The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-29
THE MODEL NEWSPAPER
THE INTER OCEAN FOR 1888.

To give all the news without indulgng in often
sive sensationaism to be courageous and aggress-
i've in the advocacy OF well-established principles,
without being narrow-minded or unfair; to cater 10
the tastes of all classes of intelligent readers with
pandering the prejudices of any present in
most attractive form the greatest variety of matter,
without curtailing lowering the standard OF any
department. TO grow in interest and excellence with
each succeeding year of its existence, is TO be the
model newspaper.
From the first it has been the aim of the publish
ers Of THE INTER OCEAN to have the paper reach
this high standard and in each Of the ten years of
its existence notable step forward has been taken.
As every change has met with encouraging response
from the public in the shape of increased patronage,
il il fair 10 assume that the efforts of the publishers
have been in the right direction, and have been APP
preciated.
THE INTER OCEAN will remain uncompromisingly
Republican, will maintain its present attitude of
protecting American industries; will continue TO de-
vote special attention TO trade transportation, and
economic questions; will retain the departments of
The Curiosity Shop current encyclopedia OF curl
Gus, interesting, and valuable infoImation called
out by inquiries of subscribersl; The Woman's
Kingdom devoted to the progressive movements in
which women are Interested; The Farm and Home
covering topics of special interest to farmers, their
wives and their children; The Veterinary contain
ing answers TO questions to the treatment of
horses cattle, and other animals 10y of the best
veterinary surgeons in the West; and Complications
taking in puzzles, engmas, conundrums, etc.,, all
of which peculiar to the paper; will give as
much space hitherto to serial and short stories,
original and selected sketches, and poems, and with
increased facilities for newsgathering in the shape
of special wires to New York and Washington, and
experienced correspondents well placed at home
and abroad, will more than maintain its high stand
ard for enterprise and accuracy i'm all departments
of news.
THE INTER OCEAN, always closely identified with
the interests of the West has led in the work of de-
velopment of both the Northwest and the Southwest,
and il will continue TO make prominent the char
acteristc features of the progress of the newer COM
munities toward Statehood. No paper in the coun-
try has given much attention to immigration
NOV ements, railway and canal enterprises, race and
10th IN
prosperity of the older States and the development
of the newer sections az THE INTER OCEAN.
Because it is constantly enarging the field of
newspaper discussion, and graphing unhesitatngly
with all new questions that come before the people,
il has increas ed rapidly in circulation among all
classes of tradesmen and farmers. Because of its
enterprise in leasing special telegraph wires To the
great news centers 1t has grown in favor with all
who like completeness and accuracy Ill dispatches.
Because of it's seadfast Republicanism and its close
sympathy with the best elements of the Republican
party il has grown steadily i'll favor with party
Because of the high character and wide range of its
literary and special departments, il has become a
greater favorite in the home than any other dis
tnctivey political paper in the country.
The aim has been to make II the best paper for
city, suburban, or country reader; the best paper
for the business man and his family the best paper
for the strong partisan well the general reader;
and as the circulation of We several editions has
increased more rapidly the past year than IN any
previous year, and it is now larger than that of
any other paper west of New York City, the publish
ers feeling that they have fair measure of popular
approval, will continue in the marked out,
making such improvements as will keep THE lNyER
OCEAN at the head of the list of American journals
the model newspaper.
The circulation is best shown by the amount of
postage paid the papers sent TO actual subscribers
Judged by this standard The Il TER OCEAN is far
ahead of all of its Chicago contemporaries, as is
shown 10y the table below. This table gives the
amount of postage paid on circulation by each news
paper named (a of Chicago for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1882:
The Inter Ocean .............. $4,000 36