The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-01-09
NEW YEAR WITH AN OLD FRIENp.

7 II NEW YORK NERO CRY.
NEW YEAR WITH AN OLD FRIENp.
On New Years day of 1852, that worll-ronowu-
ed and unrivaled gem of American journalism, the
peerless New York MERCURY, will enter upon
the twenty fourth year Of the most brilliant career
ever achieved by paper. During the past year il
mas been the teacher storyteller, mentor, and ora
Gle OF Hoo hundred thousand american homes from
ocean to ocean-and from Quebec in Canada, to
Pensacola, on the Gulf of Mexico. Young and old,
rich and poor have revclcd in its enchanting stores
OF wisdom, romance, art, poetry and genial humor ;
and in its praise is familiar in their mouths as
household words" The noble patrot-soldicr in his
tent too, has whlcd away the tcdium of camp life
IN the absorbing review OF its forty brilliant col
ums, finding in them fascinating mental discip-
line known only to those who rally to the Banner
sheet Of the Grand Army of American Intellect and
Genius
In commencing New Year, the proprietors of
The New York Mercury can only say, that it shall
be their aim to make their great family journal Of
American literature, for 1862, more brilliant and
enchanting than ever in its concentration of all the
worlds grandest and most beautiful specialities in
hcalthful Romance, graceful Poetry, elegant and
quaint Gossip, refining knowledge, sparkling HUI
NOR, and entertaining News until, like love, it
-- rules the court the camp the bower" as it al
ready rules the happy domestic firesidc.
The editorial tone and National departments of
The New York Mercury will continue true to that
lofty spirit of patriotism which has made il n ne
cessity Of the people since the War began ndkcpt
it in enthusiastic demand whom other sheets were
dying all around it for want Of popular support.
Already the largest Literary Journal in the world,
and famous as the focus of ~ thousand brilliant lit
crary reputat tons, its programme for 1862 will be
magnificent beyond all precedent. The most cele-
brated pens of this country and Europe have been
secured in its service at outlay equal to the
pcnse of more than one national government in the
Old World and its novelties, or continued stories,
for 1862, will be the most splendid triumphs of Gle
giant Fiction ever published. To these too, the
magic pencil Of the greatest of American artists.
Mr.. Felix o. c. barley, will lend the aid of pctor
ial arr.
Our story, iniatory Of the New Year, is splen-
did national Romance, commencing in the Acw
York Mercury Of Saturday, January 4th, 1862, aud
entitled THE RATTLESNAKE or, THE RE BEL.
A tale of the present time. BY
Ned Buntline. 1t is the greatest Nautical Novelette,
since the days Of Marryatt.
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Proprietnrs of The New York Mercury.
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Dec. 2lst lS6l-t5.