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Beaver Beacon subscription rate increased to $5, 1975

Also December 1975 Beaver Beacon subscription-rate notice · $5 Beaver Beacon subscription and gift offer

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TypeEvent
Date1975-12-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1975-12-01
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Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1975 Beaver Beacon announced that its annual subscription rate would increase to $5 on December 1, citing material and printing costs.

Evidence and limits

This is a published circulation-rate notice. It does not establish the newspaper’s subscriber base, circulation, payment history, or complete finances.

Sources

  1. Announces a $5 annual subscription rate effective December 1, 1975, citing material and printing costs; it does not provide a subscriber ledger, circulation count, or payment record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the rate-change and gift-subscription form; it does not add subscriber or payment evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats that the $5 annual subscription rate took effect December 1, 1975; it does not provide a subscriber ledger, circulation count, or payment record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the repeated $5 subscription and gift form; it does not add subscriber or payment evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon subscription rate increased to $5, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-subscription-rate-increase-december-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1975, “Going Up!!” subscription-rate notice. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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