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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1882
Page
1
A long stream of notes covers a Colorado governor native of Alabama, a Nevada student returning home via Dakota, a Cincinnati lawyer rebuked for fee-taking, fire losses at Webster City, Arabi Pasha possibly moving to London, and a Tribune prospectus touting subscriptions, premiums, and books including Wood's Household Practice and a history of the United States.
An advertisement offers Webster's Unabridged or Worcester's Unabridged dictionaries to readers. The Tribune lists prices and subscription details for the eeenees or similar editions, inviting readers to order by mail.
The Tribune will mail to its regular subscribers a notice about a new rate of 28 cents each. The item mentions a person or entity by name and notes a financial detail related to distribution.
Harpers Magazine opens its sixty sixth volume with the December number. It claims to be the most popular illustrated periodical in America and the largest in appearance. A new novel titled For the Major by Olga Fextmore Wooson appears.
Harper and Brother advertise subscriptions for Harper's Magazine and related titles with rates for one year or multiple volumes. Binding options, prices for cloth binding per volume, and an index to the magazine are noted, along with payment procedures by money order or draft and an instruction that newspapers not copy the ad.
Harper's Weekly presents itself as a leading American illustrated weekly with impartial politics, notable illustrations, serialized fiction, sketches, poems, and household entertainment. It pledges careful selection and aims to be the most popular family newspaper worldwide.
Harper and Brothers advertise subscriptions for Harper's Magazine Harper's Bazar Harper's Young People and Franklin Square Library One year rates and instructions for commencing with the next issue Direct mail options cloth bindings and case prices noted Remittance payments to Harper Brothers are advised
The journal touts a rare combination of literature, art, and fashion with top writers from Europe and America. It claims leading authority in fashion and previews a new volume filled with brilliant novelties.
The ad outlines subscription options for Harper’s Bazar Harper’s Weekly and Harper’s Young People with annual 52 issue cycles. It notes volumes begin January and provides pricing for last four annual volumes in cloth binding mailed or shipped, with payment by money order or draft. It warns newspapers not to copy without permission.
The Century closes its twelfth year with record circulation and unveils a new year lineup. A new Howells novel A Sea Change. Life in the Thirteen Colonies by Edward Leston. A Led Horse Claim mining tale by M Halleck Foote. The Point of View by Henry James Jr. and The Christian League of Connecticut by Rev. Washington Gladden.
A brief note reviews Harper's Young People and contrasts it with the Evening Post and Journal’s stance against vicious papers for youth. It praises a publication of its kind for attractiveness and wholesomeness, while noting engraving and content neatness.
An 1880s notice advertises Harper's Young People at $1 50 per year with prepaid postage. It offers specimen copies on receipt of three volumes, bound illuminated cloth, mailed for $3 00 each. Additional 35 cents in 1885 with 18 cents postage. Remittances by post or loss.
La cott's Magazine promotes itself as eminently readable with diverse topics for intelligent readers. A serial story The Jewel in the Lotos by Mary Tincker will begin in January and centers on three contrasting women amid Italian life and scenery, reflecting current issues. Subscription is $3 yearly, 2 cents per issue. specimen number available by sending 20 cents. Philadelphia publishers Lippincott & Co. 715 and 717 Market St.
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