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October 19, 1855
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The editor of the Southern Planter complains that unpaid subscriptions forced him to advance $300 from private funds to cover costs, but the author deems him lucky to possess such resources unlike many fellow publishers.
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A LUCKY FELLOW
The editor of the Southern Planter complains that his subscribers do not pay him, and goes on to say "we did not get money enough last month and the month before, to pay the clerk hire and printing bill of the paper, and had to advance three hundred dollars out of our private funds."
We say he is a lucky fellow-not because he had to advance three hundred dollars out of his private funds-but we do say he was lucky for a paper-man, that he had private funds out of which he could advance three hundred dollars. It is not many of his cotemporaries that have such private funds.
The editor of the Southern Planter complains that his subscribers do not pay him, and goes on to say "we did not get money enough last month and the month before, to pay the clerk hire and printing bill of the paper, and had to advance three hundred dollars out of our private funds."
We say he is a lucky fellow-not because he had to advance three hundred dollars out of his private funds-but we do say he was lucky for a paper-man, that he had private funds out of which he could advance three hundred dollars. It is not many of his cotemporaries that have such private funds.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Unpaid Subscriptions
Newspaper Finances
Private Funds
Editorial Luck
What entities or persons were involved?
Editor Of The Southern Planter
Story Details
Key Persons
Editor Of The Southern Planter
Story Details
Editor complains of insufficient subscriber payments to cover expenses, advancing $300 from private funds; narrator highlights his fortune in having such resources compared to contemporaries.