Tag: June 1830
Newspaper Ads Hiding in Plain Sight: Litchfield Enquirer’s Dark Secret
June 24, 1830, was supposed to be a typical Thursday in Litchfield, Connecticut. But as our investigation reveals, the Litchfield Enquirer, the town’s prominent newspaper, was hiding a dark secret behind its innocuous advertisements. The publication, which had been touted as a beacon of community news and local events, was actually concealing its true financial…
