Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-19
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dustry in the business department, enterprise ~ tho
arrangements for the provision OF matter. aud CAFE
lu consultation of the progress OF the pubic taste
can suggest is omitted make TO Posr acceptable 10
eyery member Of a well ordered family. Deeming
PURITY OF MORALS
the sIeat safeguard OF private happiness aud pub
lie prosperity, the conductors carefully exclude
from its columns every thins, however brilliant IN
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably be rejected 10 III the score
Of Objectionable tendncy. The helcs OF pure III
sralure afford sufficient material 10 make an
ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER
contain ALL the ELEMENTS or EXCELLENCE, with
out single Objectionable line; and 1t is The great
est pride ofthe United States Saturday Pos, that
40 head Of family need hesitate to let Its columns
70 under the notice of any member oil his house
hold. The General Features Of the paper include
TALES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chosen for their lessons of life, illustrations oil his.
tory, depiclurs OF manners and general merit; ana
ADAPTED in their variety the tastes OF both sexes,
aud of all ages Particular attention Is paid 10
the advancement OF knowledge relative TO
AMERICAN HISTORY, LIFE AND MANNERS,
as the past files of the paper will show. Some OF
the most popular American Tales and Noveilel'es
which have ever appeared IN the pc: iodlcals OF
this country have originated IN the fhiIadeiphIa
Saturday Post. And while American themes arc
more particularly our iasoriies, the poducton OF
FAyoRIrE EURO PEAN WRITERS
are canyassed, and such articles selected from time
to time, as come within ouf scope. Nor ~ the
handmade Of sterneI -Poetry-iorsoiten
for some OF the mos, delightful
roETRY, sELEcED AND ORIGINAL,
which has been presented 10 the auentcn OF a
merican newsra ue, rsadefs, has been given thro'
The columns u the Post. The publishers appeal
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
OF ,,is paper, and Il will be the endeaNor OF those
cone erned TO make il continue, what At has been
for over twenty years,
THE FAvo RITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these characteristics of a Literary Maya
zine are presented, the other essentials OF the pub
LEGATION III not be forgotten, aud ~ MS 'nnsr pa
yes the paper will present the characteristic oil a
CAREFULLY PRErAREp NEwsfArEE,
containing all cuuesi inIellgnce OF interest or I'M
potlance, bat eafefully avoiding such details Of
crime as serve only tn iamiarse readers WIKI II
10 no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
Fill occupy a podion of the columns, aud our
warmer readers viii be treated 10 such articles as
ma con,iauly presentind themselves to the atien-
u onof the agricuuralist IN these days OF improve
einet 1.-The
TENS OF ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly for this journal, and the results
OF long experience in catering Tor tho public taste
can continue the present prosperity OF the fosi
(and m,,e the Publishers cannot desre) as course
will stu be Onward.
FivL nuNpEEn AND sEvENrr-FIvE rotLARs
are ;hiswi.ter Distributed in rrisss f,r original
matter-rcvs ucNpsD having beea awarded for
Prize Stories, and one HUNDRED AND SEVENTH
FIyE for psise rosms
THe EDITORIAL DEFARrNENr
wiil Re mainly undrr the cantrul Of III. HASTINGS
WtLn, a gentleman Of long experience ~ the hu-
sinsss, assisted nv several writes OF acknowledged
ability aud popular TALENT
Oh friends. and new VIII accept our thanks fo'
past il,ofs, AL may be gfatiaed TO hear that the
sa,cess 81 the paper never exceeded taa' which il
IS at prtssui enjoying.
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