Ads & Cartoons
[48 items, scanned from the 1926 newspaper pages where they were printed]
Editorial Cartoon
[13 items]
Drawn by Berryman
Spokesmen for the two major parties made last-minute appeals as the campaign hurried toward Tuesday's election, which would decide the composition of Congress.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed's Senate campaign funds committee was investigating senatorial elections in three States, at Portland and St. Louis. Senator Ralph H. Cameron demanded investigation of reports that a $100,000 "slush fund" had been thrown into Arizona.
NAVY DAY, 1926.
Drawn by BERRYMAN
![NAVY DAY, [unclear figure].](/scans/loc/sn83045462/1926-10-27/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn83045462-1926-10-27-ed1-p1-v00/xc9dead8cbc9/v00-editorial-cartoon-1280.webp)
Drawn by Berryman
Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison was a Mississippi politician serving as a Democrat in the United States Senate.
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed, Democrat of Missouri, chairman of the Senate campaign funds committee, was in Indianapolis pressing his inquiry into charges of Ku Klux Klan political domination in Indiana.
Drawn by Berryman
More disclosures regarding political activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana were made before the Senate campaign fund committee. Queen Marie of Rumania was travelling in America, having landed from the Leviathan.
Drawn by Berryman
A scientist announced the discovery of the most powerful ray known, a cathode element so strong that, turned on a mouse for a fraction of a second, it causes the body to disintegrate.
THE CONFIDENT SEASON.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
The capital prepared a regal welcome for Queen Marie of Rumania's arrival that evening with her royal retinue.
Drawn by Berryman
At the New York Democratic state convention in Syracuse, Gov. Alfred E. Smith's push for an American adherence to the World Court plank in the state platform drew opposition from many New York and Brooklyn leaders.
Drawn by Berryman
Comic Strip
[0 items]Sunday Comics
[1 item]WEDDING BELLS
Drawn by Jean Knott
Gag Cartoon
[0 items]Illustrated Ads
[34 items]Advertisement for Alamo Iron Works bolts, screws, nuts
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The advertisement promotes bolts, screws, nuts and washers held in large, well assorted stocks by Alamo Iron Works of San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Roland H. Crane, November election
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The advertisement promotes the candidacy of Roland H. Crane for Justice of the Peace at the November election, addressed to the voters of Bismarck and Burleigh County.
Advertisement for Capital Garage cold-weather-oil
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The advertisement promotes the Capital Garage, behind the Augusta House, for changing to cold-weather oil of the right grade.
Advertisement for Noble the Jeweler, diamond ring
![Text-only advertisement in a box, announcing a diamond [unclear word] at a stated price, with lines describing [unclear words] and its mounting, followed by a jeweler's name.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-29/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-29-ed1-p1-v03/xc9dead8cbc9/v03-advertisement-full-636.webp)
The advertisement promotes a diamond ring offered at $55 by Noble the Jeweler.
Advertisement for Tydol gasoline
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
![Advertisement for a bank, showing a drawing of a two-faced clock mounted on [unclear word] corner of a building, above several lines of text about saving by [unclear word] and earning interest, [unclear words] bank's name and location at [unclear word] bottom.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-28/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-28-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-1733.webp)
Advertisement for HUDSON-ESSEX SALES CO. Dodge Sedan
![[unclear words], in excellent mechanical condition throughout; paint, upholstery and tires very good, run only [unclear figure] miles, bumpers, stop light and other extras. [unclear words]. [unclear words]](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-28/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-28-ed1-p1-v02/xc9dead8cbc9/v02-advertisement-full-708.webp)
Advertisement for Fifield's radiator service
![[unclear word] np your radiator with a few quarts of denatured alky. [unclear word] sure warm up the air [unclear word] you went out tomorrow morning and found a or water jacket. split radiator [unclear word] today, sneak around to [unclear word], depot opp. and protect the old girl. ociMdlt](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-28/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-28-ed1-p1-v03/xc9dead8cbc9/v03-advertisement-full-713.webp)
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
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Advertisement for gasoline
![Advertisement with a line drawing of a one-story [unclear words] building with gas pumps in front and a sign on its facade, above several lines of text about oil changes and gasoline.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-27/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-27-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-927.webp)
The advertisement promotes oil changes and cold-weather gasoline at the Gasoline Service Station located just off Water St. in Augusta.
Advertisement for M. Shapiro Cider Apples
![Text-only advertisement in a double-ruled border, with a large headline for a farm product, lines giving a loading day, a railway [unclear word] and town, a price offer per hundred, and a dealer's name in large type at the bottom.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-27/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-27-ed1-p1-v02/xc9dead8cbc9/v02-advertisement-full-1043.webp)
Advertisement for Electric Ranges
The advertisement announces Universal Electric Ranges on display at W. H. Putegnat Co.
Advertisement for Retail Salesroom and Kitchen
![Text-only advertisement in a decorative border, inviting readers and [unclear word] friends to the opening of a bakery [unclear words] and [unclear word] on a stated [unclear word] and [unclear word], with the [unclear word] street address, and a note about [unclear word], souvenirs, and the closing of the former [unclear word].](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-26/ed-1/seq-3/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-26-ed1-p3-v00/xc9dead8cbc9/v00-advertisement-1280.webp)
The advertisement invites the public to the October 27th afternoon and evening opening of Harris Baking Company's retail salesroom and kitchen at 139-141 Main St., Waterville, Me., noting that the salesroom at 64 Temple St. will be discontinued after October 26th.
Advertisement for Capital Garage warm storage
Advertisement for Motors and Generators
![Text-only boxed advertisement for motors and generators, noting a brand line [unclear word] in [unclear word], with a company name and two city names at the bottom.](/scans/loc/sn86063730/1926-10-25/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn86063730-1926-10-25-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-1008.webp)
The advertisement promotes the Westinghouse line of motors and generators carried in stock by Alamo Iron Works, with locations in San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Hudson-Essex Sales Co. Used Cars
![Text-only advertisement in a ruled box, headed by a large word in capitals, listing used [unclear word] for sale with prices, followed by a short slogan, a dealer's name, and a [unclear word] address.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-23/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-23-ed1-p1-v00/xc9dead8cbc9/v00-advertisement-full-729.webp)
Advertisement
![Boxed advertisement with a large question mark in the center, headed by three lines of text referring readers to a [unclear word] in a newspaper, with a two-line caption below about a change in a local [unclear word].](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-23/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-23-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-1413.webp)
The advertisement directs readers to page 9 of the same day's Journal concerning a great change in Augusta's automobile business.
Advertisement for Wadleigh Motor Company Hudson used cars
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Advertisement for Theatre Performance, Banquet and Dance
The advertisement announces a Daily Worker theatre performance, banquet and dance on Sunday, October 24th, 1926 at the Douglas Park Auditorium, 3202 S. Ogden Ave., with the Studio Players presenting "The Adding Machine" at 4 P. M. for 50 cents, the banquet at 7 P. M. and the dance at 9 P. M. "The Adding Machine" is a 1923 play by Elmer Rice that premiered at the Garrick Theatre on March 19, 1923 and has been regarded as a landmark of American Expressionism.
Advertisement for State Trust Company Safe Deposit Box
![Newspaper advertisement for a [unclear word] safe [unclear word] boxes, [unclear word] an engraving [unclear word] a two-faced street clock mounted on a building corner, a slogan beside it, several lines [unclear word] text in varied type sizes, and [unclear words] name and city at [unclear word] bottom.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-21/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-21-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-1740.webp)
The advertisement promotes safe deposit boxes rented by the State Trust Company of Augusta for less than one cent a day.
Advertisement
![ARE YOU [unclear words] SPACE O [unclear word] SOON [unclear word] REVEAL [unclear words] AUGUSTA'S [unclear word] MERCHANTS](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-21/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-21-ed1-p1-v02/xc9dead8cbc9/v02-advertisement-1280.webp)
The advertisement is a teaser announcing that the space will soon reveal an important change among Augusta's automobile merchants.
Advertisement for General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Plan
![[unclear words] Cars are on sold the [unclear words] many people prefer to cars out purchase of income and [unclear words] wants you to get value for automobile your dollar whether buy for cash you or on credit. [unclear words], being operated by a member of the [unclear words] family, the [unclear words] assures sound credit designed service to hold good will. [unclear figure] under the [unclear word], [unclear words], the of [unclear words] cost a car on purchased credit is the standard cash delivered price, plus only the low [unclear word] financing charge. The [unclear words] is available only through [unclear words] dealers. [unclear word] be comfortably fitted the may to individual requirements of buyers with assured income. Your nearest [unclear words] dealer will explain its advantages. [unclear words] . [unclear words] operating the [unclear words] far the purchase of [unclear words] ' ' [unclear words] '](/scans/loc/sn82014519/1926-10-20/ed-1/seq-2/visuals/sn82014519-1926-10-20-ed1-p2-v00/xc9dead8cbc9/v00-advertisement-full-3002.webp)
Advertisement
![Advertisement framed by a border of question marks, with a large question mark at the top above a headline asking [unclear word] succeeds a city's leading automobile merchant, a decorative rule, and an italic line inviting readers to watch this [unclear word].](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-19/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-19-ed1-p1-v00/xc9dead8cbc9/v00-advertisement-1280.webp)
A teaser notice asking who succeeds Augusta's leading automobile merchant and inviting readers to watch the space for future developments.
Advertisement for NOBLE The Jeweler, Diamonds
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Advertisement for Henley Kimball Co. Hudson Essex automobiles
![Advertisement styled as a Western Union telegram form, announcing a price reduction on all car models, followed by a list of car models with their [unclear word] prices.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-10-18/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-10-18-ed1-p1-v06/xc9dead8cbc9/v06-advertisement-1280.webp)
Advertisement for Norwalk tire
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The advertisement promotes Norwalk tires, urging readers to mount a spare on a vacant rim to avoid changing tires in cold weather.
Advertisement for Lampert's Peerless coal fuel
Advertisement for rooms
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Advertisement for E. E. NEWBERT AGENCY, modern house
![Text-only advertisement in a boxed frame, headed "[unclear word] BE HAPPY THERE!", offering a modern house with connecting stable and 2 acres of land on terms, signed by a real estate [unclear word] with its city and state.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-09-29/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-09-29-ed1-p1-v04/xc9dead8cbc9/v04-advertisement-1280.webp)
The E. E. Newbert Agency of Augusta, Maine, offers for sale a modern house with connecting stable and 2 acres of land, priced right and available on terms.
Advertisement for Fifield's TYDOL gasoline
![Text-only newspaper advertisement in a boxed border, headed "Auction Sale," announcing [unclear word] sale of a hundred-acre farm near a village, with details of acreage, timber, house and outbuilding, followed by a man's name and his title in bold type and a small line of publication dates at [unclear word] bottom.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-09-25/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-09-25-ed1-p1-v01/xc9dead8cbc9/v01-advertisement-full-1056.webp)
Advertisement for Hotel
![Text-only advertisement for a [unclear word], framed by a decorative chain-like border, with lines of large and bold type naming the [unclear word] and its town, and a small code line at the lower left.](/scans/loc/sn82014248/1926-09-25/ed-1/seq-1/visuals/sn82014248-1926-09-25-ed1-p1-v02/xc9dead8cbc9/v02-advertisement-full-713.webp)
The advertisement invites readers to the Worster, a hotel in Hallowell, Maine, described as "That Remarkable Hotel" "In the Heart of the Triple Cities."
Advertisement for Carry's Delicious Ice Cream
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The advertisement promotes Carry's Delicious Ice Cream from the Carry Ice Cream Co., Inc. of Washington, D. C., which offers service for picnics, church functions, lodge, fraternity and sorority meetings.
Advertisement for the Better Buick motor cars
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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Today's paper
October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.
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Ads & Cartoons
[48 items, scanned from the 1926 newspaper pages where they were printed]
Editorial Cartoon
[13 items]Drawn by Berryman
Spokesmen for the two major parties made last-minute appeals as the campaign hurried toward Tuesday's election, which would decide the composition of Congress.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed's Senate campaign funds committee was investigating senatorial elections in three States, at Portland and St. Louis. Senator Ralph H. Cameron demanded investigation of reports that a $100,000 "slush fund" had been thrown into Arizona.
NAVY DAY, 1926.
Drawn by BERRYMAN
Drawn by Berryman
Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison was a Mississippi politician serving as a Democrat in the United States Senate.
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed, Democrat of Missouri, chairman of the Senate campaign funds committee, was in Indianapolis pressing his inquiry into charges of Ku Klux Klan political domination in Indiana.
Drawn by Berryman
More disclosures regarding political activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana were made before the Senate campaign fund committee. Queen Marie of Rumania was travelling in America, having landed from the Leviathan.
Drawn by Berryman
A scientist announced the discovery of the most powerful ray known, a cathode element so strong that, turned on a mouse for a fraction of a second, it causes the body to disintegrate.
THE CONFIDENT SEASON.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
The capital prepared a regal welcome for Queen Marie of Rumania's arrival that evening with her royal retinue.
Drawn by Berryman
At the New York Democratic state convention in Syracuse, Gov. Alfred E. Smith's push for an American adherence to the World Court plank in the state platform drew opposition from many New York and Brooklyn leaders.
Drawn by Berryman
Comic Strip
[0 items]Sunday Comics
[1 item]WEDDING BELLS
Drawn by Jean Knott
Gag Cartoon
[0 items]Illustrated Ads
[34 items]Advertisement for Alamo Iron Works bolts, screws, nuts
The advertisement promotes bolts, screws, nuts and washers held in large, well assorted stocks by Alamo Iron Works of San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Roland H. Crane, November election
The advertisement promotes the candidacy of Roland H. Crane for Justice of the Peace at the November election, addressed to the voters of Bismarck and Burleigh County.
Advertisement for Capital Garage cold-weather-oil
The advertisement promotes the Capital Garage, behind the Augusta House, for changing to cold-weather oil of the right grade.
Advertisement for Noble the Jeweler, diamond ring
The advertisement promotes a diamond ring offered at $55 by Noble the Jeweler.
Advertisement for Tydol gasoline
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
Advertisement for HUDSON-ESSEX SALES CO. Dodge Sedan
Advertisement for Fifield's radiator service
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
Advertisement for gasoline
The advertisement promotes oil changes and cold-weather gasoline at the Gasoline Service Station located just off Water St. in Augusta.
Advertisement for M. Shapiro Cider Apples
Advertisement for Electric Ranges
The advertisement announces Universal Electric Ranges on display at W. H. Putegnat Co.
Advertisement for Retail Salesroom and Kitchen
The advertisement invites the public to the October 27th afternoon and evening opening of Harris Baking Company's retail salesroom and kitchen at 139-141 Main St., Waterville, Me., noting that the salesroom at 64 Temple St. will be discontinued after October 26th.
Advertisement for Capital Garage warm storage
Advertisement for Motors and Generators
The advertisement promotes the Westinghouse line of motors and generators carried in stock by Alamo Iron Works, with locations in San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Hudson-Essex Sales Co. Used Cars
Advertisement
The advertisement directs readers to page 9 of the same day's Journal concerning a great change in Augusta's automobile business.
Advertisement for Wadleigh Motor Company Hudson used cars
Advertisement for Theatre Performance, Banquet and Dance
The advertisement announces a Daily Worker theatre performance, banquet and dance on Sunday, October 24th, 1926 at the Douglas Park Auditorium, 3202 S. Ogden Ave., with the Studio Players presenting "The Adding Machine" at 4 P. M. for 50 cents, the banquet at 7 P. M. and the dance at 9 P. M. "The Adding Machine" is a 1923 play by Elmer Rice that premiered at the Garrick Theatre on March 19, 1923 and has been regarded as a landmark of American Expressionism.
Advertisement for State Trust Company Safe Deposit Box
The advertisement promotes safe deposit boxes rented by the State Trust Company of Augusta for less than one cent a day.
Advertisement
The advertisement is a teaser announcing that the space will soon reveal an important change among Augusta's automobile merchants.
Advertisement for General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Plan
Advertisement
A teaser notice asking who succeeds Augusta's leading automobile merchant and inviting readers to watch the space for future developments.
Advertisement for NOBLE The Jeweler, Diamonds
Advertisement for Henley Kimball Co. Hudson Essex automobiles
Advertisement for Norwalk tire
The advertisement promotes Norwalk tires, urging readers to mount a spare on a vacant rim to avoid changing tires in cold weather.
Advertisement for Lampert's Peerless coal fuel
Advertisement for rooms
Advertisement for E. E. NEWBERT AGENCY, modern house
The E. E. Newbert Agency of Augusta, Maine, offers for sale a modern house with connecting stable and 2 acres of land, priced right and available on terms.
Advertisement for Fifield's TYDOL gasoline
Advertisement for Hotel
The advertisement invites readers to the Worster, a hotel in Hallowell, Maine, described as "That Remarkable Hotel" "In the Heart of the Triple Cities."
Advertisement for Carry's Delicious Ice Cream
The advertisement promotes Carry's Delicious Ice Cream from the Carry Ice Cream Co., Inc. of Washington, D. C., which offers service for picnics, church functions, lodge, fraternity and sorority meetings.
Advertisement for the Better Buick motor cars
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
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Today's paper
October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.
You do.
Ads & Cartoons
[48 items, scanned from the 1926 newspaper pages where they were printed]
Editorial Cartoon
[13 items]Drawn by Berryman
Spokesmen for the two major parties made last-minute appeals as the campaign hurried toward Tuesday's election, which would decide the composition of Congress.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed's Senate campaign funds committee was investigating senatorial elections in three States, at Portland and St. Louis. Senator Ralph H. Cameron demanded investigation of reports that a $100,000 "slush fund" had been thrown into Arizona.
NAVY DAY, 1926.
Drawn by BERRYMAN
Drawn by Berryman
Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison was a Mississippi politician serving as a Democrat in the United States Senate.
Drawn by Berryman
Senator James A. Reed, Democrat of Missouri, chairman of the Senate campaign funds committee, was in Indianapolis pressing his inquiry into charges of Ku Klux Klan political domination in Indiana.
Drawn by Berryman
More disclosures regarding political activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana were made before the Senate campaign fund committee. Queen Marie of Rumania was travelling in America, having landed from the Leviathan.
Drawn by Berryman
A scientist announced the discovery of the most powerful ray known, a cathode element so strong that, turned on a mouse for a fraction of a second, it causes the body to disintegrate.
THE CONFIDENT SEASON.
Drawn by Berryman
Drawn by Berryman
The capital prepared a regal welcome for Queen Marie of Rumania's arrival that evening with her royal retinue.
Drawn by Berryman
At the New York Democratic state convention in Syracuse, Gov. Alfred E. Smith's push for an American adherence to the World Court plank in the state platform drew opposition from many New York and Brooklyn leaders.
Drawn by Berryman
Comic Strip
[0 items]Sunday Comics
[1 item]WEDDING BELLS
Drawn by Jean Knott
Gag Cartoon
[0 items]Illustrated Ads
[34 items]Advertisement for Alamo Iron Works bolts, screws, nuts
The advertisement promotes bolts, screws, nuts and washers held in large, well assorted stocks by Alamo Iron Works of San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Roland H. Crane, November election
The advertisement promotes the candidacy of Roland H. Crane for Justice of the Peace at the November election, addressed to the voters of Bismarck and Burleigh County.
Advertisement for Capital Garage cold-weather-oil
The advertisement promotes the Capital Garage, behind the Augusta House, for changing to cold-weather oil of the right grade.
Advertisement for Noble the Jeweler, diamond ring
The advertisement promotes a diamond ring offered at $55 by Noble the Jeweler.
Advertisement for Tydol gasoline
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
Advertisement for HUDSON-ESSEX SALES CO. Dodge Sedan
Advertisement for Fifield's radiator service
Advertisement for State Trust Company Savings Department
Advertisement for gasoline
The advertisement promotes oil changes and cold-weather gasoline at the Gasoline Service Station located just off Water St. in Augusta.
Advertisement for M. Shapiro Cider Apples
Advertisement for Electric Ranges
The advertisement announces Universal Electric Ranges on display at W. H. Putegnat Co.
Advertisement for Retail Salesroom and Kitchen
The advertisement invites the public to the October 27th afternoon and evening opening of Harris Baking Company's retail salesroom and kitchen at 139-141 Main St., Waterville, Me., noting that the salesroom at 64 Temple St. will be discontinued after October 26th.
Advertisement for Capital Garage warm storage
Advertisement for Motors and Generators
The advertisement promotes the Westinghouse line of motors and generators carried in stock by Alamo Iron Works, with locations in San Antonio and Brownsville.
Advertisement for Hudson-Essex Sales Co. Used Cars
Advertisement
The advertisement directs readers to page 9 of the same day's Journal concerning a great change in Augusta's automobile business.
Advertisement for Wadleigh Motor Company Hudson used cars
Advertisement for Theatre Performance, Banquet and Dance
The advertisement announces a Daily Worker theatre performance, banquet and dance on Sunday, October 24th, 1926 at the Douglas Park Auditorium, 3202 S. Ogden Ave., with the Studio Players presenting "The Adding Machine" at 4 P. M. for 50 cents, the banquet at 7 P. M. and the dance at 9 P. M. "The Adding Machine" is a 1923 play by Elmer Rice that premiered at the Garrick Theatre on March 19, 1923 and has been regarded as a landmark of American Expressionism.
Advertisement for State Trust Company Safe Deposit Box
The advertisement promotes safe deposit boxes rented by the State Trust Company of Augusta for less than one cent a day.
Advertisement
The advertisement is a teaser announcing that the space will soon reveal an important change among Augusta's automobile merchants.
Advertisement for General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Plan
Advertisement
A teaser notice asking who succeeds Augusta's leading automobile merchant and inviting readers to watch the space for future developments.
Advertisement for NOBLE The Jeweler, Diamonds
Advertisement for Henley Kimball Co. Hudson Essex automobiles
Advertisement for Norwalk tire
The advertisement promotes Norwalk tires, urging readers to mount a spare on a vacant rim to avoid changing tires in cold weather.
Advertisement for Lampert's Peerless coal fuel
Advertisement for rooms
Advertisement for E. E. NEWBERT AGENCY, modern house
The E. E. Newbert Agency of Augusta, Maine, offers for sale a modern house with connecting stable and 2 acres of land, priced right and available on terms.
Advertisement for Fifield's TYDOL gasoline
Advertisement for Hotel
The advertisement invites readers to the Worster, a hotel in Hallowell, Maine, described as "That Remarkable Hotel" "In the Heart of the Triple Cities."
Advertisement for Carry's Delicious Ice Cream
The advertisement promotes Carry's Delicious Ice Cream from the Carry Ice Cream Co., Inc. of Washington, D. C., which offers service for picnics, church functions, lodge, fraternity and sorority meetings.
Advertisement for the Better Buick motor cars
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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Today's paper
October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.