The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-02
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
BOSTON NOTION,

| The largest Newspaper i1 the Wortd!H
THE spirit Of the age e udlitiorian. ImpFOve1
ment is stamped upon the face Of every thing
All the useful arts are progressing with unPaIal1
leIed rapidly; and the arr Of printing y coming
in tor it's full share of the common Improvement
Determined not 70 be ouidone in any thing thai
pertains 10 his profession, where there = iai1
chance for exertion and enterprise, the undeISlgn1
ed has determined upon issuing a sheet twice I'D
large as the Boston Weekly Times, (and % take
the place Of that paPeD and will coniuIn eigh1
columns more matter than the Brothern JOnathan]
This sheet will be called the BOSTON NC TON
and it is determined il shall fully sustain cog
nomen so full Of meaning, and 50 interviewer with
the established character OF our Yankee City. IL
viii be the largest newspaper in the wOTld-nO
exception, and will be printed on q sheet thirty
seven by fifty-two inches II will be entirely filed
with reeding matter: and will contain three thou
sand eight hundred and lightweight squaree feet
of print in fine type! and a single number will
contain more reading than an ordinary book Of
three hundred pages.-Ihese great Dimensions
will enable the publisher TO draw largely on the
most popular periodicals and magazines Of the day,
both American and Foreign; and as the selections
will be made with great care, u il believed this
paper will be welcome NOTION in every fami-
lly. Besides new synopsis Of the current news
of the day, las published in the Boston Daily
Times) il will contain Poetry, Popular Tales
Theatrical Criticisms. Police and Othcf Court re.
ports, HUMOROUS Articles. &c. &c.
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| The whole world of literature will be Tansack-
ed to fll it.. From the study Of Philosophy down
to the Police court through all the regions of rea-
son, poetry, romance, wit, and the ample record
of foil, we shall CLEAN from the past and present
and from all nations, to present astpleasing and
useful combination Of recorded thoughts and cur
rent history, as the world produce.-This is our
BOSTON NOTION?
The great amount of wisdom and fun-Of wit
and philosophy-Of novelties and aDtiquities-we
are enabled to offer weekly for six cents per copy
-only six cents and we can do il because of the
facilities of our press and Office and The connec-
tons of daily and weekly publications. For three
dollars we can sell years volume equal in quail
ty and matter, with every variety also, to fifty
volumes of novels, such issued from the
press of this day. FIftytwo large volumes for
three dollars! Effected all by improved machine
and by determination that we will not be outdOne
in enterprise and usefulness.
TERMS,
Three dollars year, always in advance No
orders, notmateT from what source, will be atten-
ded to, unless accompanied with the cash.-Sln-
gle copies six cents each.
Postmasters or others, RENTING twenty dollan
shall have eight copies sent to such persons and
places as they may designate.
Mail subscribers will have their papers deposited
in the Post Office in this city every Saturday eve
ming.
P. s. The Notion will be published on a doubled
beet every three months and sent a. gTatuity 10
all subscribers who have paid for one year.
Publishers of newspapers throughout the cOun
try, who give the above prospectus two or more
insertions in their respective papers, shall receive
the Notion and Daily Times for one year.
Nov Z.