The Sunday Mercury
1893–1896
The Sunday Mercury
(New York, USA)
Also: • New York Sunday Mercury •
(1893–1896)
The Sunday Mercury (1839–1896) (sometimes referred to as the New York Sunday Mercury) was a weekly Sunday newspaper published in New York City that grew to become the highest-circulation weekly newspaper (at least by its own claims) in the United States at its peak.[1] It was known for publishing and popularizing the work of many notable 19th-century writers, including Charles Farrar Browne and Robert Henry Newell, and was the first Eastern paper to publish Mark Twain.[2] It was also the first newspaper to provide regular coverage of baseball, and was popular for the extensive war correspondence from soldiers it published during the Civil War. (WP).
About the title:
Mercury is the Roman messenger of the gods. His role as a bearer of messages explains the longstanding use of his name in newspaper titles; this general naming tradition does not by itself establish the intentions of this paper’s founders. Etymonline: Mercury
Some links:
- CTD article in Russian: Воскресный Меркурий
- Wikipedia: Sunday Mercury (New York)
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Short description: The Sunday Mercury was a weekly Sunday newspaper.