Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-29
a MODEL NEWSPAPER.
Ths Inser Oc@an ser 1855.

ID Be courageous and aggressive in
a.lvocacy u veil established princi-
lies, without being narrow minded
i unfair; to cater 70 the tastes of
i'll classes Of intelligent readers,
Without pandering to the prejudices
Il any; 70 present in most at
sractivc form the greatest variety Of
natter, without curtailing or lower
ing the standard Of any department,
10 grow in interest and excellence
with each succeeding year Of its ex-
cellcnce with each succeeding year
IL its existence, is TO be the model
newspaper.
From the first it has been the aim
Of the publishers Of the INTER
OCEAN TO have the paper reach this
high standard, and in each Of the
ten years Of its existence a notable
step forward has been taken. As
every change has met with cncour-
aging response from the pubilc IN
tile shape Of increased patronage, il
il fur 10 assuine that the efforts Of
the publishers have been in the
right direction, and have been ap-
preciated.
The INTER OCEAN will remain un-
compromisingly Republican, will
maintain its present attitude OF pro-
tecting American intiu t.Iss, VIII. uii
tinue to devote sp claI attention 70
trade; transportation, and economic
questions; will retain the department
VI Tie Curiosity Shop "a current
encyclopedia Of a..e.s, n.te.,s,,l.
and valuable inf ilnation, called GU;
by inquiries Of subscrlbers); Til,
Woman's kingd N devoted to TIL,
progressive mo ,inents III whici
women are inte .sted); The Faru
and Home (cove ing topics of 81"
cial interest ~ ia ners, their wl,c
and their childres), The Veterinary
Containing answers to questions as
10 the treatment OF horses, cattle
and other animals by n ol III
best veterinary sur .eons she west
aud Complications (taki & puzzle
conundrums, It }, all o.
which are peculiar t" Z paper
will give as much pace a h'''r y
TO serial and short stories, original
and selected sketches, and poems.
and with increased facilities for news
in the shape Of special
lrires to New York and Washington.
and experienced correspondents well
placed at home ard abroad, will
more than maintain its high stand
ard for enterprise and a. uracy il
nil departments of news.
The INTER OCEAN, always closely
with the interests Of the
west, has led in the work Of deyci,
opment Of both the mort west an
the southwest, and it wi conti"n
to make prominent the charactelist-
ic features OF the progress Of the
newer communities toward state
hood. No paper in the uitr, has
given SO much attention to immi-
grafton movements, rail ny pnd
canal enterprises, race and como ic
problems, and other topics relating
to the prosperity Of the older states
as THE INTER OCEAN.
Because it is constantly enlarging
tile field Of newspaper discussion,
and graphing unhesitatingly with
all new questions that come before
the people, it increased rapid
~ in circulation among all classes of
trnlesmen and farmer. Because OF
its enterprise in leasing special tclc-
graph wires to the great news cen
tiers. it has grown in favor with all
who like completeness and accuracy
in dispatches. because OF its stead
fast Republicanism and its close
sympathy with the best elements oi
the Republican party has, it has
grown steadily in favor with party
men. Because of he high character
and wide range Of its literary and
social departments, it has become a
greater fayorite in the home than
any other distinctively political pa
in the country.
The aim has been to make it the
best paper for city, suburban, OF
country reader; the best paper FOL
the business man and his family
the best paper for the strong parti.
zan az well as the general reader
aud as the circulation Of the several
editions has increased more rapidly
the past year than in any previous
year, and as it is larger than that OF
any other paper west Of New York
City, the publisher, feeling that they
have fair measure of public approx.
al, will continue in The course mark
ed out, making such improvements
as will keep The INTER OCEAN at
the head Of the list Of American
journals as the model newspaper.
The circulation is best shown by
the amount Of postage paid ON tho
papers sent to actual subscribers
Judged by this standard, THE INTER
OCEAN is far ahead Of NIL its ClIica
70 contemporaries, rs ia shown BY
the table below. This table give.
the amount Of postage paid on cir.
culation by each newspaper named
Gall Of Chicago for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1882:
THE INTER OcEAN...........$19,6O9 81
The News. ................... 1889 Il
The Times. ................... 6,5S1 II
The Tribune. .............. 5,6i4 81
The Herald ................... LAB 81
This statement needs no cominen,