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Annual address of the carriers of the Daily Evening Standard: January 1st, 1859

Description

Abstract:
Poem mentions competing newspapers, politics and fashion, condemning crinolines.
Notes:
Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections.
Poem in ten stanzas of varying lengths and meters.
At end of text: The Humble Carrier.

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Annual address of the carriers of the Daily Evening Standard: January 1st, 1859 " (1859). Carriers' Addresses. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:50962/

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  • Carriers' Addresses

    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 …
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