Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-06
1871.
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THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE aud
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already rest
by three generations, proposes to continue l.:
useful life. and now enters into another volume,
determined to be the newspaper of the era il,
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded more tus,
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
nave the people had deeper Interests al stake.
Never did the events of the hour, as they III.
fold Themselves surpass in personal intore:. %
every citizen those which arc now TRANSMITTING
Mover has the importance OF early, authentic
intelligence of public matters been OF :.a.,,,
importance to every one.
To meet this new era in Journalism, the ia.
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its success during this entire century in catering
to tho wants and meeting the wishes OF the pee.
pie, guarantees that with this pspcr promise
means performances
Washington now the point 20 which a.
eyes look and sl ears are directed Almost ::
the base Of the Capital, and yet in :. Virgins
town, amid community which has proved il
fsthfulness to Virginia iu more than one lcry
trial surrounded by the traditions and hope: %.
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE has q po.i!ia.
unique among journals and promise: to ba
worthy it. It's contiguity TO Washington give,
it an early precedence over all the jo,lrna.s
of the State in intelligence of tho operations o:
the General Government, low Of such vital in-
ceedngs Of Congress- seldom so Interesting NJ
now, will be regularly reported in succnci !o:.N
for its columns, but sll matters OF especial inter-
est in Virginia will DO given in detail. rwa
gentlemen connected with tho paper are con.
s!antly at the Federal capital, Gnl the Wns,-
ington news Of the Gazette has for a long tam
been the fountain of Washington ROW. lor the
State.
As the Interests Of the people maiY,J ,unt-ea,
home, no pains will be spared 81 chronicle 81.
matters occurring in tho city aid neghhorhrvi,
carefully excluding unsccmly expressions e.
gross narrative ~ uniit for a journal that j,
treasured at many thousand hesrhstonc- t.!
Virginia.
From the State Caplt": it will receive c.Tl;
and accurate accounts of tho proceedings ai tn
General Assembly and Of All the rporai".s e.
the State government likely to interest the pei
pie.
Especial attention will be devoted to present
ing, SIS we'll from original sources OF iEtoTmAto.
as from its exchanges, the aews OF VrgImia,
Concisely and completely It will give: tbe
news Of the world
In its Commercial columns the o.pccia! ie"-
ture will be plomptncss and accuracy. me
farmers, drovets and commercial people oil IT,
State know they MAY DEPEND upon ;Go
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, t"t:.@.
Grocery and other Markets will be Furnished
and the prices and position Of tho stock: wAt'.
are the subjects Of business transactions ~ tn
section Of thu country carefully quoted.
The continual favoys Of those who have oG.'
used tho Gazette ss an advertising medium -
warrant for saying that itpays to advertise ma
columns.
The Gazette came into oyistcnCc before t.
opening Of the present century. Fc" "e".
papers in tho country are ita seniors.
During all this period its prominent object III,