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was profitable. But with the Great Depression's onset, circulation fell in half and profits disappeared. Some observers criticized the newspaper for an indistinct editorial policy, which they contend may have alienated readers. On the one hand, it endorsed reform politicians; on the other hand, the
237:, and Azariah H. Simmons, and edited by Swain. It was the first penny paper in Philadelphia. At the time, most newspapers sold for five cents (equal to $ 1.39 today) or more, a relatively high price which limited their appeal to readers who were reasonably well-off. 172:, published from March 25, 1836, to January 1942. Its motto was "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence". It was Philadelphia's most widely-circulated newspaper for a period, but its circulation began declining in the mid-1930s. The newspaper also operated a 547:, an ascendant newspaper published by William L. McLean, which grew from 12 pages in 1900 to 28 pages in 1920, and from circulation of 6,000 to a leadership position of over 500,000 readers in the same time. The 322:
In the face of declining circulation, publishers were reluctant to increase the one-cent subscription cost, although it was needed to cover the costs of production. In December 1864, the paper was sold to
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for $ 18 million, but he did not consolidate the two newspapers. When he died in 1933, Cutis was estimated to have lost $ 30 million on his newspaper ventures, with little to show for the investment.
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posted a circulation of 15,000 in 1840, growing to 40,000 a decade later. To put this into perspective, the entire circulation of all newspapers in Philadelphia was estimated at only 8,000 when the
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had a conservative aesthetic appearance. It avoided bold headlines and seldom printed photographs on its front page. Its conservative format has been compared to the contemporary present style of
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sympathizers and families with ties to the South, since many Southerners maintained second homes in Philadelphia and sent their daughters to finishing schools there.
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became one of the most influential journals in the country. Circulation growth led the firm to outgrow its facilities; in 1866 Childs bought property at Sixth and
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There is an element about some poetry which is able to make even physical suffering and death cheerful things to contemplate and consummations to be desired.
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bolder and more commercial approach attracted additional advertising, which in turn drew more readers. Advertising, which comprised only one-third of the
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The Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Comprising The Men And Women Of The United States Who Have Been Identified With The Growth Of The Nation
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and management was assumed by John C. Martin, son-in-law of Curtis' second wife. Martin became general manager of Curtis-Martin Newspapers.
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as Philadelphia's premier newspaper, which he achieved by buying and closing competing newspapers in the city at the time, including the
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was on the newspaper's staff as an editorial contributor. In 1914, seeking to broaden its market and compete against
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was a money-losing operation, squeezed by rising paper and printing costs. It had lost circulation by supporting the
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In 1924, Curtis built a new Public Ledger Building on the same site as its prior building, which was designed by
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The Pulitzer Prize archive: a history and anthology of award-winning materials in journalism, letters, and arts
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described it as "...the finest newspaper office in the country." Toward the end of Child's leadership, the
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plot to take over the world, After removing all references to the purported Jewish authorship of it,
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in 1900, grew to nearly three-fourths of its pages in 1920. At the same time, the circulation at the
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bought the paper from George W. Childs Drexel for a reported $ 2.25 million. He merged it with the
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In 1930, despite the circulation slump caused by the Great Depression, Curtis expanded by buying
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newspaper was decidedly anti-labor. The newspaper ran anti-union advertisements during the 1919
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as editor. Oakes served as editor until 1914, two years after Curtis bought the publication.
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for its rhyming obituaries, in a piece entitled "Post-Mortem Poetry", in his column for
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The article was headlined "Red Bible", and the newspaper published the excerpts from
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in Philadelphia, where the Public Ledger Building was constructed. Designed by
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was a technological innovator as well. It was the first daily to make use of a
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purchased the paper from Ochs for $ 2 million and hired his step son-in-law
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was estimated to generate profits of approximately $ 500,000 per year.
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use of bold headlines to draw sales. The formula was a success and the
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On April 16, 1934, the morning and Sunday editions were merged into
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foreign news service and syndicated it to other papers through the
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published excerpts from the first English-language translation of
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Hoods and Shirts: The Extreme Right in Pennsylvania, 1925-1950
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In 1939, John Martin was forced out of the management of the
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strike, and ran no advertisements supporting the strike.
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and advocating an immediate peace settlement with the
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for a reported $ 20,000 (equal to $ 389,617 today).
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1836–1942 daily newspaper published in Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia Public Ledger

newspaper
William Moseley Swain
Arunah S. Abell
Republican
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
newspaper
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
syndicate
Ledger Syndicate

Chestnut
Center City Philadelphia
John McArthur Jr.

William Moseley Swain
Arunah S. Abell
New York Herald
abolition of slavery
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia)
pony express
electromagnetic telegraph
rotary printing press
Copperhead Policy
American Civil War
Confederate States of America
Union

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