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As a Spanish collector of diving helmets and their accessories such as suits, boots, knives, telephone exchanges, knives, and a long etc. Expand my collection with books. documents, advertising posters, what was my surprise when I fell into my hands several French color newspapers such as "the Petit Journal" or the "Petit Parisien", Courrier de Metz, l'Intrèpide or L'illustration that caught my attention for its color and its spectacular content Next I will describe what I have been able to discover about them, they all have a common background, the French "CHAUVINIME". French, that is to say the excessive exaltation of the national against the foreign. It is where they reflect the most important catastrophes of the time, such as shipwrecks, accidents, murders, that is, the most outstanding incidents of the time, both national and foreign, such as the attack on the Liceu Theater in Barcelona in 1893, and the exaggerated adventures of the divers against giant octopuses, monsters making us live a glorious imaginary past having the classic diver as the protagonist.
Le Petit Journal was the most important of the time, a Parisian newspaper founded by the brothers Alphonse Millaud, a bookseller, and Moise Polydore Millaud, a banker, in 1863 and published until 1944. Much of its success was its low cost (five cents) and not needing a stamp since They were entertainment newspapers and used simple language. It started with a small format and few pages, its success in 1890 was spectacular, becoming one of the three most important French, reaching a million copies, they contained series such as those of detective Gaborias, Ponson de Terral, etc. It was distributed weekly in the provinces, organizing and sponsoring the first motoring competition in history, Paris-Ruan. In 1871 its co-founder Moise Polydore died and in 1944 the petit journal ceased to appear, apparently accused of collaborating with the German regime.
Le Petit Journal was the most important of the time, a Parisian newspaper founded by the brothers Alphonse Millaud, a bookseller, and Moise Polydore Millaud, a banker, in 1863 and published until 1944.
Much of its success was its low cost (five cents) and not needing a stamp since they were training diaries. It started with a small format and few pages. Its success in 1890 was spectacular, becoming one of the three most important French newspapers, reaching a million copies, containing series such as detective Gaborias, Ponson de Terral, etc., it was distributed weekly in the provinces. , organizing and sponsoring the first automobile competition in history, Paris-Ruan.
In 1871 its co-founder Moise Polydore died and in 1944 the petit journal ceased to appear, apparently accused of collaborating with the German regime.
