The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-08
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While Waller W iHcheH IS on fempO
rary acfire dufy tcith the U. 8. nary Ms
column & being conducted By guesl
colrmnists. This tceek's is icrjttaG;
BY believe ii or Not Ripiey.N
Thc first gossip column = =. the p.
statue 81 Pasquino. witty barber,
was set UP in Rome and cor1tribu-
tors pasted satirical and witty COM
ments on its base. Thus columnists
were born.
The first war correspondent was
George wilkins Kendall, who re-
ported the Mexican war dS46-4I
from the battlefield exclusively Tor
the New Orleans Picayune. Byneans
Of a special pony express, he was
able to scoop all other papers and
the war department as well.
A newspaper printed on cheese
was published in Gouda, Holland,
about 1910. Since the cheese could
be eaten, the Dutch readers We're
said to be in the habit Of "sWal-
lowing" anything.
A French newspaper published on
a large handkerchief was another
curiosity, which did not at all star
tie Paris in the eighties. It was the
origin of the ''nosey" press.
Another publisher in Brussels,
Belgium, had an idea. He printed
his paper on rubbeE> shestss to en-
able the ladies to read Fit / while
taking a bath ss41AA
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And the ..Blanc SUI Noir' white
on black was a French innovation re-
versing the usual order by printing
its news in white letters on black
paper.
And talking of up-to-date news.
the French La Presse Prophetique"
was published for the purpose of
giving the news of next year. It
was not a success because it was
published in hieroglyphics.
When the newspaper business was
in its infancy. the reporter was
called an emissary." the editor "a
register.
The Romios' of Athens is daily
paper published in verse.
The co-ordinated German news
papers have recently discarded
question marks from their headlines.
because one editor Of Essen, Ger
many, was sent to a concentration
camp. BY mistake the headline
"Hindenburg Congratulates Hitler
was provided with question mark
instead of an exclamation point.
Suicides are banned from Turkish
When used picture Of the en-
peror Of Japan in my Believe It or
Not cartoon, the Japanese ambassa-
dor in Washington made a very ur-
gent telephone call to me. He re-
quested that If picture Of the EN-
peror must be used, then it was of
the highest Importance that this pic
ture be printed on the front page Of
the newspaper. because it is a Jap
anese law that nothing must appear
over the Supreme Portrait of the
Son of Heaven.
explained to him as gently as
could that this rule cannot be
followed in America. His Excel
lency thought for a minute, and then
he suggested that ! place over the
cartoon printed adnonition to the
American public not to set down
any objects - such as drinking
glasses, pots and pans, etc, on the
picture! He was greatly disappoint-
ed when explained that the Amer
lean public will not be restrained
by any such printed admonition.
The Japanese newspapers carry
on their staff a special employee
called the prison editor.'' He is
paid a salary for taking the rap Ia
case the newspapers dsyfned or sen.
fenced to jail, In such case the
prison editor twhfppihg boy} goes to
JAN without iriterrupting the even
tenor Of the newspaper. NE
The japanese press law provides
Jail for the offense Of belly trea.
son another word for secret dis.
loyalty" Of the paper.
Aglait Illunanortut pages for
Everybody is the title of the Els.
kimo newspaper published at Main,
Labrador. It is published in the
winter only. because in the summer
its readers have no time to read, be-
ing busy with seal and fishing.
The Oldest newspaper was recent
~ discovered in Ostia, Italy. It was
published in So B. c.. was engraved
in wax upon stone and contained
the following news items:
tDate) z days before the calends
Of August (Juiy 24). In the land Of
Cumo born 80 boys and 40 girls.
Harvested 100000 loads Of wheat
Supplied 500 labor steers.
Crucifed the slave Mithridates for I
having blaspherned against the spizt l
its OF his Master. 4
Repaid 100000 sesterces for 1
which there is no need. -. 80
The real father Of newspapers |
was Julius Caesar, who instituted
the famous s:Acta PubIica. which |
ran for six centuries.
And SO it is in order that Italy
should be the first to modernize her
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