Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-15
The Publisher Of sOOtt,s Weekly Par

States, encouraged by the very liberal
tuonage bestowed upon his Paper for he
last seven. years, and believing that be
great reduction OF postage will materlbv
aid IN m'extending the circulation of the a.
vorite family newspaper, has spared nei kr
pains nor expense to make his poplar
journal still more worthy of public patrns
age. He has just put up new steam. .po,er
pFning-press, which was manufauturedto
order with an especial view to imprOe
the mechanical appearance Of the PapE
He has contracted with new firm to fl
nish better atticle of paper than has heil
tofore been used. 1t is to be manufacture
on Fourdrinier's machines expressly fo
"Scott's Weekly Paper" He has decora
ed the Paper with entirely new type, ne,
heading, and new Wgnette cuts, increase
the widte OF the columns, and extended tn
size Of the paper. II is now pronounced
by allwho have seen it, to be the handsomI
est and cheapest paper in the union. The
contents Of the paper will continue to be
OF the very highest order of excellence
Preparations have been made which ena.
BILE the publisher to assure the public that il
will never be behind with important News;
and arrangements have been effected with
some Of the ablest story writer's in the coun-
try, both male and female, for SERIES OF
iFIRsT-RArL STORIES on variety ofsubiects,
In which, however, incidents connected
with the Revolution will constitute prom
| uent theme. There are now on hand ori-
\ ml articles from the first writers in the
Nuited States, several of which are illustra-
NOuvelleties, new feature-one that
Publlsher trusts will meet with the
A Nof the reading public. The selected
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al vosy same which appear IN thei
M 'crk magazines, our weekly issues
giN Is great advantages in this respect.
5 Weekly Paper has won wide fame
as Interesting and instructive family
newS Z ,,er, DEVOTED to all the interests ofI
trade and business, 10 light literature, and
10 the various matters which contribute to
the formation of complete family fireSide
companion, in which amusement and in
struCton predomnate. Its original domes-
tic stories have acquired for it wide popu-
larity, and, as avehicle OF the earliest news,
n possesses worth not exceeded by any
other paper Of its character in the United
States. 1t publishes Valuable Recipes and
Useful Hints ior housewifery, cooking, pre-
serving, cleaning Furniture, &C., &c. 1t is
4 moral instructor for youth, and contains
more really useful Information than any
ether journal. Chronological tables Of his
torical events, scintillations of history, BIZ
Biographies of distinguished men of the past
and present century, valuable essays on inn
portant Scientific, phillosophic, and useful
subjects, tecords OF new inventions, &c,
&s., form part of its regular contents. '.'-
Scotts weekly paper has reached cir
culation unparalleled in the history of SINH
lar undertakings. 1t owes its success to the
fact, that hApresents more reading matter,
of better quality, in more elegant style,
and at a, chsaper rate than any other publi-
cation 4, aud that its literary and news con-
tents have met the wants Of the great mass
bf the American people, by combining in
kerest, instruction, and amusement to de-
kree hitherto unequalled. Every possible
bffort will be ilade to increase its merit in
proportion toi IS constantly increasing cir
tulation and Sseessa 1t is only by publish
ing very ediien that a journal OF the size
and character 4 Scott's Weekly Paper can
be afforded at a extremity low price, and
this large circus Jon the publisher intends
to maintain.
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