The technical printing process was daunting but I am impressed by the language. It is awe inspiring compared to what is written today. The front page case of the slave ship was also inyeresting.
You can tell the reporter is a Philly native when he uses “squares” to describe the location of Lincoln’s home.
Having read many letters of Union soldiers, the North and West(MidWest) was a remarkably literate place.
Wut chall tawkin bout?
They also printed the facts and left personal politics out of it. Personal politics is pretty much what all “journalism” is today. If Trump cured cancer today they would be printing “What took him so long? The length of time to cure it shows how little he cares for the people”. They took “Freedom of the press” and changed it to “Freedom to defame so Democrats have an advantage”