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Show "It's Easy to Publish a Newspaper-" "It's easy to publish a newspaper. . . . You never get tired. You never need a vacation. Your head is always clear. You're always bright as a silver dollar. Everybody writes in beautiful letters telling you what a nice paper you have. Everybody phones in news. You never have any trouble getting paper. Everybody pays you on time. You never have to remind people over and over again that their subscription is due. If you're late paying a bill, they say it's all right, let it go. You never make people mad at something you have written or haven't written. Your proofreader never makes a mistake. The front page always looks nice. The ads are always eye-catching. You just sit at your typewriter and write beautiful lines . . "People never say your paper is political. They never insist you're taking sides. They always agree that you're independent... "Everywhere you hear people say you re a good guy. They always say you work hard. The waste baskets never fill up, so nobody has to empty them. The pressman never needs a helping hand. Paper you receive is never torn, and you don't get any waste. People never think of asking you for favors that are entirely out of your reach. After every issue advertisers call up and say: 'Say, that was a honey of an ad you wrote for me last week. Thanks!' If an advertiser gives you copy announcing a week-end special, it's always sunny that week-end and very warm, and the buses are sure to run on time . . . "You always have plenty of time to spend with the family. Your little boy never asks, 'Mama, have I really ' got a Daddy?' . . . Never do you place an ad upside down. When you misspell a person's name, he calls up and says, 'Forget it. It's all right.' ... Oh, it's wonderful to be a newspaper publisher. It's so easy. So simple." |