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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1913
Page
4
A historic poultry lecture outlines critical brooding and feeding practices for chicks from hatch to eight weeks. Emphasizes proper brooder cleanliness, ventilation, temperature control, and avoid overcrowding to prevent chill or diarrhea and ensure vigorous early growth.
Letters from Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing menstrual pain headaches and fatigue. One writer credits improved health and reliability at work, while another calls it a help for happier wives and mothers.
Agricultural lime has long been used to improve soil and crop yields. The article discusses lime forms lump lime hydrated lime and ground limestone marl and notes its role in crop and clover production while outlining debates over the best form for agricultural use.
The article explains hydrated lime, fresh lime, and ground limestone or marl, including how much to apply per acre to achieve similar results. It notes cost differences, handling issues, and the need for purchased products to include an analysis. Also mentions health officer sealers and legal capacity testing of fruit baskets and receptacles.
A reform measure defines that berries sold in baskets must use United States standard dry measure. Fruits in containers of one quart or less must be level and conform to the standard. Violators face a ten dollar fine per offense.
Massachusetts enforcing a new meat shipping law restricting interstate carcass trade. Officials urge shipper compliance via local boards of health or the State Board of Health at Augusta. Inspectors stamp or condemn uninspected meat to prevent sale. Penalties include fines and confiscation for violations.
Camps open in July and plan a second eastern shore camp while Dunton farm in Arrowsie becomes a summer camp for the Haverhill Y M C A. Instructors and boys from Massachusetts and Maine join, with new baseball diamonds and tennis courts planned. The river region offers abundant sites as camps grow over ten years.
Bath Maine resident Charles W. Whitten describes severe back pain and kidney discomfort. He tried Doan's Kidney Pills after a friend's recommendation and reports full recovery. The testimonial urges customers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills, backed by local home testimony from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
In Sagadahoc County Bath a Court of Probate allows Trott executor of William J. Shaw to present a fourth account of the estate. The order requires all interested parties to appear at Bath on August stay to show cause why the account should not be allowed. James S Lowell, Judge. A true copy by Cyrus W Longley, Register. 25-21B-295
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