Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
PettengiII's Newspaper Directory for 1878.

The number OF newspapers and other peri
odIcais III the United States, recorded In Pet
tengllls Newspaper Directory and Advertiser,
Handbook, for 1878, IL s l33, of which til, rt
are 752 daily, 81 tr-weekly, III semi-weekly
6.lo5 weekly, Ill semi-monthly, S3l monthly
Is bi-monthly, 81 quarterly.
The n rangement of the Directory for ready
reference, and for the special and gene a
business purposes of advertisers. Is excellent.
First We have the general newspaper list fur
nlshed In geographical sections, from whlci
We hnd that III the
NEW ENGLAND SECTION there are 725 news
papers, of which 10 are daily. l tri-weekly, Il
seui-weekly. 527 weekly, semi-monthly, s.
monthly. bi-monthly and Is quarterly.
MIDDLE SECTIoN-216 daily, q tri-weekly, 3s
semi-weekly, 40 weekly. AZ semI-monthly
37s monthly, IL bl-monthly II quarterly.
Total, 2 l57.
wEsr1HN SEcr1oS-26s daily. so tri-weekly
35 semi-weekly. = 7i3 weekly, AZ semI-monthly
24s monthly, bi-monthly, IL quarterly. To-
tai 1851.
PACIFIC SEC Ioy-65 daily, tr-weekly, I
seml-weekly. 2i9 weekly, semi monthly II
monthly, l bi-monthly, quarterly. Total, 3ii
SoUrHERS SECTIoS-12S daily. - tri-weekly,
Il semI-weekly, ,Z26 weekly, Is semi-monthly.
log monthly quarterly. Total l526
BRITISH AMERICA-i4 daily 10 tri-weekly
IA semi-weekly, $50 weekly 4 semi monthly,
Al monthly bi-monthly and l quarterly.
Total, 49,
The total number including the papers in
British America, Is 6l5.
The ID rectory also contains list Of all the
papers by counties; list of all the daily pa
pers; n iIst of all the weekly and monthly pa
pens having circulstions of over 5000 copies
list of Religious weekly papers; a list Of Ag.
ricu tural and Horticultural publications, and
comprehensive lists of leading European and
AustTalaslan newspapers.
The newest feature III the present Directory
is the department devoted to descriptive
sketches of some of the prominent journals
of the country and their offices.
The book Is Handsomely embelished with
faithful portraits of 5. NJ. Pettengill (the pub
lIsher), ThurlOw Weed, Geo. W. Childs Hon.
Bayard TAYLOR, Hon. Henry Watterson, Bret
HaTte the late James Gordon Bennett, the
late Samuel Bowles and the late Charles U.
Rogers
The Advertising pages at the end of the Di-
rectory. are occupied with announcements thai
are important to newspaper men. printers anc
publishers only. The preparation of the DE
rectory bears evidence of ext nslye and careful
labor on the part of the compiler and the re
suit is book which Is indispensable to news
paper publishers and to that large class OF
business men who advertise in newspapers.
ANY reader who would know the extent and
rapidity of the growth and development of the
newspaper enterprise of America OF, indeed
of the world. viii consult Pettengills News
paper Directory.
The advice and knowledge impaired to ad-
vertlsers IN the opening pages of the Direc-
tory, reflect credit upon the auspices under
which 1t Is sent forth There is frankness and
earnestness in these admonitions, which VIII
not be lost upon those who are wise enough te
avail themselves of them.