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Editorial
July 30, 1850
Shepherdstown Register
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
New publishers Meanly & Entler announce the change in proprietorship of the Shepherdstown Register, declaring a neutral course avoiding partisan politics, while focusing on agriculture, mechanic arts, literature, and advertising for nearby cities. Terms: $2 per annum in advance. Dated June 1, 1850.
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THE SHEPHERDSTOWN REGISTER
The proprietorship of this paper has undergone a change, the undersigned under whose control it has passed, deem it proper that they should advise its patrons of such change, and of its future course.
Believing a paper devoted to party politics uncalled for in this community, they have determined to pursue a strictly neutral course, and to debar from the columns of the Register, everything savoring in the least degree of partisan asperity.
They do not intend by this announcement to deny themselves or correspondents the privilege of canvassing the merits or demerits of great questions of State policy, as regards which party lines are not drawn, as for example the questions of Reform, Internal Improvements, &c.
Its columns will be mainly devoted to the interests of Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts, &c., in which our town and neighborhood are principally engaged, and contain approved selections of a Literary character.
Shepherdstown having a constant communication by Railroad and Canal with Baltimore, Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria, it will be a valuable advertising medium for the business men of those cities.
TERMS—$2 per annum, in advance; $2 50 if paid within the year.
All communications must be addressed (post paid) to the Publishers.
MEANLY & ENTLER,
Publishers.
June 1, 1850.
The proprietorship of this paper has undergone a change, the undersigned under whose control it has passed, deem it proper that they should advise its patrons of such change, and of its future course.
Believing a paper devoted to party politics uncalled for in this community, they have determined to pursue a strictly neutral course, and to debar from the columns of the Register, everything savoring in the least degree of partisan asperity.
They do not intend by this announcement to deny themselves or correspondents the privilege of canvassing the merits or demerits of great questions of State policy, as regards which party lines are not drawn, as for example the questions of Reform, Internal Improvements, &c.
Its columns will be mainly devoted to the interests of Agriculture, the Mechanic Arts, &c., in which our town and neighborhood are principally engaged, and contain approved selections of a Literary character.
Shepherdstown having a constant communication by Railroad and Canal with Baltimore, Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria, it will be a valuable advertising medium for the business men of those cities.
TERMS—$2 per annum, in advance; $2 50 if paid within the year.
All communications must be addressed (post paid) to the Publishers.
MEANLY & ENTLER,
Publishers.
June 1, 1850.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Proprietorship
Editorial Neutrality
Partisan Avoidance
Agriculture Focus
Mechanic Arts
Internal Improvements
Shepherdstown Register
What entities or persons were involved?
Meanly & Entler
Shepherdstown Register
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Change In Newspaper Proprietorship And Declaration Of Neutral Editorial Policy
Stance / Tone
Neutral And Non Partisan Commitment
Key Figures
Meanly & Entler
Shepherdstown Register
Key Arguments
Proprietorship Has Changed To Undersigned
Pursue Strictly Neutral Course In Politics
Debar Partisan Asperity From Columns
Canvass Non Partisan State Policy Questions Like Reform And Internal Improvements
Devote Columns Mainly To Agriculture And Mechanic Arts
Include Literary Selections
Serve As Advertising Medium For Baltimore, Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria