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Library of Congress1942

Image 4 of Browning chief (Browning, Mont.), November 27, 1942

The Browning Chief Entered as 2nd class matter July 15 1931 at the postoffice at Browning Montana under act of March 3 1979 Subscription 200 year in advance Mis Annie Duncan Owner A weekly newspaper published every Friday at Browning Glacier County Montana 1 To Meet Shi Quota A military event like the inva sion of Africa brings home to us all more poignantly than ever the importance of shipping in the crucial battles of this war It is more than gratifying to learn from Hear Admiral Emory S Land chairman of the U S Maritime Commission and head of the War Shipping Administra tion that the construction goal of 24000000 deadweight tons of merchant ships in 1942 and 1943 is being met Only a year ago our plans called for a total of but 12000 000 tons then the program was stepped up t o 18000000 tons Completion on schedule thus far of the 24000000 goal 6000000 of the 8000000 called for this year already delivered is a tri bute to an industry that has geared itself to meet the require ments of our fighting forces Catholic Altar Society Annual Bazar Dec II Plans under by the Catholic Altar

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Library of Congress1943

Image 6 of The Poplar standard (Poplar, Mont.), December 9, 1943

PAGE SIX The POPLAR STANDARD Aad Coat insat ion Of Hl BROCKTON BULUTIN Offistal artnyspsr of Bomsvek OsuAy Dtnh Dslgsr Psbttabsr Edgar Erickson Editor Th Bert la Newspaper And Job Printing Berries Subscription 200 Per Year Entered aa a cond claa matter on Muy IS Ilo at the post office at Poplar Montana unJr the Act of March 3 I7 REALISTIC DEMOBILIZATION PROGRAM In mr peace luv me latil civilian tin not become effective soldier overnight the nrimd force earefttllv train them into the world best Thi requir month of conditionin ontcrMly mc cannot exiHri our fighter to begin function ing u civilian the mom lit the war i over A any mother who ha hail a on home on furlough know a cll i needed for re ad jutmcnl Kaliic undcrtanding of thi i the core of the demobili zation plan brine advocated to interested Senate committee anti the American Legion by the National Aociation of Manufac turer It would provide Clothing allowance of SIOO uMn discharge three week furlough anti transportation to ami from home for those not to be demobilized immediately full bac ay up to SIOO a month and full family allowance for the first three

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Library of Congress1889

Image 1 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), March 23, 1889

The Grenada Sentinel W BUCHANAN Manager and Proprietor BE JUST ANDFBAR NOT TERMS 2 00 Per Annum In Advance IL XXXV GRENADA MISS SATURDAY MARCH 281889 NO 35 r Inge on Sunday Night rmon cf Rev George Inge on night was without any effort at or ornamentation but it was one earest expositions of the Divinity Bsh and blood of Jesus Christ senior writer ever heard Who Ind where is he are questions L been asked by sages and phi k from time immemorial and no Ever came until the star of tn rose over the manger of the od amidst the halleluiahs of keeping with their light wings Brilltops around the little city Ey has tried to tell us where Ed one enthusiastic star gazer hrone in Alcyone but the fur elescope has peered amongst us and systems the more dis the hour of solution and Jmystery of mysteries is settled of the flesh anil the spirit in the oil and man united in the Christ becomes more deeply We heard during the war most celebrated Presbyterian Georgia Dr Stiles of 8a while preaching to 1500 peo u wish to seo God look at me this produced a voluntary

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Library of Congress1904

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 3, 1904

A BATTLE OF SONGS How a Contest Between Yankae Prisoners and a British Crew Ended I have been in a number of full fieriged naval actions myself and in many more scrimmages said a vener able manofwars man the other day so I am entitled to know something about the subject but I am free to con fess that the strangest tight on the high seas I ever heard about was one in which my father took part when be was a prisoner in the War of 1812 My f ather when a young man enlisted on the American privateer Prince de Neufchatel which as you may know was one of the most famous privateers in oursecond war against Great Britain She belonged to the estate of Mrs Charrten of New York and on Octobei U 1814 while under the command of a Hebrew named J Ordronaux beat ofl the boats of the English frigate Eudy mion with a loss of 49 killed 31 wounded and 30 prisoners to the enemy a total loss of 116 men or more than half of the number of the attacking party It was when the Prince de Neuf chatel arrived in Boston after

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Library of Congress1919

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 5, 1919

Ip provides Home For Actresses at Camp Dix N J ay In the Liberty Theater at Camp Plx N J find a touch rs House which the housing committee of the Young ssociation of which Mrs John P Rockefeller Jr Is r them Because of the distance from any town where is necessary to provide some sort of living accommoda The Y W C A built the house supplying it with all sewing machines washtubs ad Ironing boards Camp nilar liouse s NIFORMS HOT STUDENTS Workers Will nmless Stu tzerland he Young Wo iation minus j Association in I t winter by e been strand m tlie war and i funds inabili me country a versity courses no family to i min there next I I ho lias been in i mrs under the m Federation nal Student A for cloth women stu i he scarcity of u these almost necessary for coat so that ses or go out cases of all g save hats n have been j mien college j gland States Pennsylvania I by the Stu National Y W response to clothing will made over in Adng collected nearest New is which have C A secreta ml

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Library of Congress1925

Image 30 of The Washington times (Washington [D.C.]), November 27, 1925

30 PAPERS STM IH Mill m 111 Louis Berthold Snyder 31 Asks U S Again for Citi zenship Rights Louis Berthold Snyder thirtyone years old a salesman 1234 Euclid street northwest who arrived in this country in 1901 today made application to Mrs Jeanette Loeffel assistant clerk of the District Supreme Court for his first citizen ship papers Applicant told Mrs Loeffel that during the world war he was serving in the gas division of the chemical warfare branch and when it was discovered that he was a native of Germany he was kicked out I Snyders father was English and his mother Spanish They were actors and were playing in Hessen Darmstadt Germany at the time applicant was born Snyder said that he had lost his first papers which he claims he took out in 1915 and was compelled to apply for others He said they had been mailed to him and had rested in the mail box ten years before he found them While reposing in the mail box Synder said that he was traveling around the country When he re turned home he found his tenyear old papers Snyder is married nd told lrs Loeffel that his

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 5, 1917

ITEMS OF ALL SORTS Big Wool Cargo Safe A cargo of South African wool valued at 3500000 arrived at Boston last week and underwriters were manifestly elated when the news reached their offices The consignments were purchased for Boston importers by a score of buyers during the past six months some of the bales of scoured wool being worth at least 350 Italian Branch Banks in U S Prompted by the sending by Italy of a commercial and political commission to the United States several of Italys largest banks have decided to open branch houses in New York instead of relying upon American banks to represent them as in the past The purpose of these banks is to compete for the handling of the large war business resulting from the purchases now being made by Italy in the United States for the handling of the funds sent home by Italians and for the general tourist and trading business ex pected to come after the war May Have Deciding Power Charleston hew6 and Courier DemJ It is hard to estimate now the import ance of the weapon which has been placed in the Presidents hand in the shape of this embargo

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Library of Congress1918

Image 1 of The Rice belt journal (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.), September 27, 1918

NW s S Oiieia Orgui n ri WAR SAVINGS STAMPS on Ia ii Irkh ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 43 Z ru bbe JRACA I41 OXG Jefferson Davis Parishs Leading Weekly Newspaper SUME IX 1WELSH JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH LOUISIANA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1 918 1 A4A T T ___tmnm _ ireshyteri1n Church Rev C F llotl nuin Pastor Sunday Sept l 1918 Subject 11 a m The r 1irch ier Special muic Subject p 1 HI The Fighitinltg Chance A cordial ins itation to all It Meh Church CIo U I C M lU t RALLY PAY EX ERCISES at e4V11 Life of Christ in beautiful colorsa at N10 1 V i lervey JOEL BIIINIM WRITES FROM FRANCEi ks They Will Get the Kaisers Goat Befur Clhristnias Early in the itK ltsters were re hived by several ti tih boys from here from Jo L DIihm former pro prietor of the City Retaurant who i now with the 279 nero squadron omewhere in France His departure from Welsh for the European front aide a profound impression on Joe ais evidenced by the tone of his let ters He is glad to be over there in the interest of re0loms

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Library of Congress1898

Image 4 of The Grenada sentinel (Grenada, Miss.), September 10, 1898

7 THE SENTINEL GRENADA MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 ISM now The question is asked organize to DEMOCRATIC TICKET For Congress 4th District HON A F FOX Hay U to plentiful in Connecticut that it sella for 1 00 a ton Contrary to the general belief Connecticut has never ceased to be full of hayseed Three members of the cabinet Day Bliss and Longdo not use tobacco in any form and they therefore prob ably enjoy Bliss all Day Long The Memphis woman who stole her rivals teeth would also have stolen her toenails perhaps if given an opportu nitywould have gone after her tooth and toenail as it were Birds bicycles and balloons have at last been found to be useless or nearly so as adjuncts of war Men money and martial ardor are the stuff of which victories are madethe three Ms against the three Bs An exchange observes that Spain has more sunshine than any other country in Europe3000 hours ayear But nobody will begrudge Spain her sunshine for she has nothing else save honor and her honor haB been shown to be a mere matter of moonshine The war proved that one mule was worth a dozen

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 25, 1907

A MESSA6EJE0 MAINE From Vermont and New Hampshire Li cense Making More Drunkards and Criminals At the recent New England Institute of the AV C T U at Hampton Beach N II Rev J H Robbins superin tendent of the Nea Hampshire Anti Saloon League spoke on the Dangerous Possibility He said There are in Maine calling for re submission the same two classes that we had in Vermont and New Ilamp shire five years ago calling for license laws 1 The men who want the liquor traffic licensed for their own profit or convenience men who are interested in the traffic as dealers or patrons For that class we have no message There is no common ground from which to start Between this classthe various allied liquor interestsaud the real temperance forces of the entire coun try there is uncompromising war The whole liquor problem and fundamental temperance principles are involved in this war The true temperance forces make no concessions and enter into no alliances with the liquor interests in town city tate or nation On the one hand it is a fight to give the bever age liquor traffic legal standing rights permanency and power On the

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Library of Congress1936

Image 2 of Montana oil and mining journal (Great Falls, Mont.), August 22, 1936

Early Newspapers Colored by Tides and Prejudices of Gold and Copper Camps War Vigilantes and DalyClark Feud Were All in Their Stride PRESS HAULED BY OXCART OVER PLAINS NOTED MEN HELPED EDIT TOM BAKER LEADING NEWSMAN OF TIMES Strong Southern Leanings At Virginia City Moved Montana Post to Helena Miner Deficits Cost Clark High His Control of A P at Butte Forced Daly to Publish At Anaconda By W W CHEELY A few weeks following the dis covery of gold in Grasshopper Creek Bannack a printer with a small army press and a shirt tail full of type appeared in Bannack unloaded his outfit and announced that he had come to the new gold fields to establish the first news paper In the territory which was then Idaho He immediately pro ceeded to get out his first and only issue of the Bannack NewsLetter a small poster size sheet In this work he was assisted by CoL WÜ tatory anseveraothereditorials Stampede Follows A few days after the publication of e Bannack News u e Din S w2L tne P nenom Su iP y 4 M ni k a 5 her 52 r vfSÎT foini e L g0l f S r

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