West Bath Red Cross holds all day sewing session
Members met at Miss Annie Trufant home for an all day Red Cross session in West Bath. Sewing aided two Bath families. Dinner committee included Mrs. Fred W. Larrabee Mrs. Walter H. Larrabee and Mrs. J. Everett Mayo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
The
Red Cross
Annie Trufant
Bath
Fred W. Larrabee
Walter H. Larrabee
J. Everett Mayo
Andrew Green
Emma Shorey
Brunswick
Mn Green
California
Tarpon Springs
Joseph Dunning
Eugene Curtis
H. R. Rich
Frances Cummings
Lillian Brown
Ada Coombs
Foster's Point District
Topsham
Brown
Coombs
F. G. Coombs
Foster's Point
M. O. Wright
Snow Vark
Lannes Fusler
Manchester
N. H
Henry Cotteau
Everett Lemont
Fred
Will Kittredge
Fred F. Butler
Vaughn Smiley
Sabine
Fred Buren
Richmond
Samuel Bates
Eleanor Bates
Lloyd Bates
Albany
N. Y
Grange
W. H. White
Leland Plummer
Esther White
Cora Martin
BE. W. Haggett
Charles
Stackpole
Carolyn Stackpole
George
Ardella Altekamp
Mill Pond
Percy Marks
Charles Hall
George Hunt
John W. Kimball
Birch Point
Leona Hoyt
Ernest BR. Williams
Miles Purington
Edwin W. Haggett
Smith
Samuel BR. Percy
Herbert L. Grinnell
Mary Philpot
Lowell School
Littlefield School
Emily Larrabee
Joseph W. Larrabee
Fred Rae
Street
Chester King
Clarence
San Charles
Dorothy Stilkey
B. R. Brown
Morse to Enter Bowdoin Indoor Track Events
Morse high track team prepares for the Bowdoin interscholastic indoor meet in Brunswick on March 4 under Coach David Alkazin. Capt. George A Cahill leads sprints and relays, El ford Stover highlights the mile and hurdles, and Morse lists candidates for all events including Morse’s weak spots in high jump and pole vault.
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Morse
Bowdoin
Brunswick
George A. Cahill
David Alkazin
Capt
Cahill
Elford Stover
Stover
Maine
Carl Pinson
Bernard Duoton
Herbert Morse
Tom Bates
Joe Butler
Lewis Wooler
Blair Wilson
Carlton Burgess
Paul Steward
McFarland
Clifford Madden
Wallace Owen
Mckainland
Raymond Small
Francis Norton
Alden Denham
Howard Lrewer
Percy Kingsbury
George Pinkham
Alkazin
William Fitts 89 Dies After Illness in Augusta
William TL Fitts, 89, salesman for the Kennebec Portland Cement Co., died Sunday morning after a brief illness. A Augusta resident for three years, he had previously lived in Albany and Portland. Native of Manchester New Hampshire, his mother and sister reside there. His wife was with him when he fell ill. Fitts covered Maine territory for over 15 years and was well known, a member and 1920 golf champion of the Augusta Country Club. Burial will be in Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William TL. Fitts
Kennebec-Portland Cement Co
Augusta
Albany
Portland
Manchester
N. I
Fitts
Maine
Phippsburg H. F. E. Despeaux hires bathhouse boat for pulpwood
Despeaux of Brunswick has borrowed Guy Crocker’s Bath houseboat for pulpwood work at Georgetown. The vessel was moved from Dromore Tuesday with teams led by A. D. Rogers Sydney Coffee and the town team to Stonybrook for overboard placement. A town jury was impaneled Monday listing HH. W Cutting Eugene Coleman William A. Butler Walter B. Williams Alston Oliver and Page A. Wyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.fe. Despeaux
Brunswick
Guy Crocker
Bath
Georgetown
Dromore
A. D. Rogers
Sydney Coffee
Stonybrook
HH. W Cutting
Eugene Coleman
William A. Butler
Walter B. Williams
Alston Oliver
Page A. Wyman
Susie Hamilton
Chebeague Island
Wetter J. McCourt
Orrs Island
Harry McIntire
Ashdale
James C. Perry
George C. Tease
Elizabeth Johnson
Bath Hospital
Sunshine Home
Phippsburg
Town Hall
J. F. Upton
John Rollins
Boston
Arthur Totman
Hoboken
N. J
Irving Wallace
Small Point
John Reed
Woolwich
Basin School
Morse Freeport girls tied after disputed score at YMCA
Morse high and Freeport high played to a 12 12 tie after a disputed final score. Captains and managers called the game at a neutral floor to be replayed with a neutral referee, date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Freeport High
Freeport 1
Morse
Freeport
Katherine Mayers
Miss Small
Morse Girls
Freeport Lassies
Morsiz
Bucklin
Thompson
Easth
Worrey
Freeport Gowls
iLee Bataness
Teasley
Craeih
Yesh Nes
Hall
Small
Mayers
Doyle
A. Martin
Noted Civil War Spy Emma Edmonds Secrets and Deeds
Emma Edmonds, a dramatic Civil War spy, began as a Potomac River nurse and volunteered as a spy after headquarters sought covert agents. She repeatedly infiltrated Confederate lines in disguise, even posing as a negro youth, gathering fortifications plans and papers. During Pope’s Virginia campaign she made three enemy visits in ten days returning with valuable intelligence.
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Wena
Mma Edmonds
Rpy
Potomac
Emma Edmonds
Cook
Pope
Virginia
Discovery Helps Study Species Of A Distant Past
Los Angeles February 1 paleontologist Dr. E. E. Handley outlined La Brea pits findings tracing the fox deer and antelope back through pleistocene pliocene and eocene periods. He described giant mammal ancestors, saber toothed cats and the great ground sloth, noting human skulls remain disputed and that the cypress found may date back a quarter million years.
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Los Angeles
Cal
la Brea
E. E. Handley
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Hadley
South America
la Brae
Discovery Lets View Old Paintings as They Appeared
Popular Mechanics reports French scientist Pierre Lambert has developed a polarized light method to reveal original colors in oil paintings. An arc lamp, condenser, Nicol prism, and lenses suppress reflections to make dull works sharply visible, restoring vivid hues and details from the original strokes.
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M. Pierre Lambert
Popular Mechanics
Largest organs listed with hundreds of stops and pipes
The Haarlem Instrument leads with sixty stops and 8,000 pipes followed by the Albert Hall organ at 125 stops. Other noted organs include St George's Hall Liverpool with 110 stops, a St Louis organ with 150 stops, and Sydney Town Hall with 126 stops, according to London Tit-Bits.
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Haarlem
Albert Hall
St. George's Hall
Liverpool
St. Louis
Sydney Town Hall
London
Progressive Happiness Quote Reflected In Memory Verse
A compact quotation from Sidney Smith on happiness noting Mankinée’s constant joy and how present happiness seeds future well being through memory, implying that cheerful experiences shape long term outlook and character.
A Mare Biru and a Grim Back Room Riddle
A cryptic fragment mentions a mare, a pessimist in the back, and a shut front. Chitin, the window, roof blows, and a chimney all appear as hazy, fragmented imagery. The text closes with a terse invitation to proceed.
Six Kleptomaniacs at Center Well Attended
The comedy Six Kleptomaniacs was well attended at the Center Wednesday evening last week. A harvest supper netted 15 dollars with 6 dollars taken at the door. Local residents and visitors are noted for various illnesses and social visits, with several continuing care and community activities in Woolwich.
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Eben Dana
Bath
Chester
Joan Tibbetts
Thomas Reed
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Cortland
Sumner Bailey
James Allen
Chopps Point
Bailey
W. Baker
Walter Baker
Clarence Baker
Webster
Miles Purington
West Bath
Alys Poole
Montsweagh
Jesse Kelley
Henry Carlton
William Mitchell
Earl
Brunswick
Thomas French
Rumford Falls
South Methodist Church
John Gilmore
Louis Orr
Belfast
A. M. G. Soule
Augusta
Charles Sheridan
Florence Lawrence
John Sheldon
Ralph Wright
Hunt Street
Fred Carlton
Edgecomb Bridge
George Chase
Glenwood Seigars
Weekend guest N. Al Fitch visits Kennebec House
Mrs. Fred Carlton visits friends in Portland for a few days. C. W. Freeman called on business Saturday. Ladies circle meets with Mrs. A. J. Tibbetts today. Varney Brothers move lumber from Woolwich to Harvard's Crossing for shipment by train. River road school closed Friday until April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. AL Fitch
Kennebec House
Fred Carlton
Portland
C. W. Freeman
Ladies’ Circle
A. J. Tibbetts
Varney Brothers
Woolwich
Harvard
River Road
Emerson on landscapes and beauty under all skies
The passage notes that every landscape meets sky and earth with astonishment, from the Alleghanies to Egypt. It argues that stars transform ordinary scenes, that clouds and light alter scenery, and that beauty exists in every landscape whether or not it is noticed. Nature cannot be caught unadorned. beauty appears everywhere.
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Egypt
Emerson
Long railway news stand with mirror deters theft
A Chicago Journal note describes a station news stand with three sections for candy, newspapers, and magazines. A long mirror on the far wall lets the lone clerk observe the stand and deter theft by dishonest passengers eyeing magazines at the far end. It quotes Brander Matthews on book reviewing as journalism distinct from literary criticism.
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Chicago Journal
Brander Matthews
Meanest Man Candidate Appears in Social Gossip Column
A small newspaper editor proclaims he may be the world's meanest man in his Social Gossip column. He notes Miss , a twenty year old, is currently visiting, signaling the editor’s controversial persona.
Rights Take Priority Over Others Says Speaker
The speaker notes that many people value their own rights more than they consider the rights of others, highlighting a common moral challenge in civic life. The remark suggests a need for mutual respect and balanced consideration in public discourse.
Delay Expected in Morse Case Over Theatre Probe
Grand jury proceedings against Charles W. Morse in war time shipping contracts may be delayed due to the Knickerbocker theatre investigation. Attorney General Daugherty and District Attorney Weyton Gordon discussed the theatre probe and its potential impact. Morse said he would comply with any Justice Department request and has been awaiting word from Washington on a possible trip to Italy for medical examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Daugherty
Knickerbocker
Weyton Gordon
Morse
Italy
Mer. Daughterty
Department of Justices
Washington
Daughterty
Colonial Whist Tuesday Night Leads Colonial Club Event
Charles Fitzgerald and Price Py Morse coasted to the top in the fourth duplicate whist night at the Colonial club on Tuesday, posting a clear lead with over two tricks to spare. George E. Thompson and J. W. Owen Jr. claimed second with a 2 score, while twelve pairs played through 22 deals. January results show Thompson lowest in average, Cobb and Owen next, with Owen posting the highest total plus.
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Charles Fitzgerald
Price Py Morse
Colonial Club
George E. Thompson
J. W. Owen, Jr
Wills Fitzgerald-Morse
Owen-Thompson
Bonney-Work
G. EF. Thompson Low
A.S. Merrill
F. H. Thompson
O. D. Greenough
Woolwich Sees Pussy-Willow Buds Open In Spring Bloom
Woolwich reports pussy-willow buds opening, noting near Nequasset Lake a temperature of 20 degrees below zero for two mornings last week, suggesting lingering cold conditions despite budding signs.
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Woolwich
Nequasset Lake
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William L. Fitts
Liccert & Myers Tosacco Co
Stoneybrook
Mankinée
Sidney Smith
Fletcher
Castoria
Frank Card
Ann Cunningham
Frank Lawrence
W. S. Reed
Rowland Best
Ferry
Eugene Hunnewell
George Rice
Nequasset
Dresden
Thompson Bros
Probe of Washington Theatre
Fitzgerald
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Groton
Connor
Doctor Pierce
Bessie Crew
Shenecossett Country Club
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