Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Professor Hamilton's Diary: April 25, 1935

Professor Hamilton's Diary: April 25, 1935

Read a report of his remarks about early newspaper publishers in America

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Professor Hamilton did not write in his diary today, so we will let the Reading Times’ account of his talk on early American newspapers speak for him. The occasion was the 231st anniversary of the publication of America’s first newspaper, the Boston News Letter. I think this article gives you a sense of his dry wit.

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