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In Colonial days every printer issued an almanac. Franklin followed the rule; but the annual he published differed in no way from any of the others until 1733, when Franklin, having nobody to prepare his almanac, had to write it himself. He published it as the work of a Richard Saunders, called in Franklin's genial way, "Poor Richard." IN COLONIAL DAYS EVERY PRINTER ISSUED AN ALMANAC FRANKLIN FOLLOWED THE RULE BUT THE ANNUAL HE PUBLISHED DIFFERED IN NO WAY FROM ANY OF THE OTHERS UNTIL SEVENTEEN THIRTY THREE WHEN FRANKLIN HAVING NOBODY TO PREPARE HIS ALMANAC HAD TO WRITE IT HIMSELF HE PUBLISHED IT AS THE WORK OF A RICHARD SAUNDERS CALLED IN FRANKLIN'S GENIAL WAY POOR RICHARD
struggle and adventure, he was back in Philadelphia working at his trade. Franklin was now twenty-one. In a short time he started in business with a partner, and the firm of Franklin & Meredith limped along slowly but surely until Franklin became possessed of the leading newspaper in Philadelphia, to which he gave a new title, the _Pennsylvania Gazette_. This he improved in every way, making it the best and most widely read newspaper in the Colonies. By this time (1729) Franklin had a very well-trained pen, and his journalistic writings and published pamphlets had attracted much attention. He now dropped his partner, and, to help out his small income, he opened a shop, where he sold stationery, goose-feathers, soap, liquors, and groceries. About this time he printed the laws of Delaware. The _Pennsylvania Gazette_ grew better and better all the time; for it contained anecdotes, extracts from English newspapers and articles which Franklin had written for and read to his club, the Junto.  AND A HALF OF STRUGGLE AND ADVENTURE HE WAS BACK IN PHILADELPHIA WORKING AT HIS TRADE FRANKLIN WAS NOW TWENTY ONE IN A SHORT TIME HE STARTED IN BUSINESS WITH A PARTNER AND THE FIRM OF FRANKLIN AND MEREDITH LIMPED ALONG SLOWLY BUT SURELY UNTIL FRANKLIN BECAME POSSESSED OF THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN PHILADELPHIA TO WHICH HE GAVE A NEW TITLE THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE THIS IMPROVED IN EVERY WAY MAKING IT THE BEST AND MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER IN THE COLONIES BY THIS TIME SEVENTEEN TWENTY NINE FRANKLIN HAD A VERY WELL TRAINED PEN AND HIS JOURNALISTIC WRITINGS AND PUBLISHED PAMPHLETS HAD ATTRACTED MUCH ATTENTION HE NOW DROPPED HIS PARTNER AND TO HELP OUT HIS SMALL INCOME HE OPENED A SHOP WHERE HE SOLD STATIONERY GOOSE FEATHERS SOAP LIQUORS AND GROCERIES ABOUT THIS TIME HE PRINTED THE LAWS OF DELAWARE THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE GREW BETTER AND BETTER ALL THE TIME FOR IT CONTAINED ANECDOTES EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS AND ARTICLES WHICH FRANKLIN HAD WRITTEN FOR AND READ TO HIS CLUB THE GENTO
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