A first book in American history with European beginnings . is old employer, Keimer. Through hisgood sense and thrifty habits, he was soon able to setup in business for himself. At this time there was only one newspaper in Penn-sylvania, and that wasa very poor one. In1729, when Franklinwas twenty-threeyears old, he con-cluded that he wouldprint a newspaper andmake it the best inAmerica. He set vigorouslyto work. In a littlewhile everyone wantedthe Pennsylvania Gazette, for that was the name of thepaper. It always had the best and latest news, although,as there were no railroads or telegraphs
A first book in American history with European beginnings . is old employer, Keimer. Through hisgood sense and thrifty habits, he was soon able to setup in business for himself. At this time there was only one newspaper in Penn-sylvania, and that wasa very poor one. In1729, when Franklinwas twenty-threeyears old, he con-cluded that he wouldprint a newspaper andmake it the best inAmerica. He set vigorouslyto work. In a littlewhile everyone wantedthe Pennsylvania Gazette, for that was the name of thepaper. It always had the best and latest news, although,as there were no railroads or telegraphs or telephones, thiswas not always very new. When there was not newsenough to fill the paper, Franklin would write funny arti-cles, which surprised and pleased the quiet old Quakertown. Once Franklin published an article in his paper whichsome of the rich men of Philadelphia did not like. Hear-ing of their complaint Franklin invited the dissatisfiedgentlemen to take supper with him. When they sat downat the table, they saw before them only two puddings 177. Franklin and his Printing Press. A FIKST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY made of corn meal, and a stone jug of water. Franklinpolitely helped his guests and then, filling his own plate,ate heartily. The guests tried to eat, but they were notused to such fare. At last Franklin rose and said, My friends, anyone who canlive on sawdust pud-ding and water, as I can,needs no mans pa- Poor Richard, 1733. A N Almanack FortheYearofChrift 7 S3 When Franklin wastwenty-four he marriedDeborah Read, the girlwho laughed at him thefirst morning he came toPhiladelphia. was a true help-mate to her says, She assistedme cheerfully in mybusiness, folding andstitching pamphlets,tending shop, purchas-ing old linen rags for thepaper-makers/7 etc. In those days every-one read the almanacvery carefully. No mat-ter how few books peo-ple had, they were sureto buy an almanac everyyear. In 1732, the very year that George Washingtonwas bor
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