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And on October 2, 1729,
he began publishing his own newspaper,
"The Pennsylvania Gazette." He filled its pages with
reports from other newspapers in America and England, along with crime stories, notices of fires and deaths, a moral advice column, funny tales he concocted that
flirted with sexual innuendo, and letters from readers,
including some he wrote himself, under tongue-in-cheek
pseudonyms like Anthony Afterwit
and Alice Addertongue
he began publishing his own newspaper,
"The Pennsylvania Gazette." He filled its pages with
reports from other newspapers in America and England, along with crime stories, notices of fires and deaths, a moral advice column, funny tales he concocted that
flirted with sexual innuendo, and letters from readers,
including some he wrote himself, under tongue-in-cheek
pseudonyms like Anthony Afterwit
and Alice Addertongue
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And on October 2, 1729,
he began publishing
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his own newspaper,
"The Pennsylvania Gazette."
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He filled its pages with
reports from other newspapers
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in America and England,
00:00:15.147 --> 00:00:17.207
along with crime stories,
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notices of fires and deaths,
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a moral advice column,
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funny tales he concocted that
flirted with sexual innuendo,
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and letters from readers,
including some he wrote himself,
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under tongue-in-cheek
pseudonyms like
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Anthony Afterwit
and Alice Addertongue.
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Movie Summary
Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
