Peanuts#29: Newspapers

In the US we (used to) have local papers such as the Greensboro News & Record and then larger, regional or national papers such as the New York Times.  Out-of-town papers would be the latter for most people.  At least that's my guess.  It's possible the newsstand is packed with small local papers from other communities but it seems unlikely.

More than what Dil Bert said, Patapin. 

In England all important newspapers are published in London, except for the Manchester Guardian. 
Scotland has several cities with newspapers. 
In your France, most important newspapers are made in Paris. I guess that Marseilles might have its own papers, 
which would be "out of town" papers to a Parisian. 
Once the railroads were extended across the country, newspapers from the capital could reach the frontiers in a few hours. 

How different in America! A train from NY to LA takes at least three days. Even Chicago to New York takes a whole day. 
Each big city developed its own newspapers, which were "out-of town" to all of the others. They all got their World News from AP or UPI, 
but each had its own columnists, investigative reporters, and other unique sources that might be of interest throughout the land. 
Therefore "out-of-town newspapers" were on sale on newstands in big cities and in small towns. 

However, that is less than half the joke of that day's comic. 
The major joke is that when a boy takes his dog for a walk, 
and the dog insists on stopping, it is usually for a different reason than browsing through a newspaper.   

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