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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1865
Page
3
A positive promotional blurb hails Warper's Magazine as a leading monthly with 144 pages of literature. It touts broad appeal, admired by critics in Baltimore and London for its varied content and popular status among American readers.
The notice outlines Harper and Brothers book and magazine subscriptions including Harpers Magazine and The Work. It lists annual prices and terms for club memberships, postage costs, and binding options. It notes single volumes and cloth bindings, with delivery via Office of Publication.
A vintage prospectus praising Milwaukee press quality and paper production. It extols WAZLITH as a premier pacer authoring lively style and modern layout. The notice compares Daily Gazette and other papers, notes editorial strength, and lists subscription rates from six months to one year.
The Wisconsin State Journal proclaims itself the only English language Capitol newspaper and aims to be a trustworthy family paper. It supports the Union, provides full telegraphic news, reports Wisconsin troop casualties and hospital deaths, covers state legislature, elections, Supreme Court, taxes, governor proclamations, and adjutant general notices, with extensive local and state news. Specimen copies are offered free, with payments in advance.
Advertises a promotion offering a free Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine valued at forty five dollars to anyone sending thirty subscriptions to The Lady's Friend plus sixty dollars. Machines shipped from New York in boxes at cost with freight, terms flexible if thirty regular price subscriptions cannot be obtained. Collectors to send names and funds promptly to start magazine delivery.
Notice announces a public auction of forfeited lands held by the State due to unpaid interest. The sale occurs March 6, 1865 at 9 a.m. at the Secretary of State office in Madison with minimum bids equal to appraised values plus taxes. Payments: 25 percent down, balance over ten years. remaining lands may be entered privately if unsold.
The publisher announces Old Prices for Godeys Lady's Book 1364 edition. Marion Harland will supply stories for 1864 and will not write for any other magazine. Other popular authors will continue contributing throughout the year.
An advertisement touts a ladies magazine claiming unmatched quality and low price. It highlights original music, a large steel engraving section, and extensive fashion plates with colored fashion plates. The text extols exclusive engravings and fashionable content unavailable elsewhere.
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