The following list of newspapers and periodicals published in Wisconsin has been carefully revised according to the best information obtainable up to January 1, 1903. The language in which the papers are published is English when no other statement is given. The abbreviations use are as follows: Rep., Republican; Dem., Democrat; Pro., Prohibitionist; Peo., Peoples; Ind., Independent; Rel., Religious; Ed., Educational; Agr. Agricultural; T., Temperance; M., Musical; Med., Medical; Frat., Fraternal; Lit., Literary; Soc., Socialistic; Ju., Juvenile; Com., Commercial; D., Daily; S.W., Semi-Weekly; M., Monthly; S. M., Semi-monthly; Q., Quarterly; G., German; N., Norwegian; P., Polish; Sw., Swedish; H., Hollandish; B., Bohemian; Sk., Skandinaian; D., Danish.

Town: Medford
Name of Paper: Der Walbote (G)
Name of Publishers: German Pub Co.
Character: Ind
Daily or Weekly: W
Publication Day: Saturday

Town: Medford
Name of Paper: Medford Democrat
Name of Publishers: J. R. Shattuck
Character: Dem
Daily or Weekly: W
Publication Day: Thursday

Town: Medford
Name of Paper: Der Herr Vetter (G)
Name of Publishers: Franz Markus & Co
Character: Ind
Daily or Weekly: W
Publication Day: Thursday

Town: Medford
Name of Paper: Taylor County Star-News
Name of Publishers: Wag'ner & Withers
Character: Rep.
Daily or Weekly: W
Publication Day: Friday

Town: Rib Lake
Name of Paper: Rib Lake Herald
Name of Publishers: Hand & Voeemastek
Character: Rep.
Daily or Weekly: W
Publication Day: Friday

Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Compiled and Published under the Direction of Halford Erickson, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics. 1903. pgs. 648 - 662.