. "The Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage was an American weekly newspaper published in New York City. The paper aimed for an upper-class readership made up largely of sportsmen. The Spirit also included humorous material, much of it based on experience of settlers near the southwestern frontier. Theatre news was a third important component. The Spirit had an average circulation of about 22,000, with a peak of about 40,000 subscribers."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage was an American weekly newspaper published in New York City. The paper aimed for an upper-class readership made up largely of sportsmen. The Spirit also included humorous material, much of it based on experience of settlers near the southwestern frontier. Theatre news was a third important component. The Spirit had an average circulation of about 22,000, with a peak of about 40,000 subscribers."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Spirit of the Times"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "3764310"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "12369"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1101068734"^^ . .