Public Ledger (Philadelphia)
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The Public Ledger was a daily newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published from March 25, 1836, to January 1942. Its motto was "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence". It was Philadelphia's most widely-circulated newspaper for a period, but its circulation began declining in the mid-1930s. The newspaper also operated a syndicate, the Ledger Syndicate, from 1915 until 1946.
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Founder(s) | William Moseley Swain, Arunah S. Abell, Azariah H. Simmons |
Founded | March 25, 1836; 188 years ago (1836-03-25) |
Political alignment | Republican |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | January 1942; 82 years ago (1942-01) |
Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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