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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1914
Page
6
Arthur McCullum completes his ship and Augusts past five Saturdays plus Sundays mark a busy period. Bath hosts social visits, tug operations, theater acts, berry canning, ice cream humor, and police notes alongside shipping movements, price rises, and a Treasury dispatch about flagstaff at a government building.
A varied local page reports A B Cameron and Carrie Malcolm singing at Wesley Church last Sunday. Sheriff Oliver and Deputy Aderton toured Popham and Bay Point with no arrests. An August gathering at Riverside Popham features a magic show by Clinton Warren. A four piece orchestra played for a Saturday night hop. A teen Miss Wallace swims the river with Miss Thompson and a young man, completing the feat un tired. The federal bureau of fisheries starts humpback salmon introduction to Maine waters to revive fishing. Bath residents recall 19th century dining saloons and Harveys funeral. Automobile safety notes warn about cats and kittens attracted by car lights. Bath Shoe Company holds its first meeting and plans shoe production next week with local workers and new machinery.
A local scene features a new barber shop opening, ongoing port life with a lone fisherman, and autumnal Salvia glow. Reports cover civic actions, heating upgrades at Bath Savings, gun club grounds work, and province rail movements.
The Maine commissioner of sea and shore fisheries orders full names on lobster cars buoys and traps to identify owners. Names must be plainly carved or branded on top and on all buoys. pennies penalties apply for noncompliance. Sea Gull patrols to inspect coastwide implementation.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, urges authenticity, and offers testimonials free through druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation at 75 cents a bottle.
Miss Susan Trott a longtime resident of the city died last Friday at her Pearl Street home after a brief illness. A native of Lagrange Maine she lived here more than 19 years was an expert seamstress and active in religious charitable work. Survived by brother George Trott Michigan uncle Charles Staples Bridgton and cousin N F Trott Richmond funeral held Sunday at People's Church at 2 30 in the afternoon.
The Executive Council's committee on election returns met in the Council chamber and canvassed the August 3 special primary in Saga dahov County for two county commissioner seats. The returns listed Republican and Democrat candidates.
The Y M C A pursues extension work beyond its buildings to reach men and boys in labor and social groups. Across many associations worldwide it supports playgrounds in cities and provides leadership for the Boy Scout and Big Brother movements aiding delinquent youths.
The article explains stomach debility causing pain around the heart and urges toning digestion before alarm. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a digestive tonic improving blood, nerves, appetite, and health, and mentions free books on blood building and diet. It also describes the Young Men's Christian Association's extension work and community outreach roles.
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