The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-16
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
BOSTON NOTION.

| The LGrgeat Newspaper IN me World
THE spirit Of the age Is utilitioran. Impf
'ment is stamped upon the face Of every tbir -
All the useful arts are progressing with unpdral-
leled rapidty; and the art Of printing is coming
in for It's full share Of the common improvement.
Determined not to be onidone IN any thing that
pertains 20 his profession, where there Is iair
chance for exertion and enterprise, the undeIggn-
ed has determined upon issuing sheet twice as
large as the Boston Weekly Times, (and 70 take
the place of that paper and will ontuin eight
columns more matter than the Brothe m Jonathan.
This sheet will be called the BOSTON NOTION
and it is determined it shall fully sustain cog
nomen SO full Of meaning, and so intefwOven with
the established character OF our Yankee City. 10
viii be the largest newspaper in the woTld-nO
exception, and will be printed on sheet thirty
seven by ffty-two inches. 1t will be entirely filed
with reeding matter: and will contain three thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-eight squaree feet
of print in fine type! and single number will
contain more reading than an ordinary book of .
three hundred pages.-These 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 collections
will be made with great care, il is believed this
paper will be welcome NOTION IN every fami-
fy. Besides new synopsis of the current news
Of the day. Gas published in the Boston Daily
Times) it will contain Poetry, Popular Tales,
Theatrical Criticisms, Police and other Court re-
ports, Humorous Articles, &c. &c.
The whole WOriQ OF literature WAlEue IduSdCk-
ed to fill it. From the study of Philosophy down
to the Police COURT through all the regions ofrea-
son, poetry, romance, wit, and the ample record
of foil, we shall CLEAN from the past and present
and from all nations, to present as, pleasing and
useful com Animation Of recorded thoughts and cur
rent history, as the world prOduce.-Ths is our
BOSTON NOTION a6
The great amount Of wisdom and fun--Of wit
and phiIosophy-of novelties and antiquities-we
are enabled to offer weekly for six cents per eOpy
only six cents and we can do it 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 quali
ity and matter, with every variety also, TO fifty
volumes of novels, such as 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. r# it
TERMS.
Three dollars year, always in advance. No
orders, notma;er from what source, will be atten-
ded to, unless accompanied with the cash.-Sin-
gle copies six cents each.
Postmasters or others, renting twenty dollars
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. .-
T. 5. The Notion will be published on doubled
beet every three months and sent as gratuity TO
all subscribers who have paid for one year. 90
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.
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