Tube City Almanac

October 16, 2009

Our Own 125th Anniversary Edition!

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As you may have heard, the Daily News today celebrates its 125th anniversary by printing a special commemorative edition.

Under the leadership of Harry S. Dravo and Wesley Dravo, the newspaper published its first issue --- 1,000 copies, distributed for free --- on July 1, 1884.

The News' first editor was E.B. Clark, and its only reporter was J.L. Devenny. The News' offices were then on Locust Street, near the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station, but it soon moved to Walnut Street and would eventually settle in a building next to its present location.

By a shocking coincidence, Dr. Pica Pole, director of research and pierogi recipes at Tube City Online Laboratories, has now discovered one of the very first editions of Tube City Almanac, which also dates from 1884.

We reprint it here today in honor of the Daily News.






Your Comments are Welcome!

It WAS a decent newspaper in the past. Lately I find I can not access even the obituaries online unless I am a paid subscriber to the print edition. Now that is somewhat unnecessary that if I recieve the print edition why would I need to read the online edition. What a loss.
BarryTyred - October 16, 2009



The Almanac rarely carries obituaries, Barry.

But I agree that it’s gone downhill.

Or were you talking about something else?
Webmaster - October 16, 2009



P.S.: Just to prove that there’s nothing new, an Alert Reader points out that Pittsburgh City Paper last year republished its “first issue” from “1758” in honor of the Pittsburgh 250 celebration.

http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A55995

“Sir,

Having just arrived here from Philadelphia, I find some local customs most vexatious: the tendency for locals to shoot at you from behind trees, for example, rather than standing in an orderly formation like honorable Christians. But prithee, what is the deal with these chairs in the streets?”

“I posed your question to the newly installed head of Public Works, Ebeneezer Costa. Costa speculates this is a practice adopted from the local Indians. The origins of the practice are unclear, though they may represent some variation on the totem pole — an attempt to invoke the spirit of ancestors, in hopes that they will sit down in the chair, watching over a home when the family leaves it.”
Webmaster - October 16, 2009



Dear Sir, after reading your periodical I am quite dimayed that there was no mention of the unfortunate events at our dear Lake Emily. It seems for quite some time now, since the lake’s erection two years ago, citizens have been using the lake to catch a late supper, only to now realize now that the fish seem to have contrated some type of disease. Our honorable elected officials seem to have differing of opinions on the subject..leading one to remove the carcasses to his parlor!
Adam - October 16, 2009



My error. My read come out as the article was about The Daily News. Must remember to not multitask at my age.
BarryTyred - October 17, 2009



I was being a wise-acre, Barry. I should have sarcasm-captioned my comment.

So you agree the Almanac’s going downhill?
Webmaster - October 17, 2009



Love the advert in the lower right hand corner.

“Hello? Professor Romoff? I’ve been having trouble with catarrh lately…”
Seeing Eye - October 17, 2009



‘Dr. Pica Pole?’ Lord, I feel old. Am I the only person other than you within 1,000 miles who owns a pica ruler?
Sergeant Mike - October 19, 2009



Mike, have a pica ruler here also…standard issue for Graphic Arts students circa 1993..
Adam - October 21, 2009



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