Lincoln telegraph., 1839-12-05
BOSTON NOTION.
The largest and the Cheapest Ne~SP0per
IN The World.

IN The World.
The spirit Of the age is uilitarlan. in
provement is stamped upon the lace o'
every thing. All 'he useful arts are pro-
crossing with unparalleled raPdhy anu
the Art of Printing is coming IN Tor It's iu''
share of the common improvement. D7-
termined not TO be out done in any thing
tha, pertains to his profession, where there
is fair chance for exertions and enterprIze'
the undersigned has determined upon Issu-
ing a sheet twice the size OF the Boston
Weekly Times, land to take the place oil
that paper) and will contain eight columns
more matter than the Brother Jonathan.-
This sheet will be called the Boston Notion
and it is determined that II shall tul'y
sustain a cognomen so full of meaning,
and so interviewer with the established
character of our Yankee city. 1t Will be
the largest Newspaper in the World. with
no excepion-and will be printed on a
sheet thirty-seven by 6fy-two inches. 1t
will be entirely filled with reading matter,
and will contain three thousand eIgh'
hundred and lightweight square inches, or
tweny-seven square feet of print IN flne
type and single number Will contain
more reading than an ordinary book OF
three hundred pages These great dlmen-
tions will enable the publisher to draw
largely upon the most popular periodicals
and magazines of the day, both American
and Foreign and as the selections will
be made with great care it is believed tins
paper will be a welcome Notion to every
family. Besides a full synopsis of the
current news of the day Gas published in
the Boston Daily Times) it will contain
Poetry, Popular Tales, Theatrical Crit
.cisms, Police and other Court Reports
Humorous articles, SC. sc.
The whole world of literature will be
ransacked to fill it. From the study of
the philosopher, down to the Police Court
through all the regions Of reason, poetry
romance, wit, and the ample record of folly,
we shall CLEAN from the past and the present
and from all nations to present as pleasing
and useful combination of recorded
thought and current history, as the world
can supply or industry produce. This is
our "Boston Notion
This great amount of wisdom and fun
Of wit and phiosophy-of novelties and
antiquites-we are enabled to offer, week
1y, for six cents per copy, only six cents !
and we can do it because of the facilities
Of our press and office, and the connection
of daily and weekly publications. For
three dollars we can sell years volume
equal in quantity of matter, with every
variety also, to flty-two voIums Of novels
such as are issued Ii ON the press at this
day. Fihy.two large volumes for three
dollars Effected all by improved machn-
cry, and by determination that NC viii
to be ouldone in enterprise aud useful
ness.
Terms THREE DOLLARS a year always
lin advance-no orders, no matter from
what source, will be attended to unless ac-
companied with the cAsH.-Sngle copies
Six CENTS EACH.
Post Masters or others remltting twenty
dollars shall have eight copies sent to such
persons and places as they may designate,
Mail subscribers will have their their pa
pers deposited in the Post Office in this
city every Saturday evening.
1t will be regularly served at the house
of subscribers, in Boston every Sunday
morning. and also for sale at the Counting
Room No. State Street.
GEO. ROBERTS, PUBLISHER.
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