Old Bowdoinham Mariner Recalls Narrow Escapes and Busy Days
The interview with Mr. Cardle recalls sailing in the brig John Colby and the schooner Butler, a 1846 storm that cost 65 hogsheads of molasses, then his shift to farm life. He details large stock, meat business, and markets in Bath, plus memories of muster days, rum shops, and a bustling Bowdoinham village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Boston
Butler
Hall Macomber
Carde
Mr. Carde
Maine
Cardle
The
Independent
Canada
Canadian
Bowdoinham
Old Mustard Tavern
Mr. Cardle
New England
Bowdeinham
LOCAL NOTES AND FAMILIAR GUESTS AT BATH HOMES
Westport notes numerous visits and summer stays at Bath including Mrs C W Welch at Center and Mrs H E Greenleaf with family. Several moves include Len Cressy selling Hollow farm to E W Stanwood and Mrs Swanton buying Newcomb homestead at Millidy Cove. Elder Rhodes of Bowdoinham recounts faith healing and miracles with his family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Welch
Hotel Phoenix
Bath
J. H
B. B. Knight
Southport
Len Cressy
the Hollow
E. W. Stanwood
Swanton
Boston
Newcomb
Millidy Cove
H. E. Greenleaf
Clara
Somerville
Mass
William Burt
Brookline
Lyre’s Nest
Edward Perkins
Brighton
L. L. Lowell
Stella Thomas
Dr. Fox
Silas H. Greenleaf
David
Omaha
Nebraska
Gertrude Greenleaf
Myra Fowle
Susan C. Hodgdon
F. W. McFarland
C. E. Kelley
CC. E. Kelley
R. A. Shaw
Chestnut Avenue
McFarland
Ruth A. Shaw
Ancient Blacksmith and Blaisdell Family Lore at Ashdale
A local reminiscence traces the Ashdale homestead of Blacksmith Blaisdell near Echo Lake and the nearby Blaisdell kin in Small Point. It recalls Samuel Wildes of Bath, Mary Blaisdell, Daniel Blaisdell, and Nathaniel Blaisdell with a tale of a vocal impediment and a humorous exchange with Patrick Davis. The Blaisdell family is described as natural mechanics with tall, amiable Stephen Blaisdell known as Cousin Steve, and a reflection on declining local inhabitants over fifty years.
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Geo. W. Hunt
Ashdale
Blaisdell
Echo Lake
Duck Pond
Samuel Wildes
Bath
Mary Blaisdell
Daniel Blaisdell
Thomas A. Pye
Nathaniel Blaisdell
Patrick Davis
Vies Blaisdell
Davis
Blaisdells
Stephen Blaisdell
Daniel
Small Point
Steve
Lower Phippsburg
Malaganians Move In Spotlight Of Evolving History
The islanders face an unsettled future as a long public focus continues with likely further chapters in their story.
Commission government reshapes Trenton New Jersey
Voters in Trenton, New Jersey, endorsed a shift to a five member commission government after primaries on July 18. Elected August 15, the city will replace a mayor and 28 councilmen with a five person board. The move marks a historic municipal reform rooted in 0s and 90s critiques and later muckraking pushes.
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Galveston
Massachusetts
California
Washington
South Carolina
Houston
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dennison
el Paso
Sherman
Greenville
Austin
San Antonio
Marshal
Palestine
Waco
Corpus Christi
Department of Public Affairs
Des Moines
Trenton
Trenton Commission
Commission
John J. Hamilton
N. J
New Jersey
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Relief
Rest and health to mother and child. The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a sixty year old remedy used by millions to ease teething. It claims to soothe, soften gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and diarrhea, and asserts absolute harmlessness. Priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Doan’s Ointment Claims Relief for Piles
Doan’s Ointment cures itching and protruding piles after years of suffering. Available at any drug store. Doan’s Regulats prevent constipation with mild action of bowels without griping. Ask your druggist for them priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief
An advertisement claims Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil stops earache in two minutes and toothache or burn pain in five minutes, with hoarseness relief in one hour, muscle ache in two hours, and sore throat in twelve hours, presenting it as a monarch over pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Eclectic
Monarch
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Clear Skin Help
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic that cures disfiguring eruptions and rashes, claiming it makes users clear-eyed clear-brained and clear-skinned. It appeals to readers troubled by pimples and scrofula.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert M. Carde
Head of Tide
J. Pearle Carde
Trne
Adisa Kimball
Evie Noble
Haverhill
Mary Blackburn
Concord Junction
Gertrude Barrows
Belle Carde
Minneapolis
Cora Ewen
Jersey City
Westport
G. A. Gregory
Georgia
E. P. Webber
David Cressy
Willis Paine’s
Fred Greenleaf
Fred W. McFarland
Watertown
Lyzed
Hattie
Canker
Rhodes
Condi
Angie M. Thomas
Hattie M. Purington
Mary E. Tarr
Maple Grove
Public Affairs, Accounts and Finance
Fletcher
Astoria
Commission Government
Albert Shaw
Europe
New York
Bears
the Centaur Company
New York City
IfFidelity T Crust Company
Lity Rgmteane
Eral
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