MINSTREL ADVOCATE, "Published Daily, All Along The Road" as noted in the masthead. This is a house newspaper for the Whitmore & Clark Minstrel Troupe that performed across the country. The date of one appearance is noted near the top: January 31, 1873.
The front page has a print of "George M. Clark, Editor-In-Chief" with his salutatory address. Content is taken up with various proportional article and advertisements for his troupe.
Four pages, 10 1/2 by 14 1/4 inches, archival mends throughout the issue, almost entirely to pages 2 and 3, but no loss of text.