Carriers' address criticizes officials as "bloodsucking varmints" and claims the "Shylocks" are raising rents on the poor while building a new jail, then ridicules new fashions and requests tip.
Notes:
Printed in two columns divided by double lines within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners.
At end of first column within border: Easton, Pa., January 1st, 1869.
Carriers' addresses were published by newspapers, usually on January 1, and distributed in the United States for more than two centuries. The custom originated in England and was introduced here during colonial times. The newsboys delivered these greetings in verse …
