Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-18
PROSPECTUS
DAILY PROGRESS,

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
IN THE Town OF NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
have made the Necessary ayraueements to eommenee
between the Goth of August and the lst Of September
1855, the publication Of DAILY JOURNAL your town.
Will you sustain me in til important and indispensable
enterprise to your prosperity? undertake
% I'M
independent useful and interesting paper; but without
your cordial cooperation and support can accomplish
aid and with your strong to assist me can, and
scu carry the enterprise through to success and make it
of the fixtures of the place dear a
1t point out to you the necessity of
Daily Journal to enable you to compete successfully with
the trade Of the West Your interest now demands it.
The people of Wilmington Charleston, Norfolk, Peters
burg and Richmond commune with the interior through
this important advantage you? The West has
been brought by railroad to and there
and inevitable consequences of procrastinatio4ere
already being felt. No town stand sit must either
prove in its religious moral and social character contuu
ally it must decline Now is for you say whether
you will rise or fall in the great contest for the Western
ground unless you well prepared neghbors
Experience proves that sometimes like individuals
when thrown upon their resources, often develope
prosperity far in advance of those which rely advan
iitious natural advantages There is reason why
Newbern shonld not again crowd her wharves with the
products of foreign countries which, in times gone
would be given exchange for products the West
There why schools should rise up among
you and colleges flourish in your midst But your expe
rience intelligence tells you that you cannot stand
still and witness t these things You
goods-to inform the people of the West that you
that you p trade with them equal not to better ad
vantage than other market because you nearer O
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than others You cannot rely
by Newbern for and Schools
which must and will spring into existence they
ALI the worldly interest have is soon will be-
identified with your community and with you intend to
while shall all honorable means gain your appro.
bation and give satisfaction, both citizen and
ed% ito shall sndeavor t" do justice to our peghbers and
mon M welfare of the :. Good I'd Old North State" a..
fort in this matter. Henceforward Tor veal am
with you Having practical knowledge Of the printing
business and having been engaged for many of my
life upon daily and weekly newspapers astter myself that
make paper that will your wants, and
degree Of sasfsen # ncessan toll Be- one Of the ee
ments of l determined to do my part and 1
The DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with new type
| on a new press, and will be Of respectable size.
may fall friendly to the enterprise viii please procure i.
the responsible they and return the the
proprietor by the 10th of August at which time
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
Now 1t is expected that every business in the town
scrbers The subscription money will be demanded or
expected the paper successfully under way Let
Newbern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure removed The editor feels confident of being
able very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his own excrtOns BHt being personally
acquainted the citizens he appeals those
terested and especially to those who do know him. to
ert themselves. .... .f... 49,. ,..5..-- =--
TERMS:
Daily Paper, One Year, in aarancs, $6 90
Daily Paper, Six Months 3 90
ADvERrsEMENTs will be inserted reasonable terms
tR Merchants, Mechanics Manufacturers and others
respectfully requested hand in their advertisements
by the 18th Of August that they may appear in the first
| number of the paper 49, s -.T-f-5 ~
In connection with the above would announce that c.
G.. Davenport late editor of the Express" newspaper
formerly published in Newbern has arranged with me to
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription c0p
tracts where he had received advance paymentswhch
| far as specified, promise to fulfil k1s5e. s $
Newbern, n. c.. July Is, 1883. - = 80 So
T. JOB WORK-Havng arranged the Office and procured
the services good workmen, all orden Job Printing
can now be attended to- Work executed promptly and IN
good STYLE chesp the be done eseyher
Orders solicited. - res.sses-S-sss
Ofee o. Pollock St near the rose once n ne bsiding
whereshe sExpress was formerly pubsished
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