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Editorial
May 30, 1849
The Miners' Express
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Light-hearted commentary welcoming Geo. L. Nightingale as the new editor of The Telegraph newspaper, expressing hope for its future, suggesting a name change, and satirically criticizing the paper's poet for subpar prose and verse.
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The Telegraph.
We are glad to see, by the last number of this paper, that Geo. L. Nightingale, Esq., is announced as Editor. The paper has lived an orphan-like existence for several months--a sort "Japhet in search of a father." It has at last found one in the person of the Ex-Mayor. Poor thing! we hope it will not again be cast upon the charities of the cold world, but that it will, under the benign influences of paternal affection, grow up to honorable manhood. Here is our Esquire.
N. B.--We would suggest the propriety of a re-christening.
The Starry Poet of the Telegraph, having exhausted his Pegasus, by three TREMenDous efforts at blank verse, has come out at last with a specimen of blank prose! He finds fault with our going to Aesop's fables for an illustration of himself. We would like to know where else we could go for such a purpose!
We are glad to see, by the last number of this paper, that Geo. L. Nightingale, Esq., is announced as Editor. The paper has lived an orphan-like existence for several months--a sort "Japhet in search of a father." It has at last found one in the person of the Ex-Mayor. Poor thing! we hope it will not again be cast upon the charities of the cold world, but that it will, under the benign influences of paternal affection, grow up to honorable manhood. Here is our Esquire.
N. B.--We would suggest the propriety of a re-christening.
The Starry Poet of the Telegraph, having exhausted his Pegasus, by three TREMenDous efforts at blank verse, has come out at last with a specimen of blank prose! He finds fault with our going to Aesop's fables for an illustration of himself. We would like to know where else we could go for such a purpose!
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Telegraph Newspaper
New Editor
George Nightingale
Starry Poet
Satirical Commentary
Aesop Fables
What entities or persons were involved?
Geo. L. Nightingale, Esq.
The Telegraph
Starry Poet
Ex Mayor
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Welcoming New Editor Of The Telegraph And Mocking Its Poet
Stance / Tone
Humorous And Supportive Of New Editor, Mocking Of Poet
Key Figures
Geo. L. Nightingale, Esq.
The Telegraph
Starry Poet
Ex Mayor
Key Arguments
The Telegraph Has Found A Stable Editor In Nightingale After An Unstable Period.
Suggest Renaming The Newspaper.
The Poet's Verse And Prose Are Poor, Likened To Aesop's Fables.