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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

1897: THE EXTINCT "EVENING" NEWSPAPER

THE TOM GLOVER COLLECTION OF RARE TRENTON NEWSPAPERS NOW HOUSED IN THE LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

I grew up reading the "Trenton Evening Times;" as I recall a paper delivered to our door by Tony Olympio. I can still see that paper lying on our door step and even remember how it was folded! The afternoon and evening newspaper has gone the way of the passenger pigeon, but I still remember opening that broad sheet and turning to my favorite comic at the time, Joe Jinks and Dynamite Dunn.
Anonymous Sally Logan Gilman said...

Hi Tom: If my fading memory is correct, I think The Trenton Evening Times was folded in thirds and one of the sections was tucked inside and some how it held together and hit the door mat with a distinct plop. Due to newsprint costs, the daily paper has gotten narrower and narrower. Most are a.m. editions. Regards
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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh! I remember too well and woe to the poor boy who brought home the "Final" when under strict instructions to get only the "Late Final". Honestly, the logic still evades me today; how can you have a final and than a second final which means that the other final wasn't really the "Final" was it? There was also a "City" edition too that came out in the early afternoon. We got our paper at the Ianni Brother's because the paper boy only brought one of the other editions. Skip
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  1. Sally Logan GilmanWednesday, August 03, 2011

    Hi Tom: If my fading memory is correct, I think The Trenton Evening Times was folded in thirds and one of the sections was tucked inside and some how it held together and hit the door mat with a distinct plop. Due to newsprint costs, the daily paper has gotten narrower and narrower. Most are a.m. editions. Regards

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, August 03, 2011

    Oh! I remember too well and woe to the poor boy who brought home the "Final" when under strict instructions to get only the "Late Final".

    Honestly, the logic still evades me today; how can you have a final and than a second final which means that the other final wasn't really the "Final" was it?

    There was also a "City" edition too that came out in the early afternoon.

    We got our paper at the Ianni Brother's because the paper boy only brought one of the other editions.

    Skip

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