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Library of Congress1903

Image 6 of Okolona messenger (Okolona, Miss.), March 18, 1903

THE DUTY OP A NEWSPAPER Unfavorable criticisms of news papers are frequently made on the ground that they misrepresent things That is true They Ire qnently do But the newspaper which is trying faithfully to give the reading public the news makes remarkably few mistakes when it is considered how many state ments it is called upon to make in eachissue Those who are in the habit of charging inaccuracy in newspapers should remember two things First the average news paper makes certainly not less than ten thousand statements a year If none of these were er roneous or slightly misleading it would be astounding And sec ondly it is customary for one mis take in a newspaper to provoke more criticism than the nine thousand ninehundred and nine tynine correct statements And this very fact is much in the newspapers favor If the mis takes were so common they would not excite so much comment The record for accuracy and truth as held by a standard newspaper of good repute and enjoying a wide circulation among aa intelligent clientalle would put to blush any stump speaker platform lecturer or magazine lecturer in the land We once knew of a

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Library of Congress1883

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in response to Senate resolution of April 14, 1882, a tabular statement exhibiting the number of farms or plantations sold in the States of Virginia, Florida, Arkansas, and Tennessee, under an act for the collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts within the United States. February 26, 1883. -- Referred to the Committee on Finance. March 3, 1883. -- Ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1905

Image 9 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), June 24, 1905

the has of is Mr THE TRYING POSITION OF THE RUSSIAN AMEASSADOR COUNT CASSINI IS ADMIRED New Head cf Bureau cf Manufactures Seek Services of Congressmen Trained Newspaper Men Gymnastics Condemned ASHI NGTON Nothing but ad miration is pressed for Count Cassini the Rus sian ambassador during these last days of his stay Washington d i p 1 o mats had a role than he w ex v r V 1 i n for Few have ever n 1 more trying A to fill With public senti ment which iu clearly on o eludes that of officialdom the side of the Japanese the count has been able by his own genial personali ty to retain the respect and affection of all grades in official and diplomatic The blunders the misfortunes have circles that and the iucompetency marked the Russian conduct of the war in the east on land and sea have almost made the Muscovite name a re proach in this city had to meet all the disgust disappoint ment and ridicule that his home gov ernment have inspired As the deau of the diplomatic corps his position has been doubly trying The embarrassment that his nation s misfortunes have

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Library of Congress1879

Image 1 of Pioneer of Assumption (Napoleonville [La.]), June 28, 1879, (English)

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF ASSUMPTION AND OF THE TOWN OF NAPOLEONVILLE Vol XXII NAPOLEONVILLE La SATURDAY JUNE 28 1879 No 2 THE CENTENNIAL MEDAL The Truth at Last THE HOWE MACHINE Again Triumphant At the 45th Exhibition of the American Institute Fair in this city the Howe Ma chiae was recommended by the judges and approved by the unanunous vote of the Board of Managers for the GRaOs GOLD CEmENw IAL MEDAL under the following rules This Medal of gold is to be awarded only for a machine product or process exhibited this Centenmnal year at the 45th Exhibition of the American Institute of the city of New York It can be awarded on gfor a machine product or process of great value decided imjortancet and of more than usual merit and then only by a majorityof the whole Board of Trustees upon the written report of three judges whose report shall certify to the above requirements and after said report shall have been approved by a majority of the whole Board of Managers It will be thes seen that the Howe still leads all competitorsand we chal leage all Sewing Machine Companies in the land to produce

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Library of Congress1912

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 4, 1912

Back Numbers Two recent deaths in one family ir Machias recall boyhood memories of thal historic town Few towns in New Eng land of its size couldcompare with it ir the intelligence culture and sterling qualities of its people The old families included the Longfellows from the same stock as thepoet the Porters to one of this family Machia3 is indebt ed for her public library the OBriens of Revolutionary fame the Crockers the Hills Sargents and others all more or less distinguishedand all worthy law abiding Godfearing citizens Two mem bers of the Holway family and I think the last of their generation died withir one week Miss Eilen C Holway daughter of the late John and Leonici Crocker Holway died March 3 1912 aged 8 years As I recall her she was something of an invalid and it seems surprising that she should have attainec so great an age She was fond of flow ers and in the season there was a wealtl of bloom around the hospitable Holwaj home on what was known as the Dublir side of the Machias river I recall he as working about her flowers out oi doors or seated in a low

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Library of Congress1926

Image 59 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), December 9, 1926

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTER NOON j TROV T OWEN A SON AUCTIONEERS j Business Property Large Brick Store and Garage No 3706 Fourteenth st NW At Auction B T authority vested tn us w will ml publi suction m front of the premise on THURSDAY THE NINTH HAT OF DE CEMBER 1926 AT FOUR O CLOCK Pt lot 40 tn oui 2692 improved ns shove Terms Sold suhjeot to a first deed of rit sot sioon 00 due in shoot two and half years with interest at 6 W per rent thp purrhasp prie above said trust to he paid onehslf rash and halanrp as second deed of trust payable 7500 per month with Interest at 61 per rent tn mature in two rears A deposit of 30000 required Conreranrin recording etc at purchasers cost Sale to he closed within thirty days or deposit forfeited THOfl J OWEN A SON Allots d4dds etSu ADAM A WESCHIER A SON Aiisuoneers Trustees Sale of a Twostory Brick Dwelling No Eye Street Northeast By virtue of a certain dead of tru4l re corded in Liber No 5443 folio 14 one of the land record of the Histrirt of Columbia and default havint been

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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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