L'indépendance luxembourgeoise
L'indépendance luxembourgeoise was a French-language daily newspaper published in Luxembourg from 1871 to 1934. It was started by Jean Joris, who ran it until his death in 1893. Afterward, it appeared under the printer-publisher Joseph Beffort and his successors. Its editors included Etienne Hamélius, Joseph Hansen, Charles Becker, Marcel Noppeney and Paul Weber.
The first issue came out on October 1, 1871, after Joris stopped publishing L'Avenir. The paper found a niche as Luxembourg’s French-language daily and became one of the more successful papers in the years after the Franco-Prussian War. It described itself as pro-government and supportive of civil servants, but tried to appear neutral to attract readers. Its tone was often formal and sanctimonious, and it was accused by the Journal de Luxembourg of hostility to religion.
The newspaper had four pages in four columns. It began with international news and an arts section, followed by national news and readers’ letters. The third page held a miscellany, advertisements and notices, with more ads on the last page. It also carried court judgments, reports from the Chamber of Deputies, many international items, extracts from the government gazette Mémorial, and a press review, aiming to be a complete newspaper so readers wouldn’t need other titles. It was profitable, with many advertisements for products like chocolate, lottery tickets, clothing, binoculars, wigs and tobacco.
The last preserved edition was published on 31 December 1934.
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