Name Change of Pownalborough to Dresden Mystery Explored
Historian notes explain why the Maine town of Pownalborough was renamed Dresden after its 1794 incorporation. Governor Samuel Adams and local figures shaped the act. Adams reportedly preferred a German name over the French Marquis Fayette tied to a Loyalist ally. Dresden traditions align poorly with records, leaving the mystery unsettled. prominent townsmen and early courts are cited.
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Charles &. Allen
Portland Argus
Dresden
Pownsborough
Argus Historical Department
Maine
Bath
Woolwich
Phippsburs
Portland
Limerick
Belfast
Mexico
Peru
Paris
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
New Sweden
Aroosteak
Thomas Rice
Chauncy Smith
Jonathan Bowman, Jr
Bowman
Fayette
Polereczky
Boston
Sam Adams
James Tracey
Massachusetts State House
John Adams
Saxony
Louis XVII
England
Lord Macaulay
Dovor Theobald
Hatie
Burgoyne
Kennebec
Mayers
Wurtemberg
Clim
Cuassitire Mayers
Germany
Nova Scotia
Jacob Bailey
Notable waves, deaths, and trials across states
A roundup reports Rear Admiral Edmund Orville Matthews dies in Cambridge Massachusetts. Nevada passes a cigarette manufacturing ban. Maine Odd Fellow Horace Lovering dies aged 63. Philippines suffers a monster tsunami and Mount Taal eruption. Shoemakers in Lynn plan to form a cooperative. Red Cross aims to curb misuse of its emblem. A sign blown from a Philadelphia building. Freight cars idle in the US rise. The Magnus Manson schooner foundered and refloated without damage. Boston motor show draws crowds. Taft may call an extra session over reciprocity with Canada. Diphtheria quarantine hits Cumberland County jail with 17 prisoners and six officers. A boy with a whistle helps police quell anarchists in New York. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward dies in Newton Massachusetts. Daughters of the American Revolution founder Mary Desha dies in Washington. Roosevelt dinner in Phoenix may feature ostrich dishes. New York theatres reduce standing room. Belford Duke of Biddeford found insane after church vandalism. USS Wheeling arrives at Guantanamo Bay amid rumors of a sinking. Pullman train derailment near Hallowell causes no injuries. Paul A Sorg plans a record long coach trip NY to San Francisco. A Lewiston couple escapes from a house fire. Canadian aviator J A D McCurdy fails to reach Havana after 80 miles, oil runs out. rescued by Bath built destroyer.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claims Change of Life Aid
A promotional letter touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for women during the Change of Life. The testimonial from Natick Mass describes nerve and sleep problems and a tumor scare improved after use. The ad notes the product is made from native roots and herbs and invites readers to write Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Natick
Mass
Nathan B. Greaton
No. Main St
Natick,Mass
Lydia E
Pinkham
Wm. Boughton
Cornwallville
N. C
Greene Co
Cornwallville, N
Raising Early Broilers In Home Incubation Methods
The article explains a modern broiler setup with an incubator cellar nursery and brooder house. It outlines pen sizes heat by hot water pipes and light access, plus alternative single incubators in a cellar when proper equipment is unaffordable. It notes a preference for individual brooders during the nursery period for efficient heating.
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Kate V. Saint-Maur
Woman's Home Companion
Winnegance Social Roundup Highlights Local Events
The junior sewing circle gathered with Miss Ar delle Bates. Miss Eva Cook hosted the T. R. A. T. club. Smelt fishermen return to camps on the ice some under the bridge. Mrs. Hanson of Woolwich tends J. Parker Morse’s household. George Spofford visits Don F. Cook and returns to Keene. A Winnegance girl reportedly wears a diamond engagement ring. The Winnegance whist club met at Miss Myra Merritt’s home.
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Ardelle Bates
Eva Cook
T. RA. T. Club
George Spofford
Don F. Cook
Keene
Jon
Myra Merritt
Local Notes From Near And Far
Dow Doln and Herbert Wadsworth with daughters Ruth and Maud visited relatives in Wales. Mrs. Harry Pierce works as housekeeper for George Earle in Litchfield. W C Bavchelder hauls logs and shingle bolts to the sawmill from his lower wood lot. Town schools will close Friday. Elbridge Varney returns from New Hampshire and has taken work in Topsham.
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Herbert Wadsworth
Ruth
Maud
Wales
Harry Pierce
George Earle
Litchfield
W. C. Bavchelder
Elbridge Varney
New Hampshire
Topsham
Local Notes From West Georgetown Daily Life
West Georgetown reports Rattleff shing clams for Boston while Charles Marr tends hens and gathers eggs. Mr Shaw works on wood and materials for a hedge. Mrs H F Marr returns from Popham to Marr town.
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N. Rattleff
Boston
Charles Marr
Mr. Shaw
H. F. Marr
Popham
Marrtown
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Alva
Thomas Pownall
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Wiest
Charles Sumner
Lincoln
Englas
Witch- Casset Point
Plymouth
Corporation
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Goodwin
Lincoln County
Court House
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Samuel R. Goodwin
James Sullivan
William Cushing
John Gardiner
Increase Sumner
Robert Treat Paine
Torth
Alna
Mays
Tren
John Polereczky
Mr. Allen
Capt. Goodwin
Carrie Nation
Leavenworth, Kan
Eugene Lowrey
Brunswick
G. G. Deering Company
New England
Franklin County
Edmund Orville Matthews
Cambridge
Nevada
Horace Lovering
Waterville
Odd Fellows
Philippines
Mount Taal
Lynn
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Philadelphia
United States
Magnus Manson
Portland Harbor
Taft
Canada
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Fess
Cumberland County
New York
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Newton
South
Mary Desha
Daughters of the American Reve Ntion
Washington
Col Roosevelt
Phoenix
Arizona
Belford Duke of
Biddeford
Adams Street Baptist
U. S
Wheeling
Guantanamo
Hallowell
Paul A. Sorg
San Francisco
Aflerman
N. H. Hamel
Lewiston
J. A. D. McCurdy
Key West
Havana
Cuban
Jlungs
Jorce
Discovery
Chuirds
L. HH
DOW
West Georgetown
Hill of Thhe Railroad
Skowheewan
Bangor
Bucksport
Augusta
Kr.r
Calalsa
Washington County
Vanceboro
St. John
Skowhegan
Bar Harbor
Foxcroft
Greenville
Mattawamkeag
Calais
Eastport
Wash. Co R. R
St. Stephen
Montreal
Quebec
Bridgton
Fabyan
Lancaster
Rockland
Farmington
Rock A
Boothby
Morris McDonald
Rayo
Standard Oil Company ( Incorporated
Fidelity
California
Ihdlas
Fidelity Crust
Monument Square
Ando 93
Exchange Street
Joseph Rattleff
Georgetown Center
Ruben K. Dyer
Naval Reserves of
Allen
Roy
Worcester
Almanaca
T Snipe
Commercial St
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