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Library of Congress1933

Image 3 of Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), January 11, 1933

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Greatest American fffl r I Wi J j t r m i m 4 â m STwSSH x N 3 s y 7 7 Jl M Wm Bust of Franklin In the Hall of Fame By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ANUAHY 17 is the anniversary of the birth of the greatest AmericanBen jamin Franklin Insofar as the mem ory of last years bicentennial cele brations honoring the birth of George Washington Is still fresh In the minds of most Americans there may be those who rend this article who will exclaim What Ben jamin Franklin a greater American than George Washington Several years ago a historian an swered that question in the affirmative and gave as his reasons the following 1 The expression of Franklins greatness did not depend on events beyond his control 2 He would have been a great man In any period of worlds history in any land 3 He would have been among the great even If his endeavors had been confined to one only of sereval lines of activity in which his achieve ments were of the highest rank 4 He would be a grea man If he were living today 5 Franlln

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Library of Congress1934

Image 4 of Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), May 30, 1934

THE CARBON Week What Is Your Time Worth R Better get your name on the Weekly Payroll MEMBER f I II II U5 WE DO OUR PART COPY kW 1 WEEKLY P As Large as You NOW BEING OFFERED T Enter Yoar Name Today You Cant Lose aud You Cant Win and at the same time an opportunity to sh if You Dont Enter PRIZES to be rWeekly Payroll ii SixandaHalf Weeks So In a PLAN IN BRIEF Competition is open to men and won of the more ambitious sort residing costs nothing to try and as all partij every effort expended you positive carefullyevery word of itthen d for yourself or a friend Remember The object of thin big Weekly Payroll Drive Is twofold Primarily to increase the already large subscription list of this newspaper to collect arrearages and advance subscription payments from present or old subscribers and at the same time to afford the livewire energetic men and women boys and girls of this territory an oppor tunity to profit in a BIQ way through their spare time during the next taw weeks So It Is a plan that works both ways and to the ultimate good of

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Library of Congress1940

Image 2 of Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), September 6, 1940

American Newspaperdom Joins in Honoring Johann Gutenberg Who Gave the World the Invention of Printing From Movable Type By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union HE American press dur ing 1940 is paying hom age to Johann Guten berg who 500 years ago in a little workshop in the free city of Strasbourg now in Germany invented the art that makes possible the mod ern newspaper Gutenbergs inventionthe discovery of a technique for casting from lead individual types bearing individual let ters which can be arranged into lines for the printing of words and sentencesmakes it possible for you to read what is on this page Citywide celebrations honor ing the father of printing in which newspapers are actively participating are being held dur ing the year 1940 throughout the western hemisphere as the result of the outstanding promotional Work of Douglas C McMurtrie chairman of the Invention of Printing Anniversary committee for the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen an organization made up of 6000 printing foremen and superin tendents and leaders of other graphic arts groups T The significance of Gutenbe r gs invention can best be evaluated by looking backward into the world before the

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Library of Congress1941

Image 2 of Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), April 11, 1941

73 fjifz erjsJi gfegggsgs s F Government to Encourage Greater Food Production m o SÏ Prepare for Increased Aid to Democracies Newspaper Men From Small Town Make Good in Washington By BAUKHAGE National Farm and Home Hour Commentator WNU Service 1343 H Street N W Washington D C WASHINGTONBefore long the government will take steps to give the American farmer an incentive for raising more animals and in creasing the egg and milk output for this arsenal of democracy it can be safely predicted at this time Fur thermore with the incentive will un doubtedly go some type of guaran tee as in the case of the manufac turer that the farmer will be pro tected at least from possible loss in such undertakings At most he might even be guaranteed a profit Here is the background of the situ ation details of which government officials are not ready as yet to make public Food is as much a munition of war as guns The United States in pledging its aid to democracies is starting to send food supplies to them Important FoodWeapons One of these foodweapons is wheat We have plenty of that grain The department of agriculture esti

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Library of Congress1942

Image 4 of Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), July 17, 1942

SHELVING PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILES Only last week President Roosevelt stated that he probably would commandeer all tires on privately owned automobiles Tuesday Donald M Nelson voiced practical ly the same opinion and went into detail about the produc tion of synthetic rubber But there was no mention made of the millions of tons of scrap rubber that have been ga thered and are in the hands of the junk dealers of which no report has been made It seems to us that something is wrong with our whole rubber setup Spending of 20000 000 to put reclaiming plants in the various states would eliminate the shipment ot the waste material in scrap rubber and this ought to be ac comphshed as the synthetic rubber production which is certainly neglected W hether Nelson is not big enough for the job or he is trying to do too much himself is beside the point The rubber situation is being badly managed The commandeer of tires on privately owned automobiles would be killing the goose that is laying the golden egg Carbon County News O H P SHELLEY Editor and Owner Published every Friday at Red Lodge Carbon Co Montana Entered at the

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Library of Congress1919

Image 1 of The Montana nonpartisan (Great Falls, Mont.), September 13, 1919

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THe NATIONALNONPARTISAN LAAGUe IHU T5 TATr OF MOF A IOLUMU 8 GREAT FALLS MONTANAATURDAY SEPT 13 1919 NUMBER 38 C oa A U NUMBER 38 LABOR LEAGUE JOINS HANDS WITH FARt RS IN DETERMINED FIGHT TO FREE MONTANA REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING OF LABOR AT GREAT FALLS EFFECTIVE PLANS OUTLINED Platform Adopted and Nonpartisan League Program Endorsed Organization of Labor League Forces To Be Started At Once and Vigorously Pushed Means Defeat for Copper Crowd Montana Labor has officially joined hands with the Nonpartisan League At a representative gathering of labor men who met at Great Falls two days last week pursuant to resolutions passed at the re cent conference at Billings the committee named to find ways and means gave birth to the Montana Labor League The men who met are well known throughout the state and in cluded Hugh Jones of the Railroad Brotherhood of Great Falls Jack Mangus of the Mineworkers Lehigh Harry Hudson of the Railway Federation Don McLeod of the Havre Machinists Mike Holland of Sun River Bench representing the farmers Hon W F Dunn of Butte and A T Woodruff of the Smeltesmen and Alf Budden president of the Cascade Trades and Labor

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Library of Congress1885

Image 2 of The new North-west (Deer Lodge, Mont.), September 4, 1885

THE NEW NOTHWEST JAMES H MILLS PUBLISHER Ten ebolera now prevaills In Fraes Spain Italy and Japn It is not likely to teach Amelca this year bt if not sap presed abroad will probably reach her by another year Tue Boutte lectric Light Compny Is about to furnish light to residelts of that eity at very moderate expense The laca desset light sultable for residences s to be furnshed at it cents per Ight per bhor This eseem almost inredibly low PausTnAT Saensr LAmost says Lbere is notibng I the story of a rapture between Cleveland and Tilden The New York election will be a more reliable authority on the subject of Democratie harmony n New York State than the averments of a Private Secretary to the President Mw Dx J WELC on Wednesday eo signed as Treasurer of Silver Bow counoty to qualify a U 8 Collector of Internal Rev enuo Harry C Kessler was elected Tres arer by the County Commissioners and Pro be Judge Irvine appointed W G Pfootz Commlssloner in place of Mr Kessler Tun Jeferson County Sestinel in consid ing tbhe question of the Northern Paciic taklng in Butte says the line shbould deflec at

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Library of Congress1878

Image 2 of The Benton record (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]), May 24, 1878

YFrat mrnixn 1a rd W H BUCK Editor and Proprietor J JM EALY Local Editor and Business Manager The European warghost is vanishing into thin air The Missoulian has entered ut on its sixth volume The Mis soulian is one of our most valued exchanges and we consider it one of the best cotinty papers in the Territory Ouir advices from the North in dicate a row between the Sioux and Nez Perces on one side and the Blood family on the other After they have quarreled among them selves for awhile they will prob ably shake hands and agree to fight it out with the whites The reported surrender of a few Indians to General Miles command is considered a sure indication that all the Sioux intend to lay down their arms and again submit themselves to the tender mercies of the Indian agents but the Bozeman Times probably comes nearer the truth in stating that the penitent Indians are out of grub and ammunition Samples of wool from the Ed wards Bros flocks taken to Boston by Genl L S Willson of this place and submitted to wool men for classification were pronounced not Montana wool and on

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Library of Congress1868

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), August 15, 1868

THE BOSSIER BANNER THK C XSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IS JO THE DEMOCRATIC FARTY WHAT THE BIULK 18 TO THE CHRISTIAN REMOVIN T T R MS The Bossier Banner will be issued every Saturday uiorninç Subscription per an num Three Dollarsin advance TwoDol lam for six mouths for three months Advertisements inserted at 1 jier square of ten lines nr less first insertion50 cents for each anbsequrut insertion Cards of one square or less10 per nimm Nix months7 50 Three months 5 Announcements of Candidates tor office 10 t Obituary notices when exceeding a square will be charged as advertisements ry All articles published for the benefit of parties or individuals at their own solic itation will be charged for as advertise ments BEÎÏivÏÏETlX Saturday August 15 1868 FOR PRESIDENT Horatio Seymour of New York FOR VICKPRESIDENT Francis P Blair Jr of Missouri Club Rates We desire agents throughout the 1arisb Any ofour friends who will act as agents lor the Haulier are authorized to do so at the following rates 5 Copies for 12 10 20 The getter up of a club of ten subscriWrs will be entitled to an extra copy gratis Ko deduction from our regular

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Library of Congress1875

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), January 2, 1875

BOSSIER BANNER K Imitai Editor aal Propr The Bowes Basses is published every SoI srt sy aamlng Subscription 3 per atBBSBit 91 90 for six mouths snd 75 cents Forud rertis ei o ents inserted in news ool mas 25 e entsp sr tine ibr ch insertion VÄho eAargea Oss s ss e is cEudidatss for oiw isn ri sblr In advance10 Adrertieements inserted for specified time und discontinued by the advertiser be fore thot tune expires will be charged at the regular rates for the time and space occupied and not pro rata ratés of the time far which the advertisement was originally All advertisements and Subscriptions are twos presentation unless otherwise oou traetedfor All cireulars communications and cards at candidates or official aspirants and other matter intended for personal benefit will be cha rge d for at the rate of 10 cents per line cash in advance of first insertion Simple annonneessents of marriages and deaths mads gratis Obituarr notices tril ntea of nspeet resolotiens of public meet toigs fo e will luéchatgod the same as ad vnrmsameats No improper offirasively personal or offimrwfae objeetional matter Inserted on aayterma _ Subscription 3 Per Annum lla AdTfinoeii BELLEVUE LOUISIANA

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Library of Congress1876

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), February 15, 1876

litt lD55ttr garnier SemiWeekly Published Tuesdays and Fridays OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF BOSSIER UARISH BY W H SCANLAND TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION Twelve monthTwo Dollars Six mouths ne Dollar Three monthFifty Cents Five copies twelve months and one to getterup of clubTen Dollars Postage paid by the publisher BELL EVUE LA TUESDAYFebruary 15 1876 Change The time of the quar teily meetings for the North and South flossier Circuits is hereby changed as follows South Bossier at Fillmore April lstand2d North Bossier at Concord April 8th and yth Joel T Daves Presiding Elder The Political Field In the political field this year set your coulter deepplough a straight fur row to the endand if any decayed Badical roots hinder your progress turn them uuder Keep no scare crows but give it your personal su pervision and if any tresspassers come about coaxing you to mix Bad ical dirt with the native soil treat them in a way that they will not be likely to trouble you again With good culture this year we can bury all the insects and verminthat have been eating every green thing we have heretofore raised Spring time is coming and the voice of the turtle is heard

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Library of Congress1879

Image 3 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), December 11, 1879

mm K gosßw e 1 belleV ira LA jpSOAV LEW r SHREVEPORT Court very srooil Busnu ou paid your taxes r Have u or Dill Ao i PDCEW BER 11 18yf j Jt is j j 1 Bellevue prior high figures I Bellevue merchants enjoyed a djtradeduring all of the past 1 j Bellevue Masonic Lodge will jUkir officers for ensuing year wtoy __ _____ SfÜniag to people laying in tir supplies our merchants are good jiisiuess IfBeiuember Henry Dreyfuss jonShreveport when you want ef cloHres OEev Mr Ilartfield Kfbed fine sermons hero and Friday nights r Monday was a wet log ni dayone calculated to j rrseii a fit of the blues Kpîhen is a demand for now I i I ässnd dwellings m and around hajMtport merchants in the Ban Aud till the cotton comes in y Bellevue merchants happy jijconUuitctl Everybody is looking for a Christinas is tiie boss cotton SAnnmbcrof legal lights have attendance upon Parish ______ Trance to the Iront and make tart glad when jou sell our i a apt ist Thurs ilfvao Who will build thetnî 1 Our remitrs will do well to id tiie advertisvim nts of t lie Hifis week IFWeljgter

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Library of Congress1880

Image 4 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), October 14, 1880

Matrimonial Aeneies in Paris Under an assumed name my friend went to the Paris residence of M deF the celebrated marriage broker and having paid the preliminary fee of 40 explained that he came on behalf of a cousin who although possessed of a handsome fortune and good title was anxious to increase his worldly goods by contracting a wealthy marriage My friend further asserted that he acted in his own name and without the authority of his cousin but that the consent of the latter should anything acceptable be proposed he could answer for M de F at first demurred and asserted that he was not in the habit of dealing with less than at least one person di rectly interested in a matrimonial pro ject but my friends eloquence not to speak of the thousandfranc note at length prevailed and the great matri monial agent unbosomed himself His terms were eight per centum on the dot and this to be paid within the first year after the celebration of the marriage Of course my friend con sented Then M de F explained that should nothing be definitely decided on and the attempt fail nofurther expenses would be incurred

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Library of Congress1888

Image 4 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), July 12, 1888

TAL AGES SERMON A Discourse on the Palpit and Press as Allies The Power of the Press for Good or Evil The Folly of Antagonizing ItA Force that Should be Culti vated and Promoted Rev T DeWitt Talmage preached a sermon in Brooklyn Tabernacle on the Pulpit and Press Made Allies taking for his text The children of this world are in their gener ation wiser than the children of light Luke xvi 8 He said Sacred stupidity and solemn incompetency and sanctified laziness are here reVuked by Christ He says world lings a wider awake for opportunities than are Christians Men of the world grab occasions while Christian people let the most valuable occasions drift by unimproved This is the meaning of our Lord when He Bays f The children of this world are in their genera tion wiser than the children of light A marked illustration of the truth of that maxim is in the slowness of the Christian religion to take possession of the secular printing press The oppor tunity is open and has for some time been open but the ecclesiastical courts and the churches and the ministers of re ligion are for the most part

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Library of Congress1893

Image 1 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), March 30, 1893

Established July 1 1859 A Map cf Busy Life Its Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns Subscription 1 a Year in Advance VOLUME 32 BENTON LA MARCH 30 1893 a o s JA ttonicy at Law i iti v Louisiam Snifter Bellevue Bossier jtar A Joan n es Sm i fh ttoruey at Law lieaton Bossier parish A J Ai u rtf Will J pruetiee in the Courts ol Bossier amt adjoitiiut parishes A If Lowry A ttoruev at Law Benton La Will prae tioeintho Courts of Bossier Bienville and Webster parishes Dr AY r AI Abney Physician and Surgeon BENTON LA Office at Drug Store of Benton Drug Co CITY HOTEL MILAM STREET SBBE VEPOll T LO UISIA NA A J REYNOLDS Proprietor Omnibusses Connect with all Trains G W SENTELL W B MCLEAN L K BARBER G W SENTELL JK Gr W Sentell Co Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants No 190 Gravier St New Orleans T M COMEGYS DEJYTIST Offiee on second floor in Zoiliaips Building Adjoining the Opera House Shreveport La O ffice hours from 9 a m to 5 p in ami trom 2 I m to 5 p in Telephone con nection Dr C Ratzburg OFAtlST

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Library of Congress1899

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), February 9, 1899

1053t ct fan W H Scanland Editor and Proprietor BENTON LOUISIANA TlwridayFebruary 91899 A terrific cyclone in Lowndes Co Kiss Friday blew down cabins and injured several negroes In the Missouri House Saturday there was a fierce attack on the school book trust and its lobby Robert P Porter advisee that nearly all the United States troops be removed from Cuba by April By a unanimous vote the Minneso ta Senate has declared in favor of the election of Senators by the people Senator Daniel of Virginia made a strong speech in the Senate Friday against expansion and the ratification of the peace treaty Over 818 bills have been introduc ed in the Arkansas legislature up to date The fool killer is not doing his duty up in that State The House Judiciary has decided that General Wheeler and other Con who volunteered in the late war vsoated their seats in Congress A dispatch of the 5th says Texas cattle are dying by the thousands on aeoount of the chilling rains and long oontinned windstorm of last week Reports of thirty persons killed by snowslides Friday came from Bredkenridge Colorado Train ser vioe was still suspended in the mount ains

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Library of Congress1899

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), February 16, 1899

mt mmt W H Scanland Bditor and Proprietor BENTON LOUISIANA Thureday t February 16 1899 Cleveland Ohio will model her school system after that in vogue at St Louis________ Friday the Senate passed the House bill to establish a national military park at Vicksburg Miss Baltimore has about twofifths of the population of Maryland and pays about twothirds of the taxes The report of the United States treasury for January shows a deficit of about 9500000 for that month The North Carolina Legislature has passed a law making all contracts made by or with trustt null and void An epidemic of spotted fever or cerebro spinal meningitis was re ported raging at Morgantown Ky last we ek _ The Amerioan forces in front of Manila made an attaok on Calooean village last Friday and reduced it in short o rder _ It was so cold in Pittsburg Penn Friday that the ears of bogs in stock oars were frozen so stiff that they dropped off William Laird of the shipbuilding firm wbieh built the Confederate war Teasel Alabama died at Liverpool on the 7th inst The cost of the addmistration of the affairs of Cuba during the month of January

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Library of Congress1908

Image 2 of The Bossier banner (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.), August 13, 1908

IfIf Oi SV Zi îj BANNER VV H SCANLAND Editor and Proprietor 11IITDCn4V rri CT n 1908 1 __ ______ T I DEMOCRATIC TICKET for president William J Bryan of Nebraska for vicepresident John W Kern of Indiana JOHN T mNOKFS FOURTH DISTRICT WATKINS of Webster Parish FOR DISTRICT JUDGE K C DREW of Webster Parish FOR rnSRRICT ATTORNEY JOHN X SANDLIN of Webster Parish MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD W E CONNELL for Ward One X w SENTELL for Ward Three L C HIGGS forWard Six announcements i 1 I j I t Ilento School anoiiio fi of the school Board irom ward two Mijet I th i um of th Democratic party VO a aiiirirlzed to announce Mr J M HENDERSON liVH It imiIllal tor lwml srrd fward j sbjici to the ac tion ot the Democratic party ll h COUNTRY NEWSPAPER j hy the editor of the Banner and read by Mr fmrid iMtsidcnt of the Louisiana Press As oftun asked What is News Pap rpri jocitin I Ditrn R Kach man answers it according to his way of thinking What one thinks is news mother condems as nonsense My answer is News is Something Worth Telling nil

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