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Domestic News
January 9, 1846
Wheeling Times And Advertiser
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Maj. McDonald of the Mountainneer newspaper in Morgantown announces that after two more issues, the paper will pass to other hands due to his other business. The report humorously critiques the fleeting enthusiasm of aspiring newspaper editors.
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Maj. McDonald of the Mountainneer, at Morgantown, announces that after the issue of two more numbers that paper will pass into other hands. He says he has other business. We are glad of it, but it is rather amusing to see the thousands who run their necks into the editorial halter in a county bedlam, one year, with expanded visions of glory, patriotism, fortune and high estate, crawfishing a twelvemonth thereafter in a manner and with a look not unlike a pit-fed chicken. A bad business this paper making.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Morgantown
Mountainneer
Mcdonald
Newspaper Handover
Editorial Business
What entities or persons were involved?
Maj. Mcdonald
Where did it happen?
Morgantown
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Morgantown
Key Persons
Maj. Mcdonald
Outcome
the mountainneer newspaper will pass into other hands after two more issues.
Event Details
Maj. McDonald announces the handover of the Mountainneer newspaper due to other business, with commentary on the challenges and short-lived nature of newspaper editing.