Greene County herald., 1908-09-18
SOME BIRTHDAY OBSERVATIONS.
LRe-run from last weeks issue.l
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ters onto its eleventh years ex-,l
istence. The paper was established
Sept. /, 1898 and has grown to its
present proportion largely under
the directing hand of its present
editor, as it fell under his manage
ment in Dec. 1898, just three
months after it was born.
At its last birthday we were able
to call attention to the paper carry
ing none of those Objectionable and
obnoxious advertisements common
tc ready print patronizing sheets,
though we were using the ready
print service with that feature
eliminated. In January this year
1908 We entirely discarded the
ready print service, going to full
home print and by that means have
been able to establish higher stan
dard of reading matter on our out
side and to maintain it. The shift
ting from one to another featuring
under the ready-print regime with
out any fixed standard, was with
the Objectionable advertising elm
mated, the principal remaining
cause for a discontinuance of that
service. Our present plan of cater
ing to that large number of our
readers who are almost wholly de-
pendent on us for the current news
matter of the day, by the use of
telegraphic plate matter shipped
in once a week right on the eve of
going to press, has proved well
come innovation and one we shall
adhere to, even though should pos
sibly revert to ready-print to carry a
quarto, which is now under cOntem-
plation. The ready-print so to be
added will not let down or inter-
fere with our features as now run
ming, but will only provide for more
of attractiveness and sterling worth,
that wish to present.
We do not make any Dragging
promises as to what we will do, but
do sincerely trust that will be en-
abled to hold the paper at its pres
ent mark of efficiency, and make
some progress to better things dur
ing the year now entering on; if
we fail it will not be because the
effort is not made. Despite the
reeling shock of the panic striking
us at the very time when we were
less prepared to stand it. as it de-
scended during the time were
maturing our plans and Inaugural
ting the reversion to all home print,
yet the HERALD, is alive today,
as good and we believe we can par
donably say, better than ever, and
bids fair to continue many day
vigorously breezily and attractively
presenting the reading matter of all
this region round. However, must
say this. While we have managed
20 press onward in the regularly
and improved presentation of the
journal, it has not been without
its sacrifices end endorsements.
The editor and better half have
given unstintedly of their time
without much needed Summer
Holiday respite from the arduous
tolls of the office, and besides Ow-
ing to inability to collect a large
enough percentage in cash of our
earnings, have fallen behind some.
We have not really lost money, but
havn't collected enough during the
every week of the panicky season
to promptly pay our bills, and
consequently in finding money to
do so, and material to produce
the paper some Indebtedness has
grown on US. Now that the panic
aftermath is rapidly passing off,
appeal to those who owe the paper
to get round to us as soon as pos
sible; those who can do so to renew
their subscriptions speedily; those
who will send as many copies as you
feel able, away to distant kins-
folks in other counties and states,
and assist in putting the HERALD
where it wont owe dollar. We
mean to put it on that basis or
quit. Do not apprehend that
alternative at all though. That
observation was made in connection
with this thought. A newspaper to
have full strength of life and re-
spect, should not owe a dime. To
that end we expect to work and
earnestly solicit the aid and infu-
enec of our host of good friends.
Every dollar you turn our way and
every good word you speak will
help to the general result and en-
courage the guiding genius of this
paper to put forth redoubled en-
ergies in the production of peri
odical commensurate with the needs
of the homes of this section.