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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1916
Page
4
The Willy s yacht design shows two Parsons turbines fed by two oil fired water tube boilers for a guaranteed 26 knot speed and 3000 knot cruising radius. Accommodation places owner upstairs with guest staterooms, crew in forecastle, and a spacious dining saloon on the forward deck house. The craft is to be commissioned January 1917.
The Men's Club at Winter Street Church hosted a Dutch supper led by J. M. Tarbox of the Dewey Lunch. Fifty five men enjoyed cold ham rolls frankfurts potato salad and more while W. H. Bell John L. Evans and others organized the event.
Special Orders No. 5 from Headquar ters Coast Defenses of Portland and Special Orders No. 5 from Headquarters Coast Artillery Corps National Guard announce eligibility updates and unit assignments for personnel within coastal defense services.
Guard of Maine reports thirteen members from Maine coast artillery companies qualified for gun commander or gun pointer roles after November examinations. Among the winners is Corporal Arnold C. Preney of the 4th Company in Portland. Eight winners from the 11th Company, Portland. others from Portland’s 1st, Bath, and Westbrook units. The 4th Company now has three of seven rated positions filled and future exams planned for February 9 to fill remaining slots.
Uniform Rank Bath County UREP holds installation of officers after Major Osborn’s mother’s illness led to cancellation by Major Osborn of Lewiston. Q M Sgt William Mann conducted the ceremony. officers installed include Captain Fred L. Stover and Lieutenants Frank Young Leon Pratt with Chaplain Chester Munro. Annual reports praise the company, which adjourned to the New Ivon House for a shore dinner and social hour before last car departure. Bath Co plans several winter entertainments.
The Overseers of the Poor discuss aid to about 40 Bath area families including meals and shelter. At the City Home there are 14 inmates, six men and four women among three prisoners from the house of correction. A family returned to Lewiston after seeking city aid, with belongings in a grip, noting prior residence on Commercial Street and a winter stay at the town farm.
A 1900s public notice urges using Dr Williams Pink Pills to treat pale complexions and anemia in girls. It touts blood-building effects, nerve vigor, and improved appetite, with mail order at 50 cents per six and 2.50 for a full box set from Schenectady.
Major George A. Baker Capt. Henry W. Owen Jr and Lieuts Samuel H Wakefield and Harvey K Erskine of the Maine Coast Artillery Corps joined a monthly war game at Portland Armory. The mock campaign spans daylight reconnaissance night raid and multiple phases ending with a base near Small Point. The fleet damaged Fort Williams power plant and several gun emplacements while sub marines damaged shipping. next phase scheduled February 21.
The New York World recalls Mme Emma Eames de Gogorza as a historic opera star who spent a recent week in the city. It lauds her Met Opera career and celebrates her balance of head and heart in performance, noting the exacting artistic standards of her era.
The writer reflects on opera in New York comparing current performances with the era of De Reszkes and Eames. They praise ensemble unity and high artistry while noting the loss of earlier star power and predicting a potential return if public standards remain exacting.
A survey of historic among diverse beliefs on curing colds. Homeopathy, cold water, ice cream, outdoor living, and rest cures are noted alongside anecdotal claims from the London Chronicle and Bath figures. The piece humorously contrasts methods from sailors to expeditions and social season.
In local sports notes the Park League game saw the Red Men defeat the Telephones 1325 to 1221. Williams and Billings led with high single scores of 104 while Billings topped with 285 for the night.
An old advertisement warns of a grippe epidemic spreading through theaters, streetcars, and stores. It urges immediate action at first nasal or throat irritation, advising quinine or rhinitis pills and a sugar lick soaked in Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, to be swallowed slowly. It also stresses fresh air, warmth, and avoiding drafts, attributing the remedy to Dr Aber Johnson.
A series of probate orders from Sagadahoc County Bath court include notices for estates of Mary A Brown and Wilda A Wood, final accounts for Narcissa S Potter and Charles Baton, Annie Lynch petitioning for admin on Patrick Lynch heirs, and executor Clifford Spinney for James Spinney will. Readers are instructed to publish notices and appear February court dates.
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