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Printed for the fair to create a new hospital...
Printed for the fair to create a new hospital...
Item # 702172
October 16, 1866
THE FAIR-Y MESSENGER, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct. 16, 1866 This is the volume 1, number 2 issue of a paper "Devoted to the Fair" as noted in the masthead.
This fair was by the Sisters of Mercy and was a drive to found a hospital. This would have been a very short-lived newspaper given its singular focus.
Four pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, nice condition.
Note: The Fair-y Messenger was a publication created for the Catholic Fair held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1866. Organized by the Sisters of Mercy, the fair was a major fundraising event, reportedly generating about a thousand dollars a day, according to the Worcester Daily Spy. The publication provided daily updates and details about the fair's proceedings. Mechanics Hall, built in 1857 by the Worcester County Mechanics Association, served as the venue and was known for hosting cultural and industrial events.
Category: Post-Civil War
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