The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27

of it's thousands of readers with joy and the breast of Montgomery's citizens with pride. No State but Alabama has pro- duced such paper, and until The Adver- tiser IS eclipsed she holds the belt for having gotten up the biggest and best trade paper of the age. The Reaper embraces Grandma and reverently strokes her grey locks with childish love and pleasure.-Geneva Reaper.
 The Christian edition of The Montgom- cry Advertiser. issued December B. was a great paper. It contained seventy-six pages. filled with volumes of current his- tory, and is worthy to be filed away in the historical archives of the State. The advertising patronage was irnmez1se. The Advertiser occupies commanding posi- ton In Alabama journalism. It Is con- fessedly the leading morning newspaper Tn the State in influence and circulation Florida Times.
 The long expected paper has come to hand and 1t is the biggest thing in the way of a newspaper that ever appeared in tnis state. It has seventy-six pages, in 300 columns are advertising, matter It weighs upward of one pound. and yet they printed 5000 copies of this edition When grandma undertakes to do a thing puts them to bed."-New Decatur Adver- tisef.
 The Montgomery Advertiser on Sunday last issued a mammoth Christmas edition of seventy-six pases--the largest and most complete newspaper ever published in Alabama. The paper was repiete with interesting news matter, historical newspaper in every particular and re- fleets great credit on the publishers and the enterprising people of Montgomery. This special edition will be sent broad ct awad 4aw V...x fan 70 x.A benefit to the entire state.-sheffield stan dard.
 The Montgomery Daily Advertised pub lished its Christmas edition on last Sun day It is a grand achievement from a business standpoint and f om its general make up. The paper contained seventy six pages six sections, 532 columns. Also The pages are chucked full of interesting reading matter, which gives one day of reading. The literary and typographical work is just simply above the average. entire management of the "best daily in Alabama. ."-Tuscumbia Dispatch
 The Christmas number of The Mont gomery Advertiser reach us on schedule time and was all and more than 1t claim ed to give its customers. The 1904 girl calender is a wo.k of art, fully worth twice the sum asked for the complete
 
 every description. It Is volume that one will be glad to keep and refer to, as 1t Is full of useful information and pleas ant pastime reading. We congratulats the firm on their generous holiday greet ing-The Whistler
 The Christmas edition of The Montgom- cry Advertiser is the greatest achieve ment in journalism that we ever saw. It contained seventy-six pages and was fill- cd with excellent stories, advertisements. Christmas matter. news, sketches of prominent men, etc., etc. An attempt at review of the best features of its contents would be futile, unless this paper had time and space to devote a page to the task. Locally the paper Is considered q wonder, and everybody is reading and talking about it. Alabamians should be proud of a newspaper able to get out such an issue. Great Is The Advertisers Christmas issue, and great Is The Adver- tiser!-Elba Clipper.
 The Advertisers issue of last Sunday, December 13, was the me plus ultra" of Southern Journalism. Issued as Christ mas number, 1t contained several pages of literature in prose and poetry on that interesting theme. Its seVenty-six pages teemed with everything relating to public civic matters. etc, that goes to make the up-to-date newspaper. An entertain ing chapter of Alabama history was em- bodied in the sketch of her first capitol, NdHdUd. put Llie SOOu on the menu were too numerous to mention. Especially fetching" to fellow print CTS eye was the large amount of ad- vertisements displayed. showing how busi- ness men appreciate the paper. Grand ma deserves the pre-eminence.-Long may she enjoy 1t says The Tribune.-Cull- man Tribune.
 The Christmas edition of The Adverti- ser was a superb paper. The Advertiser has done several fine things in it's time but 1t has not before this printed seventy siv pages at one time. Coming the day before Alabama's birthday 1t has most appropriately some interesting historical articles and each member of the staff contributes a more or less readable story" Major Screws himself writes an admirable and exhaustive article on the Isthmian canal question. The business department of the edition Is also of Q strikingly gilt edge character. It con tains, 1t seems 7135 inches of advertising matter, more than either The New York World or T New York Herald and little less th The New York American (Journal.) The Advertiser cannot always name the winning candidate. but it is a great paper, all the same and does Ala bama credit.-Tuscaloosa Times Gazette.