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Library of Congress1934

Image 4 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), May 10, 1934

Lexington Advertiser The Advertiser Pub Co Publishers Entered at the Postoffice at Lexington Hiss as Mail Matter of the Second Class SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year200 Six Months Three Months jr Single Copies each B A POVALL___Managing Editor TOM SHEPHERD _Editori MRS R M OWIN Society Editor t Announcements For CongressThird District JOE P McCAIN of Cleveland A COUNTRY CODIFIED By Clayton Rand Codes increase to cover the country bold experiments in the program of National Recovery Among all complicated codes of busindsa conduct none is as im portant as those that govern the press Should publishers and printers codes fail of their purpose editorial columns that have such a penterat ing effect on public opinion would reflect this failure and undermine the recovery program It is for that reason that the whole structure of the New Deal depends so much upon the cooperation of the printers and publishers Their patriotic response to the Presidents program is essential to National Recovery REGULATION NOT PROHIBITION As the date for Mississippians to ex press themselves on prohibition nears many newspapers politicians dry lead ers and others are trying to befuddle the peoples minds Instead of recogniz ing a fact that we have never

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Library of Congress1942

Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), August 29, 1942

Text of Justice Department s Trust Suit Against Associated Press NJW YORK Aug 29 mThe text of the Governments suit against the Associated Press fol lows In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York Civil Action No United States of America Plaintiff v The Associated Press Paul Bel lamy George Francis Booth John Cowles William Hutchinson Cowles Edward King Gavlord Houston Harte Josh L Horne Clark Howell jr Joseph Russell KnowlRnd George Baker Longan Robert Rutherford McCormick Robert McLean Leon ard Kimball Nicholson Frank Brett Noyes Paul Patterson Stuart Hoff man Perry E LRnsing Ray Edward Hubert Butler and the Adrian Tele gram the A S Abell Co Bulletin Co the Cleveland Co the Consti tution Publishing Co Cowles Pub lishing Co The Evening Star Newspaper Co the Kansas City Star Co the Oklahoma Publishing Co the Register and Tribune Co Rocky Mount Publishing Co Globe Democrat Publishing Co San An gelo Standard Inc the Times Picavune Publishing Co Tribune Co the Tribune Publishing Co Worcester Telegram Publishing Co Inc Individually and as represent ing a class consisting of all the members of the Associated Press Defendants COMPLAINT To the honorable fudges of

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Library of Congress1956

Image 10 of The Hardin tribune-herald (Hardin, Mont.), October 4, 1956

10 Hardin TribuneHerald Hardin Montana Thursday October 4 1956 OnraEiRTV rTT 1 XWMB O3 Published every Thursday and entered April 4 1952 at the Postoffice at Har din Montana for transmission through the mails as secondclass matter under the act of Congress March 3 1879 EDITORIAL Why National Newspaper Week National Newspaper Week is being observed nationwide October 1 to 8 The following article written by John B Long general manager of the California Newspaper Publishers association and founder of National Newspaper Week explains the founding of and the signifi cance of the annual observance Whv National Newspaper Week The answer to this question which is raised every year goes back to the depths of the notorious depression oi the early 30 s in the United States During those harrowing days the free press ot America was made the whipping boy of prominent men and women in high government positions We were dubbed capitalistic press with a sneer ing snarl of degrading connotation These same impor tant officials kept telling the people the nation s editors were owned and controlled by the big advertisers and editorial policies of American Newspapers were dic tated from the counting room Public confidence and

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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 Congress1901

Image 2 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), May 10, 1901

AWFUL TUMBLE Trcmcndons Fatt in Stocks Thursday One of Severest Short Collapses Known Corner in Northern Pacific Canse of the Trouhie Ruinous Terms Forced on Shorts Situation Expected to Improve in the Morning New York May tBitter stress devel oped in Wail street by the second hour of trading on the stock exchange today The violence of the commotion had spent much of its force at least for the time being when the chairmans gavel fell announcing the close of the days proceedings The casualities were many but no actual fatalities of importance were recorded during the day During the height of the panic there were rumors of many insolvencies but no confirma tions could be had Those to whom the rumors pointed professed themselves ready to meet all obligations In more than one instance the answer tas to go upon the stoak exchange and placs loans to a large amount as indicating the abundance of resoures at hand But not withstanding these and similiar devices for keeping up credit and contldence the fact was too obvious that credits and borrowing power were shrinking at a prodigious rate But the indications at the close of the day were strong that

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Library of Congress1892

Image 3 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), November 28, 1892

FIRED SANS CEREMONY One of the Peculiar Phases of Jour nalistic Life No Claw of Worker Treated with as Lit tie Regard as Washington Corre spondents The Tyranny of Managing Editors Special Washington Letterl Margherita Arlina Hamm in a recent article printed in the Journalist com mented very truthfully upon the treat ment which newspaper workers usual ly receive from the managing editors of great daily papers Among other things she said that the average newspaper re porter and society writer as well as the editorial writer were regarded by the managing editor and the business de partment of the paper as the farmer re gards his horses and cattle As long as they are fast upon the track and able to win money for their owners or as long as they are good hardworking plodders along the field they receive compensation sufficient to keep their souls and bodies together and to dress themselves sufficiently well to appear to advantage in the company in which they must necessarily go according to the assignments given them by the managing editor But when they cease to be ol nrstciass value weir salaries are reduced or else they are immediately discharged without having

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Library of Congress1900

Image 6 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), March 7, 1900

1 i a HHELDOYS EXPERIMENT tk Wan k Will Man a laper a II Tha Ha Ckarlaa M Sheldon who will adit the lapaka Ually Car Hal for a weak trgtnlng March lg la perhaps tsdsy tli bast alssrtlard man ta lbs United Mates preachr or laywao It Is said that Mr Sheldon la peculiarly a Terre to notoriety and that all the greatness whch baa Kiss to bins through bis books hit newspaper schemes and bla renaoos baa bena forelbly thrust upon him bona months ago ha rreelied tfce following telegram from a syndicate w rltsr la New Yolk oltyi I am coming oat to Topeka to slay a week coming fully prepared to treat of your methods of work oburob and yoor bocks This artlols will be syndicated sod published la nearly all tha news papers of ths country lhs minister wired back promptly Ycu area not come 1 will not see you I will not talk to you I bare some rights wbloh even yon are bound to re speot Bat In spite of this shrinking modesty the He Charles hi SneUlon has tobLcd up with grant regularity for assert years past literally pursnsd nud dragged to

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Library of Congress1913

Image 5 of Cut Bank pioneer press (Cut Bank, Mont.), July 18, 1913

The Advertising Value of Circulation It is Always Found in the Home Going HomeStaying Newspaper The value of newspaper circulation cannot be gaug ed by the yardstick of quantity any more than a mans brain can be measured by the size of his head There are many ways to estimate the value of newspaper circulation to advertisers but only one way to PROVE it The proof is found on the merchant s balance sheet at the end of the year Thats the one true test of returns on any advertising investment The onetimeonly special sale adver tisement is seldom satisfactory An advertiser may by chance succeed with onetime advertising aiid this may lead him to the conclusion that this kind of advertising is permanently resultful But he doesnt count the cost and will never get much further in an advertising way by clinging to the onetime method Those influenced by such methods are not likely to repeat their purchases un less he continues to tempt them with extravagant price concessions Nor is a single advertisement a true test of the resultproducing power of any newspaper What an advertiser really wants to know about a medium is How do its subscribers

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Library of Congress1943

Image 4 of Browning chief (Browning, Mont.), January 8, 1943

The Browning Chief Entered as 2nd class matter July 15 1931 at the postoffice at Browning Montana under act of March 3 1879 Subscription 200 year in advance Mrs Annie Duncan Owner A weekly newspaper published every Friday at Browning Glacier County Montana Publisher Speaks Plainly At a time when the functions of government and the powers of its boards and bureaus are grow ing so rapidly that no one knows howgreat they are and when they are actually usurping the func tions of the courts Arthur Hays Sulzberger publisher of the New York Times told 200 Detroit automotive and advertising exe cutives that the press of America and industry must guard the funamentals of our system o f free enterprise against encroach ments of government Mr Sulz berger said I cannot overemphasize the power and authority piling up in Washington I would be dere lict if I were not to point out that there are those in my opin ion who seek to use the smoke screen of Americas foreign wars to promote and forward their American revolution We of the press must be alert to protect the fundamentals of our system of free enterprise and you must be

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Library of Congress1897

Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), April 1, 1897

The Fkee Phess a Bussell8r Editor PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT POPLARVILLE MISS Thursday April 1 1897 ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE ENT BRED AT THE POST OFFICE AT POPLARVILLE MISS AS SEC OND class Mail matter The Blanc brothers will be exe cuted at Lafayette La next Fri day Thomas M Bloom nged 104 years died at Phoeuixyille Pa last week Maj P 1 Montroes and Dr Cornelius A Rice of Biloxi died last Saturday An earthquake shock was felt at Vauilalia III and in portions of Canada on the 23rd ult John Hcllinghead who lived 14 miles east of Waynesboro was as sassinated Friday night The New Orleans sawernge plant lias been purchased for 93500 by N V Jordon of Boston We have received the initial nura i her of the McLanriu Star E Hall editor It S Hall publisher Mrs J W Adams wife of Ed itor Adams of the Sea Coast Beacon died at lass Christian on the 26th People who think they are mar tyrs carry the look on their laces and make martyrs of their friends Picayune M C Cook of Cumberland Miss has been appointed United States Marshal for the northern district of this state Fanny

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Library of Congress1893

Image 3 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), January 2, 1893

WORTH OF YET TO BE SOLD We shall continue the sale until the Goods areall closed out Among the rare bargains that we have left in Mens goods are the following 1 lot of Mens French Calf Con gress narrow widths niedi uni toe stylish price 300 regular price7 1 lot French Calf Button the very finest regular price 7 will be sold at 300 1 lot gentlemens Dress Con gress French Calf mostly new and fresh lr 450 worth 7 1 large lot o Mens medium weight Confess and Balmoral cap toe all ew not before in the sale wi be now put in and sold a 500 cannot be bought elsewhere for less than 700 Tine goods MUSI BE SOLD and now is our opportunity Hundreds olood bargains that we have not entioned COME AND S FOR YOURSELVES Wyer to 5 Co 539 COMSS STREET decl9 _eodtf MARK JWN SALE OF HUH GOODS We have st ld from our stock a great variety retty and desirable goods for pres and put them on our 510 andts Counters They are wothree times as much but we want td them before Christ BIfo reasonabffer will be refused for Holiday 0

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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 Congress1882

Image 2 of The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.), April 15, 1882

TITTC PRESS SATURDAY MORSINU APRIL 15 We lo not read anonymous letter and comman etioti Tbe name and addref of the writ are It all caee indtfpensable not ueoeeearily for ibllcs t Jb but a a guaranty of good faith Ve cannot undertake to return or preferr con UsXPioatln that are not ued Following the Fashion U is a favorite diversion with writers to broadly divide mankind into two classes The classifications made by Lamb Byron Mill and later humorists poets and pedants will be readily Recalled Newspaper leaders may be divided by publishers and journal ists in the same very general way There are those who are too busy and those who are too lazy to unfold a paper Both wish to take in the news of the great outside world at a glancethe one because he thinks he cannot spare the time to turn a page the other because he knows he lacks the energy These make up the larger number of news pa ter readers and to their needs and ca prices the publisher must yield Many jour nals have others will we do now Unlike the old guard the Punas never dies but sometimes surrenders its

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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 Congress1881

Image 2 of The river press (Fort Benton, Mont.), January 5, 1881

MUTANTER Cool and palmshaded from the torrid heat The young brown tenor puts his singing by And sets the twin pipe to his lips to try Some air of bulrushglooms where lovers meet 0 swart musician time and fame are fleet Brief all delight and youths feet fain to fly Pipe on in peace Tomorrow must we die What matter in our life today be sweet Soon soon the silver paper reeds that sigh Along the Sacred River will repeat The echo of the darksoled bearers feet Who carry you with wailing where must lie Your swathed and withere body by and by In perfumed darknesswith the grains of wheat THE NEWSPAPER The Editors Sanctum Fits t After the Church Says The Rev Robt Uollyer The steam engine does no days work so marvelous in its whole result as that which is done by the steam printing press the wire flashes no such weight of interest the railroad carries no such freight as the last edition while the artist has no such opening as this that transfers work at once to the block and then sends the picture flying into the hearts and brains of a million men As the

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Library of Congress1897

Image 2 of The Free press (Poplarville, Miss.), May 6, 1897

Tsffi Free Press A G RussrLl Sr Editor UTOBLISHHD WEEKLY aT POPLARVILLE MISS ffbvrsday May 6 1897 ON L DOLLAR IN_ADVANCE iNTSUKD AT TIIK POST office at POPLAHVIhLK MISS AS SKC oNu class Mail Mattkh Greece ha a new cabinet The streets of Hannibal Mo are now navigated by lioatN The cotton acreage of Texas tins season will he the largest on record Eleven thousand acres of Ala Hiauia gold lands hate been sold to a 8 ndieute for 117000 MG A veroff the Greek million aire of furls France lias subscrib ed 80 000000 to the War fund ot hs country A lire at Newport News on the 17th tilt destroyed 82000000 worth of property Eight persons were injured Levi A nlentine tor many years a Citizen of Enterprise aged 85 years died suddenly a few days ago While enjoying his tinner At Barcelnnia 20 anarchists in addition to those already sentenced have been condemned to heal It lur the bomb outrage June 7th last Fiy hundred houses were swept away and twice as many people rendered homeless by tiie recent lood ot I lie Cottonwood river in Oklahoma Mr Oliver VV Patchings son of Representative T 0 latchings

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