z. Pitcher. It is of monthly issue, and is devoted to medical interests, and J. J. Mulheron is the present proprietor.
The Michigan Journal is a German paper, issuing a daily and a weekly, as well as a Sunday edition. It was established June 13, 1855, by A. Casper Butz. It is republican in politics, and F. Cornehl, Jr., and F. Pope are the present proprietors.
The Detroit Commercial Advertiser was established in 1861, by its present proprietor, Wm. H. Burk. It is neutral in politics, and of weekly issue.
The American Observer was established in January, 1864, by its present proprietor, E. A. Lodge, M. D. It is a medical journal, of monthly issue, and devoted to the interests of homoeopathy..
The Detroit Journal of Commerce was established in 1865, by S. K. Miller. It is of weekly issue, its scope is indicated by its name, and R. A. Sprague is the present proprietor.
August Marxhausen, July 1, 1866, issued the first number of Familien Blaetter, a German weekly. September 1, 1868, he commenced the publication of the daily Abend Post, and continues to issue both papers. In politics they are independent.
The Detroit Review of Medicine and Pharmacy, is a weekly medical journal, which was established in 1866. It is now issued by The Review Publishing Company.
THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN
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