Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1883 — BETTER THAN EVER. [ARTICLE]

BETTER THAN EVER.

ThS| Inter Ccean for ISB4. More new features have been intro ; duced in TftE Weekly Inter Ocean in the last twelve months than in any other paper published in this country. Retaining all the specialties and departments, the publishers have added illustrated biographical sketches of persons prominently before the public at date of publication; illustrated articles on important historical and current events, or in elucidation of antiquarian research, or interesting engineering and mechanical problems; cable, letters from London covering the field of European news for each week; special contributions devoted to reminseences of army and political lite; and new series of articles given up largely to personal gossip and recollections pf prominent literary people. The Inter Ocean will remain uncompromisingly Republican; will maintain its present attitude on the question of protecting American industries; will continue to devote special attention to trade, transportation, and economic questions; will retain the departments of The Curiosity Shop (a current encyclopedia of curious, interesting, and valuable information called out by inquiries of subscribers); The Women's Kingdom (devoted to the progressive movements in which women are interested); The Farm and Home (covering topics of special interest to farmers, their wives, and their children); The Veterinary (containing ausweis to questions as to the treatment of horses, cattle, and otheianimals by one of the best veterinary Surgeons in the West); and Complications (taking in puzzles, enigmas, conundrums, etc.), all of which are peculiar to the paper; will give as much space as heretofore to the serial and short stories, original and selected sketches and poems, and with increased facilties tor news-gathering in the shape of special wires to New York and Washington, and experienced correspondents well placed at home and abroad, will more than maintain its high standard for enterprise and accuracy to all departments of news. While so many improvements have been made in The Weekly Inter Ocean, the price has been reduced to One Dollar Per Year, postage included. This puts a large eight page (there are frequently twelve pages) paper in the hands of the reader at a low rate of two cents per week.' The reduction in price and the recent improvements made Tiie Weekly Inter Ocean not only the best family newspaper in the country, but the cheapest. T\e supscription price of The Inter a i follows: Weekly Edition per year, postage paid SI.OO Nswi- Weekly Edition, per year, postage paid 2.50 Daily (including Sunday) per year... 12.00 Daily (excluding Sunday) per year... 10.00 Wednesday's Editwn(witk Musical Supplement) per year........*..... ... 2.00 Saturday's Edition (sixteen pages') per year........................... 2.00 Sunday's Edition (sisteen pages) per year 2.00 Postage prepaid in each case. Sample copies of The Inter Ocean will be sent on application. Send money by Registered Letter, Money Order, Bank Draft, or by Express, at our risk, and be sure and write the name and address of each subscriber plainly. Address THE INTER OCEAN, Chicago, 111.