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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1917

Page

3

Fine Attendance Record in Bath Public Schools 1916

Bath Public Schools posted an average attendance of 93.3 percent for the fall term ending December 15, 1916. Top listings include Miss Nannie E. Trask with 99.4 percent in Center Grammar School, Mrs. Edna H. Pickard at 96.9 percent, and Miss Ellen Blair at 96.6 percent. One hundred eighty three pupils in elementary and Morse High School 106 completed the term without an absent day, totaling 489 for the city.

Bath Center Grammar School Nannie E. Trask Trask Edna H. Pickard South Grammar Ellen Blar Blair Ovance Ance Center Grammar Miss Trask Miss Pickard Miss Blair Upper Grammar Miss Barnes St. Grammar Miss Conley Miss McGuillcuddy North Grammar Dummer Street IV & III Miss Wright Mitchell Miss Lightbody Miss Libby III & IV Miss Camack Upper Grammar Nutter Center Miss Crockett T& iI Miss Murray North Bath II Miss Trott Miss Miss Hunt Miss Fisher

Winter and Spring Tonic from Dr Williams Pink Pills

The piece touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a blood tonic to combat winter weakness and spring sickness. It highlights claims of improved digestion nerves and muscles, and notes many named students and rooms, listing numerous readers and schools as users or beneficiaries.

Williams

Burdock Blood Bitters Ad Promises Pure Blood

An old advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy to improve health by keeping blood pure. The copy urges simple eating, exercise, and cleanliness, selling at $1.00 per bottle.

Fire helmet inventor claims air safeguarded rescue tool

Chester H. McCabe of Long Beach S F E Co No 2 has patented a diver style fire helmet with a water powered breathing mouthpiece and aluminum dome. In tests Melvin Savage wore the helmet for thirty minutes amid smoke and flames with no ill effects while another firefighter failed without headgear.

Chester H. McCabe Long Beach S.F.E. Co. No. 2 Melvin Savage Long Beach Co. No. 2 McCabe

Wesley Church Appoints Aide For Student Conference

H A Walters will represent the church on the committee on homes for the Student Conference. Ten churches aim to shelter twenty students each from Friday to Monday. One hundred five Sunday School members used graded lessons for the first time. A A Morse H A Duncan and N B Cortell are to close the Conference Claimants Endowment Fund quickly. Thirty seven churches have pledged 45000, Rev J M Frost will preach at Wesley on Feb 18, with the quarterly conference likely the preceding Saturday.

H. A. Walters A. A. Morse H. A. Duncan N. B. Cortell Wesley J. M. Frost Wesley Church

Park League Standing Trains Altered By Maine Central

General orders set Mountain division service between Portland and Bartlett only, discontinuing Bartlett to Beecher Falls. Morning Portland train at 8 50 and evening Portland train at 8 20 are the sole Portland connections to Bartlett N H and to the Connecticut River. Brunswick 4 26 p m train to Lewiston connects with Waterville 4 from No 4 and Rockland No 78. Brunswick 5 05 p m departure links East with No 102. Rockland passengers arriving on No 78 and Lewiston will wait at Brunswick until 5 05 p m departure.

Maine Central Mountain Division Portland Bartlett Beecher Falls N. H Connecticut River Upper Coal Territory Brunswick Lewiston Waterville Rockland Rockland Branch

Ice Cutting Begins at Bay Point for Summer Supplies

Ice cutting for supplies for summer residents began Saturday at Bay Point. The activity signals the start of storage and distribution efforts ahead of the season with crews mobilizing to harvest and stock ice for municipal use.

Bay Point

Obituary for Mrs Ardella Footer 67 in city noted

Mrs Ardella Footer died Sunday morning after pneumonia a brief illness. Native of Quebec she lived in the city and was survived by three daughters Mrs a widow of Charles F Footer who died last July two sons Joseph C Footer and John Footer three daughters Mrs Laura Genthner Mrs John P Hayes and Mrs Eugene Spear 32 grandchildren. Funeral held Wednesday at eight from St Marys Church.

Ardella Footer Quebec Charles F. Footer Joseph C. Footer John Footer This City Laura Genthner John P. Hayes Eugene Spear Belfast

Deaths of Melvin A Groves in Tewkesbury Mass

Melvin A Groves age 59 died in Tewkesbury Mass, native of this city, son of the late Jacob Groves. He worked at the State Infirmary in Tewksbury and is survived by his mother Nellie M Groves and brother A I Groves. Remains brought to Bath for interment.

Tewkesbury Mass Melvin A. Groves Groves Jacob Groves State Infirmary Tewksbury Nellie M. Groves Bath

Death of Mrs Victoria Dillon Mc Namee in Philadelphia

Mrs Victoria Dillon Mc Namee died at her Philadelphia home on January 5 after a period of poor health from pneumonia. She leaves her husband two daughters and two sisters in this city Mrs M J Hennessey and Mrs Margaret Burns.

Ward Victoria Dillon McNamee Philadelphia M. J. Hennessey Margaret Burns

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Warm Health Benefits

An old advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood to keep the body warm. It asserts blood quality affects limb temperature and promotes strength, claiming to treat scrofula rheumatism and catarrh with a herbal tonic.

Hood

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