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What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Price Three Shillings per single Dozen, Two Shillings and Sixpence per Dozen by the Quantity.” As fall arrived in 1771 advertisements for almanacs began appearing in newspapers...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Those who favor him with their custom, either personally or by letter, may depend on the best treatment.” When John Jenkins advertised his “Store and Shop … near the Great...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Sell at least as low as they were ever sold on the Continent of America.” Some merchants and shopkeepers named their businesses after the signs that marked their locations,...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Just imported by Joseph and William Russell.” In the early 1770s, each edition of the Providence Gazette concluded with a colophon in which John Carter, the printer, solicited...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “ALL Persons indebted for this Gazette one Year, or more, are desired to make immediate Payment.” Colonial printers often inserted advertisements in their own newspapers, taking...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “CHARLES STEVENS … informs the Public, particularly his old Customers, that he has removed to BROAD-STREET.” When Charles Stevens, a goldsmith and jeweler, moved to a new...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Just imported … by Joseph and William Russell.” Joseph Russell and William Russell, two of Providence’s most prominent merchants, made shrewd use of the public prints to...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Warwick Bridge Lottery.” When readers perused the pages of the July 27, 1771, edition of the Providence Gazette, they encountered a variety of news gathered from various sources. ...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “A VERY large and neat Assortment of English Goods.” Joseph Russell and William Russell, two of the city’s most prominent merchants, regularly advertised in the Providence...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Just arrived in the Tristram, Captain Shand, from London, a fine Assortment of Hard Ware and other GOODS.” In the summer of 1771, the partnership of Nicholas, Joseph, and Moses...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “From the CAPE-FEAR MERCURY.” Rather than examine an advertisement published in an American newspaper 250 years ago, I am devoting this entry to consideration of the many advertisements...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Too many to enumerate in the Compass of an Advertisement.” Edward Thurber stocked a variety of commodities at his store in Providence. In an advertisement in the June 29,...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “ADVERTISEMENTS of a moderate Length (accompanied with the Pay) are inserted in this Paper three Weeks for Four Shillings Lawful Money.” Today marks two thousand days of production...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “He will sell as cheap … as can be purchased anywhere on the Continent.” Purveyors of goods and services frequently made appeals to price to entice prospective customers,...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Choice Cyder Vinegar.” As summer approached in 1771, the number of advertisements in the Providence Gazette increased, due in part to the arrival of ships from England delivering...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “At the Sign of the Turk’s Head.” In an era before standardized street numbers, merchants, shopkeepers, artisans, and others devised a variety of methods for denoting their...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “A SERMON on the Death of the Rev. GEORGE WHITEFIELD.” George Whitefield’s afterlife in American newspapers continued in an advertisement published in the May 25, 1771, edition...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Just imported in the Snow Tristram, Capt. Shand.” The arrival of the ship Providence in Providence on May 1, 1771, had a significant impact on the contents of the next several...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “N.B. They have just received by the Ship Providence, Capt. Gilbert, a large and compleat Assortment of European and East India GOODS.” The arrival of the Providence...
What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “They have just arrived from London, in the Ship Providence, Captain Gilbert, a large Assortment of GOODS.” The arrival of ships in port meant not only new goods in...
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