Partly-printed DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8.25 x 7, January 22, 1918. Voucher from The Harding Publishing Company (The Marion Star) filled out in another hand and made payable to Thos. Maher for $32, endorsed on the lower panel in ink by Maher and Harding. In fine condition, with a bit of feathering to ink.
Harding bought the Ohio daily newspaper The Marion Daily Star in 1884, and held ownership of the paper until mid-1923. Although Harding's editorial department slanted toward the Republican platform, the daily paper remained somewhat neutral due to its position as the newspaper of record for Marion County, Ohio. However, the Star's weekly publication served as the partisan arm of Harding's newspaper empire.
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