Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
1881

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1889, is tie Oldest Newspaper III the Stale, and
the only dSiiy puolianed in Northern Virginia
1t has survived, with lew exceptions, all The
public presses in America which sew with it The
dawn OF the nineteenth century. 1t lives, too,
not in decay, but full of life and vigor,
giving al the news, telling the truth without
fear, fnvor or affection, trenching on the privacy
of no mans home, bu. full to the brim with al
public information, and giving daily honest
judgments of public men and public measures.
1t furnishes the news kilograms Of the New
York Associated Press an OF Reuters European
agency, being, with but three exceptions, the only
paper between Baltimore and Richmond that is
thus connected with It's great fouutsins of the
worlds news.
With the coming year a.. the long tried and
improved methods of making standard news-
paper will be continued, with such additional
facilities as pas: experience justifes the proprie
Tor in believing will add to the Capacity of the
Gazette to gerve lis readers. It expects TO rem
der faithful service to the city, the stste and the
country by candid criticism of men and events
in the interest of the people OF the Common
wealth Of Virginia.
10 meet sll the demands upon it, the Gazette |
will be made WASHINGTON and &ICH- !
MOND NEWSPAPERS, as wsl rs ar ALEX
ANDRIA JOURNAL. The Richmond and |
Washington nows of past years has left little to |
improve, but yet greater effort will be made to |
insure absolute perfection in these departments,
The city of Alexandria will find as usual its |
daily history in each evenings issue, and the |
Intelligence ofthat section of Lhs Commonwealth |
which nature has bound to AexandriG by the |
curvature Of its mountains or the courses of its
rivers as we'll as that portion linked to US by the
iron bands OF railways, will be- asaiduously
chroniclcd
The Business and 10 nmer2ial columns OF the |
Gazette will be filed Win tho earliest and moot |
exact com nurcisl news, odiled with such psins
taRiog care rs will reader al srror where even
slight errors are dangerous, Impossible.
The Cattle Markets OF sill the leading points of
the world whose rates Affect this market will be |
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria sales
of csttle will appear.
The Flour Grain snd Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales of tie Alexan
drs and neis boring markets given with accu.
rscy and dispatch. The Grocery and other mar.
kets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets of The country epito-
mizsd for its columns full details being given
to all stocks, SC, which fad investors in this
section of the country.
The advertising columns Ct the Gazette ofar
inducements which experience has shown to sf
ford greater returns for small investment than
any other which can be made
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