Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-24
PROSPECTUS
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OF THE
Shreveport Semi Weekly News

TTNHE News has been Published :egu,,
Il iarly since its first appearance belors
the public. no expense having been spared
to make it sustain the hard earned reputa-
ton it now boasts Of-that of Il first class
paper. The present as well as the future
ain Of the proprietor. will be to aid IN re-
storing civil government to the South ; to
advocate internal improvements and strive
to heal up the wound, and cause Il friendly
and natural feeling between the people or
all sections OF the country. 1t will be tho
supporter of RICH; and j,iStice. and the enemy
Of knaves and scheming politicians.
The Nc,cS is not only tie cheapest and
hes, paper published in Shreveport but
the largest in size well printed, on clcsr
type. ana strictly reliable in every sense:
Its columns always contain we'll selecte3
and original articles. The Prices Currtnt,
and general intelligence are carefully cor
rected by the Editor and assistants. and can
hc relied as correct.
Arrangem cntshave been made with COM
potent gentlemen in New Orleans and other
cities in the Union to correspond regularly,
and the subscriber hopes, with the assis-
lance at hand, TO make the Ne,cs one Of the
best and most extensively circulated papers
in the South.
Correspondence is solicited from every
section. and while the columns Of the Nescs
will be open to all yet the Editor can
not publish any article which is not in &C
cor,iance with his views on the important
subjects Of She day.
1t behoovcs every person. who possibly
can, to subscribe to one OF more good
papers. a the excited stats al affairs de-
mand- it. The terms of the Nens are
placed at low figures to enable every taMl-
y to take copy.
The -ie,rs is published every Tuesday
and Saf ur,ay mornings
RATES OF 81. rive 'i;tiE..n-. Per.
year in automatically in advance.
Three Months $2.esdea'e's:
Where persons have not .ue III. =
ties TO admit of their taking Il Semi Weekly.
they can. have either the Tuesiay or !Satxr-
duy paper for half the above rates.
-4gcuts are oiIo,ro2 tsrcnty per cent
IN HE nLocr rut-s.
CLUE R-a7ES-For the Semi eekly
published Tuesday and Saturday {;
Five subscribers One year. 81 so
Ten ... 20 90
Twenty - =. ...... $50 90
i'or either the Tuesday or Saturday pa
per, Que paper per week, equal to a Week
Five Subscribers One year ..s II 90
Twenty I" .... 60 w
Persons acting as Agents are of course
not expected TO De governed by our Club
rates. as no commission can be allowed in
such eases.
Tn. News is well established and has an
extensive circulation in Louisiana. Texas
and Arkansas thus Offering superior ad-
vantages to adv e.ti.ers. The attention Of
Merchants Is particularly directed to this
tact. proof of which can be seen by the
liberia! advertising patronage of the first
Merchants in this city, as we'll as in New
Orleans.
ADlEETISINf-One square first inser-
ton 81 50 each subsequent insertion, IS
cents.
4 liberal deduction made to yearly ad-
@crtis:rS.
Address. JNO.. DICKINSON
Editor and Proprietor SEMI-WEEKLY
News, Office No. p Texas Street.
:V~ Newspapers publishing the above
will be- entitled to an exchange.