Concerning Printed Poison (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Josiah Woodward Leeds |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2018-04-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 0332141012 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780332141015 |
Rating | : 4/5 (015 Downloads) |
Download or read book Concerning Printed Poison (Classic Reprint) written by Josiah Woodward Leeds and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Concerning Printed Poison In the Autumn of 1882, the writer having been called to serve upon the Grand Jury of the Quarter Sessions Court, opportunity was offered him through the medium of the final presentment, to call public attention to the sub jcet of pernicious papers and posters. Special reference was therein made to the news-stand within the new City Hall - not, indeed, because it was an offender beyond most others, but owing to the fact of its being upon the city's immediate property. The stand vas mostly closed during 1883, but, having been re-opened last vear, the writer ad dressed a petition to City Councils early in the summer, tsking for the passage of a resolution requesting the Com missioners of Public Buildings to prohibit papers of an im moral character at said stand, particularly in view of the fact of its being located Upon public property, and under the very shelter of the municipal halls of justice and legis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.