The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-19
BOSTON NOTION,
The Largest and Cheapest Nevspapt
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VENHE spirit of the age is utilitarian. I'm
IL provement is stamped upon the face o
every thing. All the useful arts are progress
sing with unparalleled rapidity and the ar
of printing is coming in for its full share o
! the common improvement. Determined moi
| to be out-done in any thing that pertains to
| his profession, where there is d fair chance 70!
eNerton and enterprise, the undersigned has
determined upon issuing sheet twice the
size of the Boston Times, (and TO take the
place of that paper,} and will contain eight
columns more matter than the Brother iona
than. This sheet will be called the BOSTON
NOTION, and il is determined that it shall
fully sustain a cognomen so full of meaning,
and interviewer with the established charac-
ter of our YANKEE City. 1t will be the
largest Newspaper in the World-with no cx-
ception--and will be printed on a sheet thirty
seven by ffty-two inches. 1t will be entirely
hlled with reading matter and will contain
three thousand eight hundred and lightweight
square inches, or twenty-seven square feet of
print in fine type! and single number will
contain more reading than an ordinary book
Of three hundred pages. These great dimen-
sions will enable the publisher to draw large
~ 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 this paper will
be a welcome NOTION to every family.
of the day (as published in the Boston Daily
Times,9 it will contain Poetry, Popular Tales,
theatrical Criticisms, Police and other Court
Reports, Humorous articles, &c.
The whole world of literature will be ran
sacked to, fill it. From the study of the
Philosopher down to the Police courts, 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 produce
This is our 'BosroN NoTIoN."
The great amount of wisdom and run-of
wit and philosophy-of novelties and anti
quities-we are enabled to offer six cents per
copy-only six cents and we can do it, be-
cause OF the facilities of our press and office
and the connections Of daily and weekly pub
locations. For three dollars we can sell a
years volumes, equal in quantity Of matter,
with every variety also, 10 Filty-two volumes
of Novels such as are issued from the press at
this day. Fiity-two large volumes for three
dollars. Effected all by improved machinery,
and by determination that he will not be
outdone in enterprise and usefulness
TERMS.
Three Dollars year, always in advance
No orders. no matter from what source, will
be attended to unless accompanied with the
CASH.
Postmasters or others renting TWENTY
DOLLARS, shall have EIGHT copies sent to such
persons as they designate
GEORGE ROBERTS, Publisher.
N. B.-The NoTioN will be published on a.
DOUBLE SHEET, every three months, and sent
eratuitously to all subscribers who have paid
for one year.
Publishers Of newspapers throughout the
country, who will give the above Prospect.
US two or three insertions in their respective
papers, shall receive the Notion and Daily
Times for one year, oct 29-Im