Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-11-14
PROSPECTUS OF THE
BOSTON NOTION.
rAs iarges. New,psper IN tie World!!.

] The largest NeUipGper IN the Worli!!!
THIiIE ,pirit the age is unitarian. Improve.
| MI meni Is stamped upon the face or every
thing. All the useful arts are progressing With
unparalleled rapidly; and the art ofprinling 10
coming in for its full share Of the common i'm.
proyement. Determined not 10 be ou.dono in
any thing that pertains to his profession, where
there 10 a fair chance for exertion and enterprise
the undersigned has determined upon issuing a
sheet twice the size OF the Boston Weekly Times.
| land 10 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 10 determined il shall fully
sustain a cognomen 80 full Of meaning, and 80
| interviewer with the established character ofour
| Yankee City: 1t will be the largest newspaper
in the world--anh no exception, and will be prin.
ted on a sheet thiriy-feven by ffiy-two inches.
| Ii will be entirely filed with reading matter and
will contain three thousand eight hundred and
eighty. eight square feet ofprnt in fnc type! and
| a single number will contain more reading than
an ordinary book OF three hundred pages
These great dimensions will enable the published
to draw largely upon the most popular periodi-
Gals 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 bs
welcome NOTION in every family. Besides
Hss y0R;l sne Bosom Tsy se VII
contain Poetry, Popular Tales, Theatrical Crit.
cisms, Police and other Court reports, Humorous
articles, &c. &.
The whole world OF literature will be ransacked
to GIL it. From the study of Philosophy, down
to the Police Court, through all the regions OF
reason, poetry romance, wit, and Ithe ample re-
cord OF folly, we shall CLEAN fam tho past and
present, and from all nations, to present ne pIea,
ing and useful combination of recorded Thoughts
and current history, rs the world can produce
| This is our "BOSTON NOTION.n
The great amount of wisdom and fun--of wit
and hilosophy--ofnoveliies and antiquities wa
are enabled to offer weekly for six cents pcr con-
y;--only six cents and we can do il because OF
the facilities Of our press and Office, and the con-
nectons of daily and weakly publications. For
'hree dollars we can sell years volume equal in
quality and matter; with every variety also. II
fifty volumes Of novels,Isuch as are issued from
the press OF this day. Fifty two large volumes
for three dollars! Effected all by improved ma.
chine, and by determination that we will not be
ouIdone in enterprise and usefulness.
TERMS.
| Three dollars year, always in advance. No
orders, no matter from what source, will be az,
tented TO, unless accompanied with the cash.
Single copies six cents each.
| Post Masters or others. RENTING tvarfv aoI.
lars shall have eight copies sent 70 such oersou,
anu places as they muy designate.
Mail subscribers viii have their papers teposi.
ted IN the Post Dice in this city every Saturday
evening.
GEORGE ROBERTS, Publi.he.
Z. ,. The Notion will be published on dou
oled sheet every three months and sent az sratui.
~ 10 all sabscribes who have paid for one wear.
PUBLISHERS OF newspapers throughout the coun-
Try, who will give the above Prospectus two OF
in their respective papers. shall receive
the Notion and Daily Times Tor one year.
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