The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-17
WOODY JOURNALISM
Some Extracts Reprinted From
Astoria Daily Bladder"
CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE
How the Bladder" JealOusly Guard
ed the Cause of Truth, HUI
manity and Justice.
CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE

While raidlng a gambling house one
night last week the police came across
a file of a publication termed the CAS-
toria Daily Bladder" which was prompt
the authorities the Astorian will be en-
abled from time to time to publish ex-
tracts from this newspaper" The fol-
lowing paragraphs will serve to some
extent to give people an idea of style
Of journalism that flourlshed in Astoria
before the coming of the railroad
George Bolter, the most handsomest
crap player in town, very near spoilt his
physog yesterday noon. He was chasing
down the roadway on his bicycle when
ne lost control OF thu machine, 1t eluding
his grasp, and he found the p9sky thing
running away from him and turned down
a crack in the sidewalk, throwing George
v4ciousiy on his head, and no damage ana
broken bones, thanks to the agility o4
friend G -orge. George is all right Shake.
&&$
Born to the wife of Fred Allbings a son.
Fred was doing well at last accounts.
The kid weights ten pounds. Fr.d has
SlIN4l lhO LOOt SiAlNS NAiS SNSAt'
The Bladder Is standing UP for the pso-
pies rights. Down with the thieves what
come here to bleed the public, and 20
rope in suckers. BIware OF the sharks
that pretend to be medicos and distribute
posters at the street corners but what
ruin you for life like they have done
one young man of our knowledge and ac-
quaintance in this town already which
we can name when called on for the
proof. The Bladder is after these skunks
red hot and God help them say we
80
Ye editor was in the sanctum sanctor-
ium yesterday when he received pleas
ant visit from Doctor Dwiggins a most
affaIbel gentleman. The Doc is located
here for few weeks on account Of his
health His ad. appears on another page.
Still they come. The Bladder can recon-
mend the Doc to one and all of our citi-
zens. See his small handbills for par
ticulars of his treatment
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The Bladder has the biggest circulation
of all the sheets in this state combined
MONEY talks gentlemen. Put up or shut
up. Bob Colter took an hour off from
his stud poker outfit this morning 10 con-
gratulate us on the tone of our paper
and paid his subscription for another
year. The Bladder goes to the best
classes. One hundred dollars in gold coin
says So Our circulation has increased
in the past few weeks by bounds ana
leaps. Let the good work SO on.
1t is with pride that we point to our
latest scoop on our contemporaries. AT
great expenditure we have engl ged sew
eral compos.tors at fabulous prices ana
we are now b,rtter fixed than any paper
in this state. No flies-on the Bladder.
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If dirty measley union compositors
choose to quit us because we wont be
robbed and buncoed, let them go. Fifteen
cents a thousand, times Ike these is not
to be sneezed at, and If the dirty low
whelps don't like it they can lump it.
SO ho There's a political job on foot
again with the rotten ringsters, is theyT
well the Bladder is ready If they are
and furthermore we don't ask none the
bsst Of it. Down with the backlog gang.
There's remarks being made on the
street we are gave to understand because
we choose to board the man that works
for us. What of it? This is free coun-
try, ana our Su4lOfldl ltDAe 10 Supplicu
better than half the bum restaurants in
town and feeds him satisfactory. Mind
your own business, people. OF you win
lfsar something drop.
We stand no d. nonsense on this
railroad proposition. II men think the
Bladder is going TO stand here and allow
our necghbors to be done up In any crap
game of this kind they are of. This
paper has inside tracks on Finformation
and II is time to dtbp monkey business.
go
No filthy iepereoas- Chinese in ours. No
thank you gentlemen. White people are
good enough for us and always was,
wh.ch-is more.- Some day the dirty dogs
viii be fired from the burg together with
the ring politicians who are even worse
for X they know no consciences
and honor and decency is TO them an
empty bauble.
Carpet bagging tramps have had their
day in this town. Their never was