Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-28
LEADER DECIDES ON
new YEAR RESOLUTION
IMPROVEMENT AND ENLARGE
MENT is ITS MOTTO.
Devote Energies to What is Deem
ed Best for the Entire COmmun-
ity-A New Magazine Section
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enlargement.
1t has been our policy to give our
readers the best in the shop. We
have tried to print all The news all
the time. We have, moreover, from
month to month and will from year
to wear, devote our energies and the
columns of the Leader to what we
deem the interests of the community.
We have an abiding faith in the flu
ture, and this faith has often led US
to give our subscribers better paper
than the situation perhaps warranted.
But in every case the public has res
bonded and our faith has been verified
by an increased circulation and an
increased business.
Believing that the time has come
for another step IN the matter Of ad-
vancement, we will open the new
year with high-class addition to the
paper-a Magazine Section, which
will be sent out with the Sunday issue
of the Leader and with the publications
edition. This feature will be in the
form of a sixteen page Magazine, and
similar to the metropolitan weeklies
of the present day. 1t will be printed
in colurs and generously illustrated.
Special attention will be given articles
of interest to the women folks of the
home, and they will find entertaining
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their particular sphere of endeavor.
In no other industrial activity has
there been such wonderful improve
ments during the last few years as in
the art of printing. The newspaper
of today would hardly recognize as a
relative the newspaper of twenty years
ago. The half-tone and the color
press have brought the highest art in
to every day use.
A newspaper is more than news
paper-it is the most potent education
al factor in the nation. With large
percentage of the people it takes The
place of books. The up-to-date news
paper must therefore not only furnish
the news, but must supply the public
with general reading matter.
With this idea in mind, we have
spared no pains or expense, and as
evidence of this our initial issue of
the Magazine Section will contain
the first of a series of True Bruln
Stories elm Swimming with Bear, .
from the pen of the "Gray Bea, ded
Poet of the Sierras,' Joaquin Miller.
Nothing is more delightful than the
simple vet fascinating style of this
sun of the frontier. He has long de-
lighted the reading public, and none
OF his writings shows more of the
happy frame of mind of this STUDENT
of nature than these thrilling expert
ences of his boyhood days. He has
opened his diary to the world, and we
can promise you many hearty laugh
with him.
In the story line, Mrs. Fremont
Older has given us one Of her choice
bits of Indian fiction, and no woman
of the literary world today is better
qualified to handle the intricate love
affairs of the superstitlous people of
the southwest. There is evidence of
her interest in the subject, and one
of the strongest things IN her favor is
that she has travelled her ground and
is not simply repeating hearsay You
Journey with her in every line of the
story.
When providing for the older folks,
we have not overlooked the younger
members of the family, and we are
sure to win their hearts with our series
of colored COMICS The inimitable
Bartholomew, more Familiarity known
as Bart" has this page in charge.
His merry jingle and laughable figures
are sure to make this Magazine Section
an awaited weekly treat for the juven-
lies.
Looking slightly ahead, we take
pleasure IN announcing the appearance
of Randall Parish's strongest novel,
"When wilderness Was King This
we can assure you is one of the most
powerful historical romances of the
time of our grandfathers. This tale
will appear as continued story, and
as an exciting portrayal of love and
adventure has but few equals. Ran
dali Parrish is probably the most
popular author of the present day,
and our success in obtaining his ser
vices may be considered feat in
journalism.
AS above stated, the first issue of
this Magazine Section will appear
with our daily issue of Sunday, Jan
uary 9th and weekly thereafter. We
wish to impress upon you that the
edition of the same will be limited
, and we hope you will secure the f,
; copy and thereby decide for yourse
, upon the merits of this undertaking
With this feature we are givine
: you the best literary matter obta:s'
able end We rope for the spirit
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