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Image 7 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), December 5, 1908, (Last Edition)

A STRAIGHT SEVENDAY NEWSPAPER bs bs wl A be deg Yoder 2 Yeofrelrelochrodorfcfectrefecdde Fedde poeedeofedeeesdedededdedrodeodeeds dededengefede bededdodeodoboddobedd ols At the Uniform Price of One Cent a Copy H Fofofoafosfod saforgoosfosf forfoul A PERSONAL TALK BY MR MUNSEY TO THE READERS OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES ABOUT THIS NEW IDEA To the Readers of The Washington Times fort and alertness to the news from ue bodith JSS uh dedi She dtutuabiins cratiialiee Ll BE Salgie SEEC GB Fb uit dana bs ld addi SBR LB de addin di There is no sane argument against doing a thing be cause it is not being done or because it never has been done The fact that there is now no Sunday evening newspaper in America does not weigh heavily against the idea If there are any reasons why we should not have a Sunday evening newspaper they are vital not con ventional Convention is often accepted as a reason but there is no reason in it It is mere usage habit and this habit is sometimes well founded and sometimes not Br o ae Boks 1 vp po a Bos z s de he The Sunday morning newspaper is an accepted fact It is

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Image 3 of The Western news (Libby, Mont.), January 31, 1946

Seasonal Needs In Hardware TT Alfadin Lamps and Accessories Bath Room Scales r yj I t J9F k Universal I i I I 1 Food Choppers Kitchen Canister Sets 4pieces 125 NOW is the time to get all of those jobs around home finished before 1 spring brings on other problems Paint that Cupboard chair with or FULLER PAINTS and VARNISHES 1 îjij I L Incubator Dairy and Houeshold Thermometers Electric Ranges Water Heaters Now Available I u o i y FOOD COVERS Just received a shipment of Household SHEARS of all sizes from 50c up en Spatulas KOOTENAI MERCANTILE COMPANY EUREKA NEWS Tobacco Valley Grange 1 jl e Tobacco Valley Grange open ed luesday night January 22 with the singing of God Bless America Sister Alverson gave the supper report of the free dance given Jan uary 12 Sister Jean Johnson appointed her committee of home economics for the ensuing year namely Elsie Helms Mary Quirk Rachael Helms Ruby Stevens and Elizabeth Roe Each was assigned her duties for the year gave a hint on caring for small boys trousers she dyes them When cords fad She alwavs runs them through the wrine nronerv creasedShe dLTayed a samole of

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 1, 1918

An American BusinessSoldier in the War Zone Part V I want to take you up to the most ad vanced station of our flying forces in France where the Lafayette Escadrille are stationed We had a wonderful day with them You read of the death of Captain Hall a few days ago It was my privilege to be shown all over their field every plane they had by Captain Hall I had a long conversation with him and he sat next to me at luncheon We had a great time with those boys Eighteen American flyers at the front represented at that date all of Americas forces at the battle front in the air Think of it We are apt to grow bombastic about our contribution to this war but so far it is woefully lacking We owe all that we have to Britain and Frai e Our part is coming in the war Here is a piece of German propaganda that is being sent around You hear it whispered now and then Well I un derstand that France is unloading onto the Americans and they are not doing their share I understand that Great Britain is not doing her

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 5, 1918

A Prize Essay for Peace Day Wednesday Nov 27th was observed as Peace Day in all the Massachusetts High schools All the pupils in the Som erville High school were required to writeessays on the theme the best one in each class to be read before a school of 2500 pupils Miss Charlotte B Wads worth a junior wrote the following which was selected from 300 by the spe cial committee Miss Wadsworth is the daughter of Mr Edward A Wadsworth of Belfast and is living with her grand father George W Burkett while attend ing the Somerville High school Americas Part in the War Hundreds of years from now school children all over the civilized world will be carefully memorizing the date April 6 1917 that date which to all of us means and has meant so much We need not memorize it we have lived it It was very still in the great hall of Congress on that sixth of April 1917 Every available seat was filled The galleries were crowd ed the quiet was so intense it was al most visible as President Wilson read those momentous words declaring war on Germany Every possible effort had been

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Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), June 27, 1891

The steamship El Sol on her last trip from New York to New Orleans made the run between the bars on the ocean and gulf course in four days and twentyone hours the quickest on record She ran from Eads Jetties to New Orleans wharf in sevenl hours making six teen miles an hour against the cur rent a speed equal to that of the great R E Lee when she made her famous run from New Orleans to Cairo and St Louis in July 1870 now nearly twentyone years ago It costs one of the swiftest ocean racers 85000 to make a round trip voyage from Europe to America and return and the coal expense is from 15000 to 18000 A Womder Worker Mr Frank Huffmao a young man of Burlingtdn Ohio states that he had been under the care of two prominent physicians and used their treatment until he was not able to get around They pronounced his case to be Consumption and in curable He was persuaded to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Con sumption Coughs and Colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting He found before he

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Image 1 of The Neihart herald (Neihart, Mont.), June 11, 1898

Meiliarf or ut THE TIME IS OUT OF JOINTH AMLET VOL VIII NO 28 NEIHART MONTANA JUNE 11 1898 ESTA B LIS IED A 1890 TheNeihart Herald PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY ABBOTT PRESTON Publishers Entered at the postoffice at Neihnrt Mon tana a yecondclat matter Terms of Subscription One year 250 Six months 150 Three month 100 DAYS 800 175 125 Notices for tlic IIeuaid must l e in not later than 1 p m Friday When Blanco wrote to Gomez firing an alliance of Cuban with Spanish forces in order to meet the common enemy America lie met a rebuke from Gen Gome so emphat ic as to shake all the plumes out of the Spanish hat with the unspellable name The words of that brilliant reply would have knocked the breath out of Don Quixote and driven poor Sancho to the extreme of a prolong ed jambourée As it is the answer shows the insurgent leader himself to be somewhat of a philosopher and well versed in the science of anthrop ology and the basic constituents of protoplasm Gomez answers 1 wonder how you dare write ine again about terms of peace when you know that the Cubans

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 27, 1914

The European War ft Eflecct Upon the Resource and Indus tries of this Country Washington Aug 24 1914 A di rect benefit to the United States from the European war will be its effect in making the people of this country real ize to a greater extent the value of its mineral resources said Franklin K Lane Secretary of the Interior in an interview today It is entirely possible to so utilize these resources and expand our industries that the label Made in America will become familiar in our own foreign markets Of an importance second only to that of the food supply said Mr Lane is the supply of mineral products necessary to meet the requirements of Twentieth century civilization One of the first ef fects of the war has been to make us realize the interdependence of nations in the matter of food supply Most of the countries now at war are dependent up on importation of foodstuffs and we have cause for selfcongratulation in the United Stales that we are able to feed ourselves What we possibly have not so fully realized is that we are nearly as independent in the possession of essential mineral resources and

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Image 6 of The Greenville times (Greenville, Miss.), January 17, 1903

THE TIMES OREflXVLK MI S3 JAN IT 19 V f Two Dollars a Year t I r k 5 rwain PTitn c I KWM PI THE BIG STOH JfjjE BIB STORE LQyl wU j i t as w IS m IS US US 8 Xminiiii aW ial 301 303 WASHINGTON AVENUE CORNER POPLAR STREET Wtol CO THE BIG STORE GREENVILLE Mississippi some royal relics peta Cctci Ui Company Stolen Bones of French Kings Com ing to America urloD Collection ot Crown Scep ter Funeral Robe and Jewel ry Said to Be Intended for t Ken York Museum In the last vears of the Second em lire a portion of the Ledru collection ef roval bones and other relics was secretly sent to tftgland and preserved in London by Thomas Sheruroke Now it is coming to the United States says the New York Sua Mr Sherbroke repeatedlyolteredhis toliectiou to the French government but evidently his oilers have been re jected because the remains of the kings f France are now destined to orna tneiil the showcases cf some New York museum instead of being sent to the Slusee tinny to Carnuvalct or to the Church of Saint Denis The story of

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Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), July 11, 1891

They IAke UepwbIier We Jews like republics said an intelligent Russian Jew in this city We are well treated in all the republics of the world In the republic of France we enjoy all our rights and likewise in the republic of Switzerland In the republic of the United States we are on politi cal equality with citizens of other races and creeds and are at no dis advantage in business life The re public of Mexico protects the Jews and we are protected in all the re publics of South America In Eng land which is as liberal as a repub lic the Jews areunder no disabilli ties and you have heard of the Jewish lord mayors of the city of London It is despotic governments only that have persecuted the Jews and Russia is now the only autocra tic government in Euprope We want to see republics established in all the countries of the world for the Jews feel that they can live safely in any republicNew York Sun A SAFE LVVESTMERT Is one which is guarantee to brina you satisfactory results or in case of failure a return ofpurchase price On this safe plan you can buy

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Image 2 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), January 27, 1883, (French)

NEW YORKS GasLit Life Illustrated The ahove is the title of a serie of sketches of the shady side of life and character in the Great Me tropolis now being fully Illnstra ted from authentic sketches in the National Police Gazette of New York which are realistic and faithful portraitures from real life The illustrations are by the best artistic talent attainable and the discriptions are from the pen of the most gifted journalist and brilliant writer in America who it is conceded has rivalled that master hand at word painting Charles Dickens It is snfliclent to say that New Yorks Gaslit Life will present the most stick ing vivid and truthful pictures of the undercurrent of life in New York City that have ever been presented to the public The National Police Gazette of New York is for sale by all newsdealers price 10 cent per copy or it can le ordered direct from the publisher Subscription price 400 per year The National Police Gazette of New York has no connection with any other publica tion of its clas who for gain as far as possible copy its tithe and appearance CAUTIONThe public are cautioned against buy ing weak

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Image 9 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), October 4, 1902

funny things How Newspaper Humor Has Grown and Changed The Short Joke is a Product of Recent Years JVlany Good Samples of Wit and Humor in Past and Present In the file room of The Baltimore American are the bound volumes of the paper dating back to 1773 writes W IX Nesbit Josh Wink in the Inde pendent Here the person who feels an interest in the study of the growth and development of newspaper humor In America may spend some musty dusty tjlIt doubtless enlightening hours Con sidered in the light of present day wit there was no newspaper humor a cen tury ago If we will but remember the mental attitude ot the strictly moraled people of those days we shall recall the fact that at that time any mani festation of humor was regarded as in tensely unregenerate if not wholly wicked w see in the historical novel of today much of the sprightly wit and brilliant conversation of the old colonial regime but it was not re flected in the papers of that time To get any newspaper humor to speak of tve mu t on down to about 50 years ago lien it began to

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Image 49 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 27, 1913

WASHINGTON D C SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 27 1913 30 Serge Outfit 1875 Steins Great Combination Offer Famous Guaranteed Sunproof Serge Suit and Extra Pair of Fine White Flannel or French Striped Serge Trousers The Whole Outfit steinsTo Measure For t wdl SjriyrM I SUNPROOF A _ __ _ _ 11175 Sen A For a limited time only we make this extraordinary offer of the Finest Sunproof Serge Suit in America and an Extra Pair of Fine White Flannel or French Striped Serge Trousers to wear of evenings the whole outfit made to measure and guaranteed to fit at 1875 Other Stylish Suits to Order 1475 to 4000 Browns Grays Pin Stripesthe largest variety of the best quality woolens shown in Washing ton Call for samples Make comparisons M STEIN CO Largest Tailoring Establish ment in the United States IP Six Stores at 8tb and F Sts All Kinds of Talking Machines Victrolas Grafonolas taken in exchange for New and Used Pianos balance on easy terms Pianos for Rent Rent applied if the instrument is purchased Sole Agent for the Following Highgrade Pianos EMERSON SOHMER BLASIUS LAUTER HOWARD REGENT LINDEMANN SON We Make a Specialty of Rent Applied If Piano Renting

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Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), August 29, 1942

Text of Justice Department s Trust Suit Against Associated Press NJW YORK Aug 29 mThe text of the Governments suit against the Associated Press fol lows In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York Civil Action No United States of America Plaintiff v The Associated Press Paul Bel lamy George Francis Booth John Cowles William Hutchinson Cowles Edward King Gavlord Houston Harte Josh L Horne Clark Howell jr Joseph Russell KnowlRnd George Baker Longan Robert Rutherford McCormick Robert McLean Leon ard Kimball Nicholson Frank Brett Noyes Paul Patterson Stuart Hoff man Perry E LRnsing Ray Edward Hubert Butler and the Adrian Tele gram the A S Abell Co Bulletin Co the Cleveland Co the Consti tution Publishing Co Cowles Pub lishing Co The Evening Star Newspaper Co the Kansas City Star Co the Oklahoma Publishing Co the Register and Tribune Co Rocky Mount Publishing Co Globe Democrat Publishing Co San An gelo Standard Inc the Times Picavune Publishing Co Tribune Co the Tribune Publishing Co Worcester Telegram Publishing Co Inc Individually and as represent ing a class consisting of all the members of the Associated Press Defendants COMPLAINT To the honorable fudges of

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Image 24 of The Washington herald (Washington, D.C.), March 9, 1919

POTASH AND PERLMUTTER AT TKE PEACE CONFERENCE BY MONTAGUE GLASS Illuetrated by ALBERT levering Everything Is Proceeding SatisfactorilyMaybe 4 IIVBIIIT 1 DY THE MrttllRE NEWSPAPER SYNDICAT 5 Morris Perlmut M tir said to his partner Abe Potash a few days after Mr Wilsons return from his j visit to Italy up to a short time ago hardly anybody in America had ever even heard about Italys claim to the Dalmatian territory Naturally Abe replied be cause if there is six people in the whole United States which is en gaged in the business of telling spotted dogs to fire engine houses Mawruss that would be big al ready Morris threw up both hands in a gesture of despair What is the use talking foreign politics to a feller which thinks lhat Italys claims to the Dalmatian territory means she wants the exclusive right to make New York Cleveland Chi ca and Saint Louis with a line of spotted dog for fire engine com panies he exclaimed And I wouldnt even have known that it meant that much Abe retorted entirely unabashed excepting lhat six months ago my wifes sisters cousin wanted me I should advance her a hundred dol lars

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 31, 1908

MRS BLAINE S LETTERS Edited by Her Daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal Mesgrs Duffield Co published last Saturday The Letters of Mrs James G Blaine edited by her daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal As excerpts from familiar letters that passed be tween the wife of one of the great his torical characters of America and her children and relatives and friends they have a peculiar and intimate charm For Mrs Blaine as this book proves was an excellent letter writer vivacious keen wilted and humorous She draws excel lent little vignettes of Mr Blames fa mous contemporaries his friends and his enemies She makes passing allusions to the great events of the day which are full of insight and acumen Unfortunately she and all her family were in Augusta dur ing Mr Blaines successful candidacy for the Republican nomination in 1884 and the unsuccessful campaign for the presidency that Vilowed Consequently this exciting period goes unchronicled There is very little about Benjaman Har rison that little only indicating that she did not like him The letters begin in 1871 when Blaine was at the height of his popularity as the Speaker of the House and end in 1899

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 27, 1911

Jr 1 _ INDUSTRIAL BULLETIN j 1 WANTED STEADY RELIABLEMEN ARTISANS BOOK KEEP T ERS CLERKS MECHANIC SALESMEN THE TEXTILE CRAFTS ETC ETC MEN ADDICTED 1 JO THE USE OF I INTOXICANTS 1 NEED NOT 1 APPLY I EMPLOYERS AND H Business men W of America B lierOlT TWAT PART OUT CAnY Yi ITS A 4K VIRY TO Af BUSINESS f iiftmtv Ttmm J _ By courtesy of the Kennebec Journal UN AND BRAWN of Skowhegan has Both ant Things on His Farm entReporter July 13th imes to working to the ad 1 all concerned Roscoe G ids at the head Mr Bige st farmer in this section tc is haying He had about 4 and had been at it about ve July 3rd up to Saturday led in 30 double ox loads ll he said that he hauled in for one of those oxen was id family ox that equals twc wn way Mr Bigelow has carried ng deserves a great deal of lis crew has consisted of the Mr Bigelow Mrs Bigelow Palmer Mr Palmer is th year and he was the only hat Mr Bigelow had Mr been right there with Mr the field every day He

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Image 27 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 24, 1955

David Lawrence Attempt to Regulate the Press Former President Truman and Politics Are Blamed For AntiTrust Conviction of Kansas City Paper Regulation and control of the press despite the protec tion supposed to be afforded by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution has been brought one step nearer to consumma tion in America by the deci sion in the case of the Kansas City Star A Jury obedient to the highly prejudiced instruc tions of a Federal judge now has convicted that newspaper of violating antitrust laws There are some 180 cities in the United States where a single newspaper ownership exists and where conceivably a politically minded admin istration can do what the Truman regime did in an attempt to wreak vengeance on the Kansas City Star for its crusade against the Pen dergast machine of the Dem ocratic Party and its vote getting frauds in that area Harry Truman as Senator helped to bring about the appointment of the judge in the case over the objection of Mr Roosevelts Attorney Gen era Francis Biddle who questioned his fitness for the bench The Star by its vig orous crusade against the political henchmen of Mr Truman earned the

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Image 2 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), March 21, 1953

President Continued from Page One strong the National Newspaper Publishers Association initiated Negro Newspaper Week in 1942 to commemorate the founding of the first Negro newspaper The 1953 Negro Newspaper Week began Sunday and continues thru March 21 A highlight of the week was the announcement Saturday of the annual Russwurm awards given in honor of John B Russwurm founder of Americas first Negro newspaper Freedoms Journal in 1927 In announcing this yeais Russ wurm award winners NN PA gave recognition to ten persons organi zations or institutions that made j substantial contributions to a democratic way of life The citation read by Dowdal Davis chairman Negro Newspaper Week Committee during a nation wide broadcast over the National Broadcasting Company network and affiliated stations Saturday night stated The National Newspaper Pub lishers Associations Russwunp a ward is proudly presented to the recipient in recognition of out standing achievement in making possible a richer conception of democratic principles and in tri bute for upholding those highest traditions considered as the ideals JULIUS MITCHELL Invites You To The BOOKER T GRILL Where You Will Always Find The Best Of Home Cooking Finest Foods SANDWICHES OF ALL KINDS ICF COLD BEER ViH The

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