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Show TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Only by trying seriously to understand under-stand conditions of 200 years ago may wo bring ourselves to reallzo tho ad-vanco ad-vanco tho country and tho world havo mado In tho two ccnturlos a news-papor news-papor press has existed In America. In April, 1704, was founded tho first Amorlcan nowspapcr which succeeded In establishing itself, the Boston Nows-Lettor. Popular education, freedom free-dom of speech, rollglous toleration and government by tho peoplo wero then unknown in tho colonies; to worship according to tho rites of tho Catholic church was r capital offonso In Massachusetts; Mas-sachusetts; nono, but mombors of established churches could hold of-flco; of-flco; it was a criminal act for any person to ride, or children to play, on Sunday; men and women woro obliged oblig-ed to confess beforo congregations, and any ono who did not attend church could bo flnod, according to law. Boston Globo. |