Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-23
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FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
~ TWO MONTHS!
WHES we fist purchased TIC Oh 6nl well
Known e-tlhl shment Of
saturday Evening Pest.
we s!a'cd that the Ialer cncula,,d 50 widely a
mong The st.ady, re ding pOtI!on OF The United
States, that we c't.rcd upon uur ltburS with iuII
condd nc' Of tie future. Our success has since
bccn heN ond oui most gancune expectation, a" our
weekly clip uycrlalalcc those Of any cotcn po-
rary apr Our 1T has continued 10 swell up,
with uncXampl,d ppdlty, and We have the conf.
d, nee tal al The present rate o. 'ncTcos', WI shall
I've enabled ~ n cw months t. boast Of more tn m
$1,000 suhscrihels! When we commenced our
lab Is, w announced distinctly, that he tone OF The
paper should lie decidedly morll and that nothing
shon he adm tied into our columns which the
most f,s idious father could Gsnpproye Of ard de-
term II j that an approved Family Ppcr, It
should not contain paragraph, with he spirit OF
which parent would not wish t. have q daughter
familiar, and we jierciurc with this view. announ-
ccd that no thra,ricll notices should appear in
columns that we should bc opposed TO the tres
hing calculated to in njurc the healthy action Of
an honest mInd,-as creative ot CXbiUluons demo-
raiiZng IN tendency, and felrlully p,TnIcinus in
fact 1hCre were not waning bIustertrs, who
made great parade OF opposition. aui CTo"kCrs,
who predicted our speedy dowula |, but We threw
ourselves uron the sober rntnnnl and eAprr,eHctd
pc. tlin of the people OF the United State for sup
poit, and we have been nohy sus aimed.
We thought aud expressed the opinion, that
however cTclcss man, ght he upon this subject,
that few, even If ttey dad not entirely dlsapprove
of such entertainments, cared about having the
gross details forever paraded before the eyes of
their children, and the sitkcning and nauseating
euloGy cf all kinds OF Characters made iumar 10
their minds
We determined also that while the paper con.
tnurd under our cuntr,, IT should be tr city neu.
tra in politics, aud hat news and literary jour
nalisIs We had moth ng TO do with the matter this
dct,Tm alton has h"cu strictly and rigdly adhered
to, aud while shall continue TO give our re idrrs
such public document as may bo deemed of inte-
r,st 10 all, and such history of the progress Of
political events, strictly kceI ing with our
duty, and the character Of the paper, shall stu
diousy and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
par,iz II politics.
The paper il now printed in a new and beau'i-
iu tyIe,-hls received the praise Of many editors of
hstc as the handsones family sheet in tn Union.
Oar cilnlis have been directed To the combining
I Of beauty aud simple ty with utility and taste.
/ The io,t is printed a stout white paper rer.-
/ dcrGg it neat and durIbie fol fling.
/ In I'd Iiun 20 Ihtse efforts toward perfect on in
the mechanical department, end exhnor ol our pa
yciopcmenr of intellectual stnglh. The present
Va ely of interes ing tales, original, from foreign
and domestic magazines, together with the valua-
, bic cuutT .bu nous oi our own circle If literary
ireLGs VIII continue 10 give interest 10 The paper,
, While everything important and worthy uinoc that
happen, in tie O.d World or the New. shall he
/ coi.lttd -..d cv.a,el ior the taste u ouI lea
d,Ts,
The Lod.cs' DEPARTMENT shall always he choice
/ .l,fl a, l,
suth thugs as may inteIes. our juvenile readers
und that important and large class If our readers
the Fa mr will not be overlook, d. In order t.
gCtiy, as much possible, the laudbIc desire n
or country reade.s, portion Of our attention will
lie devoted 10 tie c, llocti, and diffusion of such
News, Memoraudn Tables, Fac s. Hints, &. as
may seem important t. sgricuttu,lsts, and The pop.
ulatOn resident Without the confines OF our great
Giles The state Of the mukels and the huc,ua
t,ous in The rrce., viii be regularly and what is Of
/ more moWCnt,C riSCly given.
We hasc ever been opposed to the constant
hlus',r and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence Of their lapCrs, and have resolved
that The s'alu'd ENCnIJ Jg Pos, shall lie conduct
Cd as to speak Tor neG
Our rc ,lcrs vtll AWAY Fl d in It's columns the
/ caI est aud mc-t anthem ic information, well a.
the most choice and entertaining Literary matter
. We hGvc totally scarded The system OF filling the
"a re d,Is from week to week, Entertaining I, at
p iug matter.
Aud We fc' assured that we shall I've m loser,
tn, rehy, as but few readers Gaze about having piie
fl ed viii. descriptions of these nauseatns com-
pounds.
The Saturday | vcnirg Pos will be furnished
for 81 per auLum in adv nee, OF one crIy the,
wears tvT s5. 10 those Who wish TO subscribe iJ
Philadelphia Mag ,z,ne, we Will furnish copy
of the Philadelphia, Ca 1t, aud two coiiss of The
l'osI for one ear for IS free Of posase and dis
count
: M New Subscriber received without tn,
: Money.
T TO those who with 70 suh,cr,bc. we would say
that the safest plan is TO enclose the noney in ,
letter and dnci 10 US. Most postmas,eFs vii
frank their l,tiefs II relating to nothing hut IL,
business OF The office, and all rosmlsters who vii
bs hind enough 50 to do, we shall be- pleased TO ac
knowledge as agents.
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GEORGE II. GRAHAM & co.
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