Poem calls on Democrats to struggle; last two stanzas ask a tip.
Notes:
Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within architectural border of type ornament sections.
At center of top border vignette of eagle holding shield, olive branch and arrows; at head of side borders shield with ship, plow and sheaves, topped by eagle and supported by horses.
Poem in 12 six-line stanzas followed by two six-line stanzas in larger type below double rule.
"Neujahrs-Wunsch des herumträgers des Readinger Adlers, an seine Kunden:
bey dem Eintritt des Jahrs 1838
"
(1838).
Carriers' Addresses.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:50516/
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 …
