Lincoln telegraph., 1839-11-14
ROSPON NOTION.
The largest and the Cheapest Newspaper
IN The World.


The spirit of the age is utilitaran.-
proyement is stamped upon the face oi
every thing. Al The useful arts are pro-
crossing with unparalleled rapldty ana
the Art of Printing is coming IN tor It's luii
share of the common Improvement. l'e-
termined not to be out done In any th'fs
that pertains to his profession, where there
is fair chance for exerllons and enterprze'
the undersigned has determined upon lssn-
ing sheet twice the size OF the Boston
Weekly Times, (and to take the place OF
that paper) and viii contain eight columns
more matter than the Brother jonathan
This sheet will be called the Bost0n NOTION
and it is determined that II shall fully
sustain coqnOmen 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 exception-and will be printed on
sheet thirty-seven by fiiy-two inches. 1t
will be entirely filled with reading matter,
and will contain three thousand eIgh.
hundred and eighty-e ght square inches, or
twenty-seven square feet OF PRINT IN hne
type and a single number will contain
more reading than an ordinary book OF
three hundred pages. These great dimen-
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 1t is believed this
paper will be welcome Notion to every
family. Besides full synopsis Of the
current news of the day (as published IN
the Boston Daily Times) it will contain
Poetry, Popular Tales, Theatrical Criil-
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 a 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
antquites-we are enabled to offer, week
ly, for six cents per copy, only SIX cents
dlu VIC CuiI w IL pSIohoN vi iiO iuIilitIo
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 fifty-two voums of novels
such as are issued i, ,om the press at this
dav. FiGy.two large volumes for thee
dollars Effected all by improved machin-
cry, and by determination that we will
not be outdone in enterprise and useful
ness.
Terms. s.-THREE DOLLARS year always
in advance-no orders, no matter from
what source, will be attended to unless ac-
companed with the cAsH.-Single copies
SIX CENTS EACH.
Post Masters or others remitting 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. 7 State Street
GEO ROPERTS puprISuPp