A Bath Boy in Maine Woods
In a rugged tale from a Maine backcountry camp two boys recount a hunting trip near Baker Mountain and Lily Bay, where an encounter with a legendary Injun Devil trained in trapping tests their nerve. They skate to Mount Kineo, battle a snowy chase, and narrowly survive a dramatic ice escape aided by local stories.
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Ben
Baker Mountain
Hen
Old Boy
Lily Bay House
Kineo
Mount Kineo
Dry Point
Lily Bay
Oren Young
Greenville
March winds and worldly witticisms volley in verse
A fragmentary satirical verse piece mocks press ethics, weather, and social foibles. It jabs at New York reporters, public figures, and moral folly while riffing on March's arrival, poetry, and cultural clichés with quick quips and nonspecific names.
Odd Derby Swap Revealed at Ledyard’s Hat Shop
A local incident at Ledyard’s Hat Shop uncovered a mix up when a man had his brown derby conformed to his head. Clerk Mr Andrews realized his own missing hat was swapped with a larger dealer display piece, then found it matched the customer’s hat after a mistaken exchange.
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Ledyard’s
Anrews
Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Shipyard Actions Highlight Coastal Work Progress
Long shore drift notes activity at New England yards with frail steamers and barges being timbered. Sewall yard shows a steel ship framed. Kelley,Spear & Co. reports the schooner F. J. Lupton completed repairs and nearly back to new.
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New England ‘Yard
Fraiox Jones
Sewall Yard
Kelley,Spear & Co
F. J. Lupton
Senor de Lome Letter Prompted Moral About Language
A Providence dispatch notes that Senor de Lome wrote his name as Lomay in a letter, prompting the moral to study Spanish for better understanding. The piece mocks the misrendered spelling and warns against miscommunication, reflecting column humor from The Hoss Reporter.
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Senor de Lome
Lomay
Weyler
Providence
R. I
Singular Episode Recalls Bath Postmaster Haines Printing Mistake
A Maine Culti vator office anecdote recalls Rufus B. Haines, longtime Bath postmaster and former apprentice, dropping the publisher’s wife’s name while handling dead matter. He mused perhaps her form was going into pill before she died that day in Bath.
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Hallowell
Rufus B. Haines
Bath
Maine
Haines
Poultry Innovator Sees Shoe Factory Venture
Ed ward Gray of Woolwich, who raises three month old artificial poultry in incubators, touts his brooders and incubators as superior to western machines. He argues a Shoe Factory joint venture could profitably manufacture these devices, pointing to his own profitable use of the equipment.
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The
Independent
Russell’s Market
Edward Gray
Woolwich
Mr. Gray
Gray
Why Coal Bunkers Shield Magazine Walls
The Independent reports Treasurer Hyde of the Iron Works explains bunkers are built close to magazine walls to protect them from shot as coal makes a strong defense. He adds concern about spontaneous combustion on gunboats and suggests an air space between bunkers and walls.
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Hyde
The
Iron Works
Maine WCTU Opposes Judge Foster Reappointment
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union petitions Governor against renewing Judge Foster on the Maine Supreme Bench. They threaten specific charges if needed. The note criticizes the WCTU while信 praising Foster’s support from the state bar and suggests possible reappointment.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Maine
Judge Foster
Supreme Bench
Foster
Law
Bath Lad Defies Father and His Own Father
A Bath youth argues with his father over a misdemeanor and recites how his grandfather disciplined him. The father grows angry as the boy replies that he has a far better father than his own.
Grand Musical Festival at Irving Hall 1862
Old programme notes detail a two-part Irving Hall concert on March 27 1862 featuring Schumann pieces, Verdi arias, Mason, Thomas, Strakosch, and a full New York Philharmonic chorus conducted by Bristow. The evening included solo numbers, band pieces, a Union Triumph Hymn, and a later Bowdoin College Germania Band concert dated August 2 1864 with works from Martha Semiramide and Faust.
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Irving Hall
New York
Schumann
Messrs
Mason
Thomas
Mosenthal
Matzka
Bergner
Signor Mancusi
Verdi
Madame Strakosch
Sign
B. Mills
Louisa Myers
Charlie Maechree
J. E. Thomas
Donizetti
Bruno Wollenhaupt
Miska Hauser
Union Triumphant
H. B. Dodworth
Brunswick
New York Philharmonic Society
Geo. F.bristow
Overbeer
Woodbury
Dodworth
Bowdoin College
Germania Band
Martha
Adelaide Phillips
Bellini
Arditi
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Anderson's Drug Store
W. A
W.E. Rowe
Crosby Block
Centre Street
Miss Loach
Innewsr
Boston
Royal
R. CG. White
D. M. Humphreys
Sagadahoc Block
Our
Moosehead Lake
BIG Woods Stories—Paper NO
Roach Pond
Gobbles
Hush Money
America
Senate
Washington
Gallienne
Esquiman
Solomon
Zola
Chapeau
Hoss
Lake Onawa
C. P. Ry
the Shoe Shop
Incu
Zines
LE Raconteur
Brignoli
Nibble
Johnson Bros
Front Street
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