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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1898
Page
8
The piece traces Christmas origins to Pope Telesphorus and notes centuries of festival irregularities, then links modern treating to northern Wassail and feasting customs. It adds notes on Munich theater, Fenland, early Peter Cooper listing in New York, Elm Street poverty, and England’s vast housing area.
A humorous snippet from early magazines features a quarrel between a wife and husband about thoughts he keeps to himself. The man explains his thoughts arise while shaving, prompting the wife to accuse him of dishonor. A parallel subplot shows a multimillionaire challenging a fiancee’s match with an actress and a witty response about public renunciation advertising his wife.
Mrs William Brooks of 849 High St. testifies that after years of back pain and kidney trouble she found relief using Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports reduced dull aches, regained strength, and a lasting cure by following the advertised course. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents a box with six for $5.50, available from Webb er's Drug Store and Foster s Myrburg Co Buffalo NY, sole U S agents.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt discusses the fallout from a cabinet member's wife amid sensational newspaper gossip. It contrasts her distress with the editor's advice and recounts a Ladies' Home Journal series about political influence, civil service exams, and a gossiping era alongside a schoolteacher anecdote from Indianapolis.
Train schedules list routes from Brunswick to Portland Boston Montreal and points west with specific departure times. Includes arrivals at Bath Lewiston Rockland Bangor St John Bangor and more with Sunday and daily services and officials notes.
A promotional notice claims Kemp's Balsam cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and other throat and lung troubles. It states that druggists can provide a sample bottle to prove the remedy and mentions a price of 2 69.
The Lincoln steamer departs Wiscasset at 12:80 and Boothbay at 2:90 and Bath at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for Boston. Returning trips depart Boston for Bath Boothbay and Wiscasset on Tuesdays and Fridays evenings. Fares are 1.25 dollars for Wiscasset or Boothbay to Boston, and 1.00 dollar for Bath to Boston. The Lincoln features electric lights steam heat and refined appointments. The company aims to make it a popular winter travel option.
A fragment from the New York Journal quotes a taunting exchange about a person who challenges a rival with bravado. The text hints at a boast about enduring a soak and an implication of a romantic entanglement or teasing pursuit. The source fragment is incomplete and lacks full context.
A compressed panel notes a string of misfortunes in a household, including Muldoony's 14 days, Mike catching measles, and Maria expecting twins. The dialogue, drawn from Ally Sloper and St Louis Republic humor, portrays exaggerated misfortune with regional dialect and a humorous tone.
Mrs. Alexander B. Clack of Detroit describes a cure from ovarian disease that ended her years of headaches, twitching pains, and near blindness. She urges other women to seek the same treatment, claiming it restored her health and happiness after years of suffering.
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