Clever Sales Tricks Boost Merchandise Under Pressure
A retailer uses inventive salesmanship to move goods, from showing glasses to trigger curiosity in a hardware store to destroying floor cracks with crack filler, staging fake appointments, and enlisting locals to spark demand for a new tobacco brand. The techniques succeed by engaging buyers, creating humor, and leveraging social proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet
Dae
Chia
Tie
Pliny
Lim
Faust
Hller
Oman
Pole Break Causes Milk Wagon Horse to Bolt Through Streets
A trolley pole on Washington street broke early Monday, spooking a horse pulling Thomas Mains' milk wagon. The frightened animal bolted, tangled in wires, upsetting the wagon and scattering milk. It fled along Mechanic street to High street before two men captured it near Harvey Henderson's barn. Mr. Mains, shaken, arrived later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Mechanic Street
Thomas Mains
Washington, Drummond
Bowery Streets
Mendoway
Milan Street
High Street
Mr. Mains
Dummer Street
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hgh Street
Harvey Henderson
Jolly Picnic Party Attends Wesley Sorority Event at Armes Cottage
Wesley Sorority held its annual picnic Saturday at Alderman and Mrs. Fred W. Armes cottage on Pleasant Pond. The party traveled by six autos from Bath, sailed on the pond with Leland Phimmer commanding a sailboat, and enjoyed a picnic supper of coffee provided by the Armes. Several minor mishaps occurred but no one was hurt. Notables present included Rev. and Mrs. Frank J. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Daley, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Sorority
Alderman
Fred W. Armes
Pleasant Pond
Bath
Leland Phimmer
Plimmer
Blanche Stendrup
Armes
Frank Jt Hall
Lloyd G. Daley
Fna Buecknam
Alice Corliss
Andrew Butterfield
Bertha A. Ward
Mina Snipe
George A. Cahill
Arthur
Erlon M. Dunlap
Malcolm
Richard Wall
Leland Plummer
Harry Stendrup
Charles
Victor August record Cho Cho San fox trot by Whitman
August Victor record features Cho Cho San a stately fox trot inspired by Puccini themes including Paul Whitman’s dancing treatment of the Madame Butterfly aria on one side. The reverse side presents Rimsky Korsakov’s Chanson d au deuc turned into another fox trot by Whitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Puccini
Paul Whitman
Rimaky Korxnoff
Phippsburg Vacation Notes and Wireless Radio Party
East Boston resident John A. Terrell uses a wireless setup on vacation at Parker Head to receive signals from Washington Philadelphia and New York. Guests enjoyed a radiophone concert by the American Radio Research Corps as Terrell assisted press coverage of Harding’s Plymouth visit and a large crowd estimated at 150000 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Terrell
Boston
Terrell
Parker Head
American Radio Research Corps
Medford
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston Journal
Republic
Tie
Englind Tech & Tel Co
Plymouth
Associated
United and International Press Associations
Harding
Coolidge
Cox
Willian Ts. Perry
N. W
John I. Leach
William DB. Perry
Whith
Albert Stover
Arthur Decker
Robertson
Traverhill
Mass
Elbridge Wallice
Tle
Bath
Barker
Fred Morrison
Charles Morrison
Sebasco
Raymond Richardson
Dorchester
Mask
Richardson
Edward Morse
Lillian Smith
George W. Pye
Smith
Mr. Morse
Fort Sill
Oklo
Rlol Tm.cl
Small Point
William D. Morse
Joseph Bradley
Frank Johnson
John Dougherty
George Pye
William W. Morse
Mr. Johnson
Bath social notes recount visits and family news
Mr and Mrs George N Reed of Quincy Mass return after a visit with his mother Mrs Zidana T Reed at 55 Lincoln Street. Scott Shorey learns he is grandfather to a baby at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Shorey. Various relatives from Providence Wickford Clinton Roxbury Boston and Philadelphia visit Bath or stay at cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Reed
Quincy
Mass
Zidana T. Reed
Lincoln Street
W. Scott Shorey
Mars
Arthur Shorey
Charles H. Mallett
Providence and
Wickford
Re 1
Bath
William DV
Hill
Middlestrees
John ‘Im Glidden
Ayers Muass
J. Edward Drake
Birch Point
Mlchnor Fourtin
Gibbons
Miss Gibbons
Clinton, Mars
Kot
I. Hill
Cynwyd
Philadephia
William VII
Middle Street
Josephine Cohen
Roxbury
Esther Mikelsky
Andrews Road
Charles Savage
Boston
Frank Allen
Sebasco Estates
Maurice Avery
Center Street
Arthur Brown
Pearl Street
Five Islands
Fred Foster
Milo
Central Maine Power Co
Beals
Thomas DP Beal
Athintie
Arthur A. Auld
Boothbay Harbor
Forrest
Rogers
Trufant Street
New Haven
Conn
Ek. . Witherby
Dingley
Ishang
Milton H. Douglas
Post Office
Otis Gray
Augusta
Business Men's Ball Team Triumphs In Seasonal Event
The article lists attendees including McGrath and players Lorrane Price Harold Grindle Edward Sewall and Benjamin Shane. Guests of Miss Sophia Mikelsky included her sister Esther Mr and Mrs Charles Green Norman M. Martin Archie Doyle and Arthur G. Oliver with N Gratz Jackson Lucian D. Fuller John Creswell and Charles Looke in his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGrath
Lorrane Price
Harold Grindle
Edward Sewall
Benjamin Shane
Sophia Mikelsky
Esther
Charles Green
Norman M. Martin
Archie BE. Doyle
Arthur G. Oliver
N. Gratz Jackson
Lucian D. Fuller
John Creswell
Charles Looke
Former Bath Boy of Many Accomplishments
Herbert W. Magoun a Cambridge Mass. scholar and PhD from Johns Hopkins visits sister H Emma Magoun in Fisher's Court for two weeks. He has written eight volumes nearly ready for publication including a reference work on Classical Presidency and seven volumes on Bible Problems, with works on Christ’s Divinity and the Flood. Magoun, a former professor at Redfield Oberlin and Colorado colleges, has been associate editor of Bibliotheca Sacra since 1908 and editor of the Mexican Linguist, fluent in nine languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Magoun
Cambridge
Mass
H. Emma Magoun
Fisher's Court
Magoun
Christ
Johns Hopkins
Water district plan draws interest from many cities
Officials of water companies visited the Bath Water district pumping station at Lake Nequasset to study eliminating steam power. The station uses electrically driven pumps with a gasolene emergency engine, a system praised as progressive and possibly unique in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Lake Nequasset
Abbot
Independent
Fire in the Woods Near Parker Head Reignites
A smouldering pasture fire on land owned by William Cushing and Fred Wyman near Parker Head ignited again Friday afternoon. The blaze spread through dry wood in patches, though surrounding properties were not endangered as residents watched closely. The fire had burned briskly several days before the heavy rain on Sunday cooled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
William Cushing
Fred Wyman
Sewer Improvement Work in Bedford Street Area
Workmen for the Board of Highways and Sewers began Friday to fix sewer conditions at Tented City. The project remedies the Alex Mason property on Bedford Street crossing North Street and builds a new stretch to replace the open sewer near Louis Gagne's property. The new line will carry all sewage from the open stretch and cross Gagne's land to tap the main sewer by Harvard's dock, leading to the Kennebec River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Highways and Sewers
Tented City
Alex Mason
Bedford Street
Mrs Oliver Hosts Beacon Street Ladies Aid
Mrs Charles HL Oliver entertained 32 members and their husbands at her cottage near the old trotting park in West Bath last Wednesday night. A picnic supper of clams and sandwiches was served and group photos were taken. Guests included Rev John Roy Browne and family, Mrs Georgie Knights, Mrs Rose Baker, and Mr and Mrs Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles HL. Oliver
Beacon Street Ladies Aid
Trotting Park
West Bath
John Roy Browne
Rene
Georgie Knights
Harpswell
Rose Baker
Woolwich
Adams
New Meadows
Funeral of Mrs Serena A Richards
The funeral for Mrs. Serena A Richards widow of Thomas S Richards was held Thursday at 3 PM at William C Chadbourne Undertaking Rooms Broad Street. Rev Frank H Hall of Wesley Methodist Church officiated. Mrs John A Powers of Woburn Mass an only sister attended. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena A. Richards
Thomas S. Richards
William C. Chadbourne
Broad Street
Frank H. Hall
Wesley Methodist Church
John A. Powers
Woburn
Mass
Oak Grove
Sunday School Excursion to Capitol Hill Picnic
Corliss street Sunday school pupils with parents and teachers joined 50 people for their annual Capitol ishind outing. After luncheon in the grove the group played baseball then went wading before the return trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Capitol Ishind
Grove
Tobey Buys Building From DeCoste in Portland
Alderman J Fred Tobey bought the wooden building at 767 Washington Street from William T DeCoste for investment purposes. The note mentions Back Bay flats dig rules and harbor health concerns, reflecting local civic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Tobey
William T. DeCoste
Washington ‘Street
W. E. Chase Co
Tobey
Back Bay
Portland
Seven year old Woolwich girl injured crossing highway
Gertrude Hudson, seven, daughter of W H Hudson of Nequasset Woolwich, is hospitalized with a fractured skull and broken right ankle after being struck by an automobile while crossing State Highway in front of her home. Dr Ardene A Stott rushed her to Bath City hospital for treatment. The accident involved a Dickinson family vehicle headed toward the ferry. an eyewitness described the scene as she was last in a line of children crossing for candy. No other serious injuries reported as residents tended to the girl and police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Hudson
W. H. Hudson
Nequasset
Woolwich
Ardene A. Stott
Bath
Dickinson
Wiscasset
Sfudson
Hudson
Stott
Bath City Hospital
I. W. Baker
Wilbur Howe
Albion Small
Helene
Long Beach
Cal
C. Bishop
Boston
William Swift
Kennebec
Benjamin Miller
Boothbay Harbor
Thomas Reed
Grace Lafayette
Laura Farnhan
James Ryan
Cleveland
Ohio
Poland Spring House
Della Hunnewell
George M. Carlton
Richard
Fred Carlton
Howard Witham
Flushing
N. Y
Frank Witham
Ferns
Frank Carter
Livermore Falls
Dr. Stott
Dresden Socials and Family Visits Highlight Week
Mrs. Vesta Siegars returned after a week with her daughter Mrs. Fred Starrett in Warren. Mrs. Mary Grover visited a friend, Mrs. Alex Munsey. J. Lilly stayed with Mrs. Siegars on Wednesday. Glenwood Siegars chopped winter wood on his Dresden farm. Mrs. Siegars hosted the Ladies Aid for church support. A box supper at M. E. Church South Dresden supported Sunday school. N. A. Fitch of Lexington visited Kennebec House family. Arthur James from Peabody, Mass., stayed with his father C. H. James. J. T. Lilly and sons called on the Wades of Swearm Island. Elma Wade and husband returned from a month with his parents, the Wades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Siegars
Fred Starrett
Warren
Mary Grover
Alex Munsey
John Lilly
Glenwood Siegars
Sagadahoe Ferry
Dresden
M. EF
South Dresden
N. A. Fitch
Lexington
Kennebec House
Arthur James
Peabody
Mass
C. H. James
J. T. Lilly and Sons
J. F. Wade
Swearm Island
Elma Wade
Sylvia Stackpole Graduate Attends West Bath Visit
West Bath notes list Miss Sylvia Frances Stackpole, Gorham Normal School graduate, visiting Mr Ellsworth of Madison. Gorham and Lewiston visitors, Farrars, called on Mrs. Fred W. Larrabee and Joseph White. Dr. E S Stackpole to lead Sunday service at Congregational church near Durham Southwest bend. Mrs S J Healley of Bath visited Mrs J M Lemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Frances Stackpole
Gorham Normal School
Ellsworth
Madison
Farrar
Georgie Farrar
Florence Farrar
Lewiston
Fred W. Larrabee
Joseph White
E. S. Stackpole
Congregational Church
Southwest Bend
Durham
S. J. Healley
Bath
J. M. Lemont
Myer Isaacson Returns as Bath Bottling Co Sales Manager
Bath resident Myer Isaacson returns to Bath to take over as sales manager for the Bath Bottling Co after several weeks away in Lewiston. Col Potter United States Army engineer, visiting Bath with family, recently in Paris for studies in women's costuming before visiting Lisbon, St. Louis and Bath. The Potter party includes Capt Potter Miss Sara Potter Frances Williams Randall Williams and Miss Carolissa Potter. Col Potter a West Point classmate of Gen. John J. Pershing. continues to Lisbon then back to St. Louis. Reginald Stacy drives a new Ford touring car amid a series of local movements including John J. Desmond in Porthand and Miss Blanche Albee in Newcastle. Jason Merrill and family return from New Gloucester, Lucian Amer and wife visit Bridgton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer Isaacson
Bath
Bath Bottling Co
Lewiston
Charles Potter
U.S.A
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Fred ©. Potter
Potter
Paris
Carolissa Potter
America
Lisbon
John Potter
Sara Potter
Col. Potter
Capt. Potter
Frances Williams
Randall Williams
West Point
John J. Pershing
Europe
Reginald Stacy
John J. Desmond
Blanche Albee
Newcastle
Jason Merrill
New Gloucester
Lucian Amer
Weeks Street
Bridgton
Big Fire Losses in This Country
War era fire losses dominate this report noting Germany lost about 21 547 520 acres and the United States burned 56 448 307 acres 2 percent more than Germany for 1916 1920 Forest Service warns fires stem from careless tourists urges use of National Forests with camps roads and maps about 5 000 000 visitors yearly at Nagle Camp Ground 132 000 last year Culprits are sought by rangers through clues like discarded bottles or tires, but prevention rests on public conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Kansas
Idaho
Utah
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Nagle
Columbia River
Oregon National Forest
Be Sure Your Tire is Out Slogan Adopted Nationally
The campaign pushes universal adoption of the slogan “Be sure your tire is out” across regions from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Gulf to Border, aiming for wide use and enjoyment by many people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Second Session Probate Court in Sagadahoc County Hears Wills and Admin Actions
The second session of the August term probate court in Sagadahoc County, led by Judge James S. Lowell, approves wills for Arthur L. Waldron of Richmond and Martha A. Harris of Richmond with Minnie L. Waldron named executrix without bond. It grants administrations for Sarena A. Richards of Bath and files petitions for Daniel Ridley of Bath and Percy K. Sedgeley of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
James S. Lowell
Arthur IL. Waldron
Richmond
Minnie L. Waldron
Martha A. Harris
Sarena A. Richards
Bath
Charles C. Low
Daniel Ridley
Annie L. Ridley
Percy K. Sedgeley
Edwin E. Sedgeley
George H. Staples
Bowdoin
Harriet G. Staples
John H. Hyde
Ernestine S. Hyde Wright
Joseph M. Trott
John S. Hyde
Mary A. L. Thompson
Hazel Thompson
Ella PF. Bean
George M. Staples
Joseph Lee Cobb
Tea
Emma (. Cobb
Topsham
Harry
Leon E. Howland
Alfreda Howland
Scott R. Frye
Cliva A. Davis
Charles O. Small
George W. Lynch
Lulu Deering
John H. Palmer
Arrowsie
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New York State
Mrs
W. J. McCourt
Chebeague
Susie Hamilton
Business Men
Mrs Oliver
Mrs. Richards
Bath Hospital
Thompson Bros
Carlessness
L. F.’’ Medicine Co
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