Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-27
An Hour With the Early kennebse News.
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An Hour With the Early kennebse News
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.Br. Pre.,dsat. Hea,5srs n ne 4issoeia-
f'on. ard ny Friends.
few weeks ago, when a member Of this
association requested me TO write an essay
for this meeting, | accepted the invitation.
Exactly what | should write on did not
enter my mind, and it was not until / had
examined the records of the annual meet
Jugs that appreciated how thoroughly and
afefully the various subjects which nat
urally come 10 ones mind have been Gov
cred by previous e-sayists. The duties of the
editor and the business of the management,
the construction of a good paper and its re-
lations to the pnblic have been given in full.
In fact, there seemed TO be- little left in
which could either an,usc or instruct you.
Certain of the fact that could not choose
a subject upon which | could instruct you,
whose experience AMI knowledge is So
much greater than my own, ! cast about
for souic matter of general interest to this
brotherhood. and decided 10 give the result
OF a little inquiry about the earlier papers
in this section. which arr but types of tho
earlier new spapers IN all parts Of that great
domain Represented by this association.
It is not my purpose in this essay TO give
any perfected history Of those papers which
formed the early press of this valley, but
rather TO present in unstuhied form sort
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