''Le Messager'' was a French language newspaper, founded in 1880 in Lewiston, Maine. It serving the sizeable Franco-American (Franco-Canadian) population in that city. ''Le Messager'' operated from 1880 to 1966. It was a daily newspaper until the mid-1950s when it became a tri-weekly publication. In the early 1960s it adopted a weekly schedule, published every Thursday. It was succeeded by the ''Nouveau Messager'' in 1966; but the following year, it closed as well for lack of funding.
[The Library of Congress]
The newspaper was operated out of 223 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, which became the home of ''Lewiston Auburn Magazine'' in September 2011.
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Early Franco-American newspapers
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French-American culture in Maine
French-language newspapers published in the United States
Mass media in Lewiston, Maine
Defunct newspapers published in Maine
Non-English-language newspapers published in Maine
Newspapers established in 1880
Newspapers disestablished in 1966
1880 establishments in Maine
1966 disestablishments in Maine
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