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Library of Congress1915

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 19, 1915

GOuD THINGS From the Good Will Record A very interesting monthly is the Good Will Record published by the Good Will Publishing Co Hinckley Me George W Hinckley editor and we want our readers to enjoy some of the good things from the current issue as follows In Defence of the Old Farmer Said a Boston editorial in June Ap ply early and avoid the rush Not a bit too early to write to that old farmer up in Maine or New Hampshire to secure hat front room overlooking the country h and wide for the two weeks you are to spend in the country Allow us to remark that any old edi tor who will publish an old squib like that in his old newspaper is behind the times If any old quill driver should chance to write to us for a chance to rest his old baldpate in our attic while on his old two weeks rest in the country he would get it we would decline to board him or his old wife or any of his old sons or old daughters or his old sons inlaw or his old daughtersinlaw and all their old babieB until

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 4, 1917

MAINE ITEMS j Bath Women Knit For U S S ManleyJ j Bath Me Sept 23 The women of Bath are taking great pride in knitting for the U S S Manley which leaves Bath early in October When the ship leaves here she will have on board 110 each of sweaters mufflers helmets wrist ers and twice that number of socks Many people will be interested to know that after equ ppingthe drafted men with the articles there are still remaining 46 sweaters 50 helmets 90 pairs of socks 89 pairs of wristers and 59 mufflers Even with this supply there is demand for many more More knitters are needed at once especially to make the sweaters Portland Diver Finds Ring Robert Chase of Portland deep sea diver packed up his diving suit and went down to Beauchmont Point dived into 24 feet of water and recovered a 3000 diamond ring which had been lost by Mrs Alexander Biddle of Philadelphia a couple of days ago while she was waiting on the wharf for the Rockland boat He was submerged only four minutes When the ring slipped from her finger she ac curately noted the place it hit the

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Library of Congress1918

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 4, 1918

o __ HOW TH1S NERVOUS WOMAN GOTJVELL Told by Herself Her Sin cerity Should Con vince Others Christopher 111For four years I Buffered from irregularities weakness nervousness and was in a run down condition Two of our best doctors failed to do me any good I heard so much about what Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Com pound had done for others I tried it and was cured I am no longer ner vous am regular and in excellent health I believe the Compound will cure any female trouble Mrs ALICE Heller Christopher 111 Nervousness is often a symptom of weakness or some functional derange ment which may be overcome by this famous root and herb remedy Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound as thousands of women have found by experience If complications exist write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for suggestions in regard to your ailment The result of its long experience is at your service Letters From Camp Devens Horace Baker Atkinson of Searsmont writes interestingly of a recent trip of Battery Commanders details from Bat teries C and D and Headquarters Com pany to the drilling range They were equipped with shelter tents rifles cloth ing and

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 2, 1919

Interesting Case of Miss Baird Sick Four Years Red Cross Worker Tells How She Qoi Well The case of Miss G I Baird of 30Glen ville Avenue Allston Mass may bring new hope and health to other sufferers who have stomach worms and do not know what is the matter A letter from this sufferer tells the story I have been sick almost two years had four doctors with little or no relief Some of the doctors said I had enlarged liver nervous indigestion too much acid in my system I i as so tired in the morning it seemed as though I could not get dressed and get to work 1 was grow ing thin every day went from 1311 to 111 1 was so discouraged I didnt know what to do One night about three weeks ago 1 picked up a paper and saw your Dr Trues Elixir family Laxative and Worm Expeller advertised 1 made up my mind 1 had worms and the next day bought a small bottle of Dr Trues Elixir and took rhree teaspoonfuls until 1 had taken the bottle 1 was surprised at the result pin worms some a finger long so much

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Library of Congress1894

Image 6 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), December 3, 1894

NEW AT THE BUSINESS SHE WAS A VERY NICE BUT A VERY FRESH TYPEWRITER GIRL She Wae So Interested In the Reporters Story That She Wanted to Stop Quite Often nnd Talk About ItHad to III Her Hair and Get Her Chewing Gum For n rgjortfT with hut little to write nnd plenof timo in which to write it 1 there is nothing more pleasant than to dictate a narrative to a cheerful type writer particularly If sho he young and have nice soft hair to distract the eye and well formed white fingers and be ex ceedingly pleasing Hut for a reporter with a long yam to write and a limited amount of timo to finish It thing3 some times have a different aspect Near the newspaper cflico is a typewrit ing office which many men frequent A new girl came there ono day last weeka real nice girl and an excellent operator hut she had never done that kind of work Isfore While she was sitting in the main room upon the afternoon of her first day a newspaper man came bustling in and Mrs 1 have you got anybody to take a two column story In a

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Library of Congress1902

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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Library of Congress1916

Image 6 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), July 10, 1916

daily KENNEBEC JOURNAL Entered at the Augusta Post Office a iSecond class mall matter ESTABLISHED 1825 Kaaotlee whatever will be taken of unsigned communications The Journal cannot be held responsi ble for the preservation or return of rejected communications Address all communications relating to subscriptions and advertisements to Kennebec Journal Company Publishers Augusta Maine Monday July 10 1916 Republican Nominations FOR PRESIDENT CHARLES EVANS HUGHES VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES W FAIRBANKS GOVERNOR CARL E MILLIKEN U S SENATOR Frederick Hale REPRESENTATIVES TO CON GRESS 1st DistLouis B Goodall 2nd DistWallace H White Jr 3rd DistJohn A Peters 4th DistFrank E Guernsey STATE AUDITOR Roy L Ward well A Misguided Friend Editor Kennebec Journal The Journal editorial of June 27 entitled the Right Course at Last has been read with considerable surprise by a wide circle of manufacturers and railroad men The editorial in question claims to reflect the publicity attitude of the newspapers to ward American industry In the present wage controversy between the railroads and the brotherhoods for example you say no safe dependence can be placed on the claims of either side and in the public interests you think the contestants that is to say these conflicting and unre

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Library of Congress1922

Image 2 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), October 6, 1922

Interesting Papers Read at the Opening Sessions of the Maine Press Association Continued from Page One feystcm Mr Burleigh spoke at the afternoon session and what hfe had to nav was of high value to hi s aud ience Nichols Chosen President Frank B Nichols of The Bath Times was elected President of the Maine Press Association at the morning session Thursday at the Au gusta House He succeeds Charles H Fogg of Houlton whose term ex pires at this meeting R T ratten of Bkowhegan was reelected secre tarytreasurer in spite of his modest ly expressed belief that SUowhegan had hadthe honor long enough and that It would be for the benefit of the association toelect someone else The first session of tho meeting was called to order shortly after 10 oclock by President Charles H Fogg who Immediately introduced Mayor Hanford L Fogg of Augusta Mayor Fogg said that It was an honor to gfeet such a gathering of represen tatives of the press and as great a pleasure to welcome them upon be half of the citizens of Augusta to the capltol city because when newspaper men gather there Is a spirit of good fellowship and also

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Library of Congress1925

Image 14 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), January 8, 1925, (Centennial Edition, Main News Section)

More Kind Words From Friends on Occasion of Centennial The following Congratulatory Letters in Connection with the Centennial of the Kenn ebec Journal have been received in addition to those received earlier and placed in section B of the Centennial Edition SoninLaw Of James G Blaine New York N Y Jan 7 1025 Charles Flynt Kennebec Journal Augusta Maine Congratulations on anniversary of splendid paper WALTER DAMROSCH I CONGRESSMAN FOR THIRD DISTRICT Washington D C January 5 1925 Honorable Charles F Flynt President and General Manager The Kennebec Journal Augusta Maine My dear Mr Flynt Since boyhood the Kennebec Journal has been a household Institu tion in my family I have seen it through the years faithfully recording the events of my school and college days my early manhood the birth of my children the passing of relatives and friends and the thousand and one happenings large and small Joyous and sad that go into the making up of a full life In later years here in Augusta my boys have all acted as carriers of your paper and every morning in my home young and old read your columns with Interest and with profit Always the paper has been

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Library of Congress1925

Image 12 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), April 27, 1925

STATE HOUSE Governor and Council Will Meet t 10 A M Thursday Mey 7 Comr Thomas Calls Attention To Principals Meet While this annual conference Is really for principals of schools we are pleased to Include an Invitation to superintendents and school com mitteemen says Dr A O Thomas State commissioner of education in a letter being sent out to principals of high schools and academies in re regard to the annual conference of principals of secondary schools which will be held at the State House on Friday and Saturday May o and 9 The program for this conference was recently published in the Ken nebec Journal It Is also hoped that we have a good representation of academy peo ple present as some questions will be up for discussion in which they are vitally interested continues Dr Thomas Our program includes an address bv Governor Ralph O Brewster also by Trof John M Brewer director of the Bureau of Vocational Guid ance Harvard University and Dr Emery N Ferriss Professor of Ru ral Secondary Education Cornell Vnlversitq Each of these out of state speakers will give two ad dresses and will be helpful other wise in the various discussions

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Library of Congress1926

Image 8 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), March 4, 1926

1 C Industry to Be Shown by Exhibits at Auditorium More Than 90 Firms to Show Washingtons Progress In Manufacturing Production Washington will have a chance to I see itself as an industrial center to yight Our industries will be shown in the exhibits at the Auditorium of the Second Annual Industrial Expo sition 200 Booths Two hundred booths covering 50000 square feet of floor space present a panorama of business life popularly and mis in the Capital takenly supposed to be engaged only in the business of government More than 90 manufacturing con And altho cerns are taking part the industrial side is being stressed 1 there will be displays of the work of Washingtons foremost painter and i sculptors as well The Public library will have exhibit uh will the an 0 e Play grounds Department and the various branches of the military service i Special Programs There will be interesting enter tainment programs nightly Concerts have been arranged by the Army Navy and Marine band Thompson will give a program Lout songs each day Amplifier of will carry the music to all parts of the Auditorium Nine pecial nughts have been designated beginning with Marine Night tonight

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Library of Congress1963

Image 2 of The Sidney herald (Sidney, Mont.), October 16, 1963

NewspaperPeople Affinity By Rosecoe Drummond More Americans are reading newspa pers more thoroughly than ever before There must be a reason Despite the decline in the total num ber of newspapers total newspaper cir culation in the United States today is at an alltime high There must be a reason The reason must have something to do with newspapersand people There is a special affinity between them between newspapers and people People must feel a great identity of interest with their own newspapers One of the reasons may well be that the printed word requires more of its read ers than any other media Readers get more out of newspapers because they put more of themselvesmore of their own thinkinginto their newspapers I do not speak disparagingly of other news media quite the opposite I think that radio and television reporting is a tremendous boon to our democracy Radio and television reporting greatly expands the surface of public know ledge In my judgement most newspapers greatly expand the depth of public know ledge Dictator Diem The latest clear act of dictatorship in South Vietnam where American boys are being asked to die fighting for the regime is the imposition of

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Library of Congress1917

Image 3 of The Daily Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.), September 30, 1917

10 rat ED Elaborate Program Devised for Newspaper Mens Pleasure IMPORTANT SPEAKERS 0 j i Piominent Journalists Will Address Associations Convention All Is In readiness for the annual meeting of the Montana State Press association which will convene in Missoula Wednesday for a fourday session which promises to be one of the best that has ever been held by the state editors From all over the state newspaper men will come to Missoula to attend the meetings From the number Of letters and inquiries received by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce it ap pears that nearly every newspaper in the state will be represented Program Interesting The program which has been an nounced after nearly two months of preparation by the committee in charge of the meeting is filled with addresses by prominent newspaper men of Montana and the northwest Every moment will be occupied by some live event and the editors have been assured a royal entertainment while in Missoula Already some of the delegates have arrived and a number more are ex pected in Missoula before the mect msß begin Many of the editors are dunning to see Missoula and the out yilig vttileys and have made arrange

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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 Congress1895

Image 4 of Foster's daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), May 18, 1895

4 Published every afterncon Sundays excepted by GEOJ FOSTER CO 68 and 70 Washington Street Dover H Rates of advertising reasonable and lower considering circulation than any New Hamp ghire daily Job Printing of all Xkinds done at short Jotice TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One year by mail Or CAITICr sassresensses 500 Whree MONLNBcscssarsnsssnssenssosesnssrsessl 23 OlelonthcieieasmessvnssranssascscssessenssdC Bingle COPidB seevssssnsvrasscrssnsssssspassnessC EXTERED AT DOVER PosT OFTICE AS SECONDCLASS MAIL MATTER DOVER N H MAY 18 1805 1895 MAY 1825 e S so o Su Mo Tu We Th Fri Sat P semnsnsen sosmte e s 1123 4 s67B9loll Bt s e asmsesmreres co S 121814115161718 i 11912012122232425 MOONS PHABES First Third 044 DQuarcer 1 1314 G Quamrle Pm 3 3 746 dal 89 24 1 r ir 7 348 3Qlﬁor 31 aO B L e sR R IRRSR TR Transatlantic Popularity It appearsnow that they have estab lished a precedent that they can land on American soil avhen and where and why and how they choose the British pro pose to turn their attention to Honduras and to bully that littte country into pay ing its back interest Mr Clevelands subserviency makes it possible for Great Britain to do this without our interven

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Library of Congress1895

Image 1 of Foster's daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.), December 20, 1895

DAILY DEMOCRAT LEADS ALL OTHERS FOLLOW GEO JFOSTER CO PROPRIETORS EANDY EAaANDY CANDY Buy your Candy of us we will make it right before your eyes on and after Saturday noon a good suggestion we think dont buy old candy Get it hot when youcan We give a ticket with every pound and you may get the Beautiful China Dinner Set And the Influence It Wields Over the Nations Affairs FIELD OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM Made Up of Worlds Brightest Literary Talent NEW YoRK Dec 20Oratory by gifted orators men prominent in pub lic and commercial life was the order of the evening at the American commerce banquet held at Delmonicos tonight The subject Our Merchant Marine was handled in a masterly manner by Hon Williamm P Frye The American Business Man by General Horace Por ter and American Commerce by Hon Don M Dickinsen in a speech bristling with interesting statistics General Charles H Taylor of the Boston Globe responded to the toastThe American Newspaper General Taylor spoke in part as follows A New Englander well may respond to this toast without apology since the first eat journalist of America Benjamin grranklin was born and baptized only around the cormer

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Library of Congress1938

Image 12 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 20, 1938

r TCHULA 5 4 4 Continued from page 8 Mrs R G Williams and son Bobby of Jackson and Miss Elmarie Lacy of Goodman spent the week end with Tchula relatives Rev and Mrs A R Beasley visited home folks in Hickory Flat and Blue Mountain last week Mrs Boyd Sheppard and Mrs Byrd Jones spent Friday in Greenwood Ann and Carl Fincher came home with them for a few days visit Mr and Mrs J C McNeit of Jack son spent Friday and Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Walt and family Mr and Mrs J N Bedwell have re cently had several most interesting let ters and pictures from their son James D Bedwell who is stationed in China with the U S Marines He stated that he would be moved to Peking China at an early date to be one of the guards at tho American Embassy The ninth grade of the T H S had a picture show party in Belzoni Thurs day night Mr Dave Longinotti Mr John Camp bell and Mr Wm Beachman retired rail road men of Durant accompanied Louis Longinotti to Tchula Monday to visit friends Mrs Evelyn Sweet was accompanied

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Library of Congress1923

Image 14 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), March 12, 1923

W 1 One of Washingtons Industries So tremendous is the business of running the United States Goverment that Washington even to Washingtonians is considered a Government city as applied to industry It is true the Governments one hundred thousand odd employes with a monthly payroll of some ten millions bf dollars is a tremendous factory yet throughout the city are hundreds of smaller industries giving employment to thousands of men and women and turning back in the business channels millions of dollars each year Such an institution is THE WASHINGTON TIMESHERALD Whose Weekly Payroll for 594 Employes Is in Excess of 24000 These 594 employes are for the most part heads of families or at least breadwinners and probably suppbrt 2000 people which is a small community in itself a community spending for the necessities and many of the luxuries of life over a million and a quarter dollars each year Buying Power to be reckoned witha farreaching influence in merchandising real estate and financial circles THE WASHINGTON TIMESHERALD A National Institution With Washingtons Interest Always at Heart will soon move into its new home One of the largest and most modern newspaper plants in the United States is being

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