What Point Was the Newspaper Motto "It Does Not Soil

question 18

Multiple Choice

What point was the newspaper motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth" trying to make?

• A) The paper had developed special ink that wouldn't smudge.
• B) Paper carriers were instructed to avoid throwing the morning paper in mud puddles.
• C) It was going to focus on sensational and even manufactured stories.
• D) It would be an evening edition paper, and so would be read after supper.
• E) Its news stories would be less sensational and more matter-of-fact.

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