Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-12
Boston Notion,

THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD.
VIE spirit of the age is iutilitaran Improve
y ment is stamped upon the face of every thing
All the useful arts are progressing with unpsral-
leled rapidly and the art of printing is coming
in for its full share of the common improvement.
Determined not to be ouldone in any thing that
pertains to his profession, where there is fair
chance for exertiOn and enterprise the undersigned
has determined upon issuing sheet twice the size
of the Boston Weekly Times, land 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 it is
determined 1t shall fully sustain cognonen so
full of meaning, and so interviewer with the eS-
| tabished character of our Yankee City 1t will
be the largest newspaper in The world and no
exception, and will be printed on a sheet thirty
seven by fifty two inches 1t will be entirely filled
with reading matter: and will contain three thnu-
sand eight hundred and eighty eight square feet
Of print in fine type! and single numbe: will
| contain more reading than an ordinary book of
| three hundred pages.-These great dimensions
will enable the publisher TO draw largely upon The
most popular periodicals ana maya zines of the
day, both American and Foreign; and as the Sc
lections will be made with great care, it is be-
'icved this paper will be welcome NOTION in
| very family. Besides q new synopsis of the cur
rent news of the day (as published in the Boston
Daily i'meS) it will contain Poetry, Popular
Tales, Theatrical Criticisms, Police, and other
| Conf RepoIs, Humorous arlic.cs, nc. &c.
| The Whole world Of literature will be ransacked
10 iii it. From the study of Philosophy, down to
The Police Court through all the region, OF reason
poetry, romance wit, and tie ample record Of folly,
we shall CLEAN from the past and present, and from
all nations, To present as pleasing and useful com
bnatOnS OF recorded thoughts and current history
Ms The world can produce. This is our " BOSTON
NOTION"
The great amount OF wisdom and fun-or Wit
and philnsophy--of novellie, and aEtquiles-we
nre enabled To offer weekly for six cents per copy:
only six cents and we do It because of the Ia.
riltIeS Of our press and Office, and the connec-
ions at daily and weekly pu1csiions. For three
dollars we can sell years volume equal in quality
If matter; with every variety also, Ia fi.ry tvs.
volumes OF novels, such as are issuI from the
press Of This day Fifty two large volumes for
lurre dollars Effected all by improved machinery,
aud by determination that we will not be uutdone
in enterprise aud usefulness.
TERMS.
THREE DoALLRs a year, always in advance,
No orders, no matter from what source will he
attended to, unless accompanied with the CASH
Single copies, six cents each.
Fost Masters or others, renting twenty dollars
shall have eight copies sent to such parsons and
places as they may designate
Mail Subscribers will nave their pa pers deposited
in the Post Office in this city every Saturday even
ing.
GEORGE ROBER rs, Publisher.
POSTSCRIPT, The NOTION will be published
an DOUBLED SHEET, every three months and
sent PratuItousy "a all suhssribars Who bsvs ssil
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