The modern newspaper is a magical institution like the rainmaker… — The Newspaper, n.d., unpublished typescript, p 7 | The MMM

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The modern newspaper is a magical institution like the rainmaker. It is written to release
feelings and to keep us in a state of perpetual emotion.

The Newspaper, n.d., unpublished typescript, p 7

Quote #5087

Chapter: News

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