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Beaver Beacon subscription and gift offer published, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Beacon subscription form · 1974 Beacon gift offer

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1974-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
circa 1974-08
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Publication
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1974 Beaver Beacon published a $4 subscription form and invited readers to treat the newspaper as a gift.

Evidence and limits

This is a direct publication and circulation offer. It does not establish the Beacon’s complete subscription base, circulation, or payment history.

Sources

  1. Prints a $4 subscription form asking readers to send a check to Beaver Beacon, St. James, Michigan, and says the Beacon makes a fine gift; it documents a published circulation offer, not the newspaper’s complete subscriber list, circulation, or payment history.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan confirms the subscription and gift form; it does not add a subscriber ledger or payment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the $4 subscription and gift-subscription forms, including the Christmas-gift wording. The form documents a published circulation offer, not the newspaper’s complete subscriber list, circulation, or payment history.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eight-page issue scan confirms the repeated subscription and gift forms; it does not add a subscriber ledger or payment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon subscription and gift offer published, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-subscription-and-gift-offer-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1974, subscription and gift form. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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