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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1917

Page

3

Calf Rearing Proved Key to Maine Dairy Herd Growth

Maine farmers are urged to raise 15,000 heifer calves yearly to sustain and expand dairy herds. Emphasis on purebred bulls, healthy calves, bottle feeding, early grain and hay, and careful management to avoid scours. Demonstrations show skim milk substitutes can work, with specific rations and housing tips from the Maine Department of Agriculture.

Maine Indiana Kim Maine Department of Agriculture John A. Roberts Imite

Urgent call to conserve manure and boost kraut canning

Government bulletins urge saving manure as fertilizer and detail kraut preparation to use surplus cabbage. Advice covers fermentation methods, canning steps, and storage, while noting sheep breeding markets and use of breeding stock for farmers.

Lewiston Prepares for 11 Cent Milk in August

Local notes report Lewiston plans for milk at 11 cents starting August 1. Other items include staffing changes at Bat Iron Works, Hodgdon family visits, factory and shipyard activity, and community notices from Bath and Cambridge.

Lewiston Howard V. Stackpole Brunswick Night Watchmen Bat Iron Works Orrin Hodgdon Evere Mass Melvin Hodgdon

Local Jottings Highlight Shore Folks and Summer Life

Local notes record officers of Sasanoa Tribe installation and a stream of town visitors and residents on vacation activities. Mentions Rev Duncklee and family, Cas tine furloughs, summer trips to Bangor and Portland, and local tradespeople resuming duties. Camp life at Popham draws soldiers and beachgoers as headlines note automobile visits, hospital news, and society gatherings.

M. C. Duncklee Richard Weathersfield O. H. Crie Bath Naval Reserve Castine Thomas Spence New London Gladys Berry Shaw's John Wilson E. F. French Portland Warren Dyer Marine Hospital John Day Wilcox New York Bangor Nathan Coffin Peak Isl Charles Dot Jeon M. Marsen Robert A. Boyd Sithur Acid William S. Stevens Jothbay Harper Satafeitt Reed Battery Slhikem Regiment Genie R. Willis Pamtico Smu Ve Cek Eat Wuards Concvressman Wal- In He.white, Jr Fitis Anderson Bondeiniaim Anderson Leonard Whitman Crawford Island Lizitning William HE Roderick Kiev Raymond Chappell Mr. Chappell First Baptist Church Ira L. Chapet William F. Campbell Providence Campbell E. L. Walker Winneganee Brunswick Estabrook & Faton Boston Fort Popham U. S EF. W. Hyde Popham Ter Riverside Beach Lewarrd

Drying Fruits For Waste Prevention In Home Canning

A bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission urges drying cherries with pits in place to prevent juice loss. It advises washing, patting dry, and drying in a single layer at cruc ial heat for two to four hours. Peaches and apricots should be boiled briefly to loosen skins then peeled pitted and halved.

Vroceman United States Commission Comianeceeri Futerreney Pood Garden Othe - Ides National Emergency Food Garden Commission

Swakels Out: Meoiders Seek Return After Strike Delay

Workers remain absent as Meoiders hold firm on demands while the company signals possible return to work once concessions are granted. The stalemate centers on terms for the molders and the pace of negotiations.

Poultry Supplies Sale Noted Amid Local Notices

The item list includes reduced prices on poultry fountains feeders and supplies from Kimball Bros Co. plus local notes on weddings navy enlistment orders university enrollment and store reopenings with details on staff transfers and upcoming ship launch Edith Nute.

Local residents travel and visitors noted in town column

Our Own People lists outings and visits from Miss Jennie Hopkins in New York on vacation and several townsfolk including Mis s Helene Cubberly from Malden and Mrs Beulah MelIntire from Winne yiance. The piece records minor movements around Southport Boothbay Harbor and nearby areas with wedding plans and business trips mentioned.

Jennie Hopkins New York W. A. Fall Brunswick Helene Cubberly Malden Mass Onaledge Southport Officer Brown Nellie Turner Carolyn Turner H. N. McCarty Popham Beach Beulah MelIntire Winneyiance George Daley Capitol Island John Milton Boston Milton Annie de Vanna A. M. Bushnell Torus Merrill Seiders George Chuptill Boothbay Harbor Colen Crowley Green St Charles B. Harrington Hyde Windlass Co Newport News Lillian Mason Portland Frank Dingley Lewiston Dingley Squirrel Island H. JH. Wieting Chamber of Commerce E. H. Cook Washington St The Texas Co FE. I. Cornish Charles Ervine Massachusetts Joseph Prescott Roxbury Alvert G. Longley Seboomook Greenville Longley Mook Florence Cyrus

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