Drake Re elected to School Board on Second Ballot
Two-ballot vote for the Board of Education fills the vacancy left by F. Drake. Frederick F. Drake defeats Wubert F. McCarty 13 to 12 on the second ballot after 25 votes were cast. Drake led 12 to 11 on the first ballot with two stray votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Frederick FE. Drake
Drake
John A. Morse
Wubert F. McCarty
McCarty
J. Edward Drake
Ernest F. Kelley
Frew W. Armes
Henry C. urges mosquito eradication at Watch Hill
Henry C. Campagnate advocates a Watch Hill Pleasant View plan to wipe out mosquitoes through a $500 to $1000 initial spend and $500 yearly upkeep. He cites health and property value gains and outlines practical steps including removal of standing water, draining marshes, introducing small fish, and surface oiling to kill wrigglers.
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Westerly
Henry
Mhorne's Head
Bath
Griscom
Watch Hill
Pleasant View
Pleasant View Society
Frank Sullivan
Bennet Chappell
R. J. Sun
Weekapaug
Mirth as Medicine: A Lesson on Joy and Wellbeing
A noted writer extols mirth as God's medicine urging people to bathe in joy. He argues humor dispels care and rust from life, comparing a joyless person to a wagon without springs and praising laughter that spreads to others as a path to smooth, pleasant days.
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Soriier
Mosquito control cooperation urged for Rhode Island towns
The piece urges local communities including Watch Hill Pleasant View and Weekapaug to cooperate with state and other states legislatures to obtain partial funding to destroy mosquitoes, noting laws that cover part of the expense if communities contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Watch Hill
Pleasant View
Weekapaug
Botanist Lambert Visiting Bath Friends Refresh Roaring Tides ties
Tufts professor of botany Fred D. Lambert visited Bath Friday to meet Rev A B Hervey. The pair, Phi Beta Kappa members from Tufts, have collaborated in botanical work and enjoyed a reunion. Lambert, born Muscatine Iowa, educated at Tufts, Freiburg, and Naples, has taught since 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Lambert
Roaring Tides
Crnp
South Harpswell
Bath
Hev
A. B. Hervey
Waterstreet
Phi Beta Kappa
Tufts
Mr. Lambert
Muscatine
Tie
University of Frieburg
Germany
Naples Zoological Station
Maine
Mary Anna Ingalls
Auburn
Edward Littl
Lambert
Path
O. T. Lougee
Elizabeth
Betsy Jordan
Elizabeth Nicholas
Jennie Holt
Ruth Morrison
Mrs. Lambert
Mas. Lougee
Maine State Officials Dine At New Meadows Inn
The 14th annual Maine Department of Agriculture field day was held at New Meadows Inn with Commissioner F. J. Washburn Deputy BK BE Philbrook and other officials arriving around noon. The group included Secretary of State Mrs Frank W. Ball and Deputy State Treasurer Mrs L W Winship. Dinner featured lobster and desserts followed by afternoon sports and a late afternoon stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Department of Agriculture
New Meadows Inn
State House
F. J. Washburn
BK. BE. Philbrook
Auto
Frank W. Ball
L. W. Winship
Lucienne M. Taetre
J. 0. Brooks
Brooks Bank Note Co
Springfield
Mass
Brooks
Southport
Maine Agricultural Department
Dinher
Real estate transfers recorded by Sagadahoc registry
Registry keeper Wiram T. Stevens lists transfers including Bath and Brunswick Light & Power Co. to Central Maine Power Co. and numerous individual deeds such as Cephas Benway to Fred W. Brown in Bath and William Noble to Edward Williams in Georgetown. Other entries include Annie Weymouth to Mary Leighton in Bowdoinham and Prudie Robinson to Joseph Robinson in Richmond.
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Sagadahoe Registry of Deeds
Wiram T. Stevens
Bath and
Brunswick Light & Power Co
Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Cephas Benway
Fred W. Brown
Harry A. Plummer
George A. Arey
Hazel TL. Wright
Mary L. Thompson
Annie TD. Tourtillotte
Mary KE
Tourtilotte
Roscoe Royal
Charles M. King
Bowdeinham
Annie
Albert T. Spear
Woolwich
Laura Ames
Horace FE
Wade
Dancing Carnival Attracts Young Folks
Armory hall hosted about 200 dancers for a Monday night carnival with Peerless orchestra. The fox trot prize went to Phareld McLain and Miss Mary Belanger who earned $10. second prize to Abraham Richlin and Miss Iris Lance. Contestants included Edward T. Kelley with Miss Margaret Whitehouse and Charles Small with Miss Bertha Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Hall
Phareld McLain
Mary Belanger
Abraham Richlin
Iris Lance
Edward T. Kelley
Margaret Whitehouse
Charles Small
Bertha Brown
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Lawn Party
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge members and friends attended a lawn party Friday night at Mrs. Nellie Lord’s 16 Fitts Street home. Guests played cards and games including a peanut hunt with Mrs. Ray Haley winning first prize. Hostesses served homemade cake, candy, lemonade, and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Nellie Lord
Warrier Bunker
Noble Grand
Lilius Larrabee
Lewis Pepper
Middle Street
New Clerk Aids Prisoners By Explaining Court Procedure
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a new clerk in a police court helps inmates by clearly explaining court procedures and daily routines, easing their understanding of the process.
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Louiisville
Understanding of Misie and The World Beyond Sympathy
Fragmentary OCR notes cite a quotation about men and understanding of the world beyond their sympathies. The source mentions “Geerhe” and phrases like good and beautiful and lies beyond sympathy. No clear event, date, or identifiable institutions are present.
Expert lauds Maine gravel roads in study tour
Dr. George E. Ladd of the Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, D. C., in Augusta for a Maine gravel road study, praises Maine’s roads as well built and well cared for. He notes corrugations common elsewhere but less severe here, cites heavy local and out-of-state traffic, and commends Maine detours and scenic routes.
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George E. Ladd
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Maine
California
Tam
Wisconsin
New Jersey
New Trampshire
Connectcut
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Union
New England
Rhode Island
United States
Trott Heads to Boston on Thursday Morning Business
Joseph M. Trott traveled to Boston Thursday morning on business matters.
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Joseph M. Trott
Boston
Boston Tea Party legends meet iconoclasts
Detroit News reports a debate over the 1773 Boston tea party and a claim that beer fueled the event. Defenders counter that John Duggan the tavern keeper was a child or not the Boston source, while the outcome remained patriotism, not a beer revel.
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Boston
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Duggan
United States Congress
Sii
Ireland
Duccan
America
Detroit News
French Deputies Fear Plug Hat
The article describes the French Chamber of Deputies calming a riotous session by the president drawing a plug hat from a desk drawer and holding it aloft. Deputies fall silent, fearing the hat might be worn, signaling adjournment. notes from La France in New York.
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Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Net
la France
New York
Lalla Rookh and Calgary's Name Origins
A brief note on Lalla Rookh the tale of Aurangzeb and Feramorz by Tom Moore and the Calgary naming story. Calgary Alberta earned its name in 1876 from Col. Macleod, linking to Calgary on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
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Lalla Rookh
Aurangzhee
Delhi
Alris
Lesser Bucharia
Cashmere
Feramorz
Tom Moore
Lally Rookh
Calgary
Alberta
Col. Macleod
Royal Northwest
Isle of Mull
Scotland
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Court Bath Maine 1921
Notices from Sagadahoc Probate Court in Bath Maine list petitions for administration of estates. Byron F Barker seeks appointment as administrator of Julia F Barker's estate with no bond. Various guardianships and executorships are reported with publication orders for notice and dates in September 1921.
Rhodes Not a Misogynist Though Seen As Woman Hater
Cecil Rhodes attracted a reputation as a woman hater yet was not a misogynist. He never married, claimed to have given his time to a wife he never had, and his Cape Town home featured a single painting of a modest young woman by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The anecdote recounts his life view and fixation on that portrait.
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Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Rhodes
Cape Town
Sir Joshua Reynolds
John Pays Plammond
Scribner’s Magazine
Not a Patriot Says John D. Hutton on National Understanding
A quotation from John D. Hutton argues that true patriotism requires recognizing other nations' points of view. He warns that claiming universal perfection for one nation is foolish and harmful.
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John D. Hutton
Fruit-A-Tives Liver Pills Claim Big Health Gains
A Rochester man touts Fruit-a-tives as a cure for stomach liver and kidney issues after a lengthy affliction. He reports strong improvement after using a sample and a 50 cent box, praising Fruit Liver Tablets as the best stomach liver and bladder medicine.
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North Axiom St
Rochester
N.Y
R. B. O’flynn
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Annie Ridley petitions for administration of Daniel Ridley estate
Annie L Ridley of Bath Sagadahoc petitions to be administrator of Daniel Ridley deceased who died intestate on December 17. The estate includes a personal property value around twenty dollars. She lists siblings named Oscar Ridley Klimer Ridley Flora Edgcomb Margaret Riverard Alva Ridley and Charles Ridley along with residences. A court hearing is set for September 6 before Judge James S Lowell, with notice to interested parties in Bath.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Byron F. Barker
Bath
Julia F. Barker
Maine
Savadahoc
Joseph M. Trott
Savcadahoc
Ss. Ata
Path Independent
Sagadahioc
Hell
William J. Shaw
James S. Lowell
Sagadahoe
Charles ©. Low
Ella F. Bean
Scott R. Frye
Clara A. Davis
James
Lowfll
Sagadahec
Larent A. Richards
Ycardionehin
Rath
James S. Lowflti
Charles O. Small
George W. Lynch
Hevine
James Slowell
Sapadahoc
N. Gratz Jackson
Sam County
James Jefferson Vickery
James A. Vickery
Stase Street
Aueust
A.D
Henry G. Hodgdon
Charles C. Lowe
Minnie FE. Shaw
Allowanece
Ellen Brown
Mary Spillane
Bath Independent
Said
Sagadhahioe
Anime
Ridley
Sand County
Daniel Ridley
Sand
Annie Lo Ridley
Naine
Oscar Ridley
Verthoul
Klimer Ridley
Lewiston
Martie
Flora Edgcomb
Margaret Riverard
Hath
Alva Ridley
Path
Charles Ridles
Ame
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Kelley Field
Fred W. Armes
Range House
Kelley
North Street
Jesse W. Sampson
Registry of Deeds
Sampson
Board of Assessors
Broad Street
Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Center Street
Barney King
Joint
Standing Committee On
Ernest Edgar Kaeton
United Spanish War Veterans
Emery
Mocelim
Charles E. Oliver
Water Street
Olney
Perry
High Street
John J. Keegan
Municipal Court
Cahill
Edwin A. Russel
Augustus A. Seiders
George Allen
Henry C. Posts
William F. Dunham
William V. Dunham
William F. Dunstam
Ntmet
Register
William F. Dunnam
Tames S. Lowfue
William
F. Dunham
Sidney VL. Eaton
Phippsbore
Sawadahoe
Tames M Williams
Sagedahoe
Sidney L. Eaton
Arthur L. Todd
Georgetown
Sncadahoc
David Henry Todd
Arthur TL
Woman
Edward W. Bridgitam
Fay Sant
James Ss. Lowell
Tprobate
Dunilam
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