Shaw & Blaylock [Cover]
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Shaw & Blaylock [Cover]Description
Cover from "SHAW & BLAYLOCK, / PUBLISHERS / Texas Christian Advocate, / Cor. Main and Sycamore Sts, / DALLAS, TEXAS" addressed to "Rev Warren A. Caudler / Christian Advocate Officer / Nashville / Tenn." Postmarked "DALLAS / NOV 2 / 1887 / TEX."Context
in 1866 a young man named Louis Blaylock began working for the printers. Blaylock went on to become a respected Methodist churchman and, in partnership with William A. Shaw, publisher of the paper. Under their leadership the paper's circulation expanded, and its influence against saloons and gambling increased. By 1884 it was the state's most prominent religious publication, with 10,500 subscribers. In March 1887 the paper, with a circulation of 18,000, was moved to Dallas. Blaylock remained the publisher. This cover, mailed to the Christian Advocate headquarters in Nashville, Tennesse, was one of the first letters mailed from Dallas.Category
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