The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-03
AN MHLE O[ GALL.


The city press evidently looks upon
the county newspaper as the patent
lnt.,lcine agent does il cross roads
tisemclt ;.c small cost Take such
publications as the Century, ll"rpers,
and Other magazines; these the co,,n-
ny publisher can secure for Il tair
;,u,uuut of notices, notwithstanding
their high subscription rates. The
number and length of the notices is
left to the publishers discretion. But
WHEN it comes to the dollar publica-
tions. what gall is exhibited by their
editors in tlieil 'liberal' Offers 10 their
country brethren! They cannot make
IN even exchange of Their dollar paper
for ~ twn-dollav country publication,
i,ut they mast have from four to six
INCHES Of advertising extra. For in.
STANCE. the Louisville Courier journal,
I'VE. k!y. 81 80 Per year) is offered one
year for the i!,serliu Of II tWn-inch ad-
vrrtist,n:nt and All editorial notice.
lhe Toledo Blade (Weckiy, ST. per
yrar) asks the insertion of 4 Six-incll
advert is.meut and one editorial notice.
That great religious weekly, the New
York Independent. is one of the par
ticnlar kind For a country publisher
to get little religious consolation
from its columns free for one year,
he must insert in his paper a lengthy
prospectus 'next to reading matter"
and an equally lengthy editorial puff.
These conditions must be ''strictly OBJ
served" or the Independent will not be
forthcoming free" for one year. The
above are but specimens of the many
''suprrb offers" made to country pub
liShers every year about this time. If
all were accepted there isn't a country
paper that would hold the advertise
ln-nts and puffs requested, and their
value would equal twenty times over
the price of the papers noticed. The
country publishers should one and all
refuse to insert on the terms offered,
charging cash rates and giving only
space enough to cover the actual SUBJ
scription price of the publications.
st. James Journal.
And yet the country papers all do it
that is. nearly all. For a Is or 25
cent magazine they give so cents or ST
worth of notices, when their space
might better be filled with reprint
chopped out of an exchange, which
would cost no more for composition.
The ADVANCE does just like the rest,
but reserves to itself the inalienable
right Of all free born American citizens
to kick once in while.
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On SATURDAY.. November 21. Mr.. In.
gals, the junior editor of the Blue
Earth City Post, met with a serious &C.
cideDt at that place. 1t seems that he
took year-old colt to blacksmith
shop to have its shoes removed and
hoofs pared down. The colt has an
aversion to the place and would not
stand. Mr.. Ingalls, took him by the
nose and gave it a slight twist, stand
ing directly in front of him. AS quick
as flash the horse raised upon his hind
feet, dragging Mr.. Ingalls, under him
somewhat and struck with both feet
one foot just scraping the top of his
head and the other striking him on the
point of his shoulder, breaking it. He
was taken home and DR.. Franklin was
called and after long task, by the ai(
of eight streng men, succeeded in re
ducing the fracture. It was bad &C
cident, and will confine him to his bet
for some weeks at least.
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