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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1914

Page

6

Attendance Drags Amid Illness Across City Schools

The term ended April 1 after twelve weeks marked by widespread sickness including whooping cough measles mumps chicken pox and diphtheria. System average attendance was 82.4 percent, down 5.2 points from last term, with Miss Marcia Stinson’s school leading at 4.4 percent above the term average. The report lists numerous students and classes across Center Grammar Center Primary North St. Schools South St. Schools and other districts, noting 242 pupils did not miss a day.

Marcia Stinson Nellie Marr At- Aver- P. C. South St. Grammar Stinson Upper Grammar Marr Ng Miss Tarbox St. Grammar Conley Miss Magoun St. Grammar Miss Cook South St. Grammar Barnes Miss Douglass North Grammar Miss Turner Miss Blair Os Pickard Winnegance Center Miss Trask Washington St Miss Allen Miss Wright North St Miss Dunton Miss Baker North Bath Seymour Weeks St Miss Coombs Ria Foster Miss Adams Gee So Center Grammar South St Miss J Foster Marston Miss Andrews Ae Center Millizan M. Hunt Jones Mitchel St. Primars Hawa South lFeredon Trott Vassal Washington St Prinmans Wyiss

Panama Canal tolls debate and pro-British policy critique

Letter to the Independent editor criticizes pro British stance on exempting tolls for US vessels via the Panama Canal. It questions Wilson era pledges, Hay-Pauncefote interpretations, and Speaker Clark’s opposition to perceived un American, and British backed policy. The writer urges retirement of several public figures.

The Independent Ik. EF. Kelley United States Panama Canal Wilson Jno Tone Theveesi Mr. Welles England France Germany Japan Spain Italy Clark Great Britain Nelson Dingley

Maine Women Seek Unity at Presque Isle Club Congress

The Women’s Clubs circular invites Maine clubwomen to the September 23–24, 1914 meeting in Presque Isle hosted by Pierian and Child Study Clubs. Plans include two minute reports, twenty minute committee sessions, hotel accommodations at Hotel Sherman, and endowment fund drives with contributions from Norumbega club and Nassan Institute scholarships.

Maine Presque Isle Child Study Stanley Plummer New England Maine Federation General Federation Chicago Sherman Elizabeth Pettengill Rumford Norumbega Club Bangor General Federation Endowment Lewiston Journal Nassan Institute Springvale Club Extension Henry A. Wing Lewiston

Scott's Emulsion promotes healthy growth for children

An ad extols Scott's Emulsion as nature’s aid for malnourished children. It markets cod liver oil as the key to building blood, strengthening organs, and boosting energy in kids, claiming it supports growth without alcohols or drugs.

Scott Scott & Bowne Bloomfield N. J le

Women Testify to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Letters from Mrs. Lawrence Martin of Westbrook Maine and Mrs. M. J. Brownell of Manston Wisconsin praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from back and side pains, weakness, night sweats, and hot flashes during the Change of Life. The ads invite confidential advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.

Lydia E. Pinkham Westbrook Lawrence Martin King St Maine Manston Wis M. J. Brownell Tydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass

Cahill Chosen Chairman of Sagadahoc Democrats

The Sagadahoc County Democratic committee met at the New Iven House after a shore dinner to elect officers with Charles H. Cahill named chairman George C. Pease secretary and William F. Tate treasurer. About thirty representatives from Bath Georgetown Arrowsic Woolwich Bowdoinham Bowdoin Richmond and Topsham attended.

Sagadahoc County Democratic Committee Bowdoinham I. M. Fulton Bowdoin Fred Cornish Richmond M. Baker James C. Mulligan F. H. Thompson T. S. Gibbons Bath

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