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Library of Congress1912

Image 11 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 18, 1912

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTBRXOOM AT Ai A WESCHLER AUCTIONEER TmiUTEFJT SALE OF LOTS 11 AND 43 IN BLOCK 2 WHITNEY CLOSE AND IM PROVEMENTS KNOWN AS 436 KENTON STREET NORTH WEST Bv virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re corded In Liber No 3417 at folio 2VJ of tho and records for tke DNtrtct of Columbia and at the request of the party secured thereby we the undersigned trustee will sell a public auction n front of the premises on WEDNESDAY MAY FIFTEENTH 1012 AT HALF PAST FIVE OCLOCK PM the following described hind and premises situate In the county of Washington Tistrlct of Columbia known and diatlnguMicd a lot eleven 111 In B H Warners subdivision f block two i2 Whitney Close as per plat re rded In County Book 6 pages 2 and R3 In the surveyors office for the piitrlft of Columbia and lot fortyfive i43i Id Elizabeth W Voorheea subdivision of lota In Mock two 2 Whitney Ciose us per plat recorded In Book 40 pipe i2 In said surveyors office together with Improve ments known a No 438 Kenyon t nw Terms of ssle All cash above first trust of j 2350 A

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Library of Congress1880

Image 2 of The river press (Fort Benton, Mont.), November 10, 1880

THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPERI A Lecture on its Use and MisuseIts Ex istence as an Educating Factor Defined The American newspaper is the best in dex of American life and the fairest represen tative of the people Whoever would form a correct estimate of the spirit genuis and life of Americans must study the newspapers Our virtues our vices our thoughts and opinions our politics our trade our push and pride our weakness strength creeds customs and civilization all are imagined in our periodical publications The American newspaper has no rival on earth in the volume and variety of its issues More than 10000 papers appear each week from our newspaper press More than 1000000000 copies are circulated annually They cover the whole field of human thought and interests Every department of business manufacture and trade has its advertiser Schools scientific moral educational religious political and charitable societies and organizations publish newspapers devoted to their interests and filled with their ideas But stating the num ber of newspapers does not tell the whole story One must note well THE GREAT ARMY OF WRITERS who help to fill their columns the editors assistants reporters correspondents critics and contributors of all kinds which

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Library of Congress1917

Image 17 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 23, 1917

AUCTION SALES THIS AFTERNOON THOS J OWEN A SON AUCTIONEERS inromcEs sale of valuable improved REAL ESTATE NOS 319 321 323 323 AND 327 14H STREET NORTHEAST By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re _ urili il In Liber No S401 folio 322 et seq of tlM land record of the District of Columbia and al the request of the party secured thereby the BBdertlgBed trustee will sell at public auction tat front f the premises on MONDAY THE TWENTYTHIRD DAY OF APRIL AD 1917 AT HALTTAST FOUR OCLOCK PM the fol lowingdescribed land and premises situate in tha city of Washington District of Columbia and dsalfnated as snd being lots numbered one hun dred and twenty Are 125 to one hundred and twentynine 12 inclusive In Mayse and Clark trustees subdivision of square numbered ten hundred and fiftyfour 104 as per plat re corded la Liber IS at folio 27 In the surveyors office for the District of Columbia together with the Improvements consisting of five twostory brick dwellings Soa 319 321 323 325 and 327 144 street northeast Tarns of ssle Onethird of the purchase JMney to be paid in cash balance in two equal

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The freeman (Indianapolis [Ind.]), July 27, 1895

THE FREEMAN A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY At 57 Indiana Avenue INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA SUBSCRIPTION RATES WAny part of the United States and Can ada one yeah postage paid f 150 Six Months 85 Three Months 60 Foreign countries SIOO extra Send money by express money order post office order or registered letter to THE FREEMAN Indianapolis Indiana All communications enclosing news matter for publication must be sent with the name of the writer not for publication but as a guar antee of good faitn TO CONTRIBUTORS We prefer not to return manuscript where the articles are short and copies easily taken such as poems anecdotes and brief sketches and in no case will we undertake to return manuscript unless stamps tor that purpose ac company the article We will not pay for mat ter unless it is ordered All matter for publi cation must reach this office by Monday of each week to insure insertion in the current issue AGENTS Agents are wanted in every town and city not now occupied and liberal inducements will be given to the same Send for our extraordi nary inducements to agents ADVERTISING RATES Regular displaylo cents per line per inser

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Library of Congress1962

Image 5 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), October 18, 1962

FBI Head Hits Misinformation And Suppression Of News Misinformation and suppression of news are deadly enemies of a free people J Edgari Hoover said in a special tribute to American newspapers on the occasion of National Newspaper Week October 1420 Integrity in journalism as in law enforcement cannot be a matter of percentages It must be com plete and impregnable cordingly thp newspapers role in keeping the public in formed becomes increasingly significant Integrity in journalism r m law enforcement cannot be a matter of percentages It must bp complete and impreg nable As guardians of Ameri can liberty the press and t e police are charged with a i rd trust Operations whch j closely affect the lives of millions of nenplp must be exemolarv and above re proach In addition to its innate re sponsibilities 1he press is mrrallv obligated to promote hp fim heanno of justice and tee pertefm4on of law and nrdnr In deed much of the nrorpq pr profession V is v_iedp m rising its standards mf3ional status is di dl 1butablp to tP sup port of editors and publishers u0 pconize tho need for ffivp law enforcement On oodcn to be sure the nene

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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 Congress1843

Image 4 of Holly Springs gazette (Holly Springs, Misp. [i.e. Miss.]), March 24, 1843

NOTICE N obcI erice toau ot Jtr of the Ft cfn Trail i Pro bite Co in forthe County of Muh II Sstaeo liisij pi rjiieJ at thelrYbruary tenn ihereo 1S13 the umfrsigned Administrator of the esi late of Wii M B avickut of said Cm P n tU on Sttrttd v Uie 15 ft diyet April 1913 on the premiss cr fot sale at public ven due oa a ere Jit of twelve nvmhs the full owing land tenements an i hereditimeais blnaginif to the estate etsaid Um M C jstwick dcd to xv it the north cast quarter e f Section 8 TJ It 1 wet f the Basis meridian of the Chickasaw Cession ao a yn f the South west quarter of 8 It I T 2 Bpiuning at the half mile stke oa Sect 8 7 then soath ITS yards to a xToet marked in the plan of ihe lots sold by Win U Irvine reed then Fxst 73 yards to a stake then north 17 yards to a stake or Clackoak sap line on the line between said Irvine and Jno Morgan then west with said linetothebginning including the late residence of the said Ijtwick

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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 Congress1962

Image 2 of Holmes County herald (Lexington, Miss.), July 12, 1962

Weekly Publisher Outlines Problems lie printed from The Publishers Auxiliary By Mel Hodell One of the most enjoyable aspects of my life is making money This is part and parcel of being in the newspaper busi ness as far as Im concerned Its fine and dandy of course to contribute every thing to your community and the public up to your eye brows free of charge in a continuing burst of mighty causes But after the day is over and you go home there is a matter of finding your off spring wellshod with a hair cut and a full satisfied sto mach And seeing as how the news paper business is a private enterurise there really is en joyment in making abuck on ce in a while I believe my greatest frus tration comes from the situa tion involving the split per sonalities who deal with a smaller newspaper when it comes to money On the one hand we often are wrooed with the most en thusiastic passion possible when it comes to printing news promotion advertising assorted whatnots about e ery thing and everybody in the newrs columns free of charge On the other hand we too often

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Library of Congress1925

Image 7 of The Ronan pioneer (Ronan, Mont.), November 27, 1925

EDITOR OF MONTANAS OLDEST NEWSPAPER RECALLS BALMY PLACER DAYS OF DIAMOND CITY AND CONFEDERATE GULCH By DAN R CONWAY IN GREAT FALLS there resides a Krayhaired old Kontleman now well paat the fourscore mark who continuously for the past fifty years has been editor and publisher of the states oldest newspaper the first agricultural publication in the entire Rocky Mountain region and the only weekly farm paper published in the Northwest On November 25 1875 just 50 years ago R N Sutherlin printed the first copy of the Rocky Mountain Husbandman at the old mining camp of Diamond City M T This same R N Sutherlin has just issued his fiftieth anniversary number of that paper which is now being published in Great Falls A firm believer in the agricultural future of Montana Editor Sutherlin has from the beginning conducted his newspaper as a farm journal In the early gold days as is the common condition there were many disap pointments There were not a suffi cient number of claims to satisfy all and many took up claims which did not prove profitable As a result scores of those who had been lured to the foothills of Montana by the

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Library of Congress1962

Image 2 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 25, 1962

UosUaii But Not UN Legislature Can Decide State Reapportionmenf The men in the Legislature seem to be spending a lot of time talking and listening to talk memorializing Con gress on matters which are complete ly outside their jurisdiction and final ly politics as usual with tthe little petty squabbles and infighting the public has come to regard as the nature of the Mississippi Legislature Let us hope that if and when these gentlemen get down to work they will be consistent in their approach to the solution of the states many serious problems and it wont be another ses sion of saying Dont do as we do but do as we say do We refer specifically to their memorializing the United States Con gress to limit contributions to the United Nations and prohibit the U S from participating or buying any bonds that may be issued by the United Nations This action was said to be inspired by House Speaker Walter Sil lers and others It received a highly favorable vote in the House and over whelming approval in the Senate Tt is well and good that we stand for fair play in the United Nations and we agree

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Library of Congress1921

Image 4 of The Southern herald (Liberty, Miss.), October 21, 1921

THE 80UTHBBN HERALD LIBERTY MISSISSIPPI Copyright THE ORGANEST Synopsis Proud posseHHor of a pnnlmK press and equipment the gift of Uncle Joseph to his nepnew Herbert Illinsrsworth Atwater Jr aged thirteen tlie fortunate youth with his chum Henry Hooter about the same aire begins the publication of a fullfledged news paper the North End Jalty Ori ole Herberts small cousin Flor ence Atwater being barred from any kind of participation In the enterprise on account o her In tense and natural feminine desire to boss Is frankly annoyed and not at all backward in saylntc so PART I Continued It was In a wiue an original poem though like the greater number of all literary offerings It was so Itrongljr I inspirational that the source of Its Inspiration might easily become mani fest to a coldblooded reader Never theless to the poetess herself as she explained later In good faith the words Just seemed to come to her doubtless with either genius or some form of miracle Involved for sources of In spiration are seldom recognized by in spired writers themselves She had not long ago been party to a musical Sunday afternoon at her greatuncle Joseph Atwaters house where

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Library of Congress1955

Image 5 of The Glacier reporter (Browning, Mont.), January 28, 1955

Th Gliclt Reporter Friday J n M 155 TRADE AT HOME SUGGESTIONS CoOperation on the Part of All Citizens Necessary if Browning is to take Full Advantage of Its Potential Possibilities Oil Development Promises Opportunities to Build a Real City In This Central Location MERCHANDISING AND PUBLIC SERVICES It is estimated that a large percentage of the merchandising and services business in the Browning trade area at the present time goes to outside trade centers possibly as much as fifty per cent of the total business That this practice is economically unsound both for the outside buyers and from the standpoint of those who have invested their capital in Browning pay local taxes to support the various governmental activities donate to community projects and extend a helping hand in cases of personal emergency support its churches fraternal and civic organizations and are mutually interested in advancing all manner of community betterment is easily apparent after even a superficial ana lysis of the problem From the buyers standpoint from a purely financial angle it is readily ap parent that the practice of going to distant points for trading purposes is a losing venture As a matter of simple arithmetic it is

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Library of Congress1914

Image 6 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), April 18, 1914

The recent very Important meeting of the American Advertisers As sociation held in Chicago will be referred to for years to come as epochal in newspaperdom because it marks the creation of a still greater sentiment 1 favorable to the country weeklies and small city dailies which will un doubtedly result in the diversion to these publications of hundreds of thou sands of dollars worth of national advertising that has heretofore gone ex clusively to the magazines says the American Press The address of Mr Brisbane which elicited the warm commendation of all present was delivered at the banquet of the American Advertiser8js sociatlon given at the Hotel LaSalle Chicago incidental to the annual con vention of the association 4 This dinner was enjoyed by 250 of the most important advertisers and advertising agents of the country Mr Brisbanes Telling Address Mr Brisbane spoke as follows It is late Half a dozen important and able business men are to fol low I shall be brief The writing of advertisements like all writing is the art of trans ferring an idea from your mind to the mind of another In preparing an advertisement you must do four things First Make people

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Library of Congress1921

Image 7 of Vernon Parish Democrat (Leesville, La.), December 8, 1921

I 2 J am y opyright 1921 by the Ball SyndicateInc THE ORGAN EST SynopsisProud possessor of a printing press and equipment the gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew Herbert Illingsworth Atwater Jr aged thirteen the fortunate youth with his chum Henry Rooter about the same age begins the publication of a fullfledged news paper the North End Dally Ori ole Herberts small cousin Flor ence Atwater being barred from any kind of participation in the enterprise on account of her In tense and natural feminine desire to boss Is frankly annoyed and not at all backward in saying so PART IContinued 2 It was in a sense an original poem though like the greaier number of all literary offerings it was so strongly Inspirational that the source of Its Inspiration might easily become mani fest to a coldblooded reader Never theless to the poetess herself as she explained later in good faith the Tfords Just seemed to come to herdoubtless with either genius or some form of miracle involved for sources of in spiration are seldom recognized by in spired writers themselves She had not long ago been party to a musical Sunday afternoon at her greatuncle Joseph

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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 Congress1906

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 28, 1906

V The Science of Agriculture How it Should be Taught The Work o University of Maine At the last meeting of aklo Conn ty Pomona Grange the topic for clis mission was should Agriculture la Taught in Our Public School Tin discussion was ably opened by Mrs L F Sukcfortb who said Agriculture without doubt is one ol oldest ot Human occupations Pursuer at first in a crude way by the barba rians of distant antiquity who dug holes 111 the ground with a sharpened stiek into which they diopped the seed it has progressed as man has progress ed in the scale of evolution until i has at last reached that plain where il is styled a science Put the science ol agriculture is young very young II is just beginning to lawn upon human knowledge that it K indeed a science and that it includes a knowledge ol man other sciences socalled I have no doubt but the man ot i it future who engages in agriculture toi liis lifes business wiil follow his occu pation in a scientific manner and will prepare himself by proper study and practice as do people ot other trades and professions 1

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Library of Congress1895

Image 4 of The Meridional (Abbeville, La.), April 27, 1895

FOR SALE One hundred and sixtyfive ar pents of land just below terrys Bridge having a front of 5A urpents on the Vermilion river by a depth of 31 arpen ts This property is intersected by the public road leading directly to Perry and Abbeville has several beautiful building sites is finely wooded and will make a rich sugar farm It is partly improved having considerable feucing upon it a dwelling house and other buildings Terms Cash or time granted as pur chaser desires Ay further information may be had by applying to Homer lDcuir or EDWARDS GREENE attys Abbeville Augut 4 1894 NEW YORK For 1894 DAILY SUNDAY WEEKY ffpages1 elts O pages 4cts S or 10 pa e Agreis e Repuldlican Journal Of the Metropolis A NEWSPAPER FOR TIlE MASSES Fountded December let 1s7 CircIati0n over 100000 Copies DAILY TIe PREss is the organ of no fac tion pulls no wires has no animosties to avenge The most remarkable Newspaper Success in New York The Press is a National Newspaper Cheap news vulgar sensation and trash find no place in the columns of TIHE IKasS IuE PRESS has the brightest Editorial page in New York Jt Sparkles with

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