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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local farm notice about hog raising with stray letters and unclear details. The readable portion hints at livestock, possibly a permit or sale but specifics are unreadable.
A reader letter outlines proposed financing for Bay Bridge reconstruction. It explains sinking fund requirements, annual two percent of 39 000 and interest totaling 600 plus four percent max interest, with city and town shares calculated for up to forty years. The writer suggests bonds may be issued for different terms and asks the paper to publish the calculations for public clarity.
The new Maine road commission adopts a non partisan plan to interlock state routes from Kittery to Bath and Portland to Freeport. It schedules state highways A B and C, aims for universal coverage, and plans to allocate a $2,000,000 fund with county aid to balance development. The Bath Portland post road may receive $50,000 federal and state support to become a premier route.
Partial readable text includes scattered names and odd phrases. No clear event or context emerges to form a coherent news item with identifiable persons or organizations.
A Farm and Fireside contributor argues for originality in farming. He questions buying new equipment or adopting popular crops simply because others do. He urges testing soils and methods to ensure genuine need and value before purchasing, warning against fashionable but obsolete practices.
The National Grange discusses erecting a Washington memorial to Oliver Hudson Kelley founder of the Patrons of Husbandry. Local granges would fund the monument in proportion to membership, with a committee to set amounts at the next National Grange meeting. Kelley founded the Fredonia Grange in 1868 and helped establish the national order in 1873. The National Grange Monthly approves the plan as timely and feasible given patrons’ growing numbers.
A Toledo advertisement pledges one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered and notary attestations. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Windom Kansas resident Mary A. Horner reports relief from bladder trouble bearing down pain and nervous dizziness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as a forty year old tonic made from native roots and herbs and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
Nora M. Ouellette petitions the Sagadahoc County Probate Court to authorize the sale of all real estate of Alfred Ouellette to pay debts and administration costs. The request includes public or private sale of the Woolwich property with the aim of settling debts totaling about 465 dollars, plus expenses. A hearing is set for September to determine if the sale should proceed.
An observer in the Providence Journal remarks that society cannot legislate away every flaw but questions whether the desire to try should be denied. The piece reflects on the balance between regulation and human nature.
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