Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-06
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH THE
DETROIT FREE PRESS.

Three years ago at the encampment of the Mich
iSan state Troops at Brighton was first heard the
high pitched inquiry; what's the matter with
TINS one !" and then the reply "He's all right!"
The interrogatory and the answer, expressive and
taking, spread over the land being made especial
" prominent by Michigan men at Chicago last
summer, ana as rallyinB cry was vorciterously
repeated all through the late political campaign.
As the Free Press comes under the discriminat-
ing eye CT readers we seem TO hear this question;
whats the matter with the Free Pressi"
And its vast army of readers out-shouta Peace
jubilee chorus in responding;
"Oh, the Free Press is all right"
And in verify The Free Press is all right.
What would you have good readeri The tels-
graphic news from the four quarters of the globe,
the doings OF kings and kaisers, parhaments and
people
do you wish the run of the exchange tho auetu-
ations OF Wall street. the talk Of the Bourse, the
prices OF the products of the sod and the fabrics of
mans skilll
Do you wait for tho proceedings of the courts,
the-shall we say-doings of Congress, the news of
gence gathered from all parts of the continent and
selected at length
Are you interested in Michigan news, the move
ment Of the notable people, picture Of life in the
great cities as seen by corps of intelligent report
ers and Nividly reproduced in all the varying
phases OF nature
viii editorial discussion of topic of general tn
terest keenly analysed and comprehensive, inter-
est you
Will IL please you 70 read Of matters pertaining
TO the Household or the Farm and Garden
Arc you entertained by discourse on music and
the drama, In discussion of plays il the gossip Of
the stage ! Are you interested in Art matters
DO you find pleasure in reading of what Is going
on in the world
Or will your fancy be stirred, your sentiment So
cured. your emotions touched, your humor tiokled
your faculties improved by the wonderfully inter-
eSting stories, poems, sketches essays, anecdotes
and manifold expostions of human nature which
are TO be found IN its columns, original all of them,
contributed by scores of writer's Of intellect and
cultivation. brighter and larger array than many
magazine can boast Of, and not duplicated in any
oths paper but to be read in the Free Press aonei
Doyou like TO know,what is going on in the social
world, and what are the latest society "fadsr'
II these things cannot satisfy, please, interest
aud instruct you, then IL is hardly within the pow
er OF those who labor solely TO produce pure, re-
hned and high GLASS, modern newspaper TO do 80.
But If you will take the trouble TO compare the
paper with any other which may come before you,
no matter from what place, or remote, bearing
IN mind that the Daily IL furnished every day in
ihe year for Seven Doilars and the Weekly 10
to IL pages) each week for year for One Dollar,
your unbiased judgment in response to whats
the matter with the FREE PREsSl" cannot be
other then; The Free Press Is one Of the best and
cheapest family newspapers in the world therefore
"THE FREE Press Is ALL RIonr."