The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-05
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

THE MAINE STATE PRESS
Is not like many weeklies, mere waste basket for
the leavngs OF the daily edition. 1t is designed to be
as carefully made up If it were 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,
an Agricultural Department,
To be conducted by the es
Rev. WILLIAM A. DREW, Of Augusta,
veteran journalist, widely and favorably known in
Maine, and contributor for some time past TO the
PRESS over the signature of ''Traxi." Mr.. Drew's
special qualifications for this work need heralding
The 9lg- nrs sIHr
Shipping NesUs Of the WeeI:
WIN be published without abridgment in the STATE
PRESS, as will also the j. AA4p~AA
Revieao Of the Portland Markets.
And the
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 a careful ,a
Digest Of General and State NesUs,
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
Lnrgcst Weekly Paper i'm New England.
1t is offered to the public at the low price of
, DOLLARS AYEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
To club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, eleven copies will
be sent for twenty dollars and the discount IL
offered to larger clubs.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
From the Christian Mirror.l
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. faa 'a tnf
From the Portland Price Current.l
THE PREss.-The crowded state of our columns
last week prevented from noticing the enlargement
and re-arrangement Of the columns Of the Daily
Press, which in its present enlarged form, and with
its excellent editorial management, 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.l
ENLARGED-The Portland Press was enlarged on
the list inst, to about the size of the Boston Daes
nF f1an a.,
Press but of Portland as WE'LL for Of course the en-
largeInent is caused by the increase Of advertising
ceives, is credit to Portland and to the State, and
we hope increasing years may increase its prosper
ity. - az
From the Eastern Argus, Jan. q
The Press appeared yesterday morning enlarged
by the addition Il "a inches to the length Of its COL
umns. Its makeup has also been changed again.
and on the whole 1t presented decidedly improved
appearance. Our cotemporary's new clothes" are
somewhat larger than ours, but the "bggest not
always the best"
From the Portland Evening Star, JAM IL
The Daily Press appears this morning in an en-
large form, making it now fully equal in size to any
daily newspaper in New England. The editor, in
his New Years Salutatory, shows that the success of
the paper for the past year has been gratifying,
and glad OF its prosperity The return to the
original style of arranging the contents OF the paper
is one of the most agreeable features of the CHANGE
From the Bangor whig.l
The Portland fress was enlarged on the LIST of
January about the size of the Boston Daily Post
and Advertiser-which are our largest New England
daIlies- and it now makes very handsome appear
ance. This evidence OF prosperity the part of
good and reliable paper the Press is gratifying.
It shows too, that Portland has lost nothing OF vgor
enterprise OF resource by the great fire. but that its
ia still Onward-that its business is in fact in
creasing notwithstanding the apparent calamity of
last year-and that its promise Of commercial great
ness is certain e be fulfilled. The Press is among
appearance is credit to the State.
From the Bath Times.l
~ The Portland Press comes out greatly enlarg-
ed, and suspect now gives another settler to the
question which is " the principal paper IN Portland"
It is bound to distance its competitors.
From the Lewiston journal, JAM IL
The Portland Press has increased its size eouiya
lent to an addition of three OF four Columns This
enlargement, following closely upon its resurrec-
ton from the aSnss Of the great fire. shows that the
literary tastes OF its readers are appreciated by the
public. The additional spree now obtained will be
devoted to dets Of important events, and selections
From the Worcester Mass, J Spyl
THE PRESS Among the papers that commence the
prosperity are the Portland Press and the Hartford
| Evening Press. The former is the largest and hest
daily in the state Of Maine, and the latter we have
/ exchanges.
| [From the Portland Advertiser Jan. 81
The Daily press appeared yesterday morning in an
enlarged FORM IL - now fully equal ia size to any
| daily paper in New England In the arranoemcnt
Of reading matter has returned to the original style
which we thmk quite an Improvement in its appear
| ance.
Since the Press has been under the editorial man.
agement OF MT richardson, its editorials have been
ence over its patrons on all poftic1 matters. He
has taken iaar stand always discussing topics In