The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-07
Publications.
Prospectus Of the
ST, LOUIS REPUBLICAN,
FOR 1874.

4 JRS Cl0SS FQHi!V GHa HeUS U0HFHO!.
- eferring to its course in the past as
AZ the best index of the spirit which |
will control it, future management,
the REPUBLICAN Is encouraged TO |
promise its readers marked advance
ment in every particular that cunstI |
tutcs a great metropolitan journal. for |
the year to come. 1t is with uncnn- |
cealed gratiEcat" we are able to say
that within year and ii week after
making changes and improvements
mere extensive than have ever been
made hy the established and success
full paper # the world. it is again
compelled TO enlarge. Increasing its
size from forty eight to tifty->iS col
nnlns t. meet the increasing volume
If news and advertisements. With
such sigma! evidences IF vig"r and en-
terrri-p ts may be found in the pages
of It's files, perfect Confidence is a->ur-
ed that nn energy will be relaxed tn
add t. the numerous features which
have already made the REPUBLICAN
plecminently the great newspaper OF
the Mississippi Valley. Arrangements
are making and will rapidly be con-
summattd by which it will enjoy in
creased facilities for the collection of
news, aud no exertion will be spared
by which constant improvement and
progress may be- exhibited, both in the
/ quality and quantity of the reading
matter presented to its patrons.
An extensive increase IN its c.rcula-
! ton, in the face of stringent money
market and spite of the bitter denun-
/ citation hy the partisan press on ac'
count of the independent course which
it has pursued with reference to the
great political questions Of the day,e
eouragrs its continuance in that course.
3, Cheerrd by popular approval and ami ;
mated hv the consciousness of right.
the REPUBLICAN will be fonnd. H.
heretofore. sturdy advocate of Demo
cratic aud Conservative principles. but
bound to no party and governed by in1
dictation from Clique OF faction. it
dependence mrans freedom and en-
reimbursement, not alone from parties
II, at present constituted, but from any
new ones that the politicians may con
struct. In brief, the REPUBLICAN
mnking for its chief ohjyct the dis
seinina'inn Of the news. with iiiteili
gent and conscientious comments upon
the topics If the dav. will heartily ad
vocate those measures which promise
the greatest good to tue body OF thu
t people, giving support to all move
mentS, political or otherwise. which
; promise to further their interests AM
unhe>ilatingly opposing such as woul'
place them III jeopardy.
The Trl- w eekly REPUBLICAN i
: made up from the contents of til
; Daily, and is designed to accommodat
. readers residing at points not reache
, by the daily mails
The Weekly REPUBLICAN wi
be found, as heretofore, faithful cpl
n tome of the weeks news, rearrangt
and rewritten expressly for that ed
: ton. No pains of expense will b
d spared to make it in every respect a
+ a general news and literary paper til
best weekly publication in the c"untr,
n for which purpose Il large amount !
:. matter to be found in no Other issu
will be prepared aEd collected expires.
J. ly for it each week. Besides speci;
" teaturrs of literary ana miscelan,
: Gus character, especially adapting
for the family circle. its well earnt
superiority as Il newspaper will
scrupulously maintained by contin,
= auce Of the attention heretofore d.
, voted to this class Of matter In a.
dtion 10 general record Of the week
news, local. domestic and foreign. Il
r readers of the Weekly REPUBLICA
+ are guaranteed fully as detailed Al
graphic reports of Important and u
III sorhing events as are furnished sa
Pr scribers OF the large metropolitan d.
hes.
al TERMS : The ST Louis Repuhlica
~ published every morning. Deliver
ID 10y mail aud paid III advance. twel
dollars year three copies, thirt
st four dollars: FIVE copies. fifty five d,
nd lars; ten copies, one hundred d"lla
tx Served by carriers, six times a wet
y, year, paid weekly to carriers, thir'
KS five cents Served by carriers sew
NV times week, and paid in ad.an,
fourteen dollars year; paid wr,
nd to carriers. thirty cents per week.
in newsdealers, two aud half cents |
lie copy.
ee. The Tri-weekly St. Louie Rernf
mt can, published Mondays. Weon.> d.
to and Fridays, delivered by mail.
ais dollars year; three copies sevente
dollars; five copies, twenty seven d
oh lars. ten copies, fifty dollars.
in The Weekly Missouri Republican
ty. two dollars year; three copies,
cir dollars; five copies, eight dollars;
copies. fifteen dollars; twenty copi
cal fifty dollars.
md Additions can be made to clubs
ors any time at club rates. Ten per &C
commission allowed to agents geu
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