| Maine Newspapers and Magazines Published in 1886 |
|---|
| Name Content | Publisher | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador, The Religious | 2d Congregational Church Portland | Monthly |
| American Sentinel Republican | E. Upton & Son Bath | Thursday |
| American Home Magazine Family Reading | H. Hallet & Co. Portland | Monthly |
| Aroostook Herald Independent | The Herald Company Presque Isle | Thursday |
| Aroostook Pioneer Family and News | W. S. Gilman & Son Houlton | Tuesday |
| Aroostook Republican Republican | S. W. Matthews Caribou | Wednesday |
| Aroostook Times Family and News | Theodore Cary Houlton | Thursday |
| Bangor Commercial Democratic | J. P. Bass & Co. Bangor | Friday |
| Bangor Commercial Democratic | J. P. Bass & Co. Bangor | Daily |
|
Bangor Historical Magazine Historical | J. W. Porter Bangor | Monthly |
| Bangor Whig and Courier Republican | Boutelle & Burr Bangor | Friday |
| Bangor Whig and Courier Republican | Boutelle & Burr Bangor | Daily |
| Bates Student, The Literary | Bates College Students Lewiston | Monthly |
| Bath Daily Times Republican | E. Upton and Son Bath | Thursday |
| Bath Independent Independent | Charles D. Clarke Bath | Saturday |
| Biddeford Daily Journal Republican | C. H. Prescott Biddeford | Daily |
| Biddeford Journal Republican | C. H. Prescott Biddeford | Friday |
| Biddeford Weekly Times Independent | Biddeford | Wednesday |
| Bowdoinham Advertiser Local News | S. D. Thorn Bowdoinham | Friday |
| Bowdoin Orient Literary | Bowdoin College Students Brunswick | Semi-monthly |
| Bridgton News, The Independent | H. A. Shorey Bridgton | Friday |
| Brunswick Telegraph Independent | A. G. Tenney Brunswick | Friday |
| Bucksport Clipper Local News | F. K. Smith Bucksport | Thursday |
| Calais Advertiser Republican | John Jackson Calais | Wednesday |
| Calais Times Democratic | Whidden & Rose Calais | Thursday |
| Camden Herald, The Republican | Camden Publishing Co. Camden | Friday |
| Canton Telephone Local News | E. N. Carver Canton | Thursday |
| Cape Elizabeth Sentinel Local News | J. H. & F. H. Harford Cape Elizabeth | Friday |
| Christian Mirror Congregational | Rev. I. P. Warren Portland | Saturday |
| Clinton Advertiser Local News | B. T. Foster Clinton | Semi-monthly |
| Colby Echo Literary | Colby University Students Waterville | Monthly |
| Courier-Gazette, The Independent | Porter & Fuller Rockland | Tuesday |
| Daily Evening Times Republican | Biddeford | Daily |
| Dexter Gazette Local Interests | M. F. Herring Dexter | Friday |
| Dirigo Rural Agricultural | D. M. Hall Bangor | Saturday |
| Eastern Argus Democratic | John M. Adams & Co. Portland | Daily |
| Eastern Argus Democratic | John M. Adams & Co. Portland | Thursday |
| Eastern Argus Democratic | John M. Adams & Co. Portland | Tues., Thurs., Sat. |
| Eastern Star, The Local News | W. Lester Watson Kennebunk | Friday |
| Eastern State, The Local Interests | Eastern State Pub. Co. Lincoln | Thursday |
| Eastport Sentinel Republican | N. B. Nutt Eastport | Wednesday |
| Ellsworth American Republican | Hancock Publishing Co. Ellsworth | Thursday |
| Evening Express News | Laughlin & Melvin Portland | Daily |
| Fairfield Journal Local News | E. P. Mayo Fairfield | Thursday |
| Farm and Hearth Agriculture | P. O. Vickery Augusta | Monthly |
| Farmington Chronicle Republican | C. W. Keyes & Co. Farmington | Thursday |
| Floral Friend, The Family Reading | O. W. Hammond Sanford | Monthly |
| Franklin Journal, The Republican | Journal Newspaper Co. Farmington | Saturday |
| Golden Moments Family Reading | True & Co. Augusta | Monthly |
| Gospel Banner Universalist | Mead & Vickery Augusta | Thursday |
| Hallowell Register Independent | W. F. Marston Hallowell | Saturday |
| Happy Hours Family Reading | Hill & Co. Augusta | Monthly |
| Herald and Record Local News | Dunbar Brothers Damariscotta | Thursday |
| Home Farm Agricultural | S. L. Boardman & Co. Augusta | Thursday |
| Home Journal Family Reading | E. W. Morrell Gardiner | Wednesday |
| Home Mission Echo, The Baptist | Mrs. Anna S. Hunt Augusta | Monthly |
| Horse-Breeder's Monthly Horse Interests | J. W. Thompson Canton | Monthly |
| Illustrated Family Herald Family Reading | True & Co. Augusta | Monthly |
| Illustrated Household Magazine, The Family Reading | George Stinson & Co. Portland | Monthly |
| Industrial Journal, The Industrial | Journal Publishing Co. Bangor | Friday |
| Kennebec Journal Republican | Sprague & Son Augusta | Daily |
| Kennebec Journal Republican | Sprague & Son Augusta | Wednesday |
| Kennebec Reporter Local News | Caldwell, Landers, & Co. Gardiner | Saturday |
| Labor Advocate Labor | D. W. Smith Lewiston | Thursday |
| Ledger, The Local Interests | H. A. & G. W. Poole Mechanic Falls | Thursday |
| Le Messager French Interests | E. Provost, Varnier, & Co. Lewiston | Thursday |
| Lewiston Gazette Democratic | Calvert & Waldron Lewiston | Friday |
| Lewiston Journal Republican | Nelson Dingley, Jun., & Co. Lewiston | Friday |
| Lewiston Evening Journal Republican | Nelson Dingley, Jun., & Co. Lewiston | Daily |
| Lilluputian, The Local News | Charles E. Emerson Wiscasset | Saturday |
| Lincoln County News Local News | Samuel L. Miller Waldoborough | Friday |
| Live-Stock Monthly Stock and Poultry | Live-Stock Publishing Co. Portland | Monthly |
| Machias Republican Republican | C. O. Furbush Machias | Saturday |
| Machias Union Democratic | Drisco & Parlin Machias | Tuesday |
| Madison Bulletin Local News | E. A. Merriman Madison | Thursday |
| Maine Farmer Agricultural | Badger & Manley Augusta | Thursday |
| Maine Sentinel Democratic | John Hanscom Biddeford | Wednesday |
| Maine State Press Republican | Portland Publishing Company Portland | Thursday |
| Maine Temperance Record Temperance | Brackett & Co. Belfast | Monthly |
| Masonic Token Masonic | Stephen Berry Portland | Quarterly |
| Monson Weekly Slate Local News | F. K. Smith Monson | Wenesday |
| Mount Desert Herald Independent | Mount Desert Pub. Co. Bar Harbor | Friday |
| New Age, The Democratic | Plaisted & Morton Augusta | Friday |
| News and Journal, The Local News | W. H. Furlong South Berwick | Thursday |
| News, The Local Interests | R. A. Carver Livermore Falls | Thursday |
| North-East, The Episcopal | Hoyt, Fogg, & Dunham Portland | Monhly |
| North Star, The Greenback | F. G. Parker & Co. Presque Isle | Saturday |
| Odd Fellows' Register and Masonic Journal Societies | W. H. Smith Portland | Monthly |
| Our Home and Fireside Magazine Family Reading | H. Hallett & Co. Portland | Monthly |
| Oxford County Advertiser Local News | F. W. Sanborn Norway | Friday |
| Oxford Democrat Republican | Atwood & Forbes Paris | Tuesday |
| People's Illustrated Journal Family Reading | George Stinson & Co. Portland | Monthly |
| People's Literary Companion Literary | E. C. Allen & Co. Augusta | Monthly |
| Phillips's Phonograph Local News | N. C. Brackett Phillips | Friday |
| Piscataquis Observer Independent | Edes & Barrows Dover | Thursday |
| Pittsfield Advertiser Independent | O. S. Haskell & Son Pittsfield | Thursday |
| Portland Daily Advertiser Republican | State Publishing Association Portland | Daily |
| Portland Weekly Advertiser Republican | State Publishing Assoc'n Portland | Saturday |
| Portland Daily Press Republican | Portland Publishing Co. Portland | Daily |
| Portland Globe, The Independent | George B. Bagley Portland | Saturday |
| Portland Herald, The Temperance | Herald Publishing Co. Portland | Saturday |
| Portland Sunday Times Independent | Giles O. Bailey Portland | Sunday |
| Portland Transcript Literature and News | Elwell, Pickard, & Co. Portland | Wednesday |
| Progressive Age, The Democratic | William M. Rust Belfast | Thursday |
| Pythian Herald, The Pythian Interests | J. F. Chute Portland | Monthly |
| Richmond Bee, The Local News | Ray Thompson Richmond | Friday |
| Republican Journal, The Republican | Republican Journal Pub. Co. Belfast | Thursday |
| Riverside Messenger, The Literary | Augusta | Monthly |
| Rockland Free Press Republican | Edwin Sprague Rockland | Wednesday |
| Rockland Opinion Democratic | Robbins & Otis Rockland | Friday |
| Sanford Herald Local News | T. P. James Sanford | |
| Schooldays Educational | D. H. Knowlton & Co. Farmington | Monthly |
| Sea Breeze, The Seaside News | Brackett & Co. Belfast | Saturday |
| Sea-Shell, The Beach News | Old Orchard | Daily in Summer |
| Seaside Oracle, The Beach News | Herald Office Bar Harbor | Daily in Summer |
| Somerset Reporter Republican | J. O. Smith Skowhegan | Wednesday |
| Springvale Advocate Local News | F. H. Dexter Springvale | Friday |
| Summer Rambler, The Beach News | Mrs. C. S. Hamilton Old Orchard | Daily in Summer |
| Sunday-school Reporter Sunday Schools | Hoyt, Fogg, & Dunham Portland | Quarterly |
| Thomaston Herald Democratic | J. S. Hodgdon Thomaston | Thursday |
| True's Illus. Mag. and Home Companion Family Reading | True & Co. Augusta | Monthly |
| Vickery's Fireside Visitor Family Reading | P. O. Vickery Augusta | Monthly |
| Waterville Mail Independent | Wing & Wing Waterville | Friday |
| Waterville Sentinel Local News | O. G. Hall & Son Waterville | Thursday |
| Watson's Illuminator Humorous | Will H. Watson Biddeford | Monthly |
| Westbrook Chronicle Local News | Marcus Watson Saccarappa | Friday |
| Wilton Record Local News | R. A. Merrow Wilton | Wednesday |
| Winthrop Banner Family Reading | E. R. Packard East Winthrop | Semi-monthly |
| Winthrop Budget Local News | John A. Stanley Winthrop | Saturday |
| Union Advocate Democratic | Albert Moore & Son North Anson | Wednesday |
| Up-River News Local News | F. K. Smith Lincoln | Friday |
| Zion's Advocate Baptist | Rev. Henry S. Burrage Portland | Wednesday |
From "Gazeteer of the State of Maine", by George J. Varney, B. B. Russel, Printers, Boston, MA, 1886. Transcribed and reformatted 1998 by Dana Edgecomb
Standish, Maine US GenWeb Host.
| Varney seems to have missed |
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| Name Content | Publisher | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder Historical | S. M. Watson Portland | Quarterly |
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