Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-24
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
AMERICAN MAIL
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FtHE subscribers propose ID nrla;..
Il the first Saturday OF next Jpns 80 -
succeeding Saturdays, Weekly nev.sr 80 ~
Il will be printed on a large sbee, 1st'spei'
pages, with new and handsome ,vnss sht
style OF the English Journals. Thus + w ,g
not be too small for convenient deSusa,s ~. VA
Iing. nor too large for preservation. ~~
THE AMERICAN Man will resemble in =
leading features. the celebrated Galisnan~
Messenger, published al Paris. and freely i,
lculated over the civilized world. II will enn
tam the best articles of the leading newSna
Ipers OF the world. chosen with a view n ,hs
Interest inspired by their subjects in this conn
Eiry,, twill exhibit the great topics Of the day
as they are treated by the great minds Of IL
age. Wy
HE AMERICAN Man will resemble the New
Word, formerly conducted BY the Editor h
ITS best points. II VIII give the most bullian,
literary productions, home and FOREIGN !,
Twill minister TO the mos. refined and enlnva
ted tastes Of the community. Ia cnticis,,
VIII be bold, Just and independent -exalrinr
true merit and waging war upon King Hum
bug. II will contain no line unfit for The eve
OF modesty, at the same time il will no, te
conducted for the delee,alion Of boarding.
school misses, and for youths, whose chiss
have not iarrIed in Jericho. hw,ll be a news.
paper for wel-iniormed men and sensible wo-
men, and il will be as unlike as possible ID !
fashionable Monthly Magazine.
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Inns, be thoroughly American. 1t viii Be
made up as merchants say for the Amer
ican market. Soon will there be .7saericaa
MAJ Steamers, yoyaging daily TO this port,
bringing to us the Intellectual as well as the
Commercial treasures of the world. And
these shall be poured into the American Mail
from the American mails with unspanue
prodigality ltshall be treasure filled with
the spolls OF frequent argosies.
The AMERICAN Man shall be, IN a large
degree, devoted to the great and universal in.
ierests oil Commerce II shall contain iudi.
cious reviews and fair accounts q the mar.
kets of the world.
Inc Editor brings TO his task the fruits Of
twelve years ofexperience. He has faithful.
y studied the public taste. and believes that.
he comprehends the public's wants. The
journals, with which he was formerly con
nected, were, while under his direction per.
fecty successful. There is no vanity in say
ing this; ii is stated simply as an evidence of
present success.
The AMERICAN MML is undertaken, be.
cause just such newspaper as ii will be, is
greatly needed in New York. 1t is mostly
after new plan. IL SHALL succeed Capital.
experience, industry, ndomnable persever.
ance shall push ii forward to great success
II shall surpass in circulation even the New
World, (Which had at one time, ttraltgtre
thousand subscribers, because it Shall be bet
ter and more worthy OF such circulation
The subscribers enter upon this enterprise.
determined TO spare no pains and expense 10
render the American Mail, the most valuable
and interesting Of weekly newspapers. Whie
II shall never boast any superiority, il win be
ever emulous 10 excel all contemporaries.
PARK BENJAMIN, Editor.
ROSS WILKINSON, Publisher.
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May 81, 1917.