Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-08
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OLA new Prospectus or detail of the character
of the BOSTON NOTION, at the present time,
would be almost superfuous and idle were it not |
that several interesting and valuable features have
been and are about to be added to its heretofore |
columns. The NOTION, ever since il |
was first ushered into exisentce, has always been
prompt in procuring at great expense, and re-pub. |
fishing the mort udLuaGte Of AMERICAN AND For |
EIGN LITERATURE. The best articles of the peri
odical press of both countries are speedily trans
erredto its immense columns. Among the num-
Der may be mentioned the North American Re-
view, the New York Review, the Southern Liter
airy Messenger, the Knckerbocker, the Ladies'
Companion, the Ladies' Book, Backwood's Mag
azine, Frazer's Magazine, Taits Ednburg Maya
zine, New Monthly Magazine, Metropolitan Mag
azine, Dublin University Magazine, Bentley's
Miscellany, Chambers Edinburgh Journal, Grants
London Journal, the English Journal, the Irish
Penny Journal, &C., &c. Entire Norels Stories
and Sermons from the pens of the most eminent
living writer's, viz :-Bulwer, Dickens (Boz),
Knowles, Cockton, (author Of Valentine Vox),
James, Ainsworth, Narryat, Mrs. Trolope, Mrs.
Norton, Countess of Blessington, Miss Milford,
Mrs. Wilson; Claiming, Dewey, irving, Cooper,
Longfellow, Simms, Ingraham, Bryant, Halieck,
Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sedgwick, Miss II. +.
Gould, &c, &c.,--have appeared and will continue
to appear in its columns. In brief, each number of
the Notion contains gems of the literature OF the
world:
Novels, Novelties,
Tales, Oddities,
Romances, Theatrical Criticisms,
Agriculture, Foreign News,
Biographies, News Of the Week,
New Publications, Commercial News,
Moral Readings, Prices Current, &c. &c
forming altogether THE MOST UNExcEPTIoNABLE
FAMILY NEWSPAPER IN AMERICA.
Besides all the foregoing, the NOTION will
hereafter contain the following VALUABLE and IN
TEREsTING
ADDITIONAL FEATURES.
One or more Original Comic Engrapings-
signed by D. G. JOHNSTON, Esq, (the Cruickshank
Of Amerca) expressly for the NotioN,--will APP
pear every week rnFs columns. Thus at the end f
year, the subscribers to the paper will have nearly
one hundred of as comica designs as, we venture
to say be produced by any artist,-These
alone will be worth treble the price of subscrip-
ton.
The Notion will also be frequently embeliished
Nth other costly and superior Engrarings.
The cost for designing and cutting all the En-
cravings that will appear in the Notion hereafter,
will be about SO 900 per year!
Arrangements have also been made, involuing
rery HAIRY expense for ORIGINAL ARTICLES
from the following distinguished AMERICAN AU
THoRs, viz:
j. Fennamore Cooper, ESq--Projessor Henry
W. LOngtellOw-W. Gilmore SimmS, Esq.-Sam-
ne! HO0dU0Tth, ES9.-Henry 4, IUckerHldn. Esq.
L. Mcclellan, disqualified b. Street, Esq, and
others.
Original articles from one or more of the gen,
tlemen named, and others, will appear in each
mum Der of the NUTIoE, involving an expenditure
Of nearly fire thousand dollars per annum.
THREE POPULAR NOVELS are now in the
course Of publication in its columns, vlz:--OLD
ST. PAUL'S, by Answorth-THE POACHkR, by
Marryatt--and GEORGE ST GEORGE JULIAN,
by the Author of valentine For."
Thus the public will perceive that m additional
outlay of about $4,000, will hereafter be expended
each year by the introduction Of these new fea-
lures. The proprietor fatlers himself, therefore,
that it will continue to receive the same unbOunded
patronage that has thus far been extended to it by
a generous public.
The Notion is now printed in a superior style,
on an extra quality paper, manufactured expressly
for 1t.
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Of expense.
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Back numbers to January lst commencing
with part first of the above mentioned popular
Novels, can be furnished, if desired
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Postmasters or others, RENTING twenty dollars,
shall have eight copies sent TO such persons and
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