Putnam patriot., 1922-08-25
THE PATRIOT

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 First readers of this issue will undoubtedly note with great the details of the prize circu Iaton announced various of the paper and firmly believe the most and the most ambitious effort which been attempted within the boundaries County. Because of the character the competition of what it's will future Of The Patriot think there fitting the present and editors o bring to the of of the aims aspirations and eonye ton of the present well bit of the history of of the oldest representative county papers all New England
 The Patriot year. About l872 the late Everett Stone who eldest J. C. Stone editor Danelson The Putnam. taking his first list of subscribers the Wndham County Transcript of Dan eson which previously had conducted Putnam department Together with Mrs Stone who known throughout the y ability genuine newspaper capacity the paper became the leading of the northern half of county Despite which during the period of ownership from their losses sold excellent establishment time there after the late Alexander Macdonald who Putnam from New York City with high reputation for eredabe citation with leading publishing day
 Like Air Stone. Ar Macdonald too suffered back after taking the when all of Union Block burned the ground completely destroying The Patriot plant for second Equally andaunted Mr Macdonald started all again and for nearly forty maintained The Patriot with success reecng columns his personality and abili ties Mir Macdonald years after purchasing the paper associated with him the late Lewis O. Williams the firm becoming Macdonald < Williams
 In the as decade of his fe MT Macdonald, whose years had long passed four and gradually reqnshed the editorial work of The Patriot his Arthur Macdonald MT Williams retaining control of the mechanical department After the death of the elder r Macdonald in 913 Mr. Arthur Macdonald and Mr Williams controlled the paper until in 1919 MT Macdonald purchased Mir Williams interest. A few months later The Patriot was sold by MT Macdonald to It's pres owners C. Lawrence Perkins and John Jay Whitehead r
 When the present took The Patriot they pledged themselves o place the the first rank of
 
 pledged themselves to devote it's to the best interests of Putnam and Windham County They determined 10 leave unturned raise high point possible the editorial quality we'll the mechanical efficiency of the paper
 Nearly three years have passed The Patriot the possession of the These have been three years steady and successful growth The Patriot today tn, second largest weekly newspaper in the state Il widely dis
 bued throughout that half of the county which Putnam the activity It's pages contain the advertising prae tcay every recognized merchant and firm the district circulation has grown steadily and surely month by month Also the plant sponsors the busiest ieb printing shops of the Connecticut River
 all this growth progress enough The Patriot willing remain the second largest Connecticut weekly I will only be satisfied with first place The Patriot believes n Putnam and Punam growth. H believes that he the afterwar period passed d and life reaches ahead for Putnam The Patriot wants e and b help Putnam to grow established biggest weekly state go further become possibly he biggest em-weeky and after that a final goal daily paper representative Nudham County among the naena dalies of Connecticut That The Patriots goal and @he only be accomplished with the help and support e Putnam people
 l. cannot but be evident 10 the newspaper reader that the high standing county weekly today holds muniy entirely different position than W lot twenty thirty years ago l. longer composition of boiler plate and barber shop gossip IL distinctly working and living organ community which it published. eaeeting columns the activities he interests and the discussion, that have The daily life of and stuency IL cultyaes thoroughly and vigorously it's field exclusion outside interests rehectnq these much they have bearing the thought and activities of the community.
 Aside from the extraordinary quality of the rewards offered present subscription campaign there other why Patriot readers and Putnam people should interest them why they should support the urge those who already Patriot subscribers join the make ths camnaign q naahe