The Republican journal., 1892-01-28
Comments of Contemporaries.
KNOWN ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND AS A MOE
Ell PAPER

| ptdItu last week tHldIStu anu luItTON6u. IL
has been changed to quarto form and is now
one of the handsomest eight-page papers in
| the State. Its Typographical appearance,
| however, could not be improved. In this re
| spect it was always so near perfection as to
render farther advancement impossible. The
journal is known all over New England as
a model paper, and in its present convenient
| form it will be heartily welcomed by its old
time friends and supporters. The Bee ad-
mires the journal, and wishes long life and
prosperity to its enterprising publishers and
editors who are doing good work i'll the
newspaper field. [Richmond Bee.
| ABUNDANTLY ABLE TO HOLD ITS OWN.
| From the time of VIM. HI. Simpson to the
present the Republican Journal of Belfast
| has been counted among our most valued
exchanges. Last week it dropped its folio
| -four page form and reached us as an eight
page paper considerably enlarged. With a
new power press and new dress of type the
| journal will be abundantly able to hold its
own in the struggle for public favor. We
wish our friends renewed success. Lincoln
County News.
ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST AND NEATEST PA
PERS IN THE COUNTRY.
The Belfast journal appeared last week in
quarto form, in new dress, considerably en-
iarged, and in other respects greatly inn
proved. The journal has always been known
as one of the neatest and handsomest papers
III the country. and in its new form and dress
this reputation will he we'll maintained. The
only exception we take to it, is the style of
| its heading, which does not seem to us in so
good taste as the plain one formerly used {:
and perhaps shall like that better when
we have become accustomed to it, All the
features of the editorial and news depart
ments, which have made the journal one of
| the abest and most popular of weekly pa
pers are Well maintained. congratulate
MeSsrs. Pilsbury and Dyer on the success
| they have achieved, and on the fine pros
poets of their paper for the future. Rock
land Opinion.
THE NEATEsT AND BEST PRINTED PAPER IN
AMERICA.
| The Belfast (Maine) Republican journal.
which has been issued as four-page paper
| since February 6, 1929, starts the new year
| as an eight-pager and is much improved
| that is If the neatest and best printed jour
| nal in America can be improved. The history
and illustrations of its existence in the issue
of the 7th inst. are exceedingly interesting to
Maine people in general and newspaper men
in particular. The Metropolis, Jackson
! vile, Fla.
WILL MAINTAIN ITS HIGH POSITION AMONG
THE wEEKLIES.
The Belfast Republican Journal came out
last week i'll its new form, eight pages, and
| looking Very handsome in its new dress ri
| type. The journal has added a new press
and folder and other material to its outfit
| and intends to maintain its high position
among the weehlitS of our State. 1t is one
of our best and most valued exchanges and
we wish it the greatest measure Of success
/ Pemauuu Messengers
PRESS OF MAINE.
The past year certainly must lave been 4
| prosperous one with Maine newspapers, AS 8
| very large prrp"ftlon of them nave been en-
| largtd and otherwise improved. two notable
| instances being the change from four t.
eight pages, with handsome new dresses ot
| type, hy those sterling Republican newspa
pers, the Portland Press and Republican
journal of Belfast. MI told there are one
| hundred and ninetN-rhree papers published
! in this State classified rs follows: daily. II
| seni-wttkly, ;: weekly, 113: semi-montliIN
>; monthly. -: quarterly, IA. In polit Is
- are Republican and II are Democratic
| Bitdcford journal.
| THE BEST LOCAL PAPER IN MAINE.
The best local paper in Maine has luns
been known as the Republican Journal ul
Belfast, and it seemed hard to think that
even an Improvement could he made in it,
pages. With the new year the journal has
| commenced its SiXty-fourth volume, and has
changed its size from the four page h!anlle1
sheet, to the modern eight page or quart,
size, which is one great Improvement, an,
comes out in a neat and attractive dress o
| new type. There is not Il more careful y
| edited paper in the State, nor one in which
| more pains is taken in the make up and gen
eral appearance ol e'tch eo'ioh. loidto"1
| Enterprise.
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT LEADER OF THE MAINF
WEEKLY FK1.ss.
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plation, appeared in its new form With tile
iilst 'ss'.e " tillS year "'" ~ iVS hh}'f"N"
menus ol ili' S!Hf' iIltNtll', an" " l"h
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lofality' ana III l1s new form an eNtttltA'
example ol thG i"tai Name weekly Lrfts
que lsie otal-1efa'd'
DESERVING THE HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS
OF THE FRATERNITY.
The Relfast Journal mada H. annaar,nce
last week in a nav JraSs and form :, SON ~,
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