Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-27
rNHE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon GEL

TINE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon GEL
.,rale its centennial year. More than three
quarters of d century ago it grew into lite ere
alton of wants and needs OF the people OF TINS
section of Virginia
During all this period its prominent object mas
been to advance the interests of the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared Inelr
prosperity and suffered in their disasters its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community IN winch IL IL
located and its own prosperity is. IS ~ mas oeep
purposely made, inseparable from that OF the
community it aims TO represent. Wnen lhey
grow rich it hopes for y reward COMMENSURATE
With its labors While they are poor it expects
to work with them and for them, expecting TO
make their success the measure OF its own.
The past of the Gazette is offered rs 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 NE
FEATURES will be added. $50, nv,
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily q complete account, with supernuities
only Topped away, Of all the current news Oh the
world.
As the interests of the people mainly ceDtre al
home no pains will be spared to chronicle I'll
matters occurring in the city and neigh orhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expl esslons or
treasured at many thousand hesrthstones Vi
Especial attention will be devoted to present
ing, rs we'll from original sources OF ntormatlop
as from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecially such rs relate to the development Oh the
resources of the State.
Its contiguity to Washington gives the ia
zotte an early precedence over all the JOURNALS
of the State in intelligence of the operations OF
the General Government now OF SUCH vital I'M
portance to the people of the South Inc pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom so interesting rs
now, will be regularly reported 10 soceinet LORI:
for its columns, but all matters OF especlal inter
est in Virgins will be given in detail, and the
full text Of all bills of local interest will begiven.
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and Of all the operations OF
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be p1omptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drovers and commercial people OF tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Early and relisble reports of the Grain, Cattle,
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 tt ose who have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium is
warrant for saying that it pays TO advertise lnlts
columns. Never before did it pay SO we'll to tell
the public what is for sale.
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