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Library of Congress1901

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 17, 1901

MYSTIC GRANGE FAIR Mystic Grange held their annual fair at Helmont Centre Oct 2nd The weather was not all that could be wished but quite a ovd was in attendance and a good time as enjoyed by all The awards of prem i in the various departments were made i follows CATTLE ie yoke three year old steers Everett nnell 1st Albert L Marriner 2nd Hoy Marriner 3rd ne yoke two year old steers Oscar kins 1st Herbert Donnell 2nd Jersey cows F L Batchelder 1st 2nd I 3rd ne heifer two year old W S Foss 1st i ne heifer one year old G W Marriner F L Batchelder 2nd ne line Jersey heifer two years old A onnell 1st also had four generations of sey cows and heifers DRAFT HORSES ii draft horse a nice drawing pair Geo gilt 1st POULTRY Leghorn chicks Everett Donnell 1st yniouth Bock chicks Howard Elms 1st nett 1 hmnell 2nd ekin ducks Carl Brewster 1st SHEEP AND SWINE est flock of lambs W S Foss 1st L F Vnwood 2nd Kamboiilett ram Oscar Shibles 1st uck Y S Foss 1st L IS Marriner Ernest Piper 3rd st flock sheep Ernest Piper 1st

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 28, 1905

THE MONROE FAIR The races and matters in general at the Monroe fair were reported last week Following are the premiums awardee POLLED ANGUS Herd pure blood A J Kenniston llermon Corner 1st Hull A J Kenniston llermon Corner 1st Herd dairy cows A J Kenniston 1st Cow with stock A J Kenniston 1st E I Allen llermon id Heifer 3 years A J Kenniston 1st E L Allen id T Heifer 2 years and under A J Ken niston 1st E L Allen id Heifer 1 year E L Allen 1st A J Kenniston id Heifer calf under one year E E Allen 1st A 1 Kenniston id HOLSTEINS Bull A J Clark Winterport 1st Bullcalf F L Bicker 1st Heifer P M Elwell Brooks 1st and 2d Heifer l year and under1 2 1 E Ricker 1st Heifer calf under one year 1 M Elwell 1st and id SHORTHORNS Herd pure blood A E Murch 1st Eli West Monroe id Bull Eli West 1st Bull 2 years and under 3 i Shields Winterport 1st Bull l year and under 2 Eli W est l st Bull calf under l year 11 M Lane Frankfort 1st and id _

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 2, 1919

Beauty is Only mlm Skin Deep but a beautiful skin is possible only when the liver and kidneys are active and the bovves functionate properly The secret of beauty as well as of health is to maintain perfect digestion and elimination Beechants Fills help to preserve beauty and maintain Leah h because they influence liver kidneys skin and stomach to functionate in harmony and efficiently 4 Sold by druggiiiU throughout the world In boxesJOc 2 So v l I tklORT Miss Frances Eldridge received lirst premium for best tatted yoke at Monroe Fair Miss Agnes Morrill of Portland is hav ing extensive repairs made on her old home Miss Charlotte Thompson has accepted a fine position as teacher in a school in Connecticut Miss Harriet f Moody has begun her duties as teacher in the public schools of Dover Maine Mrs Lotta Eagleston has moved into her new home which she has recently purchased on Deane street Miss Esther Ford has moved into the George A Cole house on Washington street which she has leased Miss Mae Ellingwood received first premium on ladies driving horse exhib ited by driver at the Monroe Fair Mrs C C Homer of Boston has

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Library of Congress1907

Image 8 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), September 5, 1907

STATE NEWS HANCOCK m SARGENTVILLE The fair held by the Library Associ ation was a decided success netting 235 The school committee have been re pairing and painting the schoolhousc School began Sept 2 taught by Miss Gleason of Cherryfleld The Eastern Steamship Co is repair ing the wharf at this place Mrs Mc Auley wife of the superintendent who has been stopping here with her hus band has returned to her home in Camden Ernest Grindle who has been living on what is known as the John Katon place is moving into Mrs Mary Wares house Merton Page has moved from North Sedgwick into J W Grindies house Several Sargentville people attended the fair at Bangor Friday William K Ialor has been entertain ing his father and two sisters at his summer cottage Raymond Bridges has purchased a house lot of W X Means at Curriers Corner and is preparing to build a house Edward Skelton of West Brooksville was the guest of Clarence Chatto Sat urday and Sunday Harold Sargent is passing a few days with his mother before entering the University of Maine The Dluesedgbrook S S Association will hold its annual session at Sedg wick Sept

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Library of Congress1893

Image 3 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), June 15, 1893

WOE AND WIT r _ Gath Tells ai a Chicago Banquet lor journalists Some Kemlnioenoe of Newspaper Work fa War DayPublisher Scott and Kohlsuat a ComradesSomething About French Papers COPTBIGHT 1893 After the worlds fair had been well under way I was invited to a dinner at the Union club in North Chicago by Moses P Handy to meet some persons of the foreign press and in the art de partment and as we mingled together from halfpast seven oclock until one in the morning and I may not have leisure soon for another such bout I will narrate the appearance and ad ventures ofsomeof these persons We had of foreign journalists Mr Villiers Mr Senior and My Millet Mr Millet is also an artist who resides about equally in England and the United States He is the author of an adven turous trip down the Danube river in to the Turkish regions Then we had Mr Atwood the chief architect of the worlds fair and the only author of the magnificent Art building which is the admiration of all beholders and turns out to be equally happjy in its in ternal arrangements Mr Atwood is a finelooking man rather

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Library of Congress1953

Image 1 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), May 25, 1953

Weather Forecast Fair tonight lowest about 66 degrees To morrow fair and warmer Full report on Page A2 Midnight 67 6 am 65 11 am 74 2arn__64 8 am__ 66 Noon 75 4 am_ 65 10 am 70 1 pm 76 An Associated Press Newspoper 101st Year No 145 Phone ST 35000 WASHINGTON D C MONDAY MAY 25 1953FORTYFOUR PAGES Nations First AShell Fired On Nevada Flat Brilliant Flash Seen in Las Vegas 75 Miles Away By the Asociatd Press LAS VEGAS Nev May 25 The Army fired the Nations first atomic shell today from a huge cannon dubbed Atomic Annie It burst with a brilliant flash over a simulated enemy target The shot fired from the 280 millimeter cannon on French man Flat came at 830 am 1130 am EDT Within five minutes the cus tomary atomic cloud formed visible in this resortgambling town 75 miles away It developed a lazy S form and appeared to have an ice cap Sunlight glinted on the white top of the cloud Its wispy stem led down to a purple base Cloud Rises Swiftly The cloud rose swiftly and seemed to be traveling fast It did not have the true mushroom shape

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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 Congress1909

Image 4 of East Mississippi times (Starkville, Miss.), June 4, 1909

The East Mississippi Times PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI Office in Times Building Opposite East Entrance of Courthouse Wm Ward Kclltor and Proprietor A Texas prophet predicts that the world will come to an end in July We advise delinquents to pay their subscription 2 r s Kangaroo meat is being served in New York restaurants People who have eaten it are undecided as yet whether to re gard it as a luxury or a misdemeanor Jackson has organized a crusade against the pestiferous and deadly housefly When Jackson cant organize a cru sade against some evil its a dull day at the capitol city Hear in mind that we are going to have the grandest big gest and best Fair this fall in the history of the Fair Associa tion The officers are doing their partlet the citizens do theirs Tippah county claims to have discovered coal and iron mines within her borders With these commodities in North Mississippi and oil gushers on the coast Mississippi may yet come into her own It is said that there are a number of SIOOOO counterfeit bills circulating in various portions of Mississippi and Presi dent Pirdsall editor of the Yazoo

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Library of Congress1901

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 2, 1901

WEATHER PREDICTIONS Hie Work of the C S Weather Bureau Bruttits to Commerce and Agriculture There is no other subject in which the people throughout the civilized world are so generally interested as they are in the weather and there its noth ing that exerts a greater influence on the affairs of men Although the weather has occupied mens minds to a great extent since the earliest days of the race and much scientific research has been made it is only within a com paratively few years that any systematic attempt has been made to record and diffuse meteorological data or knowl edge Since the work was taken up by the leading commercial nations of the world great advances have been made and great benefit has accrued particu larly to navigation and agriculture and allied branches The early Egyptians studied meteor ology as a branch of astronomy and Aristotle compiled a comprehensive work on the weather from their writ ings and his own observations He dis cussed prognostics of rain wind storms and fair weather but made no attempt to explain any of the phenomena Cicero Virgil and others wrote on the subject but they added little to the knowledge

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Library of Congress1901

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 26, 1901

news of the week M viM M atters Hon L T Carle jon 11 O Stanley and lion E E members of the board of lisli and commissioners went to Bar Ilar viMt illtli to give a bearing relative og through the ice at Eagle lake own ot Eden Another matter noon at the same time and place five to the killing of deer in the Eden Mt Desert and Tre Friday the commissioners ring at East Machias relative Fug the number of bass that taken in any one day by any iiiy or boat in the waters of i lakeDr i M Twitched t the Maine Farmer scores the i air management for catering so civ to the sensational part of and makes an allusion to the uses seen at the Bangor fair interesting Dr Twitched We believe a society makes a take in catering so largely to ational and spending so much on startling novelties when a of this sum expended in parades i active yet educative features cad into the State many com and leave a far better feeling visitors The indignation over the cruelty practiced on ng horses put a stop to that a nee after

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 17, 1905

Naval Strength of Argentina It is Absurdly Overrated The National Navy Yard Interesting Items Concern ing our Distant Sister Republic Special Correspondence of Tlie Journal Tigre Argentina July 1 1905 This queer little town where is the national navy yard of Argentina is about twenty miles from Buenos Ayres at the confluence of two riversthe Parana and Lujan Several torpedo boats and other small craft that make up the navy of the republic are always to be seen off shore It is diflicult to imagine how these boats could be of any use in case of emergency because the water is so shallowin many places barely two feet deep though fairly rough and with a very rapid current that no vessel with much draft could possibly be gotten out without a very slow and tedious trip up this branch of the Parana river to distant San Pedro and then down again by one of the main branches We are given to under stand however that the torpedo boats are maintained chiefly for the overaw ing of the neighboring republics and are expected to furnish more employ ment to painters than to gunners They are rarely ever in practice hut are

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Library of Congress1912

Image 13 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), December 14, 1912

BODY AND FACE 1MECZE1 Grew Worse Until Hands and Feet Swollen and Running Sores Skin Would Drop Off in Scales Prac tically a Shutin Cuticura Soap and Ointment Entirely Cured Brownvlllp N YCuticura Soap and Ollit ment cured mo of a stubborn case of bzema which followed a severe caso of scarlet revcr My body and face was a mass of Rores so that I was practically a sliutin It grew worse until my hands and feet were swollen and running sores 1 trieo many remedies One kind which I used fairly burned my skin up so that It would drop off In scales 6s il It was scalded But thanks to good advice I then used Cuticura Soap and Ointment In a short time I was entirely Cured Now my skin is clear as ever and 1 have had no return of the disease I hope this letter will help the suffering ones who are fighting eczema Signed Miss Bdnu Bidwcll Jan 10 1912 TO REMOVE DANDRUFF Prevent dry thin and falling hair allay Itching and irritation and promote tho growth and beauty of the hair frequent shampoos with Cuticura Soap assisted by occasional dresfffngs with Cuticura Oint ment

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Library of Congress1894

Image 3 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), November 15, 1894

H1SGEIXAHBVBO Cut It Out Cut out this advertisement and send it to the makers of with your address and 14c in stamps and by return mail you will receive their beautiful Columbus SouvenirSpoon Address THE J B WILLIAMS CO Glastonbury Ct PREMIUM DEPARTMENT We warrant these spoons made of the best German silver extra plated with pure silver oxidized handles gold lined bowls Am greatly pleased with Souvenir Spoons and con sider them little gems They are almost identical in every respect with some we bought at the Worlds Fair for which we paid 2 apiece We use nothing but Ivorine and cor r WW II MARRY ME JACK And buy the rihg at McKinneys A thousand Solid Gold Rings Diamonds Opals Pearls Turquoise Moon Stones Emeralds aud Garnets in any kind of a setting Engagement and Wedding Rings a specialty Largest stock Low est prices in the city KENNEY THE JEWELER 459 Congress St Monument Sq novldtf PALMER ANDERSON GO 29 Exchange Street AGrEKTTS OF CONTINENTAL Insurance Co OF THE CITY OF NEW YOKE Incoporated in 1852 Commenced business in 1853 F C MOORE President Secretary EDWARD LANNING Capital Paid Up in Cash 100000000 STATEMENT OF ASSETS JAN 11894

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Library of Congress1898

Image 4 of The Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.), October 22, 1898

The Toledo Weekly Blade Every intelligent family needs in ad dition to their local paper a good na tional weekly The greatest and most widely known general family newspa per is the Toledo Weekly Blade For thirty years it has been a regular visit or in every part of the Union and is well known at almost every one of the 70000 postofiices in the country It is edited with reference to a national cir culation It is a Republican paper but men of all politics take it because of its honesty and fairness in the discus sion of all public questions It is the favorite family paper with something for every member of the household Serial stories poetry wit and humor the Household department best in the world Young Folks Sunday School Lessons Talmnages Sermons the Fat m stead the Question Bureau which an swers questions for subscribers the news of the week in complete form and other special features Specimen copies gladly sent on application and if you will send us a list of addresses we will mail a copy to each Only 1 a year If you wish to raise a club write for terms Address The

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Library of Congress1902

Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 15, 1902

I If I r r There arc only two essentials of Btisiness Successin any business First adequate capital Second a fair price for your goods with a reasonable profit A newspaper like any other commodity should be sold at a profiteach individual copy Any newspaper which is not thus sold is not independentits dependence is upon its advertisers or some other contrib utory powerand this dependence is inconsistent with abso lute honesty FRANK A MUNSEY U A Newspaper Devoted to intimate Information as to Their Important Interests THE SUNDAY TIMES Tomorrows issue will be so well worth its cost so valuable to every resident of this city that it would be an offense against common sense as well as business wisdom not to call attention to it in every possible way It will be beautifully illustrated contain thirtysix pages and be full of strong able authoritative ar ticles on important subjects interesting to every member of the family The price of the Sunday Times tomorrow and thereafter will be FIVE cents because it is worth FIVE cents and so good a newspaper cannot be sold for less Since its former price was set it has grown from eighteen pages to

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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 Congress1912

Image 1 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), September 16, 1912, (LAST EDITION)

Mwr jjit lK WWSff i aaltm Fair Tonight and Tuesday Cooler Last Edition NTJMBER 7574 Yesterdays Circulation 44101 WASHINGTON MONDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 16 1912 Fourteen Pages PRICE ONE CENT Mln m 1R wiriflp R NEWYORKPRESS BY F Another Daily Added to His Chain of Pub lications WILL GIVE SUPPORT TO COL ROOSEVELT Believes Former President Is Only Advocate of True Amer ican Policies NEW YORK Sept 16 Tho pur chase of the New York Press by Frank A Munsoy is announced to day Mr Munsey publishes In the Press a statement setting forth tho reasons for his purchase and giving his views of tho Issues Involved in the present national campaign The PresB Mr Munsey states will support Roosevelt for President be cause of conviction that Roosevelt stands for whatever makes for social Justice real industrial evolution and those economic policies that will in sure the proper protection of Am erican industries and the mainten s anco of the high standard of Ameri can wages and American living The political contest lies between Roosevelt and Wilson with Taft very likely not to carry a single State therefore the preservation of the American protective system Is dependent on the election of

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Library of Congress1961

Image 7 of St. Ignatius post (St. Ignatius, Mont.), August 10, 1961

Dixon Mrs A C Paul and daugh ters attended the wedding of her niece in Missoula Saturday Mr and Mrs Gene Pitts and family attended the Great Falls fair last week Mrs Tom Carter of Spokane Babe Ruths have B2 season In its final game of the sea son the Mission Babe Ruth team won over Dixon by a 133 score Tom Orr with a single and a double drove in three runs while Gary Blackman with a homerun drove in two runs The locals ended with an 82 record for the season New records were made by Gary Blackman in the R 81 department as he knocked in 21 to break a record that had stood since 1957 Gary also set a rec ord with three homeruns and by striking out 57 opponents knock ed the old record of 46 set by Merle Matt in 1955 by the way side Gary tied with Alvin Mc Lure for the record of hitting six doubles Steve Atkin swiped 17 bases to establish a new record in that department Missing from Next years team will be Gary Black man Gene Sorrell Raymond Cordier and Larry Bicha The final statistics are as fol

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