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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 Congress1903

Image 8 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 20, 1903

County Correspondence SEARSPORT LOCALS Albert Nichols is visiting friends in town Mr Harry Blake left Wednesday for Bos ton Miss Addie Hubbard left for Boston Sat urday Mr Bert Morrison is spending a short va cation in town Mr William Putnam and son Will left Wednesday for Boston Miss Eva Clement left Saturday for her home in Boston Rev Charles Whittier of Bangor spent Sunday in town Miss Jennie Salvage left for New York by boat Saturday Mr Maurice Dolliver was in Bangor for a few days last week Edward Porter left Saturday for a short visit in Providence R I Miss Rose Roulston of Boston is visiting Mr and Mrs N Roulston Dr S Calderwood of Boston was in town for a few days last week Mr Amos 1 Carver of Brooklyn N Y is in town for a few days Miss Emeliue Nickels is ths guest of Lap ami Mrs E D 1 Nickels Albert Fowler of Ames Iowa is visiting Ins aunt Mrs Geo Sargent Mr Charles Nichols ami family of Port land spent last week in town Mrs Nina Hadlock and son of Boston are the guests of Capt D S Goodell Will Prescott ami his

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), December 14, 1895

Geo W Jdn kins editor of the inta Mat ia Timncs Cal in speak ing of the various ailments of chil dren said When my children have croup there is only one patent medicine thit I over use and that is Chamberluins Cough Remedy It lugsegses some medical properties that relieve the little sufferers im mediately It is in my opinion the best cough medicine in the market If this remedy is freely given as soon asthe croupy conch appears it will prevent the attack It is also an ideal remedy for whooping cough There is no danger in giving it to children as it contains nothing inju jionq For sale by R Hl Mills Drug Co Limited Valuable Plantation for Sale In one of the most fertile regions of the Parish 280 arpeuts of improved land beautifully situated with a front of 7 arpents on Bayou Tigre by a depth of 40 arpents located partly in Ver milion and Iberiaparishes within two miles from a railroad depot and bordering on a navigable stream Iwhich affords water transportation o gulf ports This land is suited for cotton sugar cane corn and sweet potatoes a portion of it is adapted to

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), December 28, 1895

Geo W Jk as editor of the Santa Maria Ti me8 Cal in speak ing of the various ailments of chil dren said When my children have croup there is only one patcnt medicine that I over use and that is Chamberlains Cough Remedy It possesses some medical properties that relieve the little sufferers im mediately It is in my opinion the best cough medicine in the market If this remedy is freely given as soon asthe croupy cough appears it will prevent the attack It is also an ideal remedy for whooping cough There is no danger in giving it to children as it contains nothing iriju For salc by R H Mills Drug Co Limited Valuable Plantation for Sale In one of the most fertile regions of the Parish 280 arpeuts of improved land beautifully situated with a front of 7 arpents on Bayou Tigre by a depth of 40 arpenis located partly in Ver milion and Iberisparishes within two miles from a railroad depot and bordering on a navigable stream which affords water transportation to gulf ports This land is muited for cotton sugar cane corn and sweet potatoes a portion of it is adapted to cattle

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 4, 1905

lift PRODICTION OF MAPLE SUGAR The Bureau of Forestry Seeks to Develop and Extend the Industry The Bureau of Forestry has been studying the maple sugar industry with the view of securing a larger use of the maple forests Since 1S50 the area oi maple sugar farming has greatly chang ed and shrunk In early days maple sugar was commonly made even in many parts of the South because cane sugar was virtually unobtainable No longer is there even a limited produc tion in South Carolina Georgia Alaba ma Mississippi Louisiana and Arkan sas This is because cane gugar can now be bought everywhere at a low price and is preferred to maple sugar for sweetening In Indiana Michigan and Illinois the maple trees have been extensively cut for lumber thus reduc ing the opportunity for tree tapping In those States also the markets are glutted with imitations which removes the incentive to extending the industry In other States as in western Mary land West Virginia Ohio New York and in New England the maple sugar industry has held its own or been in creased The best sap How is secured in the cooler northern States yet good results can

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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 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 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 Congress1906

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 29, 1906

NOTES FROM FLORIDA A Good Catch of Bluefish The Razorback Hog Orange Groves Moving South The Season Nearing its Close Correspondence of The Journal Palm Black Florida March 19 1906 A few days ago 1 went fishing with some friends Mr Leroy IIiscock anti his father who own the trim little launch Helen and as it was my first fishing trip in Florida you may he assured that the fact 1 came out high line was most gratifying 1 was awak1 ened from slumbers by my friends in 1 the early morning hours and crawlii g out of bed pulled on my clothes anil was soon breakfasting with them Af ter such a breakfast as befits a good fisherman we left on the little boat for a trip up the lake mid were soon on the fishing grounds The catching of blue fish here is considered a great sport and we landed a good catch We used a bright piece of lead with a bit of red flannel and while the hook was larger j than a mackerel jig it was on similar lines The fish bit readily and as we did all the fishing by trolling we bad to

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Library of Congress1919

Image 13 of The White Mountain echo (Bethlehem, N.H.), July 12, 1919

BETHLEHEM N H JULY 12 1919 what similar cog railway for moun tain climbing and purposed to build a railroad up the Rigi Just what influence the studies of the Mt Washington system had upon the Swiss plans is not known but the Rigi railway was soon under con struction and was opened in 1870 or 1871 The Riggenbach patents were used and everyone who is familiar with the Mt Washington device can see at a glance that the mechanism is decidedly different put no doubt the demonstration of a cog railway in actual operation up a mountain gave great encouragement to the projectory of the Swiss railway and thus Mt Washington pointed out the way for the building of the Alpine road Through Mr Aikens enterprise the Summit house was built capable of accommodating 200 persons The house was built in part on land leased from the owners of the terri tory and this fact combined with the rivalry of the two enterprises led to friction and ultimately to litiga tion We do not feel disposed to pay for the use of the summit and to have to fight for it wrote Mr Aiken to his antagonists on one

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