Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . <H. ^fSfUAT HI due, l^^^F(if miffhtier than tlie /WArEI&^ sword is a saying so •rite timt one is almost ashamed to quote it, ^tlifr^^^^ .vot- * ^ worth urging upon the attention of unob- ^ J^ff* servant people that the rapid f^Slli3* pro-ress of huinanitv in the 4 fpKfrjf0 more than to any other one j\/!.(-;. !0 agency, to improved facilities^c^s^^-J^k > travel and communication. ?&£&£<? p- IJailroads. mails and news- |vyVw* papers liave become necessities |to mankind, though many are jnow living who are older tha


Biographical and historical record of Putnam County, Indiana .. . <H. ^fSfUAT HI due, l^^^F(if miffhtier than tlie /WArEI&^ sword is a saying so •rite timt one is almost ashamed to quote it, ^tlifr^^^^ .vot- * ^ worth urging upon the attention of unob- ^ J^ff* servant people that the rapid f^Slli3* pro-ress of huinanitv in the 4 fpKfrjf0 more than to any other one j\/!.(-;. !0 agency, to improved facilities^c^s^^-J^k > travel and communication. ?&£&£<? p- IJailroads. mails and news- |vyVw* papers liave become necessities |to mankind, though many are jnow living who are older than theoldest railroad, and to whom a daily paperonce seemed a useless extravagance. Evennow changes are made yearly, and improve- !meets discovered, of such moment that the]future value and function of the newspaper jcannot yet be estimated. Types were first used to reproduce only jthe Bible, and such books as were demanded !in large numbers. Then came the periodical jand pamphlet. The reviews and magazines ] increased in number and frequency of pub


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