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Library of Congress1919

Image 5 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), July 18, 1919

r National Newspaper Advertising How When and Where to Use It BY WILLIAM H RANKIN President Wm H Rankin Co New York Washington Chicago COMPETITION to secure na tional markets has become so keen that individual business firms are eagerly searching for new methods by which to domi nate the attention of the public and to dominate it first searching for methods that will give more intensive sales results that can be obtained by any usual form of advertising This method has been found it is National Newspaper Advertising As is invariably the case the new method was found not only to be an acceptable substitute for the old but to have certain superiorities over the old meth od of magazines plus newspa pers The ability of National news paper advertising to create large volume national sales has al ready been demonstrated Many million dollars have already been spent for the United States Government in this way helping to bring to the Government bil lions of dollars in return Mil lions more have been spent in this sort of advertising by com mercial firms and the results they have obtained have been highly remunerative The thing has been tried out

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Library of Congress1919

Image 1 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), November 18, 1919, (FINAL EDITION)

WEATHER Fl talikt wit air mm rla4r wMiktr w 7 at 8 43 dfntti INAL EDITION NUMBER 11353 gSS WASHINGTON TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 18 1919 IQtmt Wil Street Pricetl PRICE TWO CENTS OPERATORS TO ASK GOVERNMENT TO PAY INCREASES TO MINERS Rat Week Mifk for America Roper for Secretary Fear a Queer Poison By AITHlI BRISBA5E Otrrrtht I n I A picture hi good old London launch describes the attitude of certain prosperous people in the United States toward Bolshe vism radicalism etc In England they are having fcRat Week to dear out all the _ rata The picture in Punch shows two nice old English ladies going up in a balloon to get away from the rata during Rat Week They do not realize that just when there is most attention concentrated on rats those rata are least apt to be dangerous Otto H Kahn musical financier n Elisabeth Martmry young human dynamo are working to gether on a campaign to get milk for the children of America t time to start such a cam paign for children of America also drink milk and with milk as 5h 21 quart in great cities it was time for charity to

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Library of Congress1904

Image 14 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 23, 1904

DECENT JOURNALISM Newspapers That Are Not Yellow Still Prosper THE EDITORIAL PAGE GOOD RESULTS TO FLOW FROM THE PULITZER SCHOOL High Standards Among Washington CorrespondentsJohn Hay as Journalist An Addrraa IVllTfrwl by frothy 8 Noyea Defer the Worlda Preaa Parliament KeallTal Hall Inulalana Iurrhaae Kiixialtloii 81 Ixula Uii 21 1804 The great International exposition which the brains energy and grit of the men of Bt Iiouls have created hu Irresistibly drawn to It many men of many minds In oonventlon assembled and among them the worlds Journalists The Interchange of facts and opinions among the delegates to th Worlds Press Parliament In the course of this weeks meetings naturally develops much discussion with the newspaper as a text and pertinent practical comment con cerning the conditions and tendencies of newspaperdom In the various nations here represented may reasonably be expected There has been muah speculation as to the form and character of the newspaper of the future Some maintain that It will be In magazine form capable of being held in one hand and easily read with news and other mat ter compressed sufficiently to meet the re quirements of this form of publication The present Indications however are not

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Library of Congress1950

Image 2 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 26, 1950

Printers Given Raise Of 150 and Control Of Teletypesetting Contract terms for a 150 weekly wage increase and a joint committee to gather information about teletypesetting procedures have been accepted by Columbia Typographical Union members employed by Washington djdly newspapers The oneyear contract effective May 1 was ratified by a 178to 152 vote of union members at Turners Arena yesterday Nego tiations have been under way since last September Represen tatives of publishers and Local 101 had 35 collective bargaining sessions before reacing an agree ment last Tuesday It gives the union jurisdiction over operation of any teletype setting equipment that may be in stalled in newspaeper plants here It sets up a Joint Experimental Committee including two man agement and two union represen tatives to work out procedures and conditions covering the in troduction of training for proper manning requirements standards of competency scales of wages and other matters pertaining to their use and operation Tape Perforated by Keyboard Newspaper plants in Washing ton set type by manually operated linotype machines Teletypeset ting equipment consists of a type perforating machine operated by a keyboard similar to that of a typewriter and an operating unit attached to the standard type

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Library of Congress1908

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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Library of Congress1915

Image 19 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 4, 1915

FARMS FOH XALR THE LIFE OP LUXURY FARM LIFE IN VIRGINIA Affluence cannot buy the same quality mind ease and comfort anvwhere else I SELL FARMS AND ASSIST FINANCIAIXY Farms of every sortdairy stok poultry and general lauds J M KINCIIELOE 45 Pa ave nw Washington D C FR SALE OR ETI ANGETRU K AND POULTRY FARM within D C line 7 ares ellar hot water heat screened porch fruit large stable one car fare price 4550 easy erms At once Ilx Star office MR SAlECHEAPSEVERAL SMALL FARMS and modern home near city excellent car service l et lis know yonr wants WILLIAMS CO East Falls Church Va 1000 BARGAIN HOMES AND FARMS Dandy fruit garden and poultry farm 10 acres Sr dwelling barn poultry plant 1000 liens Only S50OO l mile D C In Md near cars BOOTHS FARM AGENCY 70 10th Ft n w 4 MY 5000 NEARBY VIRGINIA FARM home of 40 acres 10room dwelling porches barn fine orchard best of soil near Vienna and trllev pHTHS FARM AGENCY 700 lOth at n w 4 FOR SALEFARMS AND COUNTRY HOMES In northern Virginia and Maryland conven lent to National Capital high and healthful free from malaria lowest

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Library of Congress1953

Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 25, 1953

Weather Forecast Fair tonight lowest about 66 degrees To morrow fair and warmer Full report on Page A2 Midnight 67 6 am 65 11 am 74 2arn__64 8 am__ 66 Noon 75 4 am_ 65 10 am 70 1 pm 76 An Associated Press Newspoper 101st Year No 145 Phone ST 35000 WASHINGTON D C MONDAY MAY 25 1953FORTYFOUR PAGES Nations First AShell Fired On Nevada Flat Brilliant Flash Seen in Las Vegas 75 Miles Away By the Asociatd Press LAS VEGAS Nev May 25 The Army fired the Nations first atomic shell today from a huge cannon dubbed Atomic Annie It burst with a brilliant flash over a simulated enemy target The shot fired from the 280 millimeter cannon on French man Flat came at 830 am 1130 am EDT Within five minutes the cus tomary atomic cloud formed visible in this resortgambling town 75 miles away It developed a lazy S form and appeared to have an ice cap Sunlight glinted on the white top of the cloud Its wispy stem led down to a purple base Cloud Rises Swiftly The cloud rose swiftly and seemed to be traveling fast It did not have the true mushroom shape

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Library of Congress1923

Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 25, 1923

WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and tomorrow probably local thundershowers Temperature for twentyfour hours ended at S pm today Highest 93 at 380 pm yesterday lowest 74 at 6 am today Full report on page 7 i Closing N Y Stocks and Bonds Page 20 Vo 9ft 000 Entered as secondclass matter p os t office Washington D C PRESIDENT SERVES NOTICE OF A FIXED DETERMINATION TO ENFORCE DRY LAW Declares in Denver Address Readiness to Assume Bur den If States Continue to Shift It to U S Shoulders CONVINCED PROHIBITION WILL NOT BE REPEALED Cites Spectacle of a State Nulli fying Own AuthorityScores Buyers of Illicitly Sold Liquor as Arousing Resentment of Millions Less Rich BY DAVID LAWRENCE DENVER Colo June 25 President Harding today appealed to the Amer ican people to stop drinking intoxi cating liquors And the President went further than he has ever gone in any prohibition speech arguing that there are literally American millions who resent the lawful pos sessions of the few the lawless prac tices of a few and rebel against the denial to the vast majority Mr Harding made himself 101 per cent dry politically and otherwise in his formal

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Library of Congress1959

Image 28 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 25, 1959

C2 THE EVENING STAR W aihinftn 0 C MWf Mey 25 IMS tffK v kMp tK 3H DISTINGUISHED PRESSMANSamueI H Kaifffmann left president 5 of The Evening Star Newspaper Co holds a plaque naming him an 9 honorary member of the International Wessmens Union after it was presented him by Anthony J DeAndrade the union president at the microphone Robert Callahan right vice president of the Washington pressmen is holdng a traditional pressmans paper cap also presented to Mr Kauffmann Edward Meyer president of the Washington press men is second from rightStar Staff Photos by Francis Routt and B Arnold Sachs Family Day at The Star Draws Crowd of 4000 Four thousand festive em ployes and guests of The Eve ning Star satisfied their curios lty yesterday at a premiere sho wins of the new Star Building Ranging in age from 4 weeks to 87 years employes ex employes and their families embarked on hourlong tours of the big modem plant at Sec ond street and Virginia avenue SJE which has housed The Star since March Probably the oldest visitor to the Family Day Open House was Charles Powers 87 of 7402 Arden road Cabin John Md A former street

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Library of Congress1919

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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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), June 6, 1910, (Last Edition)

THE MUNSEY BUILDING Penn ave between 13th and 14th sta New York Office 175 Fifth Ave Chicago Office17T10 Commercial Bank Rldg Poston QR cones snsse ie Journal Building Philadelphia Office 612 Chestnut St Baltimore Officecoveeecconss News Building FRANK A MUNSEY Proprietor EDGAR D SHAW PAUL C PATTERSON Manager Managing Editor Be 101s Is the ate mace dy a MONDAY EVENING JUNE 6 1910 BUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL H 1 mo 3 mos 6 mos 1yr Daily and Sunday630 090 175 359 Dally onlycaies 25 05 150 309 Sunday only o 50 i The number of complete and perfect copies of The Washington Times printed daily dur ing the month of Mav was as follows i Rf TT NIE III ISN Sa ns ing the month of May was as follows Se Lod Total for the month ensinmsssssasinadert Daily average for the month 4987 Il Hi The net total circulation of The Times daily during the month of May was 1158932 all copies left over and returned being eliminated This number when di vided by 26 the number of days of publica tion shows the net daily average for May to have been 44574 H r ii The number of complete

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Library of Congress1908

Image 9 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), December 2, 1908, (Last Edition)

RYE TIE TIC TC TE J JOC TC TOC JHC JC JC SH J J J J J J J J J J J J JC JR J 3 I 3 3h 3h 3 hs 3 a I A c a RR PETER A A STRAIGHT SEVENDAY NEWSPAPER 1 At the Uniform Price of One Cent a Copy y mre Fr deeb dd ddd dd dd dd bbb ddd deeb nt A AAS PERSONAL TALK BY MR MUNSEY TO THE READERS OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES ABOUT THIS NEW IDEA lothe Keaaders of I he Wasmngion Iumnes There is no sane argument against doing a thing be case it is not being done or because it never has been doe The fact that there is now no Sunday evenirg nevspaper in America does not weigh heavily against the ida If there are any reasons why we should not hive a Sunday evening newspaper they are vital not con vintional Convention is often accepted as a reason but tlere is no reason in it It is mere usage habit and this habit is sometimes well founded and sometimes not The Sunday morning newspaper is an accepted fact is no longer a question

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Library of Congress1916

Image 19 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 22, 1916

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTEKWOO ADAM A WKSCHLER AUCTIONEER TDUTIES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE PREMISE8 419 O STREET SOUTHWEST By virtue of certain deed of truat duly recorded In Liber No 2758 folio 138 et acq of the land record of the District of Columbia and at the request of the party secured thereby we the underpinned truateee will eell at public netion In front of the premises m MOSDDAY THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY AD 1918 AT HALFPAST FOCR OCLOCK PM the followingdescribed land and premises situate In the city of Washington in the District of Columbia and designated as and being lot M of Benjamin Bradleys subdivision of the east IS feet of original lot 6 in square 503 aa per plat in Book 12 page 149 in the office of the surveyor for said District together with the improvements consisting of premises 419 O St sw Terms of aalc tinethird of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance in two equal installments payable in one and two years with interest at six per centum per annum payable semiannually from day of sale rtirei bv ded of trust mton the Dronertv sold

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Library of Congress1912

Image 11 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 18, 1912

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTBRXOOM AT Ai A WESCHLER AUCTIONEER TmiUTEFJT SALE OF LOTS 11 AND 43 IN BLOCK 2 WHITNEY CLOSE AND IM PROVEMENTS KNOWN AS 436 KENTON STREET NORTH WEST Bv virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re corded In Liber No 3417 at folio 2VJ of tho and records for tke DNtrtct of Columbia and at the request of the party secured thereby we the undersigned trustee will sell a public auction n front of the premises on WEDNESDAY MAY FIFTEENTH 1012 AT HALF PAST FIVE OCLOCK PM the following described hind and premises situate In the county of Washington Tistrlct of Columbia known and diatlnguMicd a lot eleven 111 In B H Warners subdivision f block two i2 Whitney Close as per plat re rded In County Book 6 pages 2 and R3 In the surveyors office for the piitrlft of Columbia and lot fortyfive i43i Id Elizabeth W Voorheea subdivision of lota In Mock two 2 Whitney Ciose us per plat recorded In Book 40 pipe i2 In said surveyors office together with Improve ments known a No 438 Kenyon t nw Terms of ssle All cash above first trust of j 2350 A

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Library of Congress1917

Image 17 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 23, 1917

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTERNOON THOS J OWEN A SON AUCTIONEERS inromcEs sale of valuable improved REAL ESTATE NOS 319 321 323 323 AND 327 14H STREET NORTHEAST By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re _ urili il In Liber No S401 folio 322 et seq of tlM land record of the District of Columbia and al the request of the party secured thereby the BBdertlgBed trustee will sell at public auction tat front f the premises on MONDAY THE TWENTYTHIRD DAY OF APRIL AD 1917 AT HALTTAST FOUR OCLOCK PM the fol lowingdescribed land and premises situate in tha city of Washington District of Columbia and dsalfnated as snd being lots numbered one hun dred and twenty Are 125 to one hundred and twentynine 12 inclusive In Mayse and Clark trustees subdivision of square numbered ten hundred and fiftyfour 104 as per plat re corded la Liber IS at folio 27 In the surveyors office for the District of Columbia together with the Improvements consisting of five twostory brick dwellings Soa 319 321 323 325 and 327 144 street northeast Tarns of ssle Onethird of the purchase JMney to be paid in cash balance in two equal

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Library of Congress1908

Image 23 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), October 31, 1908

THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Business Office 11th 8t and Pannsylrani Avenue Th Evening Star Newspaper Company Eunpcu Office 8 Hejent St London England New York Office Tribune Building Chicago Office First National Bank Euiliiag The Erennjr Star with the Sunday morning edit Ire In delivered by carriers on tlielr own ac count within the city at 50 cent pr month without The Sunday Star at 44 cents per month Br mall postage prepaid Ta11y Snnday Inrlnded one month H cpnts Pally SundaT excepted one month r0 cents Saturday Star one rear 100 8anday Star one year 150 T Pages 118 Part 3 WASHINGTON D C SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 1908 Character of a Store People identify the character of a store with the character of the paper in which they see the stores advertisement nminHnnmi REMARKABLE BUILDING ACTIVITY To those who have not kept in touch with the marvelous development of that remarkablv beautiful and picturesque sec tion a visit to SAULS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF W ASHINGTON will indeed be a revelation ALL CITY IMPROVEMENTS are already installed in cluding CITY WATER CITY SEWERS CITY GAS AND ELECTRICITY All the streets are being macadamized and provided

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Library of Congress1929

Image 59 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), November 1, 1929

SALEHOUSES Continued 9250 NEAR GRANT CIRCLE Colonialtype tapestry brick home with concrete front porch and Mansard roof with attractive dormer windows 30 ft wide mat ins all rooms large and desirable Contain ing 6 bright beautiful rooms 3color tile bath with builtin tub and shower break fast porch and sleeping porch 30 ft wide b 10 ft deep hardwood floors and trim throughout large clothes closet with plate glass mirror door beautiful electric fixtures Red Jacket boiler automatic hotwater heat er well planned kitchen with special built in cabinets onepiece sink and large Frlg idalre garage to match house large yards beautifully shrubbed and planted Located on one of the highest points In Washington and convenient to parochial and public schools stores cars and busses Reasonable terms to responsible person This Is an unusual value being a 20ft house at the same price as one 18 ft wide For appolnt ment Adams 8317 A Smart New Home of Eliza bethan DesignBuilt by W C A N Millerin Cleveland Park 13950 All brick 3 baths Including shower slate roof copper guttering and spout ing open fireplace large attic and beautiful decorations breakfast and sleeping porches OARAGE At a very reasonable price

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Library of Congress1936

Image 10 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), August 27, 1936

10 CITIZENS FORM ORDER LEAGUE IN SEATTLE SEATTLE Wash Aug 27 1N5 At an enthusiastic meet ing of Seattle citizens espousing the Law and Order League plans had been laid today for a campaign to enlist residents of this city of 400000 we believe in constitu tional government in a drive against the invisible government The league is an immediate out growth of the alleged breakdown of authority which accompanied the enforced suspension of the PostIntelligencer Seattles only morning newspaper 13 days ago by picketing It is a voluntary organization without dues and without any obligation on Its mem bers except the obligation of good citizenship C Kirk Hillman Seattle busi ness man was elected temporary chairman of the league and an exe cutive committee of six was named to guide the movement The mem bers of the committee were not announced HousetoHouse Canvass Plans were laid for a houseto house canvass to enlist at least 100000 citizens in the campaign to bring lawful authority back to the city The blockade of the PostIntel ligencer it was asserted was only the latest and most spectacular outbreak which has brought the entire city under the heel of a labor dictatorship At

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