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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
2
The article extols open living and modern conveniences that improve mental, moral, and physical well being. It contrasts old parlor life with bright living rooms, promotes outdoor activities, radios, telephones, and travel by car, asserting Americans are healthier and happier today.
A US-wide loss from fire exceeds half a billion dollars annually. The piece uses a hypothetical comparison: with $500 million one could build a 400 mile road, place $5,000 houses with $2,000 furniture every 100 feet on both sides, supply $2,000 operating funds, and add $500 garages with $2,000 each, leaving millions for occupants.
A concise exhortation stresses fire prevention as a public and personal duty. It argues that taking any action to reduce fire waste yields significant dividends in safety and financial savings for individuals and the community.
Editorial Opinion from the Anglo California Trust Company warns that a world without newspapers would be isolated and ill informed. It notes newspapers drive civic progress and community life while detailing Maine's economic impact from the Bingham hydroelectric project and regional growth driven by tourism and highway projects.
Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang, ruler of three provinces, directs the arsenal at Kaifeng to manufacture agricultural implements for farmers. The move aims to boost local farming in the region and support rural production.
Morse High of Bath joins the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference with ten member schools split into Northern and Southern divisions. The league covers football basketball track and baseball, aims to elevate Central Maine teams, and schedules spring baseball with matchups from Gardiner Cony Hallowell Brunswick Hallowell Waterville Winslow Skowhegan Madison Lawrence. The First Annual Conference Track Meet will be at Skowhegan May 25 with all teams entered and costs for trophies and officials expected.
Maine public health workers announce the annual Christmas Seal drive to fund twenty one public health nurses and tuberculosis clinics. The red, white and blue seal bears a ship and "Christmas Greetings 1928" and aims to mobilize citizens for another year of health work and education.
Plastering at Davenport Memorial City Hall is about 95 percent finished under Kerr & Houston supervisor Walter Moore. The dome ceiling and ornate details attract attention along with plans for two bronze tablets in the main entrance describing the Davenport Memorial and the Paul Revere bell. The auditorium will seat 500 to 600 and may serve as a municipal court space with folding doors to separate areas.
In a New York Sun style exchange, a barber and patrons joke about market moves with Kraft Phenix misidentified as a cheese company. They note industrials oils coppers rise and cheese stocks may climb as cheese consumption grows with more homes in the country.
Maine residents joining the growing Winter colony in St. Petersburg opened their social season with a baked bean picnic supper at the million dollar recreation pier casino. President Victor B. Jordan of Port-
A tablet marks the site of Jeremy Addams Tavern in Hartford Connecticut where a Colonial Court sat for fifty years. The marker notes the historic hub near Hartford during colonial times and the long service of the court.
Chipley Florida hosts the third national egg laying derby with Michigan leading entries. The 51 week contest runs to October 23 1929 with hens from Alabama Georgia South Carolina Iowa Pennsylvania Illinois Mississippi Massachusetts Delaware Kentucky Indiana Tennessee Washington Wisconsin New York and Michigan. New breeds include brown Leghorns and Anconas. The note on blood circulation via heat appears in the passage. Maine inheritance taxes total 124741 dollars.
A long horizontal and vertical crossword puzzle with numbered clues. It lists many definitions and exclamations such as widow, recommit, prefix, and various names and places across two sections labeled Horizontal and Vertical with Cont. notes.
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