The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-12-11
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The Largsst and the Cheapest .NiwspaI6r In
Me World.


uT The spirit of the age is utilitarian. Inn
proyement is stamped upon the face of every thing
All the uSeinl arts are progressing with unparal-
leed rapidIty; and the AH of Printing is coming
in for its fall share of the common Improvement.
Determined not TO be oudone in any thing that
pertains To his profession, where there is fair
chance for exeItion and enterprZe, the undersign-
ed has determined upon issuing a sheet ttrioe the
size OF the Boston Weekly Times, (and to take the
place OF that paper) and Will contain eight columns
more matter than the Brother jonathan. This
sheet will be called the BOSTON NOTION
and IL is determined that it shall fully sustain a
cognomen so full of meaning and SO interviewer
with the established character of our Yankee city.
1t will be the tdrgeSt Newspaper ia The HOrtd with
no exceptiOn-and will be printed on a sheet thirty
seven BY tfty-two inches. II will bo entirely filled
with reading matter, and will contain Three hOu-
sand eight huadred and eighty-eigM square inches,
or tweniy-Seven square feet of Irnt in fine type |!
and single number will contain more reading
than an ordinary book of three hundred pages.
These dimensions will enable the publisher TO
draw largely upon the most popular periodical and
magazines Of the day, both American and Foreign ,
and as the selections will be made with great care,
| 1t is believed tins paper will be a welcome Notion
/ 20 every family Besides a full synopsis of the
current news of the day Gas published IN the BoStsn
Daily Tlmes) ii will contain Poetry, Popular
| Tales Theatrical Criticisms, Police and other
Court Reports Humorous articles, &c. &c.
The whole world of literature will be ranSacked
TO fill il. From the study OF the philosopher, down
TO the Police Court, through all the regions of
sor, poetry, romance wit, and tho ample record OF
folly, we shall CLEAN from the past aud the present
and rom all nations. to present pie slng end use
! iul a combination of recorded thought and current
history, the world can supply industry produce
THIS is our " BosToN NoTIoN"
This great amount of wisdom and fn-of wit
and phIlosophy--of novelties aud anliquItes-we
enabled 10 offer weekly, ior Sir cents per copy
only six cents and can do il, because of the
facilities of our press and office and the connection
of daily aud weekly publications. For three dollars
we can sell years volume. equal IN quantity Of
matter with every variety also, To ffy tlrO volumes
of novels such issued from The press at this
day. Fiily-two large volumes for three dollars IF.
iected ali by improved machinery, and by deter
miaaton that we will not be outdone in enterprise
and usefulness
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Single copies Six CENTS EACH.
Post Masters or others renting tlrentg dollars
shall have eight copies sent 20 such persons and
places as they may designate.
/ Mail subscribers will have their papers deposited
in the Post Office in this city every Saturday even
ing.
GEO. ROBERTS. PUBLIsuER