England a steadfast ally in the war effort says Bath editorial
The Bath column praises Britain's wartime contributions from the Marne victory to sea power and wealth supporting the Allies. It warns against German peace overtures, urges full American and allied resistance, and condemns stockpiling by some as destabilizing. The piece also notes milk price hikes, an unexplained Portsmouth air visit, coast light restrictions, and public caution on wartime shortages and profiteering.
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United States
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Food first pledge over booze and school funding mix
The piece argues food conservation over alcohol production amid global shortages. It cites Gardiner high school projects and Bath’s Morse High School gift, praising Congressman White for securing a federal building flag and urging civic support for public needs. Last week of April.
Aroostook potato belt votes on school leadership pay
Piseque Isle Chapman and West field pay their common superintendent of schools two thousand two hundred dollars per year. The towns lie in the Aroostook potato belt.
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Piseque Isle
Chapman
Westfield
Aroostook
Secret cabbage growing method claimed by Chief Swan
Chief Joseph T. Swan of the Everette fire department says he holds a soil treatment secret enabling cabbages to be grown on the same soil year after year. He claims his father discovered it, yielding 80 000 cabbages in Bucknam each season, and suggests government purchase of the knowledge. Swan, a Birch Point summer resident and village overseer, may plant cabbage near his cottage.
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Joseph T. Swan
Everett
Chief Swan
Birch Point
Court Updates on Sunday Athletic Field Incident
Three men and one woman pleaded guilty to intoxication after a craps gathering in the woods near the Athletic Field Sunday. Fines with costs totaled 10.12 dollars for two defendants and 11.20 dollars for the third as officers arrived on Brunswick road. Judge Keegan urged preemption of further trouble.
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Brunswick Road
Keegan
Unity Guild and Ladies Sewing Circle Meet at Local Church
The Unity Guild gathered Monday evening at Miss Esther J. White's home 32 Bedford Street. The Ladies Sewing Circle met Friday at two in the tower room of the church with Mrs. Kittredge and Mrs. Everett LeMont as hostesses. A patriotic social followed Friday evening in the vestry led by the Agoga class of the Sunday school.
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Unity Guild
Esther J. White
Bedford St
Kittredge
Everett Lemont
Beacon Lights and Maritime News From the Region
The official board met to organize for the Conference year. Dorcas Guild met with Miss Bessie Clark. Men’s Club held a gathering with roasted clams. A fogbound ocean tug with three coal laden barges anchored at Parker’s Flats. One barge began to drag its anchors and leaked. pumps controlled the leak after a diver checked the boat. Coast Guard at Hunnewell’s Beach assisted the tug crew. The five masted schooner Virginia Pendleton, launched in Noank, is described as the most costly and strongest wooden schooner built in the U S with steel keelsons and diagonal steel strapping. A foreign firm reportedly bought it for 235000 dollars. The Darling family of West Dresden has moved to Bath.
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Dorcas Guild
Bessie Clark
Bowery St
Hallowell
Kennebec
Parker’s Flats
Virginia Pendleton
Noank
United States
Fields Pendleton
Pendleton Cos
New York
Look Well Ep Your Liver Active
Avoid irregular habits that lead to constipation or indigestion. Don’t overload with indigestible food or sweets. Get outdoor exercise and sleep to keep your complexion clear. If sallow or pimply, try the suggested regimen plus a small dose of L. F. Medicine after meals. Safe, reliable. Small dose, large bottle, 35 cents at the dealer.
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L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Urtland
Maine
Farmer John On The Cost Of Living Poem
A 1917 poem by H. A. Swanton from Westport discusses the cost of living, praising manual labor over white collar work, criticizing urban excess, and urging value of hands on work over money and status. Swanton argues true work with hands builds society and cautions against wage labor and fashionable living.
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John
Mariners warned after Buoys moved and patrol boxes opened
Inspector C E Sherman reports multiple buoys in Sasanoa River and Eggemoggin Reach corrected after out of position or submerged conditions in April 1917. New patrol boxes in six locations on city streets adopt keyed checks for officers, overseen by Marshal Wallace. Revival begins April 22 at Appleton after successful Beacon Street Church campaign led by Rev Felix Powell.
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Sasanoa River
Berry Island Flats
Channel South End
Carleton Point
Eggemoggin Reach
Felix Powell
Beacon St
Appleton
AS TO MARRIED MEN MEMORANDUM FROM ADJUTANT GENERAL
The Adjutant General's Office Augusta issues a policy stating that discharge of enlisted National Guard men solely because they are married or have dependent families is not authorized by the Secretary of War. The aim is to avoid hardship on dependents and prevent government benefit payments while in Federal service.
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Adjutant General’s Office
Augusta
Maine
National Guard
Secretary of War
Memorial Day notes and local happenings in Bath area
Memorial Day comes on Wednesday this year. Harry D. Robinson has been passing a few days in Boston. Robert Cochran's big cabin launch was put overboard at Pinson's Friday. Launch owners are pleased the city installed floating stages at City Landing, placed in position Friday. The Maine Central issued notice that railroad employees may use land along tracks for planting, expanding available area. Parris Bros. awarded contract for Morse High School flag pole, ninety feet long in two sections, ready for flag raising in three weeks. flag size 9 by 15 feet. Bonfire season continues with nightly brush fires. potatoes are not used in 1917. Bath fishermen discussed trout fishing. a pro once claimed a catch from Thompson's Brook weighing at least a pound and a half. Fred White, oiler on the steamer Gov. Cobb, returned home Friday. he reports a fine winter in Southern waters and souvenirs of the trip. First machinery for hull No. 1, the steamer Maine, shipped from Buffalo April 5, car record Portland to Bath seven days. Bath to Portland distance 38 miles, car not yet arrived in Bath by Saturday.
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Harry D. Robinson
Boston
Robert Cochran
Pinson
City Landing
Maine Central
Parris Bros
Morse High School
Bath
Thompson’s Brook
Fred White
Gov. Cobb
Key West
Havana
Cobb
White
Ambassador Gerard
Gerard
Maine
Texas Steamship Co
Buffalo
Portland
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills Benefit Claim
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla for cures in scrofula eczema humors boils pimples and other eruptions with loss of appetite indigestion and liver troubles and promotes Pepticon Pills made from pepsin and iron as a follow up after meals to boost blood strength and energy.
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Hood
Waldoboro debated on reviving shipbuilding history
At the Waldoboro Boston Club meeting in the YMCA parlor Friday evening Guy D. Gold industrial secretary outlined Waldoboro history of shipbuilding in the early 1880s notable for the Governor Ames five masted schooner. He proposed banks fund a revival or a syndicate form to reestablish the trade that once made the town famous.
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Waldoboro
Boston Club
Y.M.C.A
Guy D. Gold
Governor Ames
Six-masted schooner Wyoming sails for France from Portland
The six masted Wyoming, a regular two year coal carrier from Newport News, departed Portland for France via American ports. Captain McLeod of Somerville, who commanded her, will relinquish command at the loading port. Built in Bath eight years ago by Percy & Small, she was sold last week to the France & Canadian Steamship Co.
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Portland
Wyoming
Newport News
France
Capt. McLeod
Somerville
Mass
Bath
Percy & Small
France & Canadian Steamship Co
City Seeks Inspector To Oversee Milk Distribution
City officials search for a qualified man to serve as milk inspector. The role focuses on ensuring safe handling and quality control in local dairy operations. Applications expected through the city clerk's office with full credentials.
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