Journalism in the United States, from 1690-1872, Part 2 |
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... streets . In his prospectus in 1663 he said : The way as to the sale that has been found most beneficial to the master of the book has been to cry and expose it about the streets by mercuries and hawkers ; but whether they may be so ...
... streets . In his prospectus in 1663 he said : The way as to the sale that has been found most beneficial to the master of the book has been to cry and expose it about the streets by mercuries and hawkers ; but whether they may be so ...
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... street and coffee - houses , and mostly on the latter source of informa- tion , for intelligence . The postmasters were the newsmen of the day . They were the ones that " told you so . " They supplied their friends and patrons with the ...
... street and coffee - houses , and mostly on the latter source of informa- tion , for intelligence . The postmasters were the newsmen of the day . They were the ones that " told you so . " They supplied their friends and patrons with the ...
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... Street , and John Copson , in the High Street , 1719-20 . " Bradford was the Post- master of Philadelphia . He was a son of William Bradford , who opened the first printing - office in the colonies outside of New En- gland . The Mercury ...
... Street , and John Copson , in the High Street , 1719-20 . " Bradford was the Post- master of Philadelphia . He was a son of William Bradford , who opened the first printing - office in the colonies outside of New En- gland . The Mercury ...
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... street - fights . It began in England as far back as 1642. Previously , the wits of the theatres and coffee- houses made butts of the newspapers . The war was the first sign of intellectual vitality in the Press . It was a conflict of ...
... street - fights . It began in England as far back as 1642. Previously , the wits of the theatres and coffee- houses made butts of the newspapers . The war was the first sign of intellectual vitality in the Press . It was a conflict of ...
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... street , or of Mrs. Nichols in the Broadway , who have had his work . John Draper died in 1762 , and was succeeded by his son , Rich- ard Draper , who changed the title of the paper to that of the Boston Weekly News - Letter and New ...
... street , or of Mrs. Nichols in the Broadway , who have had his work . John Draper died in 1762 , and was succeeded by his son , Rich- ard Draper , who changed the title of the paper to that of the Boston Weekly News - Letter and New ...
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Popular passages
Page 757 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 755 - That the printing presses shall be free to every person, who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the legislature or any branch of government: and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Page 756 - In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 338 - MID pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home!
Page 129 - LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventyfive ; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light, — One, if by land, and two, if by sea...
Page 755 - In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court as in other cases.
Page 291 - Verily I say unto you ; There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.
Page xvii - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.
Page 118 - That the General Assembly of this Colony have the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this Colony...
Page 133 - And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrior-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet.