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I owe some of you an apology for delaying the last issue, especially
those of you who have been waiting for the "Consumer Report: Horseshoe
Scrapers" article. Everyone on the Menno News staff had to pitch in and
help Ernie Weins cut down a few apple trees.
Welcome
to all the new subscribers!
It is wonderful to have your business! Let me tell you about our
outfit: The Menno News or "Newsdeutch"
was started in 1854 by John A Thiessen. The language chosen for the
paper was an innovative combination of Low and High German,
rightfully named "Medium German". It was initially a paper-based
publication, serving the communities surrounding
the town of Deutchland. Editor Thiessen pushed the limits of the press, running into controversy by publishing risque photographs
of his aunt's bare ankles.
The once small paper grew by leaps and bounds after being purchased
by a secretive Italian farmer named D. Corleone. Shortly
after the takeover, Corleone became the next editor of the Menno News following
the unexplained death of Thiessen.
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Editor Corleone (1928) |
The 1920's were a very profitable decade for the paper as it increased
circulation to overseas colonies in Paraguay and Mexico and branched out into
making pickling jars. It was only then that
the Menno News first discovered America. Following the acquisition of a several
casinos in Nevada, editor Corleone was arrested on numerous fraud charges.
With the loss of the editor came the onset of the Great Depression.
By 1936, The Menno News empire was no more.
A few years ago, while searching for some zweibach in my Oma's basement,
I came across some long forgotten issues
of the paper. At the time, I had my hands full with my last project, "Time".
Finally my schedule cleared up and I took
advantage of the situation.
We are breaking new ground here at the Menno News. The internet offers
many amazing possibilities for us. We need new material, and we need readers. We realize that the world
seems to be getting busier, and there just
doesn't seem to be any time for life's pleasures. Instead of watching your
favourite TV program tonight, try something
creative. Do something for your community. Do something for yourself.
Thank
you.
Editor Jamieson Graham
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