The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-04
what's the Matter
WITH TnE--
DETROIT FREE PRESS

Three years ago at the encampment of the
Michigan State Troops at Brighton was first
heard the high-pitched inquiry: whats
the matter with this One?" and then the
stentorian concerted reply, "He's all right!'
The interrogatory and the answer, express
i've and taking, spread over the land, being
made especially prominent by Michigan
men ut Chicago last summer, and as raj
lying cry was vOciferOusly repeated all
through the late political campaign.
AS The FREE PRESS comes under the
discriminating eye of readers we seem to
hear this question:
whats the matter with THE FREE
PBEss?"
And its vast army of readers out-shout a
Peace Jubilee chOrOus i'm responding:
''Oh, The FREE PRESS is All Right!'
And in verify THE FREE PRESS Is all
right.
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telegraphlc news from the four quarters of
the globe, the dOings of kings and kaisers,
parliments and people?
DO you wish the run of the exchange, the
fluctuations of Wall street, the talk of the
Bourse, the prices of the products of the
soil, and the fabrics of mems skill?
DO you wait for the proceedings of the
courts, thc--shall we say--dOings of Con-
gress, the news Of the government, the
amazing variety of intelligence gathered
from all parts of the continent and related
at length?
Are You interested in Michigan news the
movements of notable people, picture of
life IN the great cities as seen by corps of
Intelligent reporters wildly reproduced in
all the varying phases of nature?
Will editorial discussion of topics of gem
ipfQragt
hensible interest you?
Will it please you to read of matters per-
tanning to 1.-The Household" or 1.-THE Farm
and Garden?"
Are you entertained by discourse on mus
ic and the drama, i'm discussion of plays, in
the gossip of the stage? Are you interested
in general art matters?
DO you find pleasure i'm reading of what
is going on i'm the world of atheletics?
. Or Will your fancy be stirred, your scnti-
ment secured, your emotions touched, your
humOr tickled, your faculties improved by
the wonderfully interesting stories, poems,
sketches, essays, anecdotes and manifold
expOsitiOns of human nature, which are to
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contributed by scores of writers of intellect
and cultivation, brighter and larger array
than many a magazine can boast of, and
not duplicated In amy other paper, but to
be read in THE FREE PRESS alone?
do you like to know what is going ON in
tho social world, and what are the latest
''fads?"
If these things cannot satisfy, please,
interest and instruct you, then it is hardly
within the power of those who labor solely
to produce pure, refined and high class,
modern newspaper to do so.
But If YOU will take the trouble to compare
the paper with any other which may come
before you, no matter from what place, near
or remote, bearing in mind that the daily is
furnished every day in the year for seven
dollars and the weekly no to IL pages)
each week for year for one dollar, your
unbiased judgement in response to whats
the matter with THE FREE PREss?" can
not be other than this: The FREE PRESS
is one of the best and cheapest family news
papers in the world, therefore,
The FREE PRESS is ALL RIGHT"