Local Jottings Report A Busy Weekend In Port land Area
Reading notes report a diphtheria case, lumber work at Mill Island, peat field fires near High Street, and a sheriff seizure of three gallons of whiskey. The Fortnightly Club pledges 2.5 for the district nurse fund. Elizabeth Wilh funeral held at sister’s Portland home. Bath Lodge Elks memorial service honors deceased brothers. Maine school reports show wide per pupil spending across towns and cities, with figures ranging from $5 to $127 per pupil.
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Gus Crosby
Mill Island
Portland
Hagan
Upper High St
Reed
Davis
Woolwich and
Dresden
Wesley Chapel
M&t
George Corbin
Ransom B. Fuller
Cardiner
Elizabeth MM. Wilh
Lyman Clark Fowler
William Franklin
Pimner
Jennings
Internal Revenue
Lewiston
Custom House
Bath Lodge of Elks
William M Temple
Edward P. Donnell
Charles Ll. McTellan
Lewis Cameron
Frank M. Jameson
George M. Daley
George I. Knight
Mason M. Lemont
Goodbusy
L. Daskell
Joseph CO. M .Jo
Francis C. Whitehouse
William T. Donnell
John P. Madden
D. Howard Spear
Harry J. Russell
Roberts
Goodman
Ulysses G. Coombs
Frans R. Mason
Willis G. Sprague
Charles F. Magoun
Stinson
Henry MM. Hirtleb
Erestiy
Els
Rap
Eveson Peear
Maine
Santert of
Wallagrass
Frenchville
Grafton
Biddeford
Gardiner
Social notes and small town updates from a Maine paper
Mrs Alfie Jacobs hosts the Murray Club at 16 Summer St. woodcutters seek evergreens for holiday decor. Musicians Gaudreau and Davis assist at Winter Street Church. Center St water main breaks flood the north side. Skating featured on Sewall's Mill Pond and area ponds. John Evans moves his Cumberland mill to New Meadows. workers board at McCormick farmhouse. Hoekomoek passengers arrive. fare paid with a folded dollar. Rev Paul Sperry receives warm welcome in Broeckton after two months on Pacific coast mission. A carrier pigeon found on Seguin Island linked to North Atlantic patrols. pigeons bearing inked messages noted during the war. John Fitzgerald injured in T A & W accident near Bath. remains under medical care after trolley collision. A long tale recalls prayers for rain, with a quip about winds and a ship innocents abroad reference.
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Alfie Jacobs
Murray Club
Center St
Washington Sts
Sewall
Mill Pond
John Evans
Cumberland
Woodward Lot
New Meadows
McCormick Farmhouse
Kennant
Woolwich
Hoekomoek
Stinson
Paul Sperry
Church of the New Jerusalem
Broeckton
New Church
North Atlantic
William Stevens
South Portland
Light Service
John Fitzgerald
Bath
Fitzgerald
Anther
Raver
Essel
Christmas hunts and old-time notices in Bath area
The item collection notes Five Islands Christmas hunt, Bath bell at Georgetown Center, and historic defeats of Rex by Colonials. It records meetings of Bath Aerie F O E and Spanish War Veterans, scarce partridge berries, rain scarcity, and shipyard activity in New England yard with vejepscot towage. Also mentions a Christmas card reminder, a North Bath smelt shanty attempt, and a Weeks Street School eighth graders debate on aeroplane versus submarine in wartime.
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Georgetown Center
Colonials
Rex
Bath Aerie
E. C. Plummer
New England
Temple Brothers
Kennebec
North Bath
Toring
Harry Thebeau
Kimball Bros
Bath
Miss Conley
St. Grammar School
S. A. Evans
People’s Church
Potted Plants Care and Winter Indoor Gardening
The article explains creating a winter indoor garden with pots and baskets, selecting varieties like palms, rubber plants, cacti, begonias, ivy, and aspidistra. It covers making or buying potting soil mixtures, repotting checks, drainage, and using tin cans for containers. It also includes care tips for geraniums, ferns, watering, pests, and feeding schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Regulated remedies advertised amid health claims
An old advertisement page touts Burdock Blood Bitters for impure blood and liver support and names Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for emergencies. It promotes 25 and 50 cent cosmetic and medical products, including an itching ointment at 50 cents, with warnings about scratching worsening conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omas
Park League Bowling: Plumbers Top Hywincos 1215 1175
In Friday games the Plumbers defeated the Hywincos by 1215 to 1175. McIntire led high single scores by one pin, and the Plumbers’ dummy topped totals by the same narrow margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbers
Hywincos
McIntire
Dyspepsia and Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad Advice
An advertisement argues that dyspepsia stems from a weak stomach, not a bad cook, and promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the remedy. It claims the tonic strengthens the stomach, cures dyspepsia, and restores appetite, making meals pleasant again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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Woy.c
Pinson’s
Southport
Deckers Cove
Undish
Cook
Five Islands
Jack
Camden
Maine State Nurses’ Association
Nurses’ Home
Augusta General Hospital
Augusta
Prince Edward’s Island
Mark Twain
Are Smith
Billings
Vven Miller
Frates
Williams
Chase
Stover
Mann
Ic. Martin
Tedford
Dean's
Clothiers
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Supreme Judicial Court
Sarah KE. Harney
Gilbert L. Harney
Sarah Bf. Small
Gilbert Ll. Harney
New York City
New York
Tyler
Pennsylvania
Sarah FE. Harney
Edward W. Bridgham
Sugadahoc
Leslie
Cornish
Fred H. T Tomer
E—R. I
Hannah Howard
Winthrop
M. F. Taylor
Chase Brothers Company
Rochester Nurseries
Rochester
N. Y
Oaint Vtaneham
P.C. Clothiers
Standard Oil Company OF
Albany
Buffalo
Boston
Ence Asae Mercantile
Federal Trust Co
NEW England Mercantile CO
India Street
Mass
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