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Library of Congress1911

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 20, 1911

PUISTEMH xxtra DRY WHW ITA A CflwSH v tyDOS wTn E x G0VEiE HIS HVU sJ KtjHNESS SHOULD I fcji LOOK INTO THIS J M itl une in a Night sr for small wages for a company My work was that had got out of order ier odd jobs that required iv of the business I was t my affairs in shape to i not see much prospect home one evening and had n there was a ring at the boy handed me a note It the letter head of a big _ firm and said that Mr fasurer of the company I ad recommended me fora asked that I come around soon as convenient my tool bag which 1 had with me I went with the fiice of the manufacturing ised with the prospect of ner and found there a tall ressed man with gray hair hop whiskers and two or sitting on stools working us hooks pen that safe asked the gray whiskers Weve vork to do here this evening ier who knows the combi out of town this afternoon it the name of the maker on made my observations and ue gentleman that I didnt ay to

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Illinois

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Indiana

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Iowa

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Kansas

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Michigan

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Minnesota

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Missouri

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1897

Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Nebraska

One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps. For published maps showing the routes of the mail service see entries 283 and 313.

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 22, 1908

The First Maine Cavalry A Regiment With a Fighting Record The annual reunion of Co D First Maine Cavalry Veteran Association was overlooked at the time it was held in Ellsworth but it is worth recalling now in connection with the history of this famous regiment The only representa tive present for Waldo county was Abner K Gray of Prospect The meeting was held in Grand Army hail which was dec orated for the occasion with flags and cards bearing the names of 108 battles and engagements which Co D had the proud distinction of being in The First Maine Cavalry saw more fighting than any other cavalry regiment in the service The regiment was organized in the fall of 1861 It was a State regiment the com panies being appointed among the differ ent counties the larger counties being al lowed a company each while of the smaller counties two were allowed a com pany Company D was raised in Wash ington and Hancock counties The reg iment went into camp at Augusta where it spent the long severe winter of 18612 living in Sibley tents banked with snow and heated only by a little stove hung on a

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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 5, 1910

Missouri Matters The Growth of Springfield Elections and OfficeSeeking The Agricultural Outlook Correspondence of The Journal Springfield Mo April 30 1910 The weather for the past winter and the spring to the present time has been de lightful The fall months are uniformly pleasant in this latitude The winter weather is often far from pleasant changing frequently from cool to warm with quite a percentage of cloudy and rainy days The spring weather is apt to be tedious warmer and cooler The past seasons however have been an ex ception The winter months set in dry and cool and so continued for an unusual ly long period Late in February the weather began to get warmer and up to the present writing we have had no seri ous or sudden changes All kinds of fruit trees have been full of blossoms which fortunately have not been subject to either freezing weather or cold rains so that at the present time the prospects for a large fruit crop are excellent Two or three weeks ago the blossoms on the trees presented a beautiful picture One of the most beautiful of the blossoms is the peach and one of the most fragrant

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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 7, 1910

County Correspondence 1 Deferred from last week HALLDALE The school here closed June 24th The pupils net absent during the term wese Maynard Susie and Asa Hall Absent onehalf day Hazel Hall and Hattie ClarkMiss Eva Hop kins of Lowell Mass is visiting her aunt Mrs E 1 Hall There is much complaint of pota toes rotting in the ground Many have planted their ground over NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS Mr and Mrs Henry Littlefield and family Mr and Mrs Howard Littlefield and Mr and Mrs Fred Lane and son Amos attended the wedding reception of Mr and Mrs Charles Kenney at the home of the brides parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Dunaver Sunday Mrs Linda Partridge Miss Bertha Partridge and Mr Herman Partridge visited relatives in Swanville last week_ Miss Beatrice Eames is visiting her brother Mr Jacob Eames and wife at the villageMrs William Smith and Miss Helen Calderwood left Friday for a weeks visit in Unity and ThorndikeMrs Alberta Kenney and children of Hallowell vis ited her sister Mrs Blanche Littlefield last weekMrs Flora Marden visited Miss Amy Lane recently PROSPECT FERRY Mrs L D Berry and son Harry and Mrs C G Carley and daughter Hazel went

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 18, 1919

Probate Court Following is a report of the business of the Probate Court of Waldo County held September 9th with Judge Ellery Bowden of Winterport presiding Petitions for probate of wills were pre sented in estates of Caroline E White late of Belfast George E Johnson late of Belfast Alma R Dodge late of Jack son Petitionsjfor administration were pre sented in estates of Daniel S Long late of Jackson Preston E Smith late of Winterport Forrest W Treat late of Searsport Susan C Mathews late of Belfast Spencer W Mathews late of Belfast Petition in regard to the collateral in heritance tax was present in estate of Alfted K Paul late of Searsmont Petitions for license to sell real estate were presented in estates of George O Grindle late of Prospect Charles N Dicker late of Northport Addie DeSil ver late of Prosped Accounts were presented in estates of j Daniel S Long late of Jackson final Edwin Cornforth late of Thorndike first and final Emma Gertrude Lane of Brooks guardians second Innis M Flummer late of Freedom hrst and final Sarah J Sanford late of Moutville first and final George F Mutch late of Unity hrst and final

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Library of Congress1899

Image 19 of The Anaconda standard (Anaconda, Mont.), April 30, 1899, (Morning)

BURIED CITIES LAYER UPON LAYER Rev J L Thomas M A F R G S Describes the Remarkably Interesting Discoveries Made by Explorations in Palestine London April 20The search for the hidden archaelogical treasures of the Holy Land goes on with unflagging en ergy and with the earnest support cf the sultan who so far from opposing the work that Christians are prospect ing in his territory regards them with favor Since the issue of the last fir man the agents of the Palestine explo ration fund have continued with fresh vim the work that they have so muc cessfully carried on during the past few years Their explorations have proved conclusively the important fact that a great mound that has been un der cultivation for centuries and which is called TellelHesv is identical with the Amorite city of Lachish Dr Bliss has demonstrated that TellelHesy consists of the debris of several cities many times destroyed and rebuilt The first town was built it has been proven as long as 2000 B C and the last it is supposed was erected in the fourth cen tury before the birth of Christ The remains of some nine cities in all exist

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Library of Congress1939

Image 9 of Glacier County chief (Browning, Mont.), October 6, 1939, (Magazine Section)

Investigate Our LowCost LIVESTOCK LOANS Stockmen will find it profitable to investigate the possibility of financing their livestock operations at this Bank Our rates are low Our service is prompt Whether your needs are large or small we will be glad to discuss plans with you and help you if we can The First National Bank GREAT FALLS MONTANA FUST BANK STOCK CORPORATION THE RAILROADS ARE READY On September 19 the Association of American Railroads issued a statement of immense importance to the people of the United States That statement said in part There will be adequate railroad transportation in the United States for any increased business now in prospect To insure that this will be the case the railroads are agreed upon a policy of putting into repair their cars and engines which have not been needed to handle current business In addition as traffic and earnings may justify it additional equipment will be ready to meet demands which may develop The railroads are and will con selves in readiness in advance of de mand They do this in spite of the fact that of late years traffic has not required and earnings have not 5 GROUP A SELeCT

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Library of Congress1905

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Vol. A, 1905. 132 sheet(s). Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bartlett, Desplaines, Dunning, Edison Park, Elk Grove, Feehanville, Glencoe, Glenview, Gross Point, Kenilworth, Lakeside, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Niles Center, North Northfield, Norwood Park, Orchard Place, Palatine, Park Ridge, Riverview, Sharp Corners, Shermerville, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka.

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Library of Congress1924

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Vol. A, 1924. 90 sheet(s). Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bartlett, Desplaines, Elk Grove, Feehanville, Glenview, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Niles Center, Northbrook, North Northfield, Orchard Place, Palatine, Park Ridge, Riverview, Schiller Park, Sharp Corners, Techny, Teesville, Wheeling.

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Library of Congress1950

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Vol. A, 1924 - July 1950. 97 sheet(s). 051. Other places as they appear on original: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bartlett, Des Plaines, Elk Grove, Feehanville, Glenview, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Skokie, Northbrook, North Northfield, Orchard Place, Palatine, Park Ridge, Riverview, Schiller Park, Sharp Corners, Techny, Lincolnwood, Wheeling.

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