Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-14
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Il VIRGINIA ADV EKTlSEk will soon cell

"a ALhA An LILA GAZETTE AND
Il VIRGINIA ADV ERT1SEk will soon cell
b.a.c It's centennial yesr. More than three
Qusrte?s OF century ago It grew into life a Gre
atlun OF waits and needs OF the people or this
section of Virginia
Iutng all this period its prominent OBJECT mas
been 10 advance the interests OF the people of
whose life it is the daily chronicle It's fortunes
hsye been their fortunes; II has shared their
PROSPERITY and suffered in their disasters. Its
Inspiration has been The desire to forward the
tes interests Of the community in which it is
located. and It's own prosperity is, IS 1t has been
puTposely made, lnseparable from that Of the
community 1t aims to represent. When they
grow rich 1t hopes for reward commensurate
with its lsbors. " nile they are poor it expects
to work with them and tor them, expecting to
make their success the measure OF its own.
iIe past Of Tie Gazette is offered ss an index
=; its future. 1t hiss ,er Iai!ed to avail itself
promptly Of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex-
poricnce Of Journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
TIE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPERS OF virginia. 1t will fur
n.sh dslly complete account, with superfuites
oily Topped away, Vi III the current news OF the
" rid
As the interests Of the people mainly centre a.
home, no pains Will be spared to chronicle sll
nialLers occurring IL! the city md Geighborhood,
Carefully excluding unseenly expI essions or
cess narrative az anti for u journal that is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, IS wei. from or!sinsi sources OF Information
a. from It's Exchanges the news Of Virginia, es-
peclnily sucn &s relate To the development OF the
resources 0: the State.
lis con.iguity TO Washington gives the Ca
Z,tte an early precedence over ali the Journals
OF the Stale Ii intelligence o1 the operations OF
tie Gelera Government, now OF sucn vital I'M
at 'hl.o
CCclngs y: Congress, seldom go interesting as
now, will be regularly reported in succinct lorm
for lis columns, but Ell matters OF especial inter-
est i'll Virginia Will be given in detail, and the
tai text OF 81 bills Of local interest will be given
From the State Capital il will receive carly
and accurate accounts OF the proceedings Of the
General Assembly end OF ali the operations Of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercials columns the especial fea-
tUrc will be pIomptness and accuracy. Tho
farmers uroveis and commercial people of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished
aid The prices snd position OF the Stocks which
are Tue subjects o. business transactions in this
ection oi the country. carefully quoted
The contli!uai !aEors u those who have once
used Inc GaZst.e AZ sI advertising medium is a
Warrant Tor saying tha: i,rays advertise IN its
columns. Never bc.orc did il pay SO well to tell
tn public what ls for sale.
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1usee IioutHs ..s. $500. ....... 20