Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09
Boston Notion.

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> ment is stamped upon the face of every thing.
All the useful arts are progressing with unparal-
!elled rapidly and the art Of printing is coming
IN for its full share of the common improvement.
Determined not to be outdone in any thing that
pertains to his profession, where there is fair
chance for exertion and enterprise, the undersigned
has determined upon issuing sheet twice the size
of the Boston Weekly Times, and to 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 it is
determined 1t shall fully sustain cognomen so
full of meaning, and So interviewer with the es-
tablished character of our Yankee City 1t will
he the largest newspaper in The world and no
exception, and will be printed On sheet thirty
seven by fifty two inches. 1t will be entirely filled
with reading matter and will contain three thnu-
sand eight hundred and eighty eight square feet
VI 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 upon the
most popular periodicals. ana magazines of the
day, both American and Foreign and as the Sc
leciOns will be made with great care, it is be-
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every family. Besides new synopsis of the cur
rent news of the day (as published in the Boston
Daily Iimes) it will contain Poetry, Popular
Tales, Theatrical Criticisms, Police, and other
Court Reports, Humorous articles, &c. &c.
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TO fill it. From the study Of Philosophy, down to
The Police Court, through all the regions of reason
poetry, romance, wit, and the ample record of foly
we shall CLEAN from the past and present, and from
all nations 10 present as pleasing and useful COM
binations of recorded thoughts and current history
as the world can produce. This is our " BOSTON
NOTION"
The great amount Of wisdom and fun-of wit
and philosophical novelties and artiquites-we
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only six cents and we do 1t because Of the ia
cilitles Of our p'ess and Office, and the cOnnec-
lions of daily and weekly publications. For three
dollars we can sell years volume equal in quality
Of natter with every variety also, to fifty two.
volumes Of novels, such as are issued from the
press of this day. Fifty two large volumes for
three dollars Effected all by improved machinery
and by determination that we will.not be outdone
in enterprise and usefulness.
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GEORGE ROBERTS, Publisher.
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