Image 4 of The Pascagoula democrat-star (Pascagoula, Miss.), March 24, 1899

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THE AVERAGE CITIZEN THE NEWSPAPER AND Kurort KiRlittr His most amusing to hoc tlie man ner in which the average citizen looks upon newspapers Iu selecting his newspaper he takes the one which pleases his fancy moot and usually the one which he thiuks gives him the most news at least the most news of the character ho would like to read and would be most Interested In If he gets married has a child born Into the family if he goes abroad or does some commendable public act if he makes an inprovemcnt to his prop erty or does anything which pleases him he wants to see it magnified as much as possible and appear In the newspaper he has graciously and con descendingly bestowed his patronage on If a child or relative get married lie wants to see It gorgeously written up If some of his relatives gain dis tinction in any of the walks of life he proudly brings it to the newspaper for comment no nutter whether anyone else in Uie community knows or is in tcrcsted iu the relative or not he Is and that issuftlcient If the afore said relative Is sick or dies

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mississippi department of archives and history. 1899-03-24. Image 4 of The Pascagoula democrat-star (Pascagoula, Miss.), March 24, 1899. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87065532/1899-03-24/ed-1/?sp=4

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