Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-28
A Feast for the Reading
wOrld.-fhe LARGEST, the
Cheapest, and the Best.-The
New York Mercury For 1869.

WOrId.JThe Largest, the
Cheapest, and the Best.-The
New York Mercury For 1869.
The Thirty>irst volume of this popular
weekly will commence with the New
Year, and the proprietors propose to make
1t the most brilliant, varied, and enteItain>
ing budget of current literature that has
ever been submitted TO the American pubs
lie in the form of Family Newspaper
Better original stories than are 10 be found
in any OF the magazines will grace its
columns; and, already in advance OF all
contemporaries of its class in size and
amount of reading matter, it is intended
that it shall eclipse them al in every de-
partment of literature included in the
programme of frst>rale Household
Journal.
The leading feature of the new volume
will be a powerful story by Miss M. E.
Brandon, author OF "Ossar Bertrand"
"Nobody's Daughter" The Outcasts,"
"Threc Times Dead" ETC., etc, and one of
the most popular novelists Of the day, en-
titled, The Factory Girl; or, The Blossom
and the Blight, the scenes of which are
infinitely more graphic and striking than
those embodied in any of the sensational
street>dramas which now hold possession
of the stage
The Factory Girl" will be almost inn
mediately followed by new story OF sur
passing interest, from the pen of ]. H..
Smith, ESQ.,, author of 'Minnigrey,"
'Standfield Hail." "Milly Moyne," etc,
written for the New York MErcpRY.
All the existing special;ies of the NEW
YORK MERCURY will be retained, and
new departments added from time TO time
during the progress of the year 1t is due
to public that long ago adopted this
time honored weekly as its favorlte sheet
to keep it at the head of its class by a
liberal outlay for the very best literary
matter Suitable for paper procurable
on either side of the Atlantic. This will
be done. Romances, NOVELTIES, Satirical
Sketches, Humorous Poems, Fancy Tales.
articles on American Sports and Pastimes,
and weekly digest of all that is interests
ing in Theatrical and other popular
Amusemcnts and RecreaiioHs, will figure
IN the contents Of the NEW RORK MER-
CUR1for tho coming year. Through the
department appropriated 10 the youthful
authOresses of America, hundreds of lady
writers. now famors. first made the &C.
quaintance of the public.
This channel of communication between
young ladies OF talent and The reading
world will continue open to the former;
and such of their productions as are cal
culated to do them credit and give them
prestige will be published with such criti-
cal comments as they seem TO call for
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New YORK MERCURY is 10 render it the
best family newspaper in the United States;
and if paying the highest premium for the
hest literary talent will secure that result,
it will certainly be attained.
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