Today .............in 1872,
a brand-new newspaper hit the streets of Boston. Costing four cents, the Globe had twice the number of pages, as most competitors for the same price. But even at a bargain price, the "semi-literary" paper with reports on Sunday church sermons, art exhibits, and new books attracted few readers.
a brand-new newspaper hit the streets of Boston. Costing four cents, the Globe had twice the number of pages, as most competitors for the same price. But even at a bargain price, the "semi-literary" paper with reports on Sunday church sermons, art exhibits, and new books attracted few readers.
Within a year, only one of the six original investors remained— Eben Jordan, founder of the Jordan Marsh Department Store. Believing the paper could be a commercial success, he hired Charles H. Taylor to make it into one. With financial backing from Jordan and the ability to respond to changing trends, Taylor turned the paper around. By the 1890s, it had become the dominant paper in New England.
Sad, that all newspapers will no longer be with electronics taking over the schools and being replaced with devices like the Kindle and such. And, not to mention all the jobs will be lost. Wow, I guess the libraries will be obsolete as well! Sad.
I wish they will still teach the children to write their names in cursive. All these things upset me! And, I love electronics but they are taking our history away.
And this is what they call progress.
ReplyDeleteDidn't GE have a slogan in the 50's and 60's that said "Progress is our most important product" I don't think they had this in mind