The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-29
y NEWSPAPER HISTORY.

The editorial fraternity of Iowa held
an editorial convention at Fort Desmo-
rus, the capital of their state, recently,
on which occasion Hon. G. f. Clakson,
! of Grundy county, entertained them by
a recital OF the folio ling items OF news
pape.r history: hgD
The eth of April, 17O4, was the d.v
on which Inc nrst newspaper was pull
ilished on the American continent T.
was the Boston Nelcs Letter-a small
paper printed on a halfsheet Of "Pnt
Paper a designation for size and anal
ity OF paper not retained in the manu-.
factories Of the present day. 1t was
printed on plea type, and was published
by Scotchman named John Campbell.
The contents of the 1st No. were tha
Queens speech mot Victoria) 10 the
British Parliament, few local items
under the Boston bead, one ADVERTISE
ment, extracts from London papers. and
four paragraphs of marine news. Adj
vertisements were inserted TAT ressona-
BILE rates, from two pence to five shiI.
hnes-' This was the only paper printed
In the United Colonies for seventeen
years.
In III, James Franklin commenced
the Ne,c England Couyont. i'm the town
OF Boston. And what is strange. n mar
TOOK OF the same spirit for which Boston
Is celebrated to the present day. twas
extremely radical. Unreasonable in hia
criticislns--illiberal to all creeds of reli-
gion, and especially bitter to the clergy
The editor became unpopular. was cey.
sured, and finally imprisoned for "scan.
dalous libels." He was positively for
bidden by the authorities of Boston s.to
PRINT the Courant, with supervision. -
james evaded this order by substitufinr
the name Of his brother BENJAMIN FOE
MS own. But the latter was not tho
writer OF the editorials. The Couront
WAS short lived.
In l722, Andrew Bradford commenced
paper IN Philadelphia, Which was
heVer ceieorated Tor anything in particu-
q But In 1923, was the true commence
meht OF Journalism in America. The
rennsyivanla Gazette, edited by Dr
= Iahkiln, was commenced that vaar
inis paper consisted of four small ma oas
printed on paper the size of Fools On
All previous papers, be it lecolIec,ed
consisted OF only one page. like hand,
oin. rIahkin announced at the begin
hiHg tpat ne intended 10 make a good
readable paper In this he was far in
advance OF his contemporaries. Il !.
= ri l. 10
pledges to his patrons, as we'll as us
ealtors DO at the present day. We eonIS
give interesting "reminiscences of this no
PSI .nat would occupy whole evening
m put let me return TO Boston. In I7a6
Inomas Fleet commenced the Roston
soe, sa,,g Post. In that paper we and
t ha;n ,o,,ow y advertisement, Mr.. Fleet
oelng an Engiishman ITO be sold nv,
the printer OF this paper, the verv be:yt
SSsssrp woman In the town of Boston
s,as mas as had the small .pox and theimea-
Sc rs hearty as horse, as brisk as a
nrrd, and will work like a beaver, Wr .
rieet was a close, avaricious man and
maze money out of the Post.
me pennsylvania Weekly Adrertisey
s Was started about 1850, and shortly afte,
lhe oppression of the British Govern.
ment over the Colonies began TO he toc
lntolerable TO be borne. The STAMP A ct
winch revolution has been made tostanS
out In history as great landmark VIZ.
enacted IN l765. At this period tn.
advertiser adopted the following motto