THE PEOPLES FRIEND.

In the spring of 1884 Will Gray commenced the publication in Rock Island of an independent, eight-page paper, under the above name. It was continued under that name until May 16, 1885 , when it was merged into the Advertiser, of Rock Island . The Advertiser continued to be published until June 20, 1885 , when the subscription list and good will of the paper was transferred to the Milan Record.

 

MILAN RECORD

The Record is an independent, quarto sheet, the first paper ever published in Milan . It also is published by Will Gray, and is is­ sued every Saturday at $r per annum. Its columns are well filled with advertisements of the business men of the place, together with a large amount of interesting local matter. The Record was established in June, 1885, and during the fol­ lowing month the increased demands for space were such that the editor was obliged to enlarge it, and at the present writing the publisher is again contemplating a second enlargement. When taken into consideration that the paper has been published but six months, the success of the Record is something most remarkable.

 

 

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