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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
7
Frank Rose of Bath has enlisted at Newport Rhode Island and is stationed in the torpedo section. He is a Bath High School graduate and has spent much of his time away from Bath. He arrived home for a brief visit to his father Henry Rose in West Bath.
Christmas program at Grange Hall approaches with a union event on Christmas night. The third Grange wedding of Thelayn Hope Stevens and Arthur Berry drew a warm, chilly serenade and reception. Local glows include school activities, an upcoming Lewiston State Grange meeting, and community reports from Bath and Georgetown Center.
An advertisement urges readers to self assess for tiredness paleness and weakness and promotes a three product health regimen including Toad’s Sar saparilla Pepticon and Hood’s Pills as a cure for various ailments and as a path to better strength and vigor.
Miss Maron Ferguson missed the stage delaying school until Tuesday. Red Cross workers at Mrs. A F Williams' home formed seven membe rs including Misses Minott Dickinson and Mrs. Bowker, making 75 compresses and 8 triangular bandages. Town and regional notes report Mont Blanc calamity injuries, local moves, church work, Measles in Bath area, and single digit frigid weather with ice and sun dogs observed as Ken neth Wyman and William Mains adjust roles.
An advertisement praises The Truc .hL. FO ATWOOD'S Medicine as a remedy targeting digestive troubles and related conditions. It claims the medicine is effective for sick stomachs and constipation, marketed as a popular, affordable treatment sold by general stores nationwide.
Snippets chronicle weather, travel, and daily life. Frank Frisbee visits. Mr and Mrs suspector travel to Bath. William Butler and Capt Jewell plan winter in town. extra letters reveal Santa Rosa residents boast warm temps and orchard crops. G Clinton Beat delays lumber shipment due to ice on Stoneybrook. Nesmald W Wauffuian serves from France.
Mrs Augustus Baughman of Enchant Pennsylvania describes severe female troubles and nervous feelings. After trying doctors with no relief she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improved, enabling her to resume all chores. The ad invites free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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