The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-28
NO INCREASE IN THE PRICE
as ss OF the DAILY PRESS. For
EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR!
We expect to furnish paper,
The Largest in the State,
and large in other States is offered for ten or
twelve dollars year.
rHE MAINE STATE PRESS

THE MAINE STATE PRESS
Is not like many weeklies, mere waste basket for
the eavings OF the daily edition. 1t designed to DO
as carefully made up as if 1t perfectly indie
pendent publication. 1t contains from week to week.
the most important articles which appear in the daily
together with considerable amount of
Matter Expressly Prepared for its Columns
We shall add to its attractions during the coming
year, l s~hp
An Agricultural Department,
To be conducted by the
Rev. WILLIAM A. DREW, Of Augusta,
veteran journalist, widely and favorably known in
Maine, and contributor for some time past to the
PRESS over tho signature of 'Traxi." Mr.. Drews
special qualifications for this work need no herading
The
shipping Meas of the Weei:
viii be published without abridgment in the STATE
PRESS, as will also the TLlhvf
ReUieaO of the Portland Markets,
Brighton Market Reports.
To country traders the weekly report of Portland
prices current alone will be well worth the subscrp
ton price. In addition to careful
Digest Of General and State Nescs.
We shall also furnish weekly page Of
Miscellaneous Reading for the Family.
The weekly edition is made up in eight large pages
Of six columns EACH and is the
Largest Weekly Paper i'm New England.
1t is offered to the public at tho low price of
DOLLARS YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
To club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, eleven copies will
be sent for twenty dollars, and the same discount is
offered to larger clubs.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
[From the Christian Mirrorl
THE PRESS has been enlarged since New Years.
We glad to such evidence OF prosperity. With
such papers as Portland now furnishes we see no
need Of importing Dailies from Boston and New
York. - -rrr
From the Portland Price Current.l
THE PREss.-The crowded state Of our columns
and Encouragement of the columns Of the Daily
Press, which in its present enlarged FORM and with
its sxcelien. editorial is certainly the
England; especially when taken into consideration
the amount Of interesting reading matter that is
daily furnished for the money.
From the Gardiner Home Journal
ENLARGED.-The Portland Press was enlarged on
the LIST inst to about the size of the Boston Daies
This an evidence Of not only the prosperity the
Press but OF Portland as well, for Of the en-
argement is caused by the increase of advertising
ceves, is credit to Portland and to the Stale ami
hope increasing years may increase its prosper
ity. @ faA
[From the Eastern Argus, JAM 81
The Press appeared yesterday morning enlarged
by the addition Of q inches to the length Of its col
umns. Its makeup has also been changed again.
and on the WHOLE decidedly
somewhat larger than ours but the biggest are not
| always the best"
From the Portland Evening Star, Jan. IL
The Daily Press appears this morning in an en-
large form making it now fully equal in size any
his New Years Sautatory shows that the success Of
the paper for the past year has been most gratifying
and we are g'af OF Its prosperity The return to the
is of tho most agreeable features of the Change
From the Bangor whig.l
The Portland Press was enlarged ON tl,e 1st of
January to about the size of the Boston Daily Post
| and Advertiser-which our largest New England
da,lies, and 1t now makes very handsome APPEAR
good and reliable paper as the Press is gratifying
1t shows, too that Portland has lost nothing OF vgor
enterprise or resource, by the great fire. but that lis
course is still onwardthat its business is i'm fact in
creasing, notwithstanding the apparent calamity OF
last year-and that its promise of Commercial great
is certain to be fulfilled. The Press is among
the best OF the New England papers, and its present
appearance Is a credit to the State.
tFrom the Bath Times1 t....7
"a The Portland Press comes out greatly enlarp
ed and we snspcct now gives another settler to the
question winch IS the principal paper In Portland"
1t is bound to distance its competitors. - :
lfrom the Lewiston Journal, Jan. IL
The Portland Press has increased its size euuiya-
lent TO an aduiuon OF three four columns. This
enlargement, following 50 closely upon its resurrec-
ton from the ashes Of the great fire. shows that the
principles advocates and its efforts TO cater to the
literary tastes OF its readers are appreciated by The
public. Inc additional space now obtained will be
devoted TO dets OF important events and selections
| from current literature '''' '-N ''''e''o"'
lfrom the Worcester (Mass.,) Spy.l
THE PRESs;-Among the papers that commence the
new year win enlarged sheets and manifest signs of
prosperity are the Portland Press and the Hartfnrd
Evening fress. The former is the largest ami hest
daily IN the state Of Mane and the latter we have
long regarded as one Of the abest Of our