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A report of the measures to raise funds to aid African Americans who lost their homes and livelihoods in recent mob violence, together with testimonials from those attacked and a list of contributors.
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jplrntufannb lisralb PUBLISHED EVEKY FRIDAY C S NELSON Editor and Publisher Entered hb secondclas matter Novemner 13 1908 at the post office at Plentywood Montana a ider the Act of March 3 187S TermsIn Advance per year 200 133 Advertising Rates very reasonable will be furnished upon application What Newspaper Ads Did It was only a few years ago that the retail stores in towns and the smaller cities did the bulk of their weeks busi ness on Saturday While the other five business days might have paid expenses the merchant depended upon the Satur day sales for the major portion of his weeks profit Needless to say the aver age merchant would have been exempt from excess profits taxes in those days The newspaper is given credit for dis covering the possibility of scattering the Saturday peak load over the six business days of the week and it was newspaper advertising which has achieved the pre sent more equitable distribution of the weeks business Saturday is still the merchants busy day but now he is onl a little less busy on the preceding five days This is only one of the many services performed for business by newspaper ad
The Harlem News JOHNSONS PUBLISHERS Frank R Norberg Editor NeR Johnson Manager Maxine Johnson SecyTreai Ulate Iitil as secondclass matter at the post office at Harlem Montana July 13 1908 under the Act of March 9 1879 Nail ON A L EDITORIAL J A S C 3 T N VTATE PREsWi rns433CHiniH SUBSCRIPTION PRICES One year in county 300 Six months 175 One year outside county _ 359 Six months 200 One year in Canada 450 Payable in Advance Just Along for the Ride Most merchants of a town are interested in seeing their town expand Yet it is surprising to see the number of merchants who deliberately stop a town from expanding They do this indirect Ay of course They do not realize what they are doing I have long maintained that a town that is filled with alert aggressive businessmen is a town that will progress and expand lit cant miss These businessmen never miss an opportunity to Wiring about this expansion They exploit their town and their businesses They do this mainly by advertising in their local newspaper because they realize this will not only help them di rectly but will aid them more indirectlyby having a
NEWS OF THE WEEK Maim Mattkiis At a sheriffs sale last week at the granite works of the Maine iranite Co at Hewetts Island the property was disposed of Jo the fol lowing parties A C lay A Co a large hoisting engine Mathew Baird of New York a derrick w itli hoisting gear Hen i ry Sargent a derrick with hoisting gear and also several cars used to carry stone Jerry Harrington a steam hoisting en gine M A Johnson a steam hoisting engine Sherman A Hoverthe hoarding house The sale netted about 8000 William P Lennox aged To years one of the leading citizens of that section of the State died at his home in AAis casset May 2 For many years lie was president of the AViscasset Savings bank lie had held the office of county and town treasurer and was a promi nent merchant for yearsAVashbum Bros of Thomaston will huiklfor apt AVilliam 1 Lermond formerly in com mand uf the ship 1 l Thomas a four masted schooner with a carrying capac ity of 8000 tonsThe Androscoggin county Republican convention is called for June T An invitation has been ex tended Congressman Littlefield to ad
Heres Good Advice 0 S Woolever oue of the best kiin 1 merchants of Le Raysville N Y g If you are ever troubled with piles apniJ Buck leus Arnica Salve It cured me of them for good 20 years ago Cures everv sore wound burn or abrasion 25e at r H Moodys drug store An old Georgia negro having told a f that he had been in three wars was asked to name them when he replied I wu2 cook in de Confedit war an after freedom broke out 1 was married two times n You know as well as any one when you need something to regulate your system your bowels are sluggish your food di tresses you your kidneys paiu take Hollis ters Rocky Mountain Tea It always re lieves 35 cents Tea or Tablets R II Moody HeYou know if you worry about everv little thing its bound to affect your health His ifeYes I know Thats one of the things I worry aboutTown aud Country lhis is the season of decay and weaken ed vitality good health is hard to retain If youd retain yours fortify your system with Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea the surest
Look Into the Home to Determine Adequate Advertising A DEQUATE advertising in any medium is determined by certain basic facts which are found in the home No advertiser can arbitrarily decide how much advertising effort is sufficient to influence the readers of any newspaper to the fullest degree The answer is found among the readerfamilies Minimum advertising is determined by the minimum purchases of the readergroup The only other controlling factors are the merit and available supply of the merchandise for saleand the spread between cost and selling prices Let us examine a thousand average homes to learn the minimum expendi ture for clothing advertising which can be called adequate The average U S family spends 23535 per year for clothing A thousand families purchase 23535000 worth of clothing annually It is the universal practice of clothing retailers to invest at least 3 for advertising Therefore the purchases of every thousand families who sub scribe to this newspaper justify an investment of more than 7000 in clothing advertising in this medium every year Ten clothing merchants would each be justified in spending 700 per thousand circulation per year Are you positive that your advertising effort is adequate in this newspaper
She Sid neu Sderuid V A CORPORATION LEO N SCHWARTZ EdltorPublisliei OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF RICHLAND COUNTY MONTANA t W STATE PRESS NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASpC0TI S N AFFILIATE MEMBFR Entered at the Postoffice at Sidney Montana as Second Class Matter March 13 1908 under the Act of March 3 1879 Published Every Wednesday at Sidney Richland County Montana SUBSCRIPTION RATES RichlandMcKenzie Counties 300 a year 350 a year in Montana 400 a year outside Montana Single Copies 10c Foreign Countries 500 NEWSPAPER WEEK OCTOBER 1522 Your Newspaper Heritage of Truth Frontier of Free dom is the theme this week as it is Annual Newspaper Week October 1522 How do you measure your home town newspaper Is it by the number of errors you find the number of stories that please just you the ease of reading by good printing the advertisements or do you just like or dislike your home town newspaper for no particular reason There are many good reasons for liking your home town paper And whether you think it is good or not your paper will never have the chance to improve if the people and the merchants fail to understand that every issue is printed with utmost
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WASHINGTON D C TUESDAY OCTOBER 8 3 1907 an TT e rp ee trenminiias a WS 3 ON HERALD Anniversary ONE YEAR OLD Anniversary T i The Washington Herald Enters Second Year WHAT IT HAS DONE i Welcomed to a Field that Waited for It ITS GROWTH IN A YEAR i Story of the Founding of the Cap itals Newest Newspaper and What It Has Achieved During the Busy Period Since Its First Issue Left the PressA Glance Backward Re calling Incidents of Its Birth x Vh ry f Arr This line with which everybody has become familiar the last six weeks is now explained Tre Wasrixerox HerALD is one vear old today 1 Its anniversary finds it no newspaper fledgling but full growna wellestablished institution of the National Capital This it intended to become when the first number left the press October 8 1906 It has the readersover 30000 of them It has the good will of the communitythe hearty good will It is known the country over the most widely quoted Wash ington newspaper i It has a share a generous share of advertising patronage Glance over its wellfilled columns and you will see what the Washington merchants