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Image 2 of The Neshoba Democrat (Philadelphia, Miss.), April 28, 1921

The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California Provides complete insurance protection for young and old Writes Old Line InsuranceOrdinary Life20 Payment LifeJoint Life and Business InsuranceEndowment Insurance Represented by CARL L QENTSCH at Hotel Rush Philadelphia Miss Nraljuba imurrat C T RAND Editor Publisher Subscription l6O AYear Entered at the post office at Philadelphia Miss as second class mail matter Demagogues And Puppets We hare in our possession a copy of the American Edition of Perrys Royalist Dictionary It was the first book of its kind print ed in the United States and it was published in the year 1788 We chanced upon this valuable little volume several years ago in the library of an old New England home At a time when money was very tight we parted with a goodly sum that we might purchase it Just the other day upon turning over the thum worn pages of this interesting volume we ran upon the word demagogue which was defined as the ringleader of a mob In the same book pup pet waa defined as a wooden image but latter reference books also define puppet as one acting as another wills We have both demagogues and puppets

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Image 6 of The Neshoba Democrat (Philadelphia, Miss.), May 19, 1921

What It Means To Your Community Artemus Ward one of the great students of the psychology of pub licity once made the following ad dress before the merchants of a small town In New York and what he said said then is applicable now to mer chants everywhere A country weekly newspaper do 1 lug a business of five thousand dol lars a year is worth fifty thousand dollars to the business and profes sional men of the community and can Ik made worth one hundred thousand dollars a year to them If yon dont believe that statement try to get along wlthoutyour paper To talk about supporting your newspaper is about as damphoolish us to talk about supporting a store a bank or a manufacturing enter prise You wouldn be much in the world If you didnt trade in a store have a hank account and have some outlet for the energy of the citizens Too many business men look upon the local newspaper as an incubus a sort of charity Yet the local paper Is us much a public Institution us the public library the churches the hospitals or even the commercial club with the difference that It

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Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), April 1, 1897

The Fkee Phess a Bussell8r Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT POPLARVILLE MISS Thursday April 1 1897 ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE ENT BRED AT THE POST OFFICE AT POPLARVILLE MISS AS SEC OND class Mail matter The Blanc brothers will be exe cuted at Lafayette La next Fri day Thomas M Bloom nged 104 years died at Phoeuixyille Pa last week Maj P 1 Montroes and Dr Cornelius A Rice of Biloxi died last Saturday An earthquake shock was felt at Vauilalia III and in portions of Canada on the 23rd ult John Hcllinghead who lived 14 miles east of Waynesboro was as sassinated Friday night The New Orleans sawernge plant lias been purchased for 93500 by N V Jordon of Boston We have received the initial nura i her of the McLanriu Star E Hall editor It S Hall publisher Mrs J W Adams wife of Ed itor Adams of the Sea Coast Beacon died at lass Christian on the 26th People who think they are mar tyrs carry the look on their laces and make martyrs of their friends Picayune M C Cook of Cumberland Miss has been appointed United States Marshal for the northern district of this state Fanny

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Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), May 6, 1897

Tsffi Free Press A G RussrLl Sr Editor UTOBLISHHD WEEKLY aT POPLARVILLE MISS ffbvrsday May 6 1897 ON L DOLLAR IN_ADVANCE iNTSUKD AT TIIK POST office at POPLAHVIhLK MISS AS SKC oNu class Mail Mattkh Greece ha a new cabinet The streets of Hannibal Mo are now navigated by lioatN The cotton acreage of Texas tins season will he the largest on record Eleven thousand acres of Ala Hiauia gold lands hate been sold to a 8 ndieute for 117000 MG A veroff the Greek million aire of furls France lias subscrib ed 80 000000 to the War fund ot hs country A lire at Newport News on the 17th tilt destroyed 82000000 worth of property Eight persons were injured Levi A nlentine tor many years a Citizen of Enterprise aged 85 years died suddenly a few days ago While enjoying his tinner At Barcelnnia 20 anarchists in addition to those already sentenced have been condemned to heal It lur the bomb outrage June 7th last Fiy hundred houses were swept away and twice as many people rendered homeless by tiie recent lood ot I lie Cottonwood river in Oklahoma Mr Oliver VV Patchings son of Representative T 0 latchings

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Image 3 of The Starkville news (Starkville, Miss.), October 25, 1918

WILL YOU HELP OUR BOYS ABROAD Every Man Woman and Child Can Join to Send News of i This Town Into the Front Line Trenches WHOLE NATION MOVES k TO BANISH SOLITUDE Our Heroes Are Calling From Over ThereGive What You Can to Help Those From Home Every citizen Interested In the boys of his home town now at the front and In the brave women who equally are serving their country abroad has an opportunity to show his appreciation of the sacrlllce they are making The opportunity comes as a result of the generosity and thought of Colonel Wil liam Boyce Thompson of New York who has conceived and put Into execu tion what Is known as the Home Pa per Service Under the plan every man and wo man In foreign service will receive the town newspaper and so be kept In constant touch with the places and the people they know and love Every branch of the United States Government is Interested In the plan The Government realizes the Impor tance of keeping those In the service happy and constantly In touch with their home ties and associations Noth ing Is more depressing In a national emergency

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Image 6 of The Starkville news (Starkville, Miss.), May 14, 1920

THE PRESS US II FREE BOOSTER change a publication issued by the Corn Exchange bank of Philadelphia Were Philadelphia to pay at com mercial rates for all the advertising which the newspapers now contribute gratis the annual outlay for that item would exceed the whole cost of the llolice department Mull well When Your Friends Ask That Can You Always Say Yes PeptoMangan Builds Red Blood The Happy Family Is the One Where Everybody Has RedBlooded Health Children should not be pale and wan Women should not be tired weak and blue Young girls should not be sallow listless and anemic Men should not feel rundown and poorly Poor health and lack of vitality are often merely the result of im poverished blood Gudes PeptoMangan is for peo ple whose bodies suffer from lack of proper blood nourishment Pepto Mangan enriches the blood and in creases the number of healthy red blood cells which are so necessary to carry the proper nourishment vigorousness and strength to every part of the body It contains the very properties that are so sorely needed to build up thin watery blood Physicians call It the Red Blood Builder For your convenience PeptoMan gan is

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Image 5 of The Tupelo journal (Tupelo, Miss.), August 2, 1907

1 T1 IM 1 _ SHOES J V For the boy qjSiiF lir hfrfs the real test 1 A shoe that will stand the rough IV and tumble wear of the average 1 1 young Amsv a must ho good V DIAMOND BRAND gL Shoes arc huilt for real hard every 8K L day service They stand severest Hglk Mf use vhich only a hoy can give yK Every pair has honest value both eVVj in material and workmanship agSium 1 Look for the Diamond Brand JF MAKERS vMjjktSjm MAKE MORE FINE SnOESJTMAn L other nousej f THE SAFEST AND QUICKEST WAY TO TRANSFER jVIONEY IS BY LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE For Fates apply to Local Manager CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH CO Incorporated XV SMlVMi J03WIX TUPELO SOUTHBOUND No 1 Exprees daily lv 1127pm No 3 Havana Lim daily lv 917 a m No 5 Express daily lv 1025 a m o 11 Week days lv 300 p m NORTHBOUND No 2 Express daily lv 620 a m No 4 Havana Lim daily ly 727 p m No 6 Express daily lv 502 p m No 12 Week days lv 1025 am 3 V Taylor jno m Beall General Manager General Passenger

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Image 1 of The City itemizer (Water Valley, Miss.), October 18, 1917

The City Itemizer Si A LEi Editor Devoted to the Interest of the Editor Exclusively11 100 Yees VOLUME 23 WATER VALLEY MISS OCTOBER 18 1917 NUMBER fco The Decay of American Man hood History records nothing so won derful as the development and pro gress of this great nation in the last hundred years Amerioan manhood is deoaying We are going down mentally and morally at a terrifying rate We have foes at home more deadly and destructive than our European enemies Davenport has shown that one in every hundred men is men tally defective insane epileptic habitually criminal or feeble minded Eeoent military examinations have brought out most appaling facts Major Orr a medical omoer of the regular army tells us that two to three out of every four appli cants for the army are rejected as physioally unfit Draft examinations show more than half our young men unfit for military training The examinations of the Life Extension Institute show only one man in a hundred wholly free from disease and physically fit The causes are many Among the most potent and direct are the saloon the brothel and the cigar ette These three evils are the greatest causes

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Image 5 of The Bolivar County Democrat (Rosedale, Miss.), October 5, 1918

Iolivar Countv ffmoera flt llie Po8t office t Koaetlale lf ns 8Condclnss imitter BCRIPTION 150 LINKKLI Kditop and LKSSB Turkey wishes she had d on her roost during the IUY LIBERTY BONDS question is who will he desert GermanyTurkey triaHungary buy LIBERTY BONDS re the war ends Germany striaHungary will be in hy Allied forces BUY LIBERTY BONDS Bulgarians liave more seuse ie oilier members of the I Powers They were the come out of the rain BUY LIBERTY BONDS First Judicsal District of County over the top it two days of the Liberty Drive All of our people volunteers BUY LIBERTY BONDS storm is beginning to brew est in Germany now The are beginning to realize ey are on the losing side is likely that Emperor Wil ill soon get his BUY LIBERTY BONDS dont forget that if Russia t been in the war at the be l Germany would have hort work of France and id Russia lost more men d and wounded than any ne nation BUY LIBERTY BONDS The soldiers of the United States turned the tide but Belgium France Great Britain Serna and Montnegro held the bun until they jot over there and then helped

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Image 3 of Holly Springs gazette (Holly Springs, Misp. [i.e. Miss.]), February 17, 1843

fuMPH OF TRUTH nrAriz in that branc 3 in that branch of A0 LZ tr which ia the olden time i the olden time the litle of au if it reattaching irs may have observed that Cj last a resolution was proposed fthe Senators from Missouri to jy ce tal the thanks of the couniry are a sV jickson ExPresident of the J t liit h r hia rnnra nn r l i si city m removing the pub Woinihe Bink of the United ii13 and in placing his veto on ved charter of the Bank in 1832 i fiavemment and Pvnl i ctvei i r States from the pucuniary rriica corruption and moral pol J th a longer connexion with that c0lnu3t nave orougoi upon mem of the subject of the glow1 ie y eulogy waiC3 uuaks is iivucu oy to pronounce that nothing ti it imposes upon us sioroi h u Vs have induced us at this mo VCJ V the attention of our readers to a tipJ in tat ueusuapeit iu morius a ifli bCi v rcserveu tor publication future day should occasron require Jlhnt occasion now presents itself Had 7r aon proposed for adoption inthe ifiJifd

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Image 4 of Holly Springs gazette (Holly Springs, Misp. [i.e. Miss.]), March 3, 1843

THE WIDOWS MITE The tear for others woe thats given Or pitys whispered prayer Ascends like incense up to heaven Ani claims a blessing there When pomp and pride had thrown Their offering to the poor A humble widow stood alone And gave her little store Though small the gift twas a her hoard And angels with delight Did in the Book cf Life record That lonely widows mite II U M 1 L I T Y XY MONTGOMERY The bird which soars on highest wing Builds on the ground her lonely nest And she which doth most sweetly sing Sings in the shade where all things rest In lark and nightingale we see What honor hath humility When Mary chose the better part She meekly set at Jesus feet And Lvdias g rule opened heart Was made for Gods own temple nect Fairest and best adored is he Whose clothing is humility The saint who wears heavens brightest crown In deepest adoration bends The weight of glory bows him down The most when most his soul ascends Nearest the throne itself must bo The footstool of humilitv TIIK KOAT OF LIFE I saw a little fairy boat Glide oer

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Image 4 of Holly Springs gazette (Holly Springs, Misp. [i.e. Miss.]), March 24, 1843

NOTICE N obcI erice toau ot Jtr of the Ft cfn Trail i Pro bite Co in forthe County of Muh II Sstaeo liisij pi rjiieJ at thelrYbruary tenn ihereo 1S13 the umfrsigned Administrator of the esi late of Wii M B avickut of said Cm P n tU on Sttrttd v Uie 15 ft diyet April 1913 on the premiss cr fot sale at public ven due oa a ere Jit of twelve nvmhs the full owing land tenements an i hereditimeais blnaginif to the estate etsaid Um M C jstwick dcd to xv it the north cast quarter e f Section 8 TJ It 1 wet f the Basis meridian of the Chickasaw Cession ao a yn f the South west quarter of 8 It I T 2 Bpiuning at the half mile stke oa Sect 8 7 then soath ITS yards to a xToet marked in the plan of ihe lots sold by Win U Irvine reed then Fxst 73 yards to a stake then north 17 yards to a stake or Clackoak sap line on the line between said Irvine and Jno Morgan then west with said linetothebginning including the late residence of the said Ijtwick

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Image 4 of Holly Springs gazette (Holly Springs, Misp. [i.e. Miss.]), March 31, 1843

poExnr From the Knickerbocker tor January THE BEATING OF THE HEART In the darkness thai veils me I hear only the low beating of my heart Zanoxi Were drifting down the stream of time In heedless helpless speed All breathless in the still sublime Our beating hearts in muffled chime Alone the silence feed And in the hush how mournfully Vibrates the measured toil To tell us while we live we die The Losomknell of sympathy Paining the passing soul Not when the surging passions roar That boding peal we hear But when the stormy stife is oer And drowsy waves lie down on shore It trembles on the ear Adown the stream dear constant friend Submissively well glide Untroubled how our bark may wen J So gracious Heaven the pilot send And we be side by side Whether we pull tor purple shores Peor barren wastes if won Or resting on suspended oars Grasp musingly at drifting flowers The current bears us on And patient as we pass ti3 well To lull our hearts at even And list their beating chime whose swell Solemn and sweet as Sabbath bell Alarms yet calls to Heaven ESTRAY SALES J WILL sell

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Image 5 of The Grenada gazette (Grenada, Miss.), February 25, 1888

NEWSPAPER WORK tats end 8uKMtloiu to Journalletlcallv Inclined Ulrli Many reasons exit why the majority of women are unfitted for the general work of a newspaper office The usual veryday work out of which a great daily paper is created is not only tally but physically laborious to extent that breaks down the constitu tions of strong men Men who follow the profession continuously age faster and more frequently give out midway in life than those in other businesses or professions The number of old jour nalists is far less than that of physicians lawyers clergymen or tradesmen Feminine physique is seldom construct ed upon a scale that it can endure the intense strain of newspaper work Another reason than lack of physical endurance is that they arc not so read ily amenable to discipline The ccssfnl newspaper is the one with a welldisciplined staff The workers in each department must follow rigidly the instructions of the head of that de partment Individual opinions and notions must be made subservient to the policy of the paper and its general tone There is no latitude for the ercise of pet views Now most women begin to write from the standpoint of

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Image 1 of The progress (Ocean Springs, Miss.), June 25, 1904

fiveiy Wrsbn Living in origin lived il owjg property or intending to or u any way in terested in lfteH Springs should take the local papew trc posted j Apply For Ad Rates i35 per Year Jirf VOL VIII NO ie OCEAN SPRINQB MIWS SATURDAY JUNE S 190 Mr Business Man One of the greatest aids to modern business is the liberal end judicious use of Printers Ink Cajit We sell you some and apply it Ocean Springs Progress I BY ERNEST E BEAUOEZ Jffioial Journal of Ooean Springs Official Journal of Jackson County Entered at postoffiee in Ocean Springs as second class matter PHONE NUMBER 50 TOWN OFFICERS F M Weed Jay or Treasurer E 8 Davis larsbal 8 P Slarks F M Dick 31erk ALDERMEN Large josepnuouam irstWard AC Gottsche econd Ward Peter Geiger Third Ward Geo L Friar v h Ward A V ttosamoeau COUNTY DIRECTORY Sheriff VVr itamsay Depty Sheriff Sim George Clerk of Courts Frank H Lewis Treasurer A H Smith hupt of Schools D D Cowan SCHOOL BOARD O L Bailey Presjdent F J Lundy Secretary W C West T R Friar F MDick E W ILLING Notary Publics O C C A N

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Image 13 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), December 17, 1909, (HOLIDAY EDITION, SECTION FOUR)

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH Being handicapped by the seemingly impossible improbability of having oth era bring as into print we deem it not inappropriate and not an unpardonable imposition to exercise oar high pre rogative and relieve oar systems of a little history and dope that may per haps be of little interest to those inter ested in The Commonwealth and its management The Commonwealth is now enjoying its fourteenth year of newspaper life After having been established and con ducted by former Governor Jas K Vardaman for a number of years Hon F R Birdsall of Yazoo City pur chased the office and successfully ed ited same for three years Nearly five years ago the present management came into possession of the paper The Commonwealth now owns its home on Market street and is here to stay The Commonwealth greets its readers today with as comprehensive an edition of a newspaper as ever issued from a Green wood press and in that affirms Its primacy corresponding to the primacy of the city that it represents and re flects Iu rejecting this special edi tion we called it our Holiday Edition which title has been abundantly jus tified

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Image 4 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), February 7, 1913

WHO IS WHO Here the 1 cret I11I cv 1 are the re hustling I line tiell Mglil CORIC a I liS d AllVI l TISI RS Mv Gr i Slate It t ri r IMenu d Fled ply c Hi A M it Mark 1 in While Slai fill I Brad k Ini A Si 1 M 12 a I Wot 1 Id S I I I I 1 I it I N Cliandl 16 17 Brent 1 1 N Shop Realty Co IS Hoffmans A 19 I II Wilkinson Bum 20 Words Smoke Ihm 21 2 Spates Collfertlol 1 Wllsc visions Tony Saunders Tailor 26 27 McIntyre Irug Stores 28 Woodworth linn nr Henderson A BiirJ IIini 2 ware Co We the iimlersignei selected lo award the prizes in the Who is Who foulest hen lv certify thiil the first if ptlr wins wni hv Miss Muv I 1000 llcnlcy 500 George Street the second prize of r 00 by Rich ard Limgnn Clarke LOO lumiir streetand that the mo been paid to the winners A J SCATKS urn MOV Inis F WHITMAN A R HEW Feby 5 1913 Judges I Abstract of Title Blanks for sah at

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Image 7 of The commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.), September 13, 1916, (WEEKLY EDITION)

APPRECIATED fraternal mention OF THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH Greenwood Comes in For a Deserved Lions Share of Good Advertising as a Result of Its New Daily Newspaper The Register is pleased to welcome j j j ts exchange table The Daily Com j realth the rcw daily started at I d last Friday Sept 1st by non Greenwu j l Gillespie who formerly edited Commonwealth For a tie a jear or more the business men of Greenwood have clamored for a daily realizing that so far as a weekly pa ncerned the town had out it and The Commonwealth is was ci per grown tje result of this clamor The Com ith is a very neat paper typo inonwc graphical Utest net be in competent hands afternoon out under r speaking contains the of the world and seems to It uses the Associated Press and starts very auspicious circuits We wish for the paper stances ahundant patronage and much success The editor of the Register knew years ago that tlie weekly in a large town voidd started The Daily Register in Clarks daie in 1D0S Wiseacres said at that that tlie paper would not pay and within three months would suspend

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