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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1890
Page
8
A partial note from county fair managers expresses gratitude to the press for complimentary admission tickets and notes the tickets are widely used by white and nonwhite attendees alike. The statement credits media generosity for the fair’s success and invites appreciation.
A Portland Oregon resident writes to the Nashville American about plans to raise 5000 by subscription to advertise Nashville. He compares regional giving levels, recalling 1888 business leaders donating 12000 yearly and firms contributing 50 or 25 monthly. He notes Western towns boom through broad, small-scale patronage.
A satirical critique of small town journalism and its entanglement with boosters. It jokes that editors receive excessive favors from citizens, railroads, and promoters, while expected to produce lavish coverage and loyalty in return.
The quoted piece by K. Lamity mocks country editors as overgrown suckers who crave work from St Louis firms and cheap five cent cigars from drug stores. It laments press vanity and urges collective shame, noting a brief yet bristling editorial career.
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