Omaha. or Kansas City. News of activities other than local were as scarce as money and oftentimes the only source available to the editor was from the newspapers infrequently brought by chance visitors from the East. On one occasion there was such a dearth of foreign news that the editor was forced to print: From all the immigrants we were not able to obtain one whole paper. They were all wet. damaged. or destroyed on the way. Ready cash often prohibited expansion of subscriptions originally set at $5 a year payable in advance. but the enterprising editor offered to barter subscriptions in exchange for such items as: "otter. mink. marten. wolf. fox. sheep and other light skins which may be useful in manufacturing gloves. wash leather. linings. etc.. or whose furs may be appropriated to clothing and various domestic purposes." History reveals that even though sporadically published at times. the paper was intelligently written and in short order businessmen discovered the value of newspaper advertising.
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