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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
5
Local notes report heavy rains filling wells and rough coastal conditions. Bath residents await mayoral race developments, library and yacht club meetings, Armory events, and hospital opening plans while merchants boost sales and rail improvements loom.
The piece reflects on Arctic explorers and their tales while noting limited new knowledge since Fridtjof Nansen and Davis. It then reports worsening county roads after a week of frost and cold, few farmers delivering produce, with egg prices at 30 cents a dozen and butter at 28 cents per pound. It lists cabbage, beets, turnips, apples, potatoes, chicken, fowl, hogs, and beer market prices, noting a modest market uptick.
Adverse note suggests correct cough cures exist if properly applied. Webber's referenced text hints at remedies or methods, implying potential treatment guidance.
City Clerk Grassy completes December vital statistics register while Wesley Church holds usual services. Men’s Bible study at 12 15 p m and evening worship at 7 15 p m focus on biblical sinners. Corliss Street Free Baptist Church reports growing 6 30 p m class attendance and Sunday events including sermons. Dromore Grange installation postponed due to storm and rescheduled.
Antona Leanan of Vineland New Jersey was arrested for stealing wood and offered his wife as a substitute to take his place in jail until his trial.
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