Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-20
BOsaOEa Notion.

THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD.
NHE spirit Of the age is !uttarian. Improve
> ment is stamped upon the face Of every thing.
All the useful arts are progressing with unparal-
leIled 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 exerion 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 it shall fully sustain cognomen 50
full of meaning, and SO interviewer with the cs-
tablished character of our Yankee City 1t will
be the largest newspaper in the world and no
exception, and will be printed ON q sheet thirty
seven by fifty two inches. 1t will be entirely filled
with reaaiRg matter and VIII contain three thnL-
sand eight hundred and eighty eight square feet
Of print in fine type! and single humble: will
contain more reading than an ordinary book of
three hundred page3.-These great dimensions
will enable the publisher TO draw largely upon the
| most popular periodicals. anu magazines of the
day, both American and Foreign aud as the Sc
| lections will be made with great care, it is be-
lieved this paper will be a welcome NOTION in
every family. Besides new synopsis of the cur
rent news Of the day Gas published in the Boston
Daily Tines it will contain Poetry, Popular
Tales, Theatrical Criticisms, Police and other
! Court Reports, Humorous articles, &c. &c
| The whole world Of literature will be ransackcd
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, to present pleasing and useful COM
binations Of recorded thoughts aud 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 artiquities-we
are enabled TO offer weekly for six cents per copy
only six cents and we can do 1t because of the ia.
ciliues of our press and office, and the cOnnec.
tons of daily and weekly publications.. For three
dollars we can sell years volume equal in quality
of matter; with every variety also to fifty twl
volumes of novels, such as are issued from tht
| press Of this day, Fifty two large volumes fo
three dollars Effected all by improved machinery
and by determination that we wilI:not be outdon
in enterprise and usefulness.
TERMS.
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No orders, no matter from what source will b
attended to, unless accompanied with the CASH
Single copies, six cents each.
Post Masters or others, renting twenty dollar
shall have eight copies sent to such persons an
places as they may designate.
Mail subscribers will have their papers deposite
in the Post Office in this city every Saturday ever
ing.
GEORGE ROBERTS, Publisher.
PosTsCRIpT. The NOTION will be publishe
on DOUBLED SHEET every three months an
sent gratultously to all subscribers who have pal
for one year