Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-22
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Y1HE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADV ERTlSER vii! soon ce!-
brate its centennial year. Mose tnan three
quarters Of century ago /, grew into HE Gre
alton of wants and needs OF the people Oh Ihis
section of Virginia.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been to advance the interests OF the people oil
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; It has shared Their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests Of the community IN which 1t Is
located, and its own prosperity is. as 1t has been
purposely made inseparable from that OF the
community it aims to represent. when they
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its labors While they are poor 1t expects
to work with them and for them, expecting to
make their success the measure OF It's own.
The past of the Gazette is offered as an index
of its future. 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex:
perience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily complete account, with superauities
only Topped away, of all the current news OF the
world.
As the interests of the people mainly centre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and nelghborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expl essions or
gross narrative as unit tor journal that Is
treasured at many thousand hear,hstones of
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing AS we'll from original sources OF information
rs from its exchanges, the news of Virginia, es-
pecialy such as relate to the development OF the
resources of the State.
Its contiguity to Washington gives the Ga
zette an early precedence over all the Journals
of the State in intelligence of the operstlons Of
the General Government now of such vital I'M
portance to the people Of the South. The pro-
ceedngs of Congress, seldom so interesting as
now. will be regularly reported in succlnct form
for its columns, but all matters OF especial inter
est in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text Of all bills of Local interest will be given
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings OF the
General Assembly and of all the operations of
tho State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial fes-
ture will be promptness and accuracy. The
Farmers, drovers and commercial peorle of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and The prices and position of the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions in this
section OF the country, carefully quoted.
The continual tavors of those who have once
used the Gazette rs An advertising medium is
warrant for saying that it pays to advertise mi its
columns Never bolore did 1t pay so we'll to tell
the public what is for sale.
DAILY.
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TRI- WEEKLY.
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