Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-08
1914 Forty-third Year. 1874.
DELAWARE STATE JOURNAL"
The Great Agricultural aud Neics Poper Of
the Fruit GroviHg Region.
: AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY JOURNAL
Free FROM the TrantnieIH and Prejn-
siices OF Parties. ana independent
of the Control OF any Clique
or Faction.


The publishers OF tho DELAWARE STATE
journal have already suceesaed in making this
paper, despite Its low price, one Of the best II
not the best weekly paper published on the Della
ware peninsula. Il already contains more read
log matter than any other from twenty-five to
! twenty-eight Of Its thirty-two columns being
crowded with live reading matter. embracing
the full local news, general Intelligence care
fully prepared market reports corrected up TO the
our of going To press, stories. miscellaneous and
| literary matter, the whole carefully arranged
and presented in an attractive form. and accom-
panied by bright aud fresh editorial comments
on live topics.
As a weekly newspaper It was already one Of
the best published for local constituency In the
country. but recognising the special needs OF the
field ia which it is their privilege to work, the
publishers have established
An AGRICULTURAL Department.,
AMI called To preside over II gentleman who
mites 10 sciouuGc knowledge. literary culture
and an easy and attractive style Of writing,
/ thorough practical and theoretical knowledge Of
/ farming aud fruit-growiug here on our own soil.
/ His contributions have already called forth the
waune-i commentators from bis fellow farmers
and fruit growers, and his editorial supervision
ofevefything which relates to agriculture which
enters Que columns prevents the presence therein
Of the many crude notes which experience has
proven worthless, and also those hints and sug-
gesti1ua adapted 10 a more northern climate, but
utterly worthless and misleading here. The
pub ishers aredetermined to continue to add new
aud attractive features to the JOURNAL until
they have gisen the people Of this peninsula A.
g1od a literary and agricultural paper as any
community 10 this country enjoys.
Han HN. NN ali aHtA q
papsr will make II ever continue a welcome
v,ifor in auy household where 1t once gains a
footAlld. aud desirng to bring it more widely
than ever to the notice Of the whole people
whose interests It guards aud serves, the pub
fishers with the beginning Of this its forty-thlrd
year concluded to meet the outside rivals every
local paper encounters on their own ground. and
inslead Of offering one chrome to its subscribers,
concluded to offer to every subscriber his choiee
Of
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The choice out Of three Of these chromos Il
offered without any extra charge TO every sub
.crlber paying 81. 20 IN advance for a subscrip'
tlon. while for 80 cents extra the subscriber Il
allowed to choose instead ono Of three lArgei
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