Independent Family newspaper seeks reader input after war
The Independent invites letters and items from readers to improve the paper and keep home news for Sagadahoc county residents, including Bowdoinham West Bath and Georgetown. It notes war strains eased and praises local firms like Watson Frye & Co for his Jordan property purchase and industrial site plans in Bath.
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Independent
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Parker Head
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Bowdoinham
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Sagadahoc County
Pacific Coast
Florida
France
Jordan
Watson, Frye & Co
Bath
Sagadahoc County Grange News
Grange News
Morse mill season ends early due to freeze and busy lumber years
The Morse mill finishes sawing and holds remaining stock for sling orders. A schooner load of lumber aboard Lizzie J. Clark will land at a Bath wharf as the creek is frozen. Winter car service concerns rise among Bath workers amid earlier than usual year-end closing and strong building and ship activity in Bath. Various local residents travel, visit, and recover from illnesses, with Red Cross work noted and several community events and visits recounted.
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Morse
Bath
Lizzie J. Clark
Ernest Knight
Augusta
Mr. Knight
Eugene Knight
Ida Hunt
Myra Rice
South Street
Billa Merryfield
Boston
Charles Merry
Portland
William Merry
Clinton Littlefield
Marion
Lewiston
Frank Knight
Westport
Red Cross
Lena Oliver
Sherman I
Texas
Mexico
Fruit-a-tives touted for headache relief in ad
Mrs Alexander Shaw reports long term violent headaches eased by Fruit-a-tives. Ad claims 50c per box 6 for 2.50 and 25c trial size, available at dealers or by mail from Fruit-atives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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St. Joan
Alexander Shaw
Fruit-Atives Limited
Ogdensburg
N, Y
Locomotive Repairs Delay Bath Portland to Brunswick Train
A Bath bound Bath train 5:40 west bound was held up as the Bath locomotive, used for yard switching, was withdrawn for overhaul delaying Brunswick bound service to Augusta Waterville and Bangor. Passengers faced long waits as repairs extended beyond the estimated 20 minutes amid complaints of no spare locomotive in Bath.
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Baith
Portland
Augusta
Waterville
Bangorway
Brunswick
Bath
Somebdy
Brunswick couple wed in Brunswick home ceremony
Miss Ruth Blackwell and Lieut. William Drew Small of the Medical Corps U S N were married at the bride’s parents home 53 Pleasant street Brunswick Rev Thompson E Ashby officiated The bride wore white georgette crepe and carried a roses bouquet Best man Lieut Henry L Dyer attended The couple will reside at the Sinclair Inn Portsmouth N H after Jan 1 with home to be announced Mrs Small a Brunswick High School and Nassan Institute graduate Dr Small Bowdoin medical school March and Bates college alumnus
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Ruth Blackwell
William Drew Small
Medical Corps
Melville H. Blackwell
Pleasant Street
Brunswick
Thompson E. Ashby
First Parish
Helene Blackwell
Henry JL. Dyer
U.S.N
Afiss
Margaret Day
George R. Gardner
Willis E. Roberts
Dr. Small
W. B. Small
Navy
Bowdoin Medical School
Portsmouth
Bates College
Arrowsilc League Supper at Arrowsie Town Hall
The School league in Arrowsie plans a baked bean supper a musicale and sale of fancy articles at the town hall Saturday at six. Proceeds fund a piano for the hall. The musicale is free and if stormy the event will be postponed to the next fair week night.
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Arrowsie
Christmas Wreaths Demand Grows in West Bath
Richard Sheridan of West Bath makes attractive wreaths with strong demand this holiday season. He reports many orders coming in by phone at 273 21.
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Richard Sheridan
West Bath
Corp Sheldon Tells Of Sinking German U-Boat
Corp Leburton Sheldon of battery F 48th regiment writes from Rennes about sinking a submarine and capturing 11 German prisoners. He describes rest camps at Brest and Rennes, good living quarters, and plans to winter in Maine after returning home to Bath. He praises the army for improving him physically and morally.
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48Th Regiment
Leburton D. Sheldon
Spring Street
Sheldon
Rennes and Corp
Maine
Brest
Rennes
Bath
France
States
Maine Woods
Corp
Bath nurse and Navy lieutenant marry at Fort Williams
Miss Amy Titcomp of Bath attended the wedding of Lieut William Henry Hewitt and Miss Emma Maude Ellis at Chaplain Brown’s Fort Williams home. The ceremony used a single ring service. Hewitt, in uniform, and the bride wore gray velour. Honeymoon followed in Boston New York Philadelphia and Arlington.
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Amy Titcomp
Bath
William ‘Henry ‘Hewitt
Construction Corps
Emma Maude Ellis
Gould J. ‘Brown
Fort Williams
Hewitt
Halifax
N.S
Maine
Bath City Hospital
Brown
Virginia
Navy
Bath Iron Works
iBath
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Arlington
Stetson Will Names Widow and Daughter as Equal Beneficiaries
Willard H. Stetson of Brunswick who died November 18 leaves estate to Ella E. Stetson and Bertha Stetson with equal shares. Bertha named executrix. Administration granted in the estate of Moses B. Linscott Jr. of Harpswell, who died October 17, with assets valued at $1000. Juliette F. Shea of Woburn appointed administratrix.
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Ella E. Stetson
Bertha
Willard H. Stetson
Brunswick
Moses B. Linscott, Jr
Harpswell
Juliette F. Shea
Woburn
Auto Ownership List to Be Published in Maine in 1919
Frank W. Wardwell of Portland announces plans to publish a monthly Maine automobile registration list in 1919 detailing owner names license numbers car styles and manufacturer numbers including trucks and motorcycles. The effort aids police and officials and fills a 1918 gap. Mrs Hittie P Howe and Miss Lydia Grant observed yearly terms at the Old Folks home. Gere
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Frank W. Wardwell
Portland
Maine
Hittie P. Howe
Lydia Grant
Probate Court Clears Accounts and Appoints Executors
Sagadahoc county probate court in session approves final and second accounts for estates in Topsham Bath Bowdoinham Richmond and Bath. Wills are admitted and executors trustees and administrators appointed or continued for multiple estates. Bonds inventories and orders of allowance are granted including Annie P. Stone widow of Harrison M. Stone.
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William F. Dunham
Sagadahoc
Lowell
Edward W. Wheeler
Henry H. Thompson
Topsham
Louise C. Gahan
Obed B. Merrill
Annette Higgins
Daniel H. Higgins
J. Edwin Eaton
Caroline E. Griffin
Daniel S. Jacques
Charles H. Doyle
Bowdoin
Wallace N. Price
George W. Alexander
Richmond
Winfield Scott Cressey
Gertrude A. Myer
Bath
John O. Moulton
William S. Newell
Fannie E. Moulton
Melinda J. Tibbetts
Emma J. Moore
Mary L. Ward
Frank J. Wood
E. W. Mallett
John A. Knowlton
Emma A. Knowlton
John H. Tucker
Frank Brown
Edward H. Sampson
Edward S. Winslow
Charlotte Ada Powers
Seattle
Wash
Rachel P. Barnes
Ira M. Frost
Charles W. Frost
Frank H. Barnes
Bowndoinham
Mary Lucretia King Et Als
Lara E. King
William T. Pero
Mary E. Pero
Annie P. Stone
Harrison M. Stone
Saugadwhoc
William 8. Newell
Rath
Havin
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Lowpul
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Ate
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Poor Street Car Service Draws Editorial Chorus
An editorial in today’s Post denounces Boston street cars for filthy cars, worsening service, and fare hikes that fail to boost revenue. It calls for improved service and alternative revenue methods before further fare increases. The piece notes the end of the automobile season shifts to winter housing for the silent policemen.
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Bath
Boston
Post
Peptiron Iron Tonic Promises Vitality and Energy
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a real iron tonic to boost blood iron levels for success and drive. It claims the chocolate-coated pills are pleasant, easily assimilated, and nonconstipating, available from GC I Hood Co. Lowell, Massachusetts by mail or druggist.
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Lowell
Mase
Mind Reawakens After Eight Years For 78 Year Old Man
Richard Otis, 78, of Birch Point district in Wiscasset, regains memory after a eight year blank sparked by a fall. He recalls relatives and events, though unaware of World War II era happenings, while doctors remain puzzled by the mystery. His routine was once centered on Bible study and reading, with neighbors aiding meals.
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Richard Otis
Birch Point
Wiscasset
Mr. Otis
Joan Tay Rt
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