Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-26
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WIEN we first purchased the old AMI well
known establishment oft
Saturday Evening Post.
we sta cd that the pal CT circulated so widely a.
mong the steady, reading portion OF The United
States, that we catered upon our k.bUrS with full
confd nc, of the future. Our success has since
been beyond our most sanguinc expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbaance those OF any coten'po-
Iary aper. Our list has continued TO swell up,
with unexamped rapidty, and we have the conf
dcnce, that at the present rate Of increase shall
he enabled III a few months to boast of more than
$4,000 subscribers When commenced our
lab rs, announced distinctly, that The tone of the
paper should he decidedly moral, aud that nothing
shou be adm tied into our columns, which the
most fs ilious father could disapprove of, and de-
term ned that as an approved Family Paper, it
should not contain paragraph, with The spirit of
which parent would not wish to have daughter
familiar, and therefore, with this view, announ
ced that theatrical notices should appear in our
columns, ard that should be opposed 10 theatres
things calculated to injure the healthy action OF
an honest mind,-as creative OF exhibitions demo-
ralizing in tendency, and fearfully perncious in
made great parade of opposition. and Croakcrs,
who predicted our speedy downfall but we threw
ourselves upon the sober, rational and experienced
portion Of the pc pie of the United Stale! for sup
port, and we have been molly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might be upon this subject,
that few, even if they did not entirely disapprove
of such entertainments, cared al out having the
gross details forever paraded before the eyes of
ihpir Chi lren and si,ka md
euloey of all kinds of characters made familiar to
their minds.
We determined also, that while the paper con.
tinucd under our control, it should be strictly neu.
trail in politics and hat news and literary jour.
naliss had moth ng to do with the matter ; this
determi laon has been strictly and rigidy adhered
to- and while We shall continue TO give our re ldtrs
such public document may be deemed of nte-
rest to ALL and such history Of the progress Of
political events a. are strictly IN keeping with
duty, and the character of the paper Shall stu.
diously aud thoroughly avoid any contamination of
par'iz IL politics.
The paper il printed in q new and heauii-
fu tyre,-has received the praise of many editors of
taste, as the handsomest family sheet in III. Union
Our efforts have been directed to the combining
of beauty and simplicity with utility and taste
The Post is printed on stout white paper, reE-
dering it neat and durable for filing.
In addition to h, ST efforts toward perfection in
the mechanical department, and rior OF our pa
per, no labor and no cost been spared in the de-
veOpement of intellectual strength. The present
variety of interesting tales, original, from foreign
aud domestic magazines, together with the vaua-
bic contributions of cur own circle of literary
friends will continue to give interest to the paper
While everything important and worthy ofnote that
happens in the O!d World or the New, shall he
collected and collated for the taste of our rea-
d5is.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select and shall receive strict attention while
such things as may interest our juvenile readers,
and that important and large class Of our readers
the Faimr will not be overlooked In order to
gratfy, as much possible, the lludble desire of
our country readers, portion of our attention will
lie devoted To the collection and diffusion of such
News Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints, &c. as
may seem important To agricuuris,s, and the pop
ulaton resident without the confines of oug grea,
cities The state of the mlIkers and the fuc,ua
tious in the prices, will be regularly aid wha, is of
more moment, cyuecuy given.
We have ever been opposed TO the constant
hus'er and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence of their lGpers and have resolved
that the Saturd y EyeLing Post, shall be conduct
ed, as to speak for itself
Our re iders viii always Fl in lis columns the
earliest and met authentic information, ps well as
tiS hiV'' SubiCe anu entertaining literary matter.
We hr'e totally discarded the system OF filling the
paper with quack advertisements but prefer giving
our readers from week to week, entertaining read
lug matter.
And we el assured that we shall be no losers
Thereby, as hut few readers care about having paper
filed with descriptions of these nauseatins com,
pounds
The Saturday Evening Pos', will be furnished
Tor 81 per annum in advance. or one copy three
years T. So. To those who wish to subscribe for
Philadelphia Magazine, we will furnish copy
OF the Philadelphia Ca ket and two copies of the
lost for one year for s5 free OF postage and dis
count.
No New Subscriber received without the
Money.
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that the safest plan is to enclose the money in a
letter and direct 10 US. Most postmasters will
frank their letters if relating TO nothing hut the
business OF the office, and all pnsmasers who will
be Kind enough 50 TO do, we shall be pleased to
knowledge as agents,
Address
GEORGE r. GRAHAM & co.
No Sc CaIte,s Alley, Philadelphia, ]