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Editorial
November 22, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
The editor criticizes the Massachusetts Gazette for largely copying Boston papers with minimal new content, including trivial social gossip and bankrupt ads, while defending their own paper's focus on significant public matters over insignificant news.
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The Massachusetts Gazette of Thursday, was bro't to Town last Saturday, and is a pretty exact Copy of Boston Monday's Papers, as usual, containing very little else, except 15 Bankrupt-Advertisements, and a Paragraph of 14 Lines reprimanding the Publishers of the New-Hampshire Papers for not mentioning the Arrival of a Vessel from Bristol, who bro't no News later than we had before--
We think it needless to fill our Paper, with telling People there is no News, or with trifling Articles, as theirs commonly is, That my Lord such-a-one din'd at such a Place, and my Lady such-a-one drank Tea at such a Place, or such a Duke it is reported, will shortly take a Tour East, West, North or South. &c. &c. which are so insignificant, especially to us in these Parts, that we choose to overlook them, and insert others of more Importance to the Public--
The Thursday's Paper is not only a Copy of the Boston Monday's Papers, but is generally ready composed to their Hands, so that they only have the Trouble of altering the Date from Monday to Thursday-- Those who find so much Fault with others, seldom correct what is amiss at Home.
We think it needless to fill our Paper, with telling People there is no News, or with trifling Articles, as theirs commonly is, That my Lord such-a-one din'd at such a Place, and my Lady such-a-one drank Tea at such a Place, or such a Duke it is reported, will shortly take a Tour East, West, North or South. &c. &c. which are so insignificant, especially to us in these Parts, that we choose to overlook them, and insert others of more Importance to the Public--
The Thursday's Paper is not only a Copy of the Boston Monday's Papers, but is generally ready composed to their Hands, so that they only have the Trouble of altering the Date from Monday to Thursday-- Those who find so much Fault with others, seldom correct what is amiss at Home.
What sub-type of article is it?
Newspaper Criticism
Publishing Practices
What keywords are associated?
Massachusetts Gazette
Boston Papers
Trivial News
Bankrupt Advertisements
Public Importance
Publishing Criticism
What entities or persons were involved?
Massachusetts Gazette
Boston Monday's Papers
New Hampshire Papers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Massachusetts Gazette's Content Copying And Trivial Articles
Stance / Tone
Critical And Defensive
Key Figures
Massachusetts Gazette
Boston Monday's Papers
New Hampshire Papers
Key Arguments
Massachusetts Gazette Copies Boston Papers With Little New Content
Includes Bankrupt Advertisements And Reprimands Other Publishers
Avoids Filling Paper With No News Or Trivial Social Gossip
Focuses On Important Public Matters Instead
Gazette's Thursday Edition Is Pre Composed From Monday's With Only Date Change
Critics Of Others Fail To Correct Their Own Faults