. The Indiana quarterly magazine of history . 868 or 1869. As I have been keeping- a record only since 1872,I can rely only on my memory for the information wanted,which was in 1869, the day of the week or month not remem-bered. If I knew the day of the month I could tell the day ofthe week. I well recollect a snow in 1843, when I was justturned into my twelfth year, that for severity has perhaps never 106 INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY been equalled. The day of the month or week I fail to recollect,but from an old man of my acquaintance and several years mysenior, I learned it was the 4th. I hav
. The Indiana quarterly magazine of history . 868 or 1869. As I have been keeping- a record only since 1872,I can rely only on my memory for the information wanted,which was in 1869, the day of the week or month not remem-bered. If I knew the day of the month I could tell the day ofthe week. I well recollect a snow in 1843, when I was justturned into my twelfth year, that for severity has perhaps never 106 INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY been equalled. The day of the month or week I fail to recollect,but from an old man of my acquaintance and several years mysenior, I learned it was the 4th. I have a vivid recollection thatwill remain with me as to snow while the trees were in full my diary of 1880 I see that two inches of snow fell on theforenoon of October 19th (Tuesday), and that at noon the suncame out and the snow went like a white frost. I regret thatI didnt keep a diary of my school days, just as every young- manshould. I find it a great source of satisfaction now in my oldage for reference. Henry Baker. 02 5i O «- Pn e <! 8 £ S <J | 1-1 ? CO S CO .§ H 8 Pu ^ THE INDIANA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY Voi,. II SEPTEMBER, 1906 No. 3 THE EARLY NEWSPAPERS OF INDIANA. BEGINNINGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISM. IN view of the illiteracy with which early Indiana has (justlyor unjustly) been accredited, the ubiquity of the newspaperpress, almost from the beginning-, is a matter for surprise. Wehave abundant evidence that in our pioneer population therewas a large element of intelligent and thinking- men. The manof this type, with the alert American sense of citizenship andwith a lively curiosity about the news of the world (whetted,perhaps, by his isolation), together with his zeal for local de-velopment, demanded an organ to promote his political opinions,to keep him in touch, in some fashion, with the outside world,and to advocate the public wants. As a consequence, generallyspeaking, wherever he went and established his rude beginningsof a civil
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