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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
8
A promotional notice offers a free needle book containing forty needles to any address. Send a yellow wrap from L. F. Atwood's medicine bottle with a personal experience note and request the needle book by writing today to the L. F. Medicine No in Portland Maine.
Freeman H. Merritt of Sebasco Transport Co. proposes a Portland to Sebasco line with 72 foot steamer and connecting yacht service from New Meadows to Bath touching Low Well's Cove and other points. He seeks $10,000 in Bath area subscriptions, predicts profits after year one, and argues the venture could boost Bath by drawing summer visitors via water routes.
Bath defeated Lewiston at Pelo in the Alameda Saturday by a large margin of 4 to 3. A strong crowd witnessed the closely contested game and the exciting finish.
Residents relying on Maine Water Company faced water shortages as repairs continued after a Court street pipe failure. The new Meadows river area ruled out as the fault. crews worked to restore supply while work at a Bath sawmill and local farms proceeded.
A 19th century advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming to cure all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any uncured case and invite testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A testimonial promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the best blood building medicine to strengthen and purify blood to cure rheumatism. It cites a patient from Kennebunkport Maine who recovered after four years of crippling pains and ineffective treatments. The ad notes the pills aid headaches anemia chlorosis and grip fevers and offers a booklet Diseases of the Blood on request.
A familiar household remedy Johnsons Anodyne Liniment marks 101 years of continuous use. The ad cites its long service since 1810, noting its role as a trusted remedy across generations and its manufacture by I S Johnson & Co of Boston, Massachusetts.
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