Old Men for Leadership in War and Health in Cities
The piece argues older generals lead better, cites German and British leaders ages, then links age to success in war and business. It discusses infantile paralysis and tuberculosis in New York slums, calls for urban cleanliness, and notes armies’ focus on sanitation. It suggests public health parallels for cities and mentions electricity from water power and price concerns.
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von Beuloy
Germany
New York City
New York
Alabama builds fires with Atlantic power demand
Bath residents will see electric flames in heaters and fireplaces powered by the Atlantic Ocean driven Alabama water power. The state’s hydroelectric potential competes with cheap coal to heat homes across Alabama.
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Belgrade Lakes
Merrymeeting Bay
Bath
Alabama
Prohibition Debate Over 1916 Whiskey Tax Gains
Inland Revenue data for ten months ending April 30 1916 show higher whiskey receipts sparking pride among liquor interests. Explanations cite stronger distillery collections, foreign branches, and wartime Africa shipments, with 1 663 000 gallons exported in year to June 30 1915 and 5 850 000 gallons in nine months to March 1916.
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Africa
Liquor Men's Protective Association
Maine's former governor earns praise as Senate candidate
The piece lauds the man expected to succeed Gov. Fernald, praising his public speaking, Maine leadership, and long record of honesty and capability from a commercial traveler to governor. It argues Maine has nothing to fear sending its former chief executive to the Senate due to his experience and character.
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Fernald
Senate
Maine
Captain Fryatt's act against U‑boat sparks court martial verdict
The court martial found Franks Fryatt’s attempt to ram U‑33 justified as a crime against armed German forces. The Brussels captain tried to force the German boat to show its flag and stop, then steered toward the enemy as it dove away. The piece contrasts Franco-tireur warfare with Fryatt’s case and notes Britain’s view of sea defense.
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Fryatt
Brussels
Sugarless canning advised for all fruits by Uncle Sam
The United States Department of Agriculture urges housewives to can berries peaches pears and pineapples without sugar using boiling water or a steam pressure canner. Pack fruit in jars or tins, seal, sterilize for 30 minutes in boiling water or ten minutes with five pounds steam, then cool and store dry.
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Uncle Sam
United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Information
Fifty Miles Fire Smog Over New England
A yellow haze blanketed most of New England on Sunday, likely from Canadian forest fires. Passengers on the Montreal to Portland train reported fifty miles of smoke along the route near the Vermont border. Boston weather officials attributed the haze to a smoke cloud from Canada with a hot, dry spell aiding fires.
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Portland
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
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Boston
Canada
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kerosene powered car kit tested in Boston
Fred D. Jordan and Dr. E. R. Hackett tested a Ford equipped with Jordan kerosene generator in Boston. Using kerosene at 10 cents a gallon the engine reportedly delivers 35 to 40 miles per gallon compared with 18 to 20 miles per gallon from gasoline. The setup claims reduced carbon buildup and minimal spark plug cleaning, forecasting large returns for Jordan and partners. Frank E. Stanley attended the tests.
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E. R. Hackett
Boston
Ford
Fred Jordan
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Frank E. Stanley
Franklin County Journal
Jolly Dozen Beats Lisbon Falls Juniors 20 to 5
The Jolly Dozen defeated Lisbon Falls Jrs. 20 to 5 in Lisbon Falls Saturday. McInnes and Pratt led the offense with early heavy scoring, plating 11 runs in the first inning. Charles Cartwright of Boston, vacationing here, played first base for Bath and returned to Boston Sunday night.
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Jolly Dozen
Lisbon Falls
Inherited Baldness Roils Gender Gap Says OSU Research
Miss Dorothy Osborn of Ohio State University business discusses genetic patterns of baldness in men and women. She reports from the Journal of Heredity that baldness is inherited, with sons at risk from a bald mother and daughters affected only if the father is bald.
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Dorothy Osborn
Ohio State University of Business
Journal of Heredity
American Genetic Association of Washington
Shark Liver Revenge Aboard the Lady Lincoln
In August 1863 the schooner Lady Lincoln near Se guin, under Captain Melvin McClain, hooked a shark and tore out its liver for later return. The shark reappeared, McClain recovered the liver from a deck bucket, stitched it back in, and released the shark. The crew joked the creature looked grateful as it vanished.
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Gloucester
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Portland Press
Buy stamped envelopes warns of germs on stamps
A terse note urges buyers to purchase stamped envelopes if concerns about germs on stamps persist. It frames the advice as precautionary and practical for readers handling mail.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purified Blood and Health
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that removes scrofula sores boils and eruptions by cleansing the humors from the blood. It claims external applications fail and asserts the medicine builds digestion and the entire system. Demand is to insist on Hood's and buy now.
Postal clerk notes stamps bred germs. urges stamped envelopes
A Philadelphia postal clerk cites tests showing bacteria on most stamps and urges sanitary practice of using stamped envelopes. He says Congress would need to authorize moistening devices and that buying envelopes avoids licking stamps, though he acknowledges the anti tuberculosis group’s concerns.
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Philadel Physicans
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Congress
Guardsmen Discharged at Border Must Pay Home Costs
War no picnic. Guardsmen at the border discharged due to need of supporting dependent relatives must cover their own travel expenses home. Announcement made at the department of the East headquarters says many letters from soldiers sought government payment for fares, but regulations do not allow compensation.
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Department of the East
War Department
Advertising Returns Improve Yet Slow in Reaching People
Advertising effects are slow to materialize but finally yield gains as campaigns progress. An ad effort over time reduces shop worn stock by boosting interest and prompting purchases, though results arrive gradually.
Doan's Kidney Pills Advised by Bath Resident
Mrs. L. C. Stevens of 64 Russell St Bath credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of backache and kidney trouble after four boxes. She warns against plaster remedies and urges buying the Buffalo Doan's pills at 50 cents from Webber's Drug Store.
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Steven
L. C. Stevens
Russell St
Bath
Doan
Webber’s
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