The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-04
THE TIMES
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1886
THE DAILY TINES

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THE TIMES. which has for SO many wears stood
in the front rank Of American journals Ia, more
than fulfilled the promises made in it, last annual
announcement Not only have it, news gathrr.
ing facilities been enlarged and extended in all
directions but It has reached out INTO The domain
Of literature. and fairly completes with the maya
zines, IN the quantity and quality of lis original
articles Of strictly literary character. A. in the
past the mark Of excellence has been set forward
year by year. 50 The TINES If 1886 may be cX-
pecied TO surpass its previous high position. No
portion Of the ever widening field Of news will be-
neglected. An adequate and trained corps of
correspondents at Washington will furnish full
reports of the important debates in congress, be
sides covering all the news and political and
cal gossip of the capital Al New York. as well
a. at other important news centers in all parts Of
the country. THE TINES will be represented by
capable and vigilant correspondents.
II will be the aim 10 make the local department
vt THE TIMES a complete and entertaining chroni-
Gle of the events of the day in Chicago, and per
sons desiring full and impartial reports of the
proceedings of national conventions. such as. from
the geographical situation Of the city, frequently
meet here, NAV be assn ed that their desires will
be gralidCd in The TINES.
The financial and commercial columns of THs
TINES will he KEPT mp To the high standard that
bankers and merchants throughout the west have
conceded to them. No expense will he spared In
the collection of unbiased reports for this impor
laut department of the paper
The political independence tibet has character
pasttwcntS years will be- in no wise abattd In
national a. in state and municipal affairs, official
acts viii be subjected TO candid and impartial
criticism. Honest measures of reform will meet
with hearty Cummendation. but political charla-
! tanism will be rebuked
In order 10 meet tie demands Of its country
patrons, arrangements hqye been made whereby
the Suuday ed tiun of The TINES is cirC ulatcd by
means Of special and fast railway trains to cities
within a radius Of two hundred miles from Chica
90 early on the day of its publication. This cd-
I ton Of The TINS rs well as the saturday issue
/ contains many valuable AMI interesting special
/ departments.
THE WEEKLY TINES,
| TIE WEEKLY TINES is complete cnmpendium
, of the news Of the week, with special features Of
| late Enthusiastically market reports anda depar'
mcnt Of industrial and agricultural intelligen.e
carefully prepared byan editor of long cype fence
| and j. printed and mailed the morning Of the day
| on which il is dated. in these respects THE
| WEEKLY TIVE. j. superior to any mere agrCuitu-
raj paper for the field il covers j. more extensive
| than that which can be occupied by the cont
| idea press.
! The subscription price Of THE WEEKLY TINES
J i only 81 - per year, postage prepaid. II Is not
/ believed that valuable and comprehensive a
| library Of useful knowledge can he anywhere OBJ
! tanned for small sum. The endeayor will be To
| make The WEEKLY a perfect newspaper for far
! mprs and FOR families 10 whom il i not COnven
! lent to take the daily.
| sample copies will be .eut t. address on sppli-
cation BY letter or Otherwise 10 The TINES office
! corner Washington street and Fifth avenue. Chi
| cage, III.
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