In 1865, among the many places that the announcement of the establishment of a new Upper Dauphin newspaper appeared were the Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and the Pittsburgh Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
First, the article from the Wellsboro Gazette of 23 August 1865:
We cordially welcome to the GUILD of journalism a new and sprightly candidate for favor — The Upper Dauphin Register, published at Lykens, Pennsylvania, by S. B. Coles and George W. Fenn, Esquires. We recognize the junior as one of the most enterprising of Harrisburg reporters. The editors say:
“The day for neutrality for newspapers is, we think, over. Therefore we take our stand politically with emphasis as a Republican organ.”
The editors do well to avoid the rock upon which their predecessor split. A neutral paper is always trying to carry water on both shoulders and invariably succeeds in getting a shower-bath.
And, the article from the Pittsburgh Gazette of the same date:
A new paper, called the Upper Dauphin Register, has been started at Lykens, Dauphin County. It is published by Messrs. Samuel B. Coles and G. Washington Fenn, and is devoted to the interests of the Union Party.
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News clipping is from Newspapers.com.
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