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... an unpretentious work , which may , however , be found to contain a little amusement and some amount of information . H. S. LONDON , September 1874 . CONTENTS . CHAP . I. INTRODUCTORY -NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER AD- Vill PREFACE .
... an unpretentious work , which may , however , be found to contain a little amusement and some amount of information . H. S. LONDON , September 1874 . CONTENTS . CHAP . I. INTRODUCTORY -NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER AD- Vill PREFACE .
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... contains amongst its items of news three or four book advertisements , and these would undoubtedly have been the first put forth in England , were that newspaper genuine . Mr Watts , of the British Museum , has , however , proved that ...
... contains amongst its items of news three or four book advertisements , and these would undoubtedly have been the first put forth in England , were that newspaper genuine . Mr Watts , of the British Museum , has , however , proved that ...
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... contains a great show of advertisements , which do much to enlighten the reader as to Antipodean manners and customs . American newspapers are of course plentiful , and their advertisements , as will be shown during the progress of this ...
... contains a great show of advertisements , which do much to enlighten the reader as to Antipodean manners and customs . American newspapers are of course plentiful , and their advertisements , as will be shown during the progress of this ...
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... contains in a single issue as much news - news in the strictest meaning of the word - as the London Times does in six . And , singular as it may at first sight seem , there is a great element of truth about the statement , the telegraph ...
... contains in a single issue as much news - news in the strictest meaning of the word - as the London Times does in six . And , singular as it may at first sight seem , there is a great element of truth about the statement , the telegraph ...
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... contains , or how many have been born and died within the current twelve- months . The Americans are a truly great people , but they have not yet settled down into a regular system , so far , at all events , as newspapers and ...
... contains , or how many have been born and died within the current twelve- months . The Americans are a truly great people , but they have not yet settled down into a regular system , so far , at all events , as newspapers and ...
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