On Fashioned Rivers by Arthur G Staples
Arthur G Staples writes on Maine rivers in The Lewiston Journal noting once clean waters and abundant fish now polluted by mills and industry. He catalogs ruined habitats along the Kennebec Androscoggin and Cathance, urges river protection and river restoration efforts led by activists and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Staples
Lewiston
Kennebec River
Kennebec
Bath
South Bridge
Conner
Merrymeeting Bay
Cathance
Sturgeon
Androscoggin
Billdilg
Pennsylvania
Maine
New York State
Cross-Canal
Lincoln Street
St. Francis
Glazier’'s Lake
Macpherson
William A. Edgett 64 Bath resident and former police officer dies
William A. Padgett, 64, a Bath rigger and former Bath police officer, died at his Edgett Street home after a nine year illness. Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Bath for 28 years and served in local government and fraternal groups, leaving a wife, a son, a daughter, three half brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Padgett
Bath
Edgett Street
New Brunswick
Common Council
Tle
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
William FF. Edgett
Charlotte I. Buck
Auburn
Trustees of Old Ladies Home Hold Routine Monthly Meeting
Trustees transact routine business at the Old Ladies Home monthly session. An opening for a board vacancy arises from a death at the annual meeting on the 27th. Miss Elizabeth Moses serves as acting secretary during Mrs Langdon T Snipe's two month absence in Europe.
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Old Ladies Home
Elizabeth Moses
Langdon ‘T.snipe
Europe
Old Days on the Bath Branch
Chronicle of mid 19th century rail developments along the Kennebec and Bath lines. Notes on bridge construction at Topsham, railway delays from heavy snows, early station agents, and proposed lines from Gardiner to Wiscasset. Mentions Kendalls Mills bridge height and the 1858 Atlantic & St. Lawrence lease to Grand Trunk.
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Page One
Kennebec
Penobscot & Kennebec
Topsham
Augusta
Androscoggin
Nathaniel Quint
A William Frost
Portland
Brunswick
Sam
Richmond
Bath
Boston
Kennebec & Portland
Freeport
Dolan
Thanswick
Lewiston
Gardiner
Kennebec & Tincoln R.R
Wiscasset
Oldtown
Kendalls Mills
Somerset & Kennebec
Skowhegan
Navy
Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railway
Grand Trunk
Montreal
Eastern Railroad
Saco
Kennebec & Portland Railroad
City shows stable finances with 1921-22 notes detail
City Treasurer Ralph K. Hall reports net appropriations and credits near 500000 dollars while detailing bills unpaid in 1921 across departments such as Park and Soldiers Monument and Police Protection. Temporary loan notes totaling 90000 dollars supported anticipated 1922 tax revenue. Debt held Feb 1 1922 shows total city debt and notes payable.
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Committee On
Pboeve
Paarse
Nebo
Pierston
Aed Park
Board of Health
Macort Bath Wealth Center
Ralph K. Hall
City Aldermen Approve Tax Measures and Appointments
The board approves tax adjustments and orders, votes a 15,000 loan for refunding overdraft notes, and sets committee rules. A long list of constables is appointed and confirmed while Alderman Baxter misses the meeting to attend a Bangor convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Pine
Clifton Streets
William F
Mchaughlin
Fire Department
Roland F
Pero
Floral Street
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
Broad Street
Common Council
Joint
Standing Committee
Board of Highways and Sewers
Committee On Taxes
Daniel A. Bishop
Peter A. Olinto
Treas
Hall
Hubert H. McCarty
City Treas
Crosby Co
Oscar Coffill
Committee On
A. F B. Steen
Charlies E. Parks
J. J. Keegan
North Street
Middle
High Streets
W. FE. Chase
Center Street
Rupert H. Baxter
Bangor
L. Eugene Thebean
Warington
Jones
Taylor
Burke
Hayes
Austin
Weld
Dean
Ledyard
Dunton
Morse
Gragg
Smith
Sewall
Trott
Harold Child
John W. Gilmore
Joseph F.F. Atkinson
Walter F. Abbott
Chester C.aderton
George F. Allen
Alfred I. Sunker
George F. Barker
Frank H. Beal
James FE. Brewster
Samuel Beckley
Weston Ta. Conney
John W. Riggins
Edwin Pacon
Siward Blake
George A. Bragdon
Ernest H. Boardman
Charles A. Blair
Charles A. Carr
John C. Conley
Frank B. Chellis
Joseph FP. Carvill
Daniel FP. Crowley
William J. Conway
Fred S.S. Curtis
Ralph L. Dodge
Scott Donnell
Harold W. DelLong
Edwin T. Emmons
Sydney L. Eaton
John J. Foley
Merritt A. Ferguson
George A. Freeman
Coleman Flaherty
John A. Foote
Hans Friedrichs
Fritz Faber
Vivian C. Gott
John R. Galligher
James Galligher
Henry ST. Gediman
Charles E. Hamlin
Henry W. Howard
William T. Trodgkins
Frank A. Tlam
Wiliam F. Ham
Clifford Tl. Ttarrington
Vincent Wogan
James A. Tin
William FE. Harriman
William I. Warrisoh
William A. Jack
Tred A. Kimball
John F. King
Milton Whynerrey
John Lund
Edwin A. Russell
Frank A. Stanwood
Frank (. Skillings
William A. Staples
Levi D. Spinney
Fred S. Sears
Sewall Small
Augustus A. Seiders
John Small
Roscoe TI. Shaw
John W. Snow
Harmon Thompson
Harry T. Thompson
Charles H. Treen
Edgar P. Trott
Joseph Torrey
Charles P. Wetherbee
Charles TF. Witham
Harry Warner
Fred FB. Witham
Arenee Warner
Daniel HH. "Warner
Melvin TD. Wittam
U. G. Whitten
Chamber of Commerce Directors Named From Recent Primaries
The board lists Robert Th Hateh Peter Olinte Milton Trott Henry YP toudyvean Daniel Williams Edward Sew jal Arthnore G Oliver Charles H Volz Edward B Smith Fred JD Will Percy TL Vital statistics for March show 24 births five marriages and 12 deaths recorded by City Clerk John W Gilmore.
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Chamber of Commerce
T Robert Th. Hateh
Peter Olinte
Milton Trott
Henry YP. Toudyvean
Daniel Williams
Edward Sewjal
Arthnore G. Oliver
Charles H. Volz
Edward B. Smith
Fred JD. Will. Percy TL
John W. Gilmore
Delegation Returns from Maine Convention
A Bath Sagadahoc delegation underwent a Maine trip for a party convention. Frederick A. Dyer of Buckfield was named successor as U S district attorney with Ashley A. Smith officiating at prayer. Temporary chairman Guy H. Sturgis delivered the keynote and the group returned with Baxter pins and souvenirs. Governor Baxter greeted the Bath party on the return journey as Senator Baxter stayed with the Sagadahoc contingent in Augusta.
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Frederick A. Dyer
Buckfield
United States
John F. A. Merrill
Ashley A. Smith
Sturgis
Maine Central
Sagandahoe
Sagadahoc County
Baxter
Bath
Sagadahoe County
Augusta
Past Masters Pictures For Masonic Temple Display
Large pictures of Holir and Solar Star lodges past masters adorn Webber's drug store windows and soon will decorate the Masonic temple walls. The Pepper-made portraits attract attention and include N Gratz Jackson 1909, Walter S Glidden 1901, Andrew J Fuller 1850 04, Andrew R Cahill 1875, Oscar Williams 1858, W Scott Shorey 1877, Zina Styde 1825 26, William A Staples 1921, Troward B Johnson 1897, Charles T McLellan 1868 70, W T Swett 1858 63, Augustus CL Sprague 1890, William AL Furber 1908, Delmar E Bates 1918, Clinton Child 1895.
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Webber's Drug Store
Holir
Solar Star
Masonic Temple
Pepper
Solar Lodge
N. Gratz Jackson
Walter S. Glidden
Andrew J. Fuller
Polar Star
Andrew R. Cahill
Oscar ._ Williams
W. Scott Shorey
PTA Spring Sale Draws Community Support in South End
Weather fears may have reduced turnout but the South End PTA sale in Washington street rooms netted $55. Volunteers offered fancy articles, handmade aprons, and homemade foods with cake and ice cream in high demand, reflecting weeks of planning and effort.
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South End
PTA
Washington Street
Morse High selects motto Be Square for class pin
The graduating class of Morse High met Friday and chose the motto Be Square, symbolized by a square with the letter B at its center. They also set the graduation music program with two choruses a male quartet a mixed quartet a cornet solo by James Transon and a vocal solo by Eleanor Doyle. The class accepted a poem by Lillian Rogers for its class book.
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Morse High
James Transon
Eleanor Doyle
Lillian Rogers
May Ball Committee Forms At Colonial Club
President Harold Thompson appoints Charles Fitzgerald James J. Morse Chester J. Kingsley Daniel Williams and W. Percy Marks to study the advisability of a May ball and to explore the club's possible representation on the diamond this season with a baseball team.
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Harold Thompson
Colonial Club
Charles Fitzgerald
Chester J. Kingsley
Daniel Williams
W. Percy Marks
Origin of Marmalade and Jam Names
The article explains marmalade derives from marmelo a Portuguese quince name and notes it appears as marmals in old cookery books. It contrasts jam name from the method of preparation by jamming or crushing fruit with sugar.
Remedy for superficial burns with bicarbonate of soda
A serviceable treatment for superficial burns or scalds is to powder baking soda and moisten it slightly with water. Spread the paste thickly over the affected area to remove the rain.
Milk and Soap Cure for Glassy White Paint Wash
Advice suggests washing a white painted surface with milk and a little soap to prevent glassy buildup. The remedy is described as cheaper than repainting and reportedly effective.
Obituary of John M. Stinson Bath's longtime resident
John M. Stinson, aged about 2? died Sunday at his 476 Middle Street home after a three month illness. He was the son of David and Harriet Swett Stinson of Arrowsic, worked as a stone cutter in Georgetown, ran a tide sawmill with his brother Rufus, then carpentered in Bath Fair Haven and Brooklyn. He retired 15 years ago, joined Wesley M. E. church over 50 years ago, later attended Corliss Street Baptist church. He married Elmira Deering 58 years ago on February 25, and is survived by two children Charles B. Stinson and Mrs. Leland J. Mitchell, plus a sister Martha McFadden.
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John M. Stinson
Bath
Middle Street
David
Harriet Swett Stinson
Arrowsie
Georgetown
William FE. Hogan
Rufus
Fair Haven
Mr. Stinson
Wesley M. E. Church
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Elmira Deering
Gardiner G. Deering
Charles BE. Stinson
Leland JT. Mitchell
Martha McFadden
Death of Joseph C White Bath native hotelier
Joseph C White son of the late William N White of Bath died in New York. He headed hotels in Portland at the Preble House and later the Hotel Ericcson in Boston and Saratoga Springs. He leaves a sister Minnie White and brothers William White and others. His body was sent to Rockland for burial.
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New York
Joseph C. White
William N. White
Bath
Knox & Lincoln
Maine Central Railroad
Minnie White
Rockland
White
Portland
Preble House
Gibson
Gray & Thomas
Boston
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Ericcson
Commonwealth Avenue
Toston
William
Miss White
Mary C T Smith 92 Bath Native Sister of Civil War Nurse
Miss Mary C T Smith aged 92 and a Bath native died April at the home of her niece Mrs. Mary Hatch in Arlington Massachusetts. The body arrived in Bath and burial was in Oak Grove with committal by Rev David I Wilson. She was daughter of Jonas T B and Lacey B Smith and spent much of her life in Bath with later years in Washington and Arlington. Her nephew Edward B Smith and relatives Dr Charles Smith and Lewis B Smith are noted.
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Mary C. T. Smith
Bath
A. L. Sampson
Thath
Mary Hatch
Arlington
Mass
Joseph F. Webster Dies Noted Maine Stone Mason at 69
Joseph F. Webster, 69, a renowned Maine stone mason born in Bath, died Sunday at his Bath home. He laid foundations for city houses and the park fountain, and many cemetery tombs rest on his work. He leaves two daughters, a brother, and two granddaughters.
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Joseph F. Webster
Maine
Huse Street
Bath
George and
Elizabeth Webster
Webster
William Miller
Harry Collins
Frank Webster
Path
Rachel
Florence Webster
Mrs Annie Bird Dies After Illness at 61
Mrs Annie Bird mother of Maynard S Wird of Portland and Bath Tron Works director died Saturday in Rockland after a week long illness from pleuropneumonia. She was 61 and survived by four sons Henry Allan Elmer of Rockland and Maynard S Bird of Portland.
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Annie Bird
Maynard S._Wird
Portland
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Bath
Rockland
Death of Charles W. Hearn in West Roxbury
Mrs. Lewis Totman of 47 Edward street reports the sudden death of her brother Charles W. Hearn OS at his West Roxbury home. The photographer, born in Portland, died April 5 after a severe cold and ensuing complications. Funeral was Thursday with burial in Forest Hills. He leaves a wife and a daughter.
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Lewis Totman
Edward Street
Charles W. Hearn
West Roxbury
Mass
Forestills
Hearn
Portland
Willard Blake Tody Died After Illness in Bowdoinham
Willard Blake Tody of Willard Blake Wellesley Massachusetts died April 4 at 65 after a long illness. He was brought to his ancestral home in Bowdoinham for burial on private family grounds near the old homestead. He had been ill since January from influenza and related complications and had lived in Bowdoinham until marriage when he moved to Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tody
Willard Blake
Wellesley
Mase
Bowdoinham
Bowdoin
Bowdeinham
Massachusetts
Funeral for William A. Edgett Held at Home
Funeral services for William A. Edgett were conducted Saturday afternoon at two o clock at his residence on Padgett Street. A large number of friends attended, with many extending sympathies.
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William A. Edgett
Padgett Street
Notable obituary notes legmen of old associates
The service was conducted by Rev. A Evans for an individual tied to the rigging business and police force. Bearers were Andrew McAllister, John King, Albert Pollard, and Edward Perry. Burial took place in Oak Grove cemetery.
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8. A. Evans
Andrew McAllister
John King
Albert Pollard
Edward Perry
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mrs Arthur Sinnett obituary notes lengthy Sprague line
Mrs. Arthur Sinnett who died March 31 is remembered for a long family lineage. She was born Elizabeth Sprague in Phippsburg Sept. 30 1837, married Arthur Sinnett of Orrs Island in 1855, lived in Bath and Dover Washington Street, then Old Town, Livermore, and North Livermore with son John. Survived by six children five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1920 and she remained active till shortly before death.
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Elizabeth M. Sprague
Phippsburg
Nelson
Mary Perey Sprague
Sir Francis Sprague
Mary Perey
Perey
England
Lord Perey
Arthur R. Sinnett
Orrs Island
Bath
Dover
Mrs Elizabeth Anna Kimball Dies in Bath Widow of William O Kimball
Mrs Elizabeth Anna Kimball widow of William O Kimball died Tuesday at her Bath home after a long illness. Born in Philadelphia to Abel and Anna Wyman she lived in New York Boston and Wayland before settling in Bath over sixty years ago. Survived by daughter Miss Laner RR Kimball and two sons Masters William and John W Kimball of Bath. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from her home.
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Elizabeth Anna Kimball
William O. Kimball
High Street
Kimball
Philadelphia
Abel
Anna Wyman
New York
Boston
Wayland, Mas
Toston
William ©. Kimball
Bath
Otis Kimball
Tie
Osten
No Man's Land and Border Territory Facts
The passage recalls a U S territory 170 miles by 85 miles north of Texas ceded in 1850 and annexed to Oklahoma in 1890, a lawless region with no government in between. It notes No Man's Land as a Delaware Pennsylvania border strip with disputed ownership and partial Delaware citizenship acceptance.
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United States
Texas
Oklahoma
No Man’s Land
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Vegetation and Mars color speculation in historical view
The text argues vegetation shapes a planet's appearance from space. It suggests Mars may appear red due to lack of green vegetation and notes Earth reflects green light from its forests and prairies, evidenced by a green tint on the lunar surface during new moon illumination.
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Mars
Praire
Earth
Lunar
Probate Notice appoints executors in Sagadahoc 1922
On April 4 1922 in Sagadahoc County Probate Court John F Lakin of Bath was appointed executor without bonds of Mary V Lakin estate and qualified for the trust. Nellie W Percy of Bath was similarly appointed for Frank H Percy and qualified for the trust as of the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora A. Hathorn
Woolwich
Sardahoe
Plestene
Haverty
Joann Tibbetts
Saradahoe
Elizabeth M. Oliver
Phippsboro
Sagadahoc
Joshua F. Upton
Phippsburg
John F. Lakin
Bath
Robate Court
Lena B. Chatman
James H. Chatman
Nellie W. Percy
Frank H. Percy
Alton R. Covell
James C. Mulligan
Hannah C. Mulligan
Fruit-a-tives pledge renewed health recovery claim
Cecil Stowe reports improved health after using Fruit-a-tives tablets. The ad promotes Fruit-a-tives or Fruit Laxo Tablets from Fruit-A-tives Limited Ogdensburg New York, priced 50 cents per box or six for 2.50, trial size 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Huse and Handy Wedding in Portland Honor Bath Friends
Joseph Leonard Huse son of Mrs Etta Huse of Bath married Miss Elma Cole Handy daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred A Handy in Portland Friday afternoon. Rev Arthur Tt Chase officiated at four o clock with Easter flowers and a wedding march by Phyllis Handy and a song by Marie Trott. The couple will reside at 52 D street South Portland. Both have ties to Deer ing High School the 54th army unit and J R Libby Co. followers in Portland and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Portland
Joseph Leonard Huse
Etta Huse
Elma Cole Handy
Fred A. Handy
Arthur Tt. Chase
Phyllis Handy
Marie Trott
D Street
South Portland
Huse
Deering High School
Turkey’s name origins traced through languages and lore
The article explains the Christmas turkey’s name origins across languages. It notes turkeys originated in the West Indies, not Turkey, and cites French dindon Russian indeiski among names. It also mentions fanciful theories linking the word to Hebrew tikk and Tamil toka with the same meaning.
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Turkey
Atlantic
West Indies
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Staples
Pees
School Department
Ptr Bieiterekyciete
Gray's Syrup
Montres D-Watson & CO
Edgett
Arthur L Sinnett
S. W. Brown, Jr
Portsmouth
N. H
W. ST. Brown
North Livermore
Brown
William F. Dunham
Quinnipiac Av
New Haven
Conn
Cecil Stowe
Huse-Handy
State OF Maine
Sagadahoe
Alexander Mason
Ellen M. Mason
Hersham B. Oliver
Eva Goodwin
Ethel Leask
William E. Hogan
James S. Lowell
William. F. Duntlam
William F Dunham
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