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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
The piece traces how England’s privy council evolved into parliamentary ministers guiding the crown as democracy grew. It notes the honorary rise of privy counselors and the shift of real power to ruling party ministers, with the cabinet term borrowed from France as rulers consult in a private room.
A speaker notes a valuable pearl valued at $500 and plans to sue a restaurant keeper after breaking a tooth on it, vowing to pursue damages once the sale is completed. The exchange highlights a dispute over the gemstone and resulting injury.
An American glassmaker produces eyeglasses that pass ordinary light but absorb infrared heat waves. The glasses appear transparent yet block heat from molten glass and metals, addressing suspected eye strain among workers though proof remains elusive.
The article explains magnetic storms caused by sun spots and their visible aurora displays. It suggests the earth’s atmosphere becomes ionized by solar activity and compares solar charges to a shotgun volley.
"Don’t you think the theater has become sadly commercialized" Cree asked, with Mr. Stormington Barnes replying that "commercialized" may imply opportunities to earn large sums, but he cannot say he has noticed it personally.
The Board of Education met in the city hall to approve purchasing 675 geography texts for fifth through eighth grades. The books, backed by Chairman Leland R. Mitchell and others, were approved by Superintendent Charles Lester Smith, Judge John J. Keegan, and Mayor Charles H. Cahill, who favored a different set. Tensions arose as committees disagreed, with notes about corrections in a later edition and concerns over book quality. A North Bath petition regarding student transportation was discussed but not acted on, while the Bailey school fund issue prompted further review by the superintendent and chairman.
The First Baptist Bible school held its annual business meeting on Sunday with encouraging reports. The treasurer reported receipts of 190.54 and expenditures of 162.82, leaving a balance of 27.72 after allocating 32 to missions. Officers elected for the year include Dr. A J Stuart as superintendent and Ruth M Reed as secretary and treasurer, with a nominating committee of Moulton, Hodgdon, and Tripp.
More than 30 smelt camps on ice along the Kennebec river near Long Beach were hastily removed Sunday as a large field broke free in the afternoon, creating drift ice that clogged Fid dler's Reach. The ice drift moved to the sea, then camps were reestablished and fishing continued without further danger.
The old saying about adapting to local customs traces to a witty exchange between St. Augustine and St. Ambrose. Augustine wondered about abstinence rules for a feast, noting Italy’s Saturday fasts and Milan’s lack thereof. Ambrose replied that in Milan he does not fast on Saturday, in Rome he does.
A terse graphic blurb notes a fatal shooting with the ejected line about a dead man’s silence. The transcript implies the slain refuses to reveal the assassin’s identity, hinting at motive and danger surrounding the crime.
A garbled OCR fragment notes a cold item and unclear actions. It mentions a frozen steak and a light, with stray words suggesting a scene of disruption or description but lacks coherent names, dates, or places to form a clear news item.
H M Workman of 59 Pine street a chief boatswain's mate in the U S Navy is home in Bath for 30 days leave his wife and four children greet him warmly. He left China September 27 after two years aboard the Abrenda Manila and from there to Frisco and Norfolk then by train to Bath. He has nearly 15 years in the Navy and plans retirement with half pay in April 1923. He met his wife Viola Glidden in Bath during the 1907 Ter-Centennial era aboard the Olympia. He recalls washing overboard from the Utah off Cape Hatteras and surviving. He also served on the gunboat Samar in China where it was damaged by a collision with a pig iron laden steamer Han Ping. His family stayed in Portsmouth during his Pacific duty and later moved to Bath to be near relatives.
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsparilla as a blood purifier for scrofula with eruptions and swollen glands, warning of internal organ impact and consumption risk. It recommends Hood's Pills as a laxative option and claims three generations of satisfaction.
Catalog of correspondence courses including Arithmetic English bookkeeping Gregg shorthand typewriting civil service prep and commercial law offered by the Maine School of Commerce MW Mann principal Auburn Maine 11 24 11
State Commissioner Frank Washburn presided at the Merrymeeting grange installation in Bowdoinham with about 250 in attendance. Officers named included Albert Henderson master, Chester Jack overseer, Emily Rideout lecturer, and others. A program followed with songs, piano solos, and a farce titled Seat, then a banquet and several social visits were noted.
A garbled note from the Boston Transcript mentions a Chicago clinic where a boy named tad had head surgery to improve behavior. The text also references a weekend gathering and names Alice, though details are unclear.
A 34 degree below zero morning in Brooklyn suburb is noted along with local tidbits. Henry Cortish returns home, Will Hardie travels to Boston on business, and Samuel Raymond loses his horse Stumbletonia reportedly valued by fox-hunters. Kennebec lodge K of P installs officers and praises the work. delinquent tax notices for 1884-56 to be published again. A district No 7 progress table lists students with high marks, and Alphonzo Berry returns from Gardiner on crutches. A Romanising lecture by Rev. Patrick Welch is well attended at the Baptist church and repeated at the M E church.
Storm on January 10 halted auto travel on Bowdoinham Post Road. Two cars reached F. D. Curtis' before stalling wait for better conditions. Local residents and travelers are noted with brief mentions of work and residence changes.
Five teams battled in a Bath Y M C A volleyball league event with captains Boudreau Field Alkazin and Thompson leading teams. Scores logged 15-6 15-13 15-2 7-15 15-8 as Thompson’s side won four of five. The league plans to run Mondays with standings based on total game points plus attendance and new players. turkey roast for top team, bread and milk for the bottom.
Senator Sorghum replies that he avoids risk by aligning with the people who win. He says he has learned to identify himself with the fellows that get in, implying careful self-positioning within politics and avoiding outsiders.
The original Haddon hall lies two miles southeast of Bakewell in Derbyshire. It is owned by the Duke of Rutland and stands as a notable medieval residence of a great English proprietor.
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