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Library of Congress1903

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 1, 1903

Literary News and Notes The stories of the worlds great cor porations are so full of interest m every detail that they read like ro mances The greatest corporation in the world is undoubtedly the billion dollar teel Trust and its story which appears in The Cosmopolitan for Octo ber forms one of the most important chapters of American business history John Burroughs is to contribute to The Century for 1904 a number of arti cles on Current Misconceptions in Natural History giving his views as to what he believes to be errors ot ob servation record or deduction on the part of contemporary writers on nature subjects The echoes of Mr Burroughs article on a similar topic which appear ed in The Atlantic last spring are still reverberating and in this series Mr Burroughs will take up the subject more fullv publishing his matured opinions as to instinct the alleged teaching of young animals by their parents tlse play of animals and kin dred themes Thackerays most important Ameri can letters are to see the light in the November and subsequent numbers of The C entury Magazine They cover both the first and second visit of the novelist to

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 21, 1917

i ACCUSED AS GERMAN SECRET AGENTS ___ Harry F 1erissi Irving Bonaparte and Axel B Melchar accused of hav ing maintained a secret mail system between this country Germany Mexico and South America _ Farewell to Meat By Scott N earing in Coast Seamans Journal Vegetarians have always been rare in the United States People have taken it for granted that in India or in China a meat diet was out of the question but in the United Stateshave not our ances tors eaten meat from a time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the con trary True enough but our descendants must stop it From 1860 to 1917 the population of the United States increased a little more than threefold and from 1880 to 1917 it doubled almost exactly Contrast with this in crease in population the increase in the production of meat for which the work ingman spends onethird of his food bud get The meat supply is absolutely limit ed by the number of meat animals in a community The figures showing the number of live meat animals in the Unit ed States indicate an alarming failure of t he meat supplies to keep pace

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Library of Congress1901

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 28, 1901

NEWS ROTES James M Smith near Athens Ga sold his cotton crop 2o00 balesfor 100 000 Fourteen women received the doctors degree last year at the University of Zurich Congress has adopted the slowsand system of filtration for the water sup ply of Washington Emeralds have been discovered in Arizona and it is said in North Caro lina They are however very small A few days ago at Littleton N H the mercury changed from 40 below to 40 above inside of twentyfour hours It has been found in India that in oculation against rinderpest will protect an animal for a period of seventy or eighty days Iron lands showing more than 7000 000 tons of ore have been leased in Northern Minnesota by the American Steel and Iron Company Arkansas legislators could not decide whether the State flower should be an apple blossom or passion flower and re ferred the matter to the committee on education A bill is before the Federal Council of Germany providing that the time of study shall be for medical students five years instead of the present term of four years and a half There is a Chinese farm in Florida where the Johns

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Library of Congress1902

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 5, 1902

CAMP COMPANIONS iV 1 A THOMPSON For years it lias been a source of much pleasure to rue to watch and study the habits both serious and play ful of wild animals and under no con dition have I found this to be so possi ble as sitt ing in ones camp with open duoi lid lire out 1liis is also greatly facilitated by a system of baiting Fur instance you wish to study the habits id the rabbit W hen going out to the settlement some day just gather a iitth clover and when you return scatter it in front of the camp or better still when you cut some white birch rirewood in the spring of the year gut her the tops hie It are generally ml ut buds and throw them about the dOi vard At eve the little bunnies will be browsing almost within your reach ami such mumming and capering lint k o dotl t move See those lug y slapat oil And just see those biu earsslick out to catch the lainiest sond Now move your chair the least bit and see t eui scurry in every tlirec ion ouy to unit back again

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Library of Congress1903

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 3, 1903

Literary News and Notes The article on Joseph Pulitzer in Everybodys for September is pecu liarly illuminative of the mans charac ter and his ideals of newspaper making In the light of his present extraordi nary endowment of a College of Jour nalism at Columbia it affords an inter esting index to The line of thought of which that is the culmination Herbert Maxwells notable discussion of Animal Intelligence in The Month ly Review is reprinted in The Living Age for August 2 In lighter vein and perhaps even more attractive to lovers of outdoor lite is Edmund Selouss charming sketch Terns in the Nurse ry from The Saturday Review Three noticeble articles on literary topics of perennial interest appear in current numbers of The Living Age In the number for August 22 Charles L Eastlake writes of Thackeray Aug ust 2 contains Augustine Birrells re view of New Editions of Charles Lamb and September 5 an article from Walter Frewen Lords dashing pen on Charles Reades Novels Ir Holmes writes Thomas Bailey Aldrich in the August Century had an odd liking for ingenious desk accesso ries in the way of pencil sharpeners paper weights penholders etc The latest contrivances

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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 17, 1910

TO FIGHT A WORM dollars has been contributed 1 Rockefeller for the exter t the HookWorm have now proven that the condition and listless inani rt ds of thousands of South s caused by an intestinal Worm is only one of fifty W ms that are known to in intestines Many cases ubles blood impoverish ral debility and weakness Worms True of Auburn Me in advance of his time this in 1851 and gave to Trues Elixir which posi Worms axative is needed Dr 1 ould be taken It is not Tonic Laxative ever devis hitclr pvtipU all animal om the system Worms here Dr Trues Elixir is is syrups or carthartic t take Dr Trues Elixir thing that is asked of a also insures the expulsion tern of all pernicious ani exists there specially are frequently and fretful from no other rms Dr Trues Elixir althy strong and well finds himself listless and v does not know what is ith him Cannot seem to into the days work has tew days treatment with ir will correct these con RENTISS FARM IN TROY Hxpert Says of the Stock the beautiful stallion Mars red on the Dolloff Farm itr and bought

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 30, 1917

HUMPHREYS WITCH HAZE OINTMENT COMPOUND For Piles or Hemorrhoids External or Internal Blind or Bleeding Itching or Burning One application brings relief Price 23c at all druggists or mailed Send Tree Sample of Ointment to Humphreys Borneo Medicine Company 15G William Street Xcw York SICK BEASTS BOOK on treatment of Horses Cowe Sheep Dogs and other animals sen free Humphreys1 Homeopathic Vet arm ary Medicines 156 Wiliiir St N x The Second Maine Regiment The Springfield Union of Aug 21st con tains the following highly complimentary account of the arrival of the Second Maine Regiment at its Massachusetts destination Big Uvent of Day The big event of the day overshadow ing all else was the coming of the Second Maine The Maine boys are about the hardest bunch physically that has ever hit Massachusetts They are larger framed than the Bay State boys they have the Down East expression and are rangy in gait and action Col Humes command Worked like a well oiled machine Due to arrive early this morning the regiment was delayed by hot boxes and other railroad trouble all along the route The command was 17 hours making the journey from Au gusta coming by way

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Library of Congress1941

Image 2 of Carbon County news (Red Lodge, Mont.), April 11, 1941

73 fjifz erjsJi gfegggsgs s F Government to Encourage Greater Food Production m o SÏ Prepare for Increased Aid to Democracies Newspaper Men From Small Town Make Good in Washington By BAUKHAGE National Farm and Home Hour Commentator WNU Service 1343 H Street N W Washington D C WASHINGTONBefore long the government will take steps to give the American farmer an incentive for raising more animals and in creasing the egg and milk output for this arsenal of democracy it can be safely predicted at this time Fur thermore with the incentive will un doubtedly go some type of guaran tee as in the case of the manufac turer that the farmer will be pro tected at least from possible loss in such undertakings At most he might even be guaranteed a profit Here is the background of the situ ation details of which government officials are not ready as yet to make public Food is as much a munition of war as guns The United States in pledging its aid to democracies is starting to send food supplies to them Important FoodWeapons One of these foodweapons is wheat We have plenty of that grain The department of agriculture esti

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Library of Congress1917

Image 9 of The Harlem news (Harlem, Mont.), August 31, 1917

TITLED IRISHMAN WAS FIRST REAL GAME HOG OF MONTANA KILLED 104 BEARS AND 2000 HEAD OF OTHER WILD ANIMALS TRAVEL LICHT IS WORD TO SOLDIER MONTANA BOYS GOING TO AMER ICAN LAKE NEED VERY LITTLE BAGGAGE Two Changes of Clothing and Toilet Articles in a Bundle No Bags or Suitcases Should be Taken Gov ernment Will Furnish Other Things on Arrival When the men of the new Nation al army leave their homes in Mon tana for American Lake Washing ton about September sth they will be permitted to take with them on troop trains only hand baggage pre ferably bundles The war depart ments order to travel light is for the purpose of conserving space on the troop trains The great military writer Richard Harding Davis once said that trav eling light meant carrying only a toothbrush He said any man could travel light in a military campaign if he had plenty of good friends and was an expert at the game of bor rowing But at Amerian Lake the men will have little time to chase all over the camp to borrow a safety razor and all the wise soldiers will place in their travel kits all the

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Library of Congress1865

The new picture of the eagle : (from a photograph taken in March, 1865)

Eagle on one side; text on the other. Eagle illustration signed: Baker, Chicago. Text signed Alfred L. Sewell, care of Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, Chicago. "Album portrait of 'Old Abe,' the live eagle which was carried through a three years' campaign, and many battles, by the 8th Wisconsin Regiment." Sold for the benefit of the Great Sanitary Fair in Chicago, which opened May 30, 1865. Also available in digital form. LAC nsk 2021-08-02 create (1 card) Item previously identified as Stern broadside portfolio 9 no. 42 - mvar 2026-02-02

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