Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-20
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ASTONISHING INCREASE.
FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
IN TWO MON NrHS -!
WHEN we first purchased the old and well
known establishment of c
Saturday Evening Post,
we stated that the paler circulated widely a.
mong the steady, reading portion of The United
States, that we catered upon our l.burs with full
confidence of the future. Our success has since
been beyond our most sangunc expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbalance those of any coten,po
rary Iaper Our list has continued to swell up,
with unexampled rapidity, and we have the conf.
dcnce tina, at the present rate Of increase, shall
he enabled III few months to boast Of more than
$4,000 subscribers! When we commenced our
laburs, we announced distinctly that the tone of the
paper should be decidedly moral and that nothing
shou d be admitted into our columns, which the
most aslidious father could disapprove Of and de-
term ned that 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 no theatrical notices should appear in our
columns, and that should be opposed to theatres
as things calculated to injure the healthy action of
an homes, mind,-as creative of exhibitions demo-
razing in tendency, and fearfuly pernicious in
fact. There were not wanting blusterers who
made great parade Of opposition. and Croakers,
who predicted speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves upon the sober, rational and experienced
portion of the people of the United States for sup.
port, and'we have been nobly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might he upon this subject,
that few, even if they did not entirely disapprovc
of such entertainments, cared about having the
gross details forever paraded before the eyes of
their children, and the sickening and nauseaing
eulogy OF all kinds of characters made familiar to
their minds
We determined also that while the paper con.
tinued under CONTROL it should be strictly neu-
trail In politics, and that and literary Jour
nalIsts We had moth ng to do with the matter this
determination has been strictly and rigdly adhered
To, and while shall continue to give our renders
such public document as may be deemed of inte-
rest TO all, and such history of the progress of
political events, ne are strictly in keeping with our
duty, and the character Of the paper, we shall stu
diousiy and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
par,iz n politics.
The paper is now printed in q new and beau,i-
ful typehas received the praise of many editors of
taste, as 'the handsomest family sheet in the 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, rem
denng it neat and durable for filing.
In addition to these ,ffo-is toward perfection in
the mechanical department, and exterior of our pa
per, no labor, and no cost been spared in the de-
velopement Of intellectual strength. The present
variety OF interesting tales, original, from foreign
and domestic magazines, together with the valua-
bic contributions of our own circle of literary
friends will continue to give interest to the paper,
while everything important and worthy of note that
happens in the Old World or the New, shall be
co.!ccied and col!ated for the taste Of ou, rea-
d,Is.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select sbal u.b: 10
such things may inteIes, our juvenile readers.
snd that important and large class of our readers
the Famer will not be overlooked. In order to
gTatiiy, as much as possible the audibIe desire of
our country readers, portion of our attention will
lie devoted 10 the collection and diffusion of such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facs, Hints. &c. rs
may seem important to agriculturists and the Dom
ulatlon resident without the confines of our grea,
cities The state Of the markets and the huclua
uous in the prices, will be regularly and what is of
more moment, correctly given.
we have ever been opposed to the constan,
hIusler and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence OF their rapers, and have resolved
that the Satuld y Evening Post, shall be conduct
cd as to speak for ITSELF
Our readers will always find in its columns the !
earliest and mcst authentic information rs well as !
the most choice and entertaining literary matter. |
We hne totally discarded the system OF filling the
paper with quack advertisements but prefer giving
our readers from week TO week, entertaining rcaL
ing matter.
And we fee assured that we shall be no losers
thereby, as hut few readers care about having ne,
hI!ed with descriptions of these nauseatin, com.
pounds
The Saturday Evening Post will be furnished
Tot - per annnm in advance. or one copy three
years ior So. 10 those who wish 10 subs,r,be far
a Philadelphia Magazine, we will furnish copy |
o, 'he Philadelphia Ca ket, and two copies of the |
os' Tor one year for IS free of postage and dis
count
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Money.
To those who wish to subscribe would say,
that the safest plan is TO enclose the money in a |
letter and direct TO us. Most postmasiers will
frank their letters il relating TO nothing but the
business Of the office, and all posmasers who will
DO kind enough SO to DO, we shall be pleased to ac-
knowledge as agents.
Address
GEORGE r. GRAHAM x co.
No sc Caters Alley, Philadelphia.