Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-12
PROSPECTUS OF TIE
BOSTON NOTION.

The largest Newspaper in The Woftd!!!
FENIlE spirit Of the ageis utiItiarian. Improve
IL menl is stamped upon the face Of every
thing. All the useful arts are progressing with
unparalleled rapidly; and The art OF printing is
coming in for its FIJI share of the common i'm
provement. Determined not TO be outdono in
any thing that pertains to his profession, where
there is fair chance for eXertion aud enterprise
the undersigned Mas determined upon issuing a
sheet twice 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 i is determined ii shall fully
sustain a Cognomen so full Of meaning, and so
interviewer with the established chardcte, ofour
| Yankee City: II will BIZ the largest newspaper
| in the worli--and no exception, and will be pin
ted on a sheet thiriy-sevcn by ftty-two inches.
| Ii will be entirely filed with reading matter: and
win contain three thousand eight hundred and
| eightyci2ht squire feet ofprint in fne type! and
a single number win contain more reading Than
an ordinary book Of three hund.ed pages
These great dimensions will enable the publisher
| TO draw largely upon the most popular Periodi-
Gals and magazines Of the day, both American
and Foreign; and as the selec ions will be made
with great care, it ig believed this paper will be
Il welcome NOTION in every family. Besides
n new synopsis of The current news of the day(as
| ,nblished in the Boston Daily Times it will
contain Poetry. Popular Tales, Theatrical Crit
cisms, Police and other Court reports, Humorous
articles, &c. &.
| The whole world Of literature will be ransacked
to fill it, From the study of Philosophy, down
to the Police Court, through all the regions of
reason, poetry Romance, wit, and the ample re-
cord Of folly, we shall CLEAN fram the past and
present. and from all nations, to present as pleas
inc and useful combination Of recorded thoughts
and current history, as the world can produce
| This is our "BOSTON NOTION.n
| The great amount Of wisdom and inn-ot wit
and hilosophy-ofnovellie and antiquites-we
are enabled to offer weekly for six cents per cop
y:--only six cents aud we Can do il because OF
the facilities Of our press and Office, and the con-
nections Of daily and weekly publications. For
three dollars we can sell years volume equal in
quality and matter; with every variety also, 10
fifty volumes of novels, ssuch as are issued from
the press ofthis day. Fifty two large volumes
for three dollars! Effected all by improved ma.
chine. and by determination that we will not lie
ouldone in enterprise and usefulness
TERMS,
! Three dollars year, always in advance. Nc
orders, no matter from what source, will be at
tended to, unless accompanied with the cash.
Single copies six cents each.
Aost MdsteIs VI oulersi TeInitthiS tWei'y WV
lars shall have eight copies sent 10 such persons
aud places as they nuy designate.
Mail subscribers will have their papers deposi
ted in the Post Office in this city every Saturday
evening.
GEORGE ROBERTS, Publisher,
IS. The Notion will be published on dou
bed sheet every three months and sent as gratu
ty TO all subscribers who have paid fol one year
Publishers ofnewspapers throughout the coun
try, who will give the above Prospectus two Of
insertions in their respective papers, shall receive
the Notion and Daily Times for one year.
Nov 7 81