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'The Wall Street Journal' Turns 125: Here's What the First Issue Looked Like — mashable.com

Those picking up the print issue of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday morning were greeted by a paper from another era. "The bull market of 1885 began July 2, with the average price of 12 active stocks 61.49," reads the first sentence of the top story on the front page. "The rise culminated May 18, 1887, with the same twelve stocks selling at 93.27." The Journal marked its 125th anniversary on Tuesday by re-issuing the cover of its first issue from July 8, 1889, along with a helpful guide underneath explaining the ancient headlines.

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