[ London Times ]
This newspaper, most correctly known simply as The Times, began publication in 1785 and continues to this day.
The edition of May 12, 1847, carried a "lost" notice for a black Newfoundland.
LOST, on Friday last, in the neighbourhood of Piccadilly, a large BLACK NEWFOUNDLAND DOG, with the owner's name and address on the collar. Whoever will bring the same to 52, Chester-square, Pimlico, shall receive ONE SOVEREIGN REWARD.