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Library of Congress1903

Image 8 of Water Valley progress (Water Valley, Miss.), March 21, 1903

Tf Me is an Jd story about the fSrir wrrA tois Wife who were not tali dird with their home and de eld 4 to pat their farm in the hands oan agent for sale Soon the realtor they read of a beauti tel place which they decided would exactly suit them They ailed on the agent only to find It was their own farm they had so jaech admired and as the agent had atated the facts they with drew it from the market They hai overlooked the good things round them antil a stranger had pointed them oat This is a very common experience We usually think the other fellow has the eas ier time of a better business be cause we dont know all about Ills troubles or disadvantages and because we dont fully appre ciate our good things Ex Your great man shines before the populace in vain without the newspaper He spreadeagles the Constitution in vain without the newspaper His clarion voice wakes up the universe in vain without the newspaper His most astounding financial enterprises serve him in vainwithout the newspaper His scientific re searches and achievehments are in vainwithout the newspaper His wireless

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Library of Congress1903

Image 2 of Water Valley progress (Water Valley, Miss.), December 26, 1903

THE GOTHAM PRESS New York Journalism and the Men Behind the Papers A NEW NEWSPAPER ROW Editor Reid In Building n ew Home for the TribuneThe Movement Up TownA Comparinon of the Old and Xew New YorkWhitelaw Reid has no fear that Newspaper Row will move H r Reid as a Buildar uptown He has bought 30000 square feet of land next the old Tri bune building and will not only cover it with an addition but will extend the entire structure to the height of 19 stories This reconstruc tion will complete a cycle of building in New York It is a trifle less than one generation since the present moiine Duuamg oi ten siories wus erected It was the marvel of Its day and one of the highest office buildings ever erected in the oldfashioned way before the steel skeleton method was invented of raising skyscrapers Its lower story walls are as thick as those of a castle on the Rhine I remember well reading as a lad in the country the description of the Tribunes new building and wondering if l should ever see it The avid memory of youth reminds me how the architect proved that

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Library of Congress1961

Image 18 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), December 22, 1961, (SECTION THREE)

Two Paspointers upped to eagle scout rank Lamey and Shaw get highest award at court of honor Scouts of the Singing River District held their final court of honor for 1981 last Thurs day at the International Bro therhood of Electrical Workers Hall on Market Street in Pas j cagoula Scouts of Troop 500 Gau tier sponsored by the IBEM were hosts John Fuller and Jake Hoed are troop leaders Highlight of the court of honor was the conferring of the Eagle Scout rank upon Donny Lamey of Troop 220 Moss Point and Ned Shaw of Troop 232 Pascagoula J W Steadman assistant district commissioner con ducted the ceremony which elevated the two Scouts to the hehest rank of scouting He challenged them to con tinue to live their Scout prom ise and laws and to help their fellow Scouts along the Fagle trail The John Lameys and the Osbon Shaws parents of the two Scouts were escorted by Eagle Scouts Phillip Scordino and Karl Wiesenburg to par ticipate in the presentation The two mothers pinned the Eagle badges on their sons and were presented bouquets of roses by Scouts of their sons troops The couri of honor partici pation

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Library of Congress1962

Image 6 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), May 16, 1962

f nrruTj_iinnnrumnnrumr SdCtonfaU II WE SEE IT THIS WAY 1 a riiiinnannjLiijumjmju yr i Horn Island For people profit or for the birds Eighth in a series Who is opposed to the countys plan for developing Horn Island and what does the opposition offer as an alternative The Mississippi Wildlife Fed eration last September adopted a resolution opposing the Horn Is land plan and similar plans advo cated by Harrison County politic ians for developing Ship Island W V Robertson of Gulfport president of the federation told the Chronicle that the federations opposition is based on its belief that commercialization would des troy recreational facilities now open to the public on these islands Jackson County supervisor president A P Moran says that as far as Horn Island is concerned more not fewer people would be able to use the island for recrea tion Ample public areas would be available he says And who can get out there now he asks Only the few people who have big boats With the building of the causeway anybody with an automobile will be able to go to Horn Island and iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii use those recreational facilities The wildlife federation has an other objection however

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Library of Congress1962

Image 6 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), December 7, 1962

We are for these things whatever helps most of us even at the expense of some of us cCUuaI WE SEE IT THIS WAY We are against these things whatever helps some of us at the expense of most of us A slim hope that a good reap portionment bill will come from a housesenate conference next week is held out by State Rep Karl Wiesenburg of Pascagoula A bill calling for establishment of a legislature of 100 representa tives and 51 senators was passed by the house Wednesday Con ferees from the house will negoti ate with this as a starting point It is possiblethough barelythat a true reapportionment might be worked out What will come forth however most probably will be just another rearrangement plan disguised as fair reapportionment The house bill passed Wednes day though is closer to a fair one than any other suggestion yet to come from the legislature Its 100 man house allows for one member from each of the states 82 coun ties with 18 other seats available for dividing among the most heav ily populated counties Fiftyone senators most probably is the opti mum number for the upper house Wiesenburg believes that

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Library of Congress1963

Image 9 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), September 18, 1963

Hancock Voters Seek Reversal In High Court JACKSON UPIAn attorney for a group of Hancock County voters hias asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to overrule a Chancery Court decision and re turn the states first county voter redistricting case for trial Attorney Upton Sission of Gulf port appealed to the high court to reverse a ruling by Chancellor William Hews at Bay St Louis which sustained a general demur rer by the defense dismissing the case The suit filed last Feb 13 by Powell Glass Jr of Bay St Louis and a group of Hancock residents as a class action asked that the county election commission be en joined from holding a further elec I tion for supervisor until redistrict ing had been accomplished The court took the matter under advisement The suit complained that one of the countys five beats had been virtually annihilated by the federal governments purchase of land for the space vehicle test site center in Hancock and Pearl River coun ties It claimed that the county had not been redistricted in more than 100 years and said that efforts to __ I IP ASTORALL PURPOS K I BLEACH wow Baby Food Ss 6 r 49

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Library of Congress1963

Image 3 of The Chronicle (Pascagoula, Miss.), December 2, 1963

Say Newspaper Must Be Lawyer For The People CHICAGO UPIStuart List publisher of the Chicagos American told high school newspaper editors and advisers Friday that a newspaper must be an attorney for the peo ple A newspaper should realize that to accept evil without pro test is in reality to cooperate with it he said in a speech for delivery to the annual conven tion of the National Scholastic Press Association It is not enough to love the flowers You must also hate the weeds List said basic good taste and high standards of performance are marks of how a newspaper meets its responsibilities A newspaper must know the people of its community and love them he said Always the newspaper must ask the question do we reflect what is good for the people of the com munity not what is good for ourselves List represented the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation in presenting this years journalism awards for general excellence to five high school newspapers TVia irinnofc nrnrA Pa1_ legian Baltimore City College Baltimore Md The Hoofbeat Murrah High School Jackson Miss The Rocket John Mar shal High School Rochester Minn The Profile Proviso West High School Hillside

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Library of Congress1961

Image 13 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), May 26, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

WERE CELEBRATING OUR Gleaming White Summer COSTUME JEWELRY Earrings Necklaces Bracelets Butter Soft and Durable Wont Crack MARSHMALLOW BAGS 1 Clean Easily With Soap and Water LUCKY PURCHASE OFDRESSES k Famous name dresses in cluded in this sale Fab rics are cottons arnels bembergs silk blends linens Local Business By S S TALBERT Chairman Dept bf Journalism University of Mississippi Gay and Bright STRAW BAGS Reduced To t Many Plastic Calf Styles Also Sportswear Special JAMAICAS FUHTOPS FOR We like the young folks to have a good time and know they will in these Jamacias sizes 10 to 18 Blouses size 32 to 38 159 Each Dots Prints Solids Stripes Ladies Dixie Belle PANTIES Sites 5 to 10 White Pink Blue Special Buy NYLONS 4 First quality fam ous brand 89c to 125 values Sizes 5 to 15 10 to 20 14 Vi to 2412 Buy a fresh new wardrobe of dresses now Heres a choice of dresses to make you pret tier cooler and figure flatter ing Save On Washable DripDry BLOUSES Choose from manv styles tuckin and overblouses both Sale Of Betty Barclay Dresses Light Washable Double Woven Cotton GLOVES lGO Value Reg Sizes and Fit All Cottons

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Library of Congress1961

Image 8 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), July 11, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

Hints Homemakers 6y Charlotte M Garner VOHP MDMF AHFWT f s We find many recipes ioday calling for sour cream We can buy sour cream from the dairy display at the grocery store But how many ol us know that it isnt the same kind of sour cream that grandma used to churn into butter Todays sour cream is dairy made li is really fresh sweet cream to which a culture has been added The culture adds a custardlike consistency and produces a distinctive tangy flavor You can whip sour cream but be sure to chill both the bowl and beater before you start to whip It wont get stiff when whipped but fluffy and almost double in volume Top gingerbread spice cake or puddings W ith whipped sour cream In hot sauces and main dishes remove food from di rect heat before you add sour cream then reheat to simmer ing If you boil sour cream it will curdle and become very thin v Chicken and Sour Cream Two envelopes unflavortv gelatin 21 cups chicken broth divided 2 tablespoons grated onion 1 teaspoon salt dash pepper 2 cups cooked diced chicken cup toasted slivered almonds Vz cup sliced j

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Library of Congress1961

Image 12 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), July 18, 1961, (SECTION TWO)

_ WIN SPECIAL CASH PRIZES OtE o Offered for Early Effort JULY 26TH During First Week of Contest SubecifpMont moy be ttken y i 66 Details Below time following this announce j ment i 1 1 n EARN CASH EARLY he hromcleStar iy JS Tur uncc point a nVFRTKFR tttsafcsr 1 IUll I 111 1 AUY LR 1 ULH Outlined Below r PROUDLY RESENTS BMMMMMBIBIIIMImhmhwmmmmflBBIIMWW Plan In Brief The object of this big Everybody Wins prize contest is threefold Primarily to increase the already large subscription list of this newspaper to collect advance subscription payments from present readers and at the same time afford local wideawake energetic men and women married or single and young people of this trade territory an opportunity to profit in a BIG way through whatever spare time they might have during the next few weeks So it is a plan that works both ways and to the ultimate good of all concerned In order to gain this end quickly and effectively the most attractive and altogether desirable awards ever offered by any newspaper in this section have been made ready for distribution among those who participate most actively Ambition and energy are the only requisites

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Library of Congress1961

Image 21 of The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser (Pascagoula; Moss Point, Miss.), October 6, 1961, (SECTION THREE)

I 1 swe J I tataiM obh l I HfCacHTIMI MN I i ir jptUiULavMMMl 1_ SMART HOME FOR A FAMILY Entrance to this luxury house Is adftss a sheltered flagstone porch The house with its three bedrooms family room facing a back terrace and basement recreation foom is meant for a family It has 2005 square feet of living area Plan HA1853 was designed by Lester Cohen Room 75 117 VV 48th St New York 36 N Y AAAAAawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Local Business By S S TALBERT Chaimaso Dept of Journalisas Valxsity of Mississippi AAAAAAAWWWSVWVWVWSAAVAAA Pcss women plan weeks activities Regular business meeting of Business and Professional Womens Club of Pascagoula was held Monday night in the clubhouse with Mrs Bessie Seely presiding Plans were made to visit the Biloxi and New Orleans clubs to join in activities during National Business W o m e ns Week which will end Satur day public official is subject to such constant scrutiny Another reason why t h e newspaper may be considered the most democratic of insti tutions is the fact the news paper is the only major local information medium which is not under regulation by the federal government Broadcast media by

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Library of Congress1886

Image 2 of The Pascagoula democrat-star (Pascagoula, Miss.), September 10, 1886

fhecmt7crjtSfjr T22 booh rrm Tbe report of veffow fever a rkl mid 4f JAl 12J 1 SffiH CHT1 resolred ia another tni to tbe Const as a summer DETZCTI7S 320TTi A12ZaT3 tir here last TS EQHTTCrilXiriOl Ordinarily R KJTAYERa EiaTCR Scrarucn Miss FRiDAT Septemfier 10 IW i old blow rtsorr from wnieii we fear she will be alow in rewreriiig Is baa al ready liken her several years of imojautty from infectious diseases There wan some week occasioned by the aires of the t aegroes aieticioiieiliti oar bust issae by Detective Erowi of the jtiii jri UetMor iu espeet Memlua Cape LVowi left Iait auey ia retan tor bis oat lay Saturday wubouc the dark ami Strange to ear tbe payment ot tax after his departure Shentf Clark es ia an exception to this role Some disappointed nor beaded A COOP AXS1Z33 We bare come serosa many ad wben a ma a ram with bis money he doea ao cheerful1 mawnmp m me iocurOTi dresaea this year delivered at press I l rt t rt A lBklf aaln Hdiia I i eiub aad editorial aaiwciatioo dia ntuaes sutue very grave aa writ us false charges against tbe support ersof Scoekdafe

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Library of Congress1899

Image 4 of The Pascagoula democrat-star (Pascagoula, Miss.), March 24, 1899

THE AVERAGE CITIZEN THE NEWSPAPER AND Kurort KiRlittr His most amusing to hoc tlie man ner in which the average citizen looks upon newspapers Iu selecting his newspaper he takes the one which pleases his fancy moot and usually the one which he thiuks gives him the most news at least the most news of the character ho would like to read and would be most Interested In If he gets married has a child born Into the family if he goes abroad or does some commendable public act if he makes an inprovemcnt to his prop erty or does anything which pleases him he wants to see it magnified as much as possible and appear In the newspaper he has graciously and con descendingly bestowed his patronage on If a child or relative get married lie wants to see It gorgeously written up If some of his relatives gain dis tinction in any of the walks of life he proudly brings it to the newspaper for comment no nutter whether anyone else in Uie community knows or is in tcrcsted iu the relative or not he Is and that issuftlcient If the afore said relative Is sick or dies

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Library of Congress1921

Image 2 of The Neshoba Democrat (Philadelphia, Miss.), April 28, 1921

The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California Provides complete insurance protection for young and old Writes Old Line InsuranceOrdinary Life20 Payment LifeJoint Life and Business InsuranceEndowment Insurance Represented by CARL L QENTSCH at Hotel Rush Philadelphia Miss Nraljuba imurrat C T RAND Editor Publisher Subscription l6O AYear Entered at the post office at Philadelphia Miss as second class mail matter Demagogues And Puppets We hare in our possession a copy of the American Edition of Perrys Royalist Dictionary It was the first book of its kind print ed in the United States and it was published in the year 1788 We chanced upon this valuable little volume several years ago in the library of an old New England home At a time when money was very tight we parted with a goodly sum that we might purchase it Just the other day upon turning over the thum worn pages of this interesting volume we ran upon the word demagogue which was defined as the ringleader of a mob In the same book pup pet waa defined as a wooden image but latter reference books also define puppet as one acting as another wills We have both demagogues and puppets

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Library of Congress1921

Image 6 of The Neshoba Democrat (Philadelphia, Miss.), May 19, 1921

What It Means To Your Community Artemus Ward one of the great students of the psychology of pub licity once made the following ad dress before the merchants of a small town In New York and what he said said then is applicable now to mer chants everywhere A country weekly newspaper do 1 lug a business of five thousand dol lars a year is worth fifty thousand dollars to the business and profes sional men of the community and can Ik made worth one hundred thousand dollars a year to them If yon dont believe that statement try to get along wlthoutyour paper To talk about supporting your newspaper is about as damphoolish us to talk about supporting a store a bank or a manufacturing enter prise You wouldn be much in the world If you didnt trade in a store have a hank account and have some outlet for the energy of the citizens Too many business men look upon the local newspaper as an incubus a sort of charity Yet the local paper Is us much a public Institution us the public library the churches the hospitals or even the commercial club with the difference that It

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Library of Congress1897

Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), April 1, 1897

The Fkee Phess a Bussell8r Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT POPLARVILLE MISS Thursday April 1 1897 ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE ENT BRED AT THE POST OFFICE AT POPLARVILLE MISS AS SEC OND class Mail matter The Blanc brothers will be exe cuted at Lafayette La next Fri day Thomas M Bloom nged 104 years died at Phoeuixyille Pa last week Maj P 1 Montroes and Dr Cornelius A Rice of Biloxi died last Saturday An earthquake shock was felt at Vauilalia III and in portions of Canada on the 23rd ult John Hcllinghead who lived 14 miles east of Waynesboro was as sassinated Friday night The New Orleans sawernge plant lias been purchased for 93500 by N V Jordon of Boston We have received the initial nura i her of the McLanriu Star E Hall editor It S Hall publisher Mrs J W Adams wife of Ed itor Adams of the Sea Coast Beacon died at lass Christian on the 26th People who think they are mar tyrs carry the look on their laces and make martyrs of their friends Picayune M C Cook of Cumberland Miss has been appointed United States Marshal for the northern district of this state Fanny

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Library of Congress1897

Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), May 6, 1897

Tsffi Free Press A G RussrLl Sr Editor UTOBLISHHD WEEKLY aT POPLARVILLE MISS ffbvrsday May 6 1897 ON L DOLLAR IN_ADVANCE iNTSUKD AT TIIK POST office at POPLAHVIhLK MISS AS SKC oNu class Mail Mattkh Greece ha a new cabinet The streets of Hannibal Mo are now navigated by lioatN The cotton acreage of Texas tins season will he the largest on record Eleven thousand acres of Ala Hiauia gold lands hate been sold to a 8 ndieute for 117000 MG A veroff the Greek million aire of furls France lias subscrib ed 80 000000 to the War fund ot hs country A lire at Newport News on the 17th tilt destroyed 82000000 worth of property Eight persons were injured Levi A nlentine tor many years a Citizen of Enterprise aged 85 years died suddenly a few days ago While enjoying his tinner At Barcelnnia 20 anarchists in addition to those already sentenced have been condemned to heal It lur the bomb outrage June 7th last Fiy hundred houses were swept away and twice as many people rendered homeless by tiie recent lood ot I lie Cottonwood river in Oklahoma Mr Oliver VV Patchings son of Representative T 0 latchings

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Library of Congress1908

Image 2 of East Mississippi times (Starkville, Miss.), August 28, 1908

TIMEB Win Ward Kdltor and Proprietor Trustees in Session The trustees of ibe A k M College are In session thiv week having convened Wednesday morning The governor is pres ent as presiding officer Of the fourteen members of the board all are present except three Ii is known that six members of tne board favor President Hardys resignation but no sleps toward asking for his resignation will be made at this meeting but in the other hand it is ful v certain lhalsaveial members of the fac ulty wll bo asked t resign as Governoi Noel said before leav ing Jackson when asked übou tne meet in He replid that there were Several things to allend to am mg them the smoothing over of every thing p eparatory to the Opening of tne sessi m There may bo one or more of the facul ty members he said who have gone s far tiiat they could nut give loyal support to the college and their resignations may be accepted I dunt think there will be more than one or two of these and maybe none The purpose is to remove all the fric1 ton possible and render harm less

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