Boston illustrated; . et, Nos. 246 and 248, and extending tlu-ough toDevonshire Street, is the newest office in News-paper Row. It is a tall, marble-front structure, tow-ering way above its neighbors ; and from its loca-tion in the bend of the street as well as its strikinj;-appearance architecturally, it is one of the most con-spicuous buildings in the quarter. The street flooris occupied by the counting-room, a finely decorate(and uniquely furnished apartment ; the extensivebasement accommodates the stereotyping, printing,mailing, and delivery rooms ; and the upper floorsare devoted to the e
Boston illustrated; . et, Nos. 246 and 248, and extending tlu-ough toDevonshire Street, is the newest office in News-paper Row. It is a tall, marble-front structure, tow-ering way above its neighbors ; and from its loca-tion in the bend of the street as well as its strikinj;-appearance architecturally, it is one of the most con-spicuous buildings in the quarter. The street flooris occupied by the counting-room, a finely decorate(and uniquely furnished apartment ; the extensivebasement accommodates the stereotyping, printing,mailing, and delivery rooms ; and the upper floorsare devoted to the editorial rooms, editors libraryand reception room, and the composition room. Thebuilding is provided with all the modern imjjrovc-ments and appliances which are to be found in thebest equipped modern newspaper offices ; and theentire Advertiser establishment is lighted at nightby the Edison electric light. The Advertiser is theoldest daily paper in Boston, established in by Nathan Hale. It is an interesting. ilding. The Advertiser It was edited for manyfact that the site of its former 104 BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. building on Court Street, from which it removed to its present building in thespring of 1883, is that from which James Franklin issued the first number ofthe New England Courant, in 1721. The same spot was again occupied as aprinting-office in 1776, by the Independent Chronicle, to the rights of whichthe Advertiser succeeded. The Advertiser is accounted one of the leadingmorning journals of New England. In politics it is now Rejiublican. TheBoston Evening Record, started Sept. 3, 1881, as a campaign paper, becameso manifestly popular that it was made a permanent enterprise. It increasedrapidly in circulation, reaching a daily issue of 35,000 in little more than ayear. It is a large four-page paper, is sold for one cent, and is published bythe Advertiser. Its leading feature is the prompt publication of the news inattractive shape, with pithy comment. W. E. Barret
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