Bath Ties Aims and Happenings Aug 1903
In Bath Aug 4 1903 visitors include Wilbur Brown Fred Curtis Davis Hatch and Joseph Nichols who sang for residents of the Home for Old Ladies. The Percy Small yard schooner Elizabeth Palmer's captain D B Smith returns home with Mrs Smith and Beth after weeks in Bath. The Colonial club discusses lowering age limit and raising membership. clambake plans are set for September. A beehive sale and a feather bed bee swarm story amuse readers. The Ransom B Fuller and Wiwarna bring crowds. plans for bridge and local excursions are outlined with multiple civic notes and social visits.
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Wilbur Brown
Fred Curtis
Davis Hatch
Joseph Nichols
Mr. Nichols
D. B. Smith
Elizabeth Palmer
Percy & Small's
Norwood
Mass
Bath News In Brief From August 1903
Read Nichols Co. reports two kilns under construction containing 1,000,000 bricks to be burned mid next month for Maine contractors. Bath Inn attracting many summer visitors, while local shops report break-ins on Washington street. Dock work at Bath Iron Works progresses for Kittery Navy Yard launch. Community notes include local residents’ visits, travel, and social events around Bath and Brunswick. Local accidents and a rope-walk fall injury are noted, with minor hospital care expected.
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Read Nichols Co
Maine
New Meadows
Brunswick
Cahn
New England
Bath Iron Works
Kittery Navy Yard
State Department of Health and Welfare
U.S. Public Health
Hyde Windlass
Central Maine Power Co
Feldspar
Harvard
Newell
Oliver
Tau
Chester H. McCabe
State Health and Wefare Department
N.ja
Bath Iron Works Corp
Hyde Windlass Co
W. H. Heald
Wendall Williams
James Roderick
Donald H. Crosby
Augusta
Thomaston State Prison
Joseph J. Smith
Board of Health
Smith
Victualer
Roma Linch
Antonio Puna
Vinestreet
State Highway Commission
Coumbs
Jones
Comeau
Emers
Plummer
Stover
Kidder
Early August 9 1903 Hull and Engine compete in field events
In the early hours workers gathered in small groups on street corners to ponder who would win as Hull and Engine departments prepared for a day of field events. Rufus Lombard may lift spirits by supplying good things to the crowd this afternoon.
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Woviwach
Hull
Engine
Rufus Lombard
Thompson visitors and funeral rumors at Westport landing
E Thompson and H A Thompson of Boston arrived from Portland by Stanley automobile. A morning boat party at Westport Upper Landing, with black crepe and flowers, misread as a funeral. A Sor mer Visitor's departure sparked a small farewell. Miss Mathews entertained at Shar House with music, dancing, and cards. The electric express delivered sandstone for a new storefront on Franklin and School streets. Wylie Lemont returning home. Rogers to build foundation, F W Larrabee to construct the house. Shorey and Dunton head to Kearsarge Village.
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Down River
Westport Upper Landing
Leliz
Smith
Portis
Miss Mathews
Electric Express
Caiman Wylie Lemonts
Frankin
School Streets
Bowdoin College
Rogers
F. W. Larrabee
West Bath
Kittens for Britain Charity Disk Insignia Issued
A historic note describes Kittens for Britain as an organization led by General Gray, with a Persian cat owned by Elmer Davis as a symbol. Members wear a small disk badge showing a whiskered cat, and the reverse bears the group title. The disk, about the size of a dime, sells for 30 cents with proceeds aiding Bundles for Britain and war relief.
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Ett
Britezin
Wissen
Elmer Davis
Tae
Bell
Revere
Barkers
Cosmo Garden Club Harvest Show Plans
Cosmo Garden Club organizes a Harvest Show with plans discussed by the Cosmopolite and interim directors. Mrs Bars MuGischs led the pruning effort while committees prepared programs and arrangements for the exhibit. Arthur Colby, Lucius Lemont, and Elizabeth LC were noted participants as they prepared flowers for hospital delivery.
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Cosmo Garden Club
Harvest Show
Bars MuGischs
Ite Prorten
Buwermot
Arthur Colby
Colby
Lucius Lemont
Elizabeth LC
Burke Charged With Malicious Mischief After Bangor Incident
Thomas Burke, 70, of 77 Columbia Street Bangor, faced costs of court and 16 dollars for damages to the police, with an additional charge of malicious mischief in connection with the damage caused. Horace A. Bond, at Bangor police headquarters, noted Burke’s case during a Bath visit.
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Thomas Burke
Columbia Street
Bangor
Lewitin
Hyde Park Terrace weekly activities and notices
The Sunshine Sunday School of Hyde Park Terrace invites children aged four to thirteen to attend classes August 9 to 27 at Vecetion school. Transportation provided. meet Miss Marshall at the nine o'clock bus. Also reports on residents visits, birthdays, and local social updates.
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Sunshine Sunday
Hyd Park Terrace
Vecetion
Bread Street
Elbridge Clark
Woodrow
Brewer
Nick Coangelo
Central Avenue
Harry Braelleuy
Roxbury Mass
Jeonard Fish
Mary Fitzgerald
Lark Street
Bernard Knight
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Fernando Giroux
Jean Ann
Ronald Lee
Mary Gower
Marilyn Keefe
Connie Lund
Natalie Phillips
Judith Ward
Marilyn
Joan Chambers
Lloyd Perry
Damariscuitla
Merle Phillips
Orono
George Phillips
Doris Stanchfield
Priscia Garside
Marceline Willett
Priscilla Patterson
Pauline Cuvaler
Fern Thayer
Dovis
Eye Retina Reflects Images After Death
Report claims retina of a dead animal can form faint silhouettes of objects seen before death. Researchers note experimental results from the Veer Institute show a rabbit head kept in darkness then exposed to light may project a paler image on the retina. The article discusses the speculative link to crime scene visions.
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Ietter Veen Institute
Mint
Blue Jay Invasion Threatens Toiga Home in Chicago
John Toiga reports a flock of blue jays invading his tree shaded yard threatening his property and his two year old daughter. He asks police for permission to shoot the birds, but authorities say they will investigate.
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Chicago
John Toiga
Toiga
Torgo
Parker Head Sees Daughter in Bath Visit
Parker Head returned to her Bath home after visiting her daughter Mrs Leston Harrington.
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E. C. Farrar
Louise
Lester
West Sumner
Bath
Leston Harrington
Brunettes Replacing Blondes For Dates At PA College
The Independent Women's Association dating bureau at Pennsylvania State College finds brunettes favored as ideal dates. Among 79 male applicants, 21 rated conversational ability essential, 17 demanded good dancers and brunette dates, 16 chose slender figures, and 13 noted not too quiet.
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Independent Women’s Association
Pennsylvania State College
Picnic Etiquette for Pleasant Outdoor Meals
Summer picnics invite neat routines that echo home habits. After meals, clean the grounds to protect nature and leave no litter behind. A tidy site makes the woods and streams look better and helps everyone enjoy the day.
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Nature
Woodlard
Bath National Bank Official Takes His Vacation
Dunlap Hatch of the Bath National Bank is enjoying his annual vacation.
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Dunlap Hatch
The
Bath National Bank
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William Nelson
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Allen Irish
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Harry W. Crosman
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