The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-03-22
To Our Patrons:

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To Our Patrons:
Beginning with April 5th, 1918,
The Aberdeen Weekly will en-
large to an eight page, seven col
umn quartO. With this increase
in the quantity of news ii will
send out to its subscribers each
week, the paper will show mark
ed improvement along various
lines. 1t will be the largest week
ly newspaper published in north
Mississippi and will be one of the
few seven column weeklies pub
lished in the State. 1t is intended
to make ii fill the requirements
of the home in that it will carry
in its columns features of interest
10 every member of the house
hold. In times like these, when
such great things are happening.
the country weekly. to fulfill its
mission, must contain news that
will keep its readers informed as
to the war, the doings of Con-
gress, State and county politics,
and must also carry the local
news and features of interest to
the wife and children, in fiction,
household hints, advanced farm
ing, etc.
In its enlarged size. The Week
~ will have columns devoted to
the things that interest its read
ers most. 1t feels assured that its
effort will be appreciated in its
determination to make a paper
worth more than the subscription
price that is asked for it.
While the paper will be inn
proved and enlarged, the SUBJ
scriptiOn price, after June LIST,
1918. will be advanced from ST.
to $3.50 per year. This advance
in price is made necessary by the
increased cost of living, labor,
postage, inks and printing mate
rails. When corn was selling at
50 cents per bushel, meat and
lard at 10 cents per pound, eggs
at 10 cents per dozen. and other
things in proportion. and the
price OF print paper. inks. mate
rails and skilled labor at about
One-half of what these things cost
now. it was possible to publish a
newspaper at 81 per year. 1t can
not be done now, as any reason
able man must conclude. The
newspaper has been the
hardest hit of any business of the
This newspaper scotch
ed against high prices of paper,
printers materials. labor and the
cost of living and reduced its size
to half, but found it did not fill
the requirement of demands nor
of lessened expense.
Farmers and business men have
prOfited by increased prices of
their products and wares until
now it is easier for them 10 pay
$3.50 for their paper than ii was
81 heretofore. 1t is equally true
that $3.50 per year for a subscrip-
ton does not net the publisher
as much profit as 81 did when
print paper, materials. labor and
the cost of living were less. Our
subscribers who are paid in ad-
vance will get The Weekly un-
til the expiration of their paid
subscription at 81 per year. After
June lst, 1918. the price will be
Sl.5O per year to new and re-
newal subscribers alike.
Up to June LIST. 1918. we will
accept subscriptions for as many
as five years at 81 per year and
will send the paper at that price
to the end of the paid in advance
subscription.
We trust that our friends will
avail themselves of the liberal
offer and renew their subscrip-
lions before that date.
In conclusion we take this op-
to say to our friends
that a dollar represents about
50 cents in purchasing power Of
what 1t did when corn was fifty
cents q bushel, cotton 10 cents q |
and other things that go |
into the cost of living were even
lower in price.
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