Penny press newspapers were cheap, tabloid-style newspapers mass-produced in the United States from the 1830s onwards. Mass production of inexpensive...
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struggling crossword publisher to form Penny Press and Crosstown Publications. The parent company was named after Penny. In an homage to Classics Illustrated...
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Elongated coin (redirect from Smashed penny)
An elongated coin (also known as a pressed penny or smashed penny) is a coin that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Such...
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The Pittsburgh Press, formerly The Pittsburg Press and originally The Evening Penny Press, was a major afternoon daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh...
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A penny is a coin (pl.: pennies) or a unit of currency (pl.: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation...
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the penny press began to play a major role in American journalism. Technological advancements such as the telegraph and faster printing presses in the...
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Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published...
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Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the...
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in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993. Shortz's...
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History of American newspapers (section Penny press)
the Penny press began to play a major role in American journalism. Technological advancements such as the telegraph and faster printing presses in the...
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