Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-12
AN OLD-TlME PAPER.
A Copy of a HalloweII Newspaper
Published in 1919.

\ souvenir of the old DAYS of Halo
well that has much interest at this
time is Il copy of the american Advo-
cate ana kennebec Advertiser" print
ell and published by S. X. Gilman in
the year 1919 in that city.
1t q good example of the Oid-timc
journalism of the day, the terms of
| the paper being stated as 81 per year.
exclusive Of postage. On the first
page are a few advertisements. among
them one that states that one b. Wales
has on hand II quantity of fiat Eng
lish turnip seed for sale The pure
reading matter on the first page con-
slsts OF extracts from the state
laws of Massachusetts relating to
piol0taSc in the port of Boston. also
an act respecting the packing Of
picked fish. Th" agricultural society
Of Maine has Il communication re-
sardinS the proper preparation of flax
and hemp Some Of the news items on
the lirSt page are quite curious. one Of
them telling the story Or Il certain
mad cox that ran through the streets
OF Baltimore. In enc Of Her parox-
ysms in butting her head against a
was instantly killed by some persons
who We're unwilling Spectators of her
agonics. Another item tells of two
gentlemen from Boston that were trav-
cling i'll Il chaise from Medford. When
the horse was struck BY lightning and
instantly killed.
The leading article in the papc- takes
VI that MATTER OF the separation of
the district Of Maine from MasSachu-
sets at considerable length 1t is
written by i writer VINO signs him
self, "Arcatiid." the last few lines be-
ing as follows:
In every quarter our citizens are
active and determined to be free.
Maine on Monday noXt declares to the
world that she prefers the benefits of
Independence to all the fiattering adj
vanta2es OF dependant union The
whole issue of this date, in fact, teens
with articles pro and Conon the matter
Of separation, one writer giving in
tabulated form an account showing
thar Maine would De the locser by
the proposed separation.
y paragraph n the body OF the sheet
says:
y ElIt:i III IIt ltSl bdLcltc dllNttt
the signature Of thousands" says thar
the pieces signed 'Laconia and
Arcadia, Which have appeared in this
paper for several weeks past, are writ
ten by tie same person. We will in
form this sapient gentleman that this
is not the case. The writer's are two
distinct and scperate beings"
Under the head, Died the notice
Of the death of lady in Chesterville
is given and the paragraph concludes.
she was rious and exemplary
woman"
The theatrical advertisement tells ~
a coming attraction at the new theatre
to Re presented by Il detachment from
The Boston Company of Comedians and
the ladies and gentlemen of HallOwell,
Augusta and Gardiner are invited to
attend. The date set for the produc-
ton WAS July %, when will be pre-
sentcd a fay0rite comedy, called, Three
weeks after Marriage;' a variety OF
song and dare and the comic farce
.alled Fortunes F'rOlic/or the Use Of
Riches
An item taken from an English ex
change gives this interesting bit Of
information. "Unparallclled., This
morning. about nine Of the clock. the
Earl of RS son. heir apparent to the
rich manor of b, Gallantly shot at q
crow while on the wing and 1t was
generally supposed thlt he came very
near hitting her The opinion is uni
versal. that ms his piece WAS very near
that if he had nit her she "ould have
Dacn nearly annihiliatcd."