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Library of Congress1906

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 5, 1906

u___ NEW IDEAS FOR HOME DECORATION HOUSEHOLD LETTER FROM JEANETTE VAN REYPEN Vkw York March 31 1906 It is said that the leader of New York society Mrs Astor never permits any change in the furnishings of her homes Once built and suitably fitted they are finished as permanently as the woodwork or walls of the house As wear makes renewals necessary articles are replaced in exact duplicate though to do this often involves fresh importation and great additional expense This is extreme conservatism but itcertainlv makes for repose and no one can be in touch with the best decorators here without realizing that the pendu lum is swinging toward simplicity and permanence in the selection of household belongings _ b 6 fashion harnessed Fashion has been put in harness and made to work not drive the busy women who preside over the household and who are responsible for its well The servant problem which is ever present and the need for time to devote to reading study and to social intercourse have combined to create a demand among intelligent women for furnishings and decorations that are not only pleasing to the eye but permanent and practical as well Even

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 24, 1907

AT VALLEY EORGE Dedication of Memorial Tablet to Maine Soldiers Valley Forge Pa Oct 17 In i the presence of a large assemblage of men prominent in Maine and Pennsyl t vania a monument to the memories of soldiers from the State of Maine who were at Valley Forge in the winter of 17771778 wasunveiled this afternoon at the historic camp George E Fellows president of the Maine Society of the Sons of the American Revolution presided at the exercises Governor Cobb of Maine presented the monument to the Valley Forge Park commission and it was accepted by W H Sayen a member of the com mission Gov Cobb spoke as follows Mr President Ladies and Gentlemen The whole country owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women who justly proud of their ancestry have done so much to perpetuate the deeds and memories of those who participat ed in the struggle for independence and constitutional liberty in America A definite motive inspired the great commonwealth upon whose soil we stand today and whose guests in a sense we are to set aside to care for and to consecrate forever to a reverent patriotism this hallowed and historic

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Library of Congress1918

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 30, 1918

THAT CHANGE IN WOMANS LIFE Mrs Godden Tel How It May be Passed in Safety and Comfort Fremont OI was passing through the critical period of life being forty six years of age and had all the symp toms incidenttothat changeheat flash es nervou iess and was in a gt eral run down condition so it Was hard for me to do my work Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Com pound was recom mended to me as the best remedy for my troubles which it surely proved to be I feel better and stronger in every way since taking it and the annoying symptoms have disap peared Mrs M Godden 925 Na poleon St Fremont Ohio Such annoying sympton as heat flashes nervousnsss backache head ache irritability and the blues may be speedily overcome and the system restored to normal conditions by this famous root and herb remedy Lydia E Finkhams Vegetable Compound If any complications present them selves write the Pknam Medicine Co Lynn Mass for suggestions how to overcome them The result of forty years experience is at your service and your letter held in strict confidence The California Maine Society Celebrates VCaido County Night Hamlin F Eaton a

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 23, 1919

CELEBRATING POOR RICHARDS BIRTHDAY Government Has Pictures Ready for Every Member in the Family Benjamin Franklin Gave Us Gifts We Shall Never Cease Using Benjamin Franklin whose picture adorns the 1919 or Franklin issue of War Savings Stamps receives unique recognition from the country which gae him birth and which he in turn helped to make a nation Born in Boston on January 17 two hundred and thirteen years pto he began his career at the age of ten in bis fathers trade of tallow chandler and scan boiler Dissatisfied he later h one an apprentice in his brothers printing office and such was his character that he quickly rose to an influential position and subsequent ly became one of the most illustrious figures of all times He not only amassed wealth through wise spending sane saving and secure investment but saved time to give himself a complete edu cation developing his gifts to the ut most as a writer philosopher scien tist and statesman He founded the Philadelphia library the American Philosophical Society and the Uni versity of Pennsylvania he discov ered that lightning is a discharge of electricity he was Postmaster of Philadelphia and later on Deputy Postmaster

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Library of Congress1950

Image 4 of Jackson advocate (Jackson, Miss.), May 27, 1950

JACKSON ADVOCATE PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI Make all checks payable to the Jackson Advocate Address 406 North Farish Street I hone Office21617 Phone Society Editor 21213 In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the mgers but in all things that affect our mutual progress and develop ment we can be together as the handBooker T Washington Entered as Second Class Matter in the Post Office at Jackson MissT July 13 1945 under Act of Congress March 13 1879 GREENEEditor and Publisher JAMES RUNDLESAdvertising Manager FRANCES REED GREENESockty Editor National Advertising Representative Associated Publishers Inc ob Fifth Avenue New York 19 N Y Telephone LUxemberg 21177 and 166 Washington St Suite 416 Telephone Anoover 6343 Chicago 3 Illinois Subscription Rates One Year 350 Six Months 200 by maTl anywhere in the United States and to Service Men overseas Foreign One ear 600 Six Months 350 SUBSCRIPTION RATES All subscriptions due and payable in advance ONE YEAR 350 SIX MONTHS 200 ADVERTISING RATES UPON REQUEST The Negro Newspaper And Economic And Job Opportunity For The Southern Negro Speaking before the conference of Social Workers the other Day the honorable J Oliver Emmerich the distinguished Editor

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Library of Congress1896

Image 12 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), May 7, 1896

JUST A GLIMPSE Of the Early Editorial Writers of Kennebec Valley Storng Characters That Left a Deep Impress Upon Those Who Came Within the Sphere of Their Pow erful Influence Head before the Kennebec Historical Society To give this subject the range ami fulness of detail that it merits would be to furnish material for a good sized volume I shall therefore undertake at this time merely to touch briefly upon the more salient characteristics of a small group of men whose names are prominently identified with the earlier newspaper history of Central Maine and who exerted a power for progress that will extend far beyond the narrow limits of their own day and generation I shall also consider only the work of those writers who attained distinction in the newspaper work of the Kennebec valley prior to the Civil war and shall not undertake to pre serve any chronological order In the very nature of things the best work of the editorial writer is largely of an impersonal character and he so frequently sees the children of his brain adopted and reared as the natural off spring of others that the experience has nothing of novelty for him It

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Library of Congress1892

Image 3 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), November 28, 1892

FIRED SANS CEREMONY One of the Peculiar Phases of Jour nalistic Life No Claw of Worker Treated with as Lit tie Regard as Washington Corre spondents The Tyranny of Managing Editors Special Washington Letterl Margherita Arlina Hamm in a recent article printed in the Journalist com mented very truthfully upon the treat ment which newspaper workers usual ly receive from the managing editors of great daily papers Among other things she said that the average newspaper re porter and society writer as well as the editorial writer were regarded by the managing editor and the business de partment of the paper as the farmer re gards his horses and cattle As long as they are fast upon the track and able to win money for their owners or as long as they are good hardworking plodders along the field they receive compensation sufficient to keep their souls and bodies together and to dress themselves sufficiently well to appear to advantage in the company in which they must necessarily go according to the assignments given them by the managing editor But when they cease to be ol nrstciass value weir salaries are reduced or else they are immediately discharged without having

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Library of Congress1934

Image 4 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), May 10, 1934

Lexington Advertiser The Advertiser Pub Co Publishers Entered at the Postoffice at Lexington Hiss as Mail Matter of the Second Class SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year200 Six Months Three Months jr Single Copies each B A POVALL___Managing Editor TOM SHEPHERD _Editori MRS R M OWIN Society Editor t Announcements For CongressThird District JOE P McCAIN of Cleveland A COUNTRY CODIFIED By Clayton Rand Codes increase to cover the country bold experiments in the program of National Recovery Among all complicated codes of busindsa conduct none is as im portant as those that govern the press Should publishers and printers codes fail of their purpose editorial columns that have such a penterat ing effect on public opinion would reflect this failure and undermine the recovery program It is for that reason that the whole structure of the New Deal depends so much upon the cooperation of the printers and publishers Their patriotic response to the Presidents program is essential to National Recovery REGULATION NOT PROHIBITION As the date for Mississippians to ex press themselves on prohibition nears many newspapers politicians dry lead ers and others are trying to befuddle the peoples minds Instead of recogniz ing a fact that we have never

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Library of Congress1886

Image 2 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), April 24, 1886

TALMAGES SE1UI0X i Discourse on the Trials paper Editors aqg R N fbr Shams They See aad the Temptation They Meet In Their Seaich for News An lliKlirpald fUfrM W Their Koala Nobody Care PeWittj Talmagjei In a recent ormon took up tnecudgePfor the newe pper men illntfcratiug thair triaia temp tations and almost ceaselesn labors in the fight for current news in a forcible man ner He took for hta text Behold a flying rolltZachariah vL Dr Talmage said This winged sheet of the text had on it a prophecy The flying roll today is the newspaper In calcu lating the influences that aflfecj society you can no more afford to igUjttrir it than you can ignore the noonday sun or the Atlantic Ocean It is high time that t preach a sermon expressing my appreciation of what the newspaper press has done and is doing No man living or dead is or has been so indebted to it as I am for it gives me perpetual audience in every 5yTfcwn and neighborhood of ChrMtendWlfnd I ake this opportunity before God and thi ieople to thank the editors and publishers and compositor and typesetter the world over and I

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Library of Congress1919

Image 7 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), February 28, 1919

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Library of Congress1886

Image 4 of The Magnolia gazette (Magnolia, Miss.), April 30, 1886

TALMAGES SERMON Dlsoourse on the Trials of News paper Editors and Reporters The Shams They See ancl the Temptations They Meet in Their Search for News An Underpaid Clans a Rule and Their Souls Nobodys Car or Rev T DeWitt Talmage in a reoent sermon took up the cudgel for the news paper men illustrating their trials temp tations and almost ceaseless labors in the fight for current news in a forcible man ner He took for his text Behold a flying roll Zacliariah Dr Talmage said This winged sheet of the text had on it a prophecy The flying roll today is the newspaper In calcu lating the influences that affect society no more afford to ignore It than you you can iernore the noonday sun or the Atlantic Ocean It is high time that I preach a sermon expressing my appreciation of what the newspaper press has done and is doing No man living or dead is or has been so indebted to it as I am for it gives me perpetual audience in every city town and neighborhood of Christendom and I take this opportunity before God and this people to thank the editors and publishers and

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Library of Congress1922

Image 1 of The Aberdeen weekly (Aberdeen, Miss.), March 31, 1922

THE ABERDLEIi VEEKLY av OUR JOB DEPARTLiEilT 75 COMPLE1E rv i in IS IS8UED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING 4 f II V X L A L I I 1 1 i is X M r 1 v Service the Best Price Ritht iii 1 1 1 1 1 ii Delivery Prompt Subscription 100 a Year Commercial Wetldinpr uix Society Printing Kxeeutr MAIL ORDERS SOIICITKI Try Cs for Oood Work ami Low PtiiM Advertising rates on application VOL 46 ABERDEEN MISS MARCH 31 1922 NO 40 3 i V Y 0 timv iluliil TV to buy Simmons Beds Mattresses and Springs Chairs and Porch Furniture at greatly Reduced Prices These prices will be in effect during the week beginning APRIL 3rd ONLY Tlie Simmons Label appears on each piece A genuine Simmons Bed Spring and Mattress at prices all can afford Simmons Outfits cost no more than you are prepared to pay or honest comfort and service To demonstrate the notgenerallyknown fact that genuine Simmons Beds can be purchased at popular prices we are featuring the bed and bedding outfit illustrated at the price below including a Simmons Bedstead continuous poits of steel tubing in any standard width strongly constructed light in

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Library of Congress1886

Image 4 of The Brookhaven leader (Brookhaven, Miss.), April 22, 1886

TALMAGETS SERMON Discount ou the Trlels of News paper Editors and Reporters Tt Shim Thr See and the TtmptMltM They Meet In Their Search for News Aa rnderpald Clema a Rule and Their SoaU tohodyi Care Rev T DeWitt Talmage In a recent aertnon took up the cudgel for the news paper men illustrating their trials temp tations and almost ceaseless labors in the fight for current news in a forcible man ner He took for his text Tthnld a flying rollZacharlah v1 Dr Talmage said This winged sheet of the text hd on it a prophecy The flying roll today is the newspaper In calcu lating the influeneea that affect society you can no more afford to ignore it than you can ignore the noonday son or the Atlantic Ocean It is high time that I preach a sermon expressing my appreciation of what the nwspaper press has done and is doing No man living or dead is nr has been so indebted to it as I am for it gives me perpetual audience in every city town and neighborhood of Christendom and I take this opportunity before Clod and this people to thank the editors and publishers and

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Library of Congress1908

Image 4 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), October 10, 1908, (3:30 EDITION)

The News Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday Office 112 Front Street EDGAR G HARRISEditor M J EPLEY T R GORDONAdvertising A B HOBBSCirculation Manager Telephones Editorial and Counting Rooms Both Phones No 35 Society Editor Cumberland No 429 HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received daily the ex clusive franchise for which is owned by the Dallv News Entered as secondclass matter on May 22 1907 at the nostoffice at Hat tiesburg Miss under the Act of Con gress of March 2 1879 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW COUNTY OF FORREST UNIO N LABEL SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 1908 DEMOCRATIC TICKET For President WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN of Nebraska For Vice President JOHN WORTH KERN of Indiana I THE TICKET For MayorDr J D Donald For MarshalJ F Williams For Police JusticeJ E Davis For TreasurerJohn Williams For City ClerkA Fairley For Street CommissionerOwen Reedy ALDERMEN CityatLargeM J McGrath Ward 1E L McGowan and Dr E J Mitchell Ward 2R A Cameron and H C i Greer Ward 3A T Powe and C F Lassiter Ward 4 R C McKinzie and N R Me Culiough 1 r I 1 Sworn Circulation On October 1st I A B Hobbs circulation man ager of

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Library of Congress1908

Image 4 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), November 11, 1908, (3:30 EDITION)

The News Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday Office 112 Front Street Editor Manager Circulation EDGAR G HARRIS M J EPLEY A B HOBBS Telephones tutorial and Counting Rooms Both Phones No 35 Society Editor Cumberland No 429 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mall outside the clty 400 One year Six Months Three Months 200 100 By Carrier 16 cents 60 cents By the Week By the Month HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received dally the ex clusive franchise for which Is owned by the Dally News Entered as secondclass matter on May 22 1907 at the Dostofflce at Hat tiesburg Miss under the Act of Con tress of March 2 1879 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW COUNTY OF F0RRE8T in WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 The actual paid circula tion of The News is 2367 Twice the circulation oj any South Mississippi paper The Murder of Senator Carmack The whole country was shocked yes terday morning to learn that Senator Edward W Carmack of Tennessee had been killed in what was termed a street duel but which may prove to have been a diabolical assassina tion Indeed there are many facts that point to the belief that Col Dun can B Cooper and

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