Image 5 of The Grenada gazette (Grenada, Miss.), February 25, 1888

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NEWSPAPER WORK tats end 8uKMtloiu to Journalletlcallv Inclined Ulrli Many reasons exit why the majority of women are unfitted for the general work of a newspaper office The usual veryday work out of which a great daily paper is created is not only tally but physically laborious to extent that breaks down the constitu tions of strong men Men who follow the profession continuously age faster and more frequently give out midway in life than those in other businesses or professions The number of old jour nalists is far less than that of physicians lawyers clergymen or tradesmen Feminine physique is seldom construct ed upon a scale that it can endure the intense strain of newspaper work Another reason than lack of physical endurance is that they arc not so read ily amenable to discipline The ccssfnl newspaper is the one with a welldisciplined staff The workers in each department must follow rigidly the instructions of the head of that de partment Individual opinions and notions must be made subservient to the policy of the paper and its general tone There is no latitude for the ercise of pet views Now most women begin to write from the standpoint of