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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1911

Page

15

Saved from an Operation Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy

The article cites testimonials from Mrs Christina Reed of Peoria Illinois and Mrs Lily Peyroux of New Orleans Louisiana praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for easing severe female ailments and avoiding surgery. It notes a large volume of unsolicited testimonials proving the remedy's effectiveness.

Peoria Ill Lydia Christina Reed Mound 81 Lil New Orleans Lydia E. Pinkham LiLy Peyrrouwx Kerlerec St

Bath Market Prices Shift as Eggs and Butter Move

Readers are invited to send farm and grange news to the Independent in Bath. The Bath market shows eggs rising in reach with prices around 28 to 50 cents a dozen and store eggs cheaper. Dairy butter remains in demand at 28 to 30 cents per pound while potatoes, cabbage, turnips, beets, and onions see varied sales with local and Boston supply noted. A Bowdoin poultry raiser reports strong egg and chicken returns from 115 hens totaling 343 dollars for the year, and hay prices linger around 15 to 16 dollars per ton amid hopes for a good season.

Damariscotta Boston Bath Wiest Lewiston C. IL. Potter Bowdoin Maine Farmer Jannuary Phillips

Burglary tied to Small Point stash links Cushing items

Police tie Edward Robinson and John Pero Jr to a Wallace grocery break after finding a trunk with silverware clothing and a tea service at a Sawdust Patch shed. Goods marked as Westminster School proprietor William L. Cushing point to a raid on his Small Point bungalow near Bath. Robinson and Pero remain jailed in Augusta awaiting the Sagadahoc Grand Jury April session after pleading not guilty.

Edward Robinson John Pero, Jr Wallace Grocery Center St William L. Cushing Westminster School Simsbury Conn Cushing Small Point Harbor Alliquippa Hotel Bath Robinson Peto Wallace Augusta Sagadahoc

Eastern River Grange installs officers at town hall

Public installation at the town hall by Eastern River grange Janil with Lore Ford of Whitefield and Mrs. Edith Hutchins of Wiscasset assisting. Officers named for the year include Master Shepard Call Over Seer Charles McDonald Lecturer Mrs. Charles McDonald Steward Frank Cheney Assistant Steward Wilbur F. Cate Laity Assistant Steward Mrs. Frank Cheney Chaplain Mrs. Elbridge Bickford Secretary Fred Alley Treasurer H. Winfield Mayers Gatekeeper Leonard Bickford Ceres Mrs. Shepard Call Pomona Mabelle Perry Flora May Good Remarks by Wilbur F. Cate and Shepard Call. A paper on the grange read by Mrs. Frank Cheney. Supper served after.

Eastern River Grange Janil Lore Ford Whitefield Edith Hutchins Wiscasset Shepard Call Charles McDonald Frank Cheney Wilbur F. Cate Elbridge Bickford Fred Alley H. Winfield Mayers Leonard Bickford Ceres Pomona Mabelle Perry Flora May Good Grange

Resolutions of Respect from Five Islands Baptist

Resolutions honor James Cromwell of Five Islands Jan 12 1911. The Men s Bible Class of the Baptist Church extends sympathy to his family and asks a copy for the class record and local paper publication. Signed by J. J. Coleman G. H. Worthing W. 38 Harley. The note about poultry pricing follows as a separate ad-like line.

James Cromwell the Baptist Church Five Islands

Population figures for Sagadahoc towns from thirteenth census

The thirteenth census results announce population totals for Sagadahoc County towns and provide comparative figures from the 1900 census. The article lists each town's current count alongside its prior population to show growth or decline.

Sagadahoc

Evening program at Jan 31 includes readings and choirs

The Tuesday schedule lists readings by Scott Campbell, D A Merry, James Perry, Christine Cutting. Grange Choir. a debate on influence of choice versus chance. recitations by Agnes Cutting, Martha Rogers, Elizabeth Oliver. reviews by George Weston. questions by J F Upton and W A C Rogers. instrumental by Bessie Dickinson.

Dirigo Grange Brunswick Evening Includes Debates

The Dirigo Grange in Brunswick held a Saturday evening program with music by Lena Coffin readings by Ethel Prince and member quotations. Questions included a discussion on a sauerkraut factory benefiting local farmers and calf-raising methods led by Whitman Holbrook. Judge Dantel W. Bond of the Massachusetts Superior Court, who presided over Hattie Le Blanc’s trial, has died.

Dirigo Grange Brunswick Lena Coffin Ethel Prince Roland Hartelle Whitman Holbrook Dantel W. Bond Massachusetts Superior Court Hattie le Blanc

Maine clam culture and the fight to restore beds

An official outlook on Maine's clam industry notes depletion near factories and resorts, urges renewal through systematic planting, and discusses public leasing of flats to private planters to boost production and protect public beds. It highlights spawning May to July and the need for careful cultivation and gear like furrowers to set clams in burrows.

Jime Ole Auartier

Delicately Formed and Gentle Laxative Remedy Promoted

An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle safe laxative for women in all life stages. It emphasizes delicate flavor, pleasant stomach toning, and gentle cleansing, marketed by the California Fig Syrup Co. at fifty cents per bottle through leading druggists.

Atwood Ranginy L. F. Atwood Mary Balchelder L.F. Meiicine CO Portland M. A California Fig Syrup Co

Clam Planting Methods Compared for Oyster Flats

The article compares planting clams by disk or by sawn surface placement. Sawing allows rapid deployment with clams reaching proper depth as they burrow. Planting on flood tide aids immediate burrowing, while late afternoon sowing invites predators.

PHE POULTRY YARD WINTER LAYERS AND HOUSE CARE

Start trap nests to identify best winter layers. Whitewash the inside to curb vermin. Replace several inches of dirt with clean earth. Avoid inbreeding and purchase good cockerels now. Ensure stock of dust for winter and prevent dampness to avoid disease.

Death of Capt Samuel Randolph Goodwin at Dresden Maine

Died at the old Pownalboro Court House in Dresden on January 21 Capt Samuel Randolph Goodwin aged 1 year 5 months 14 days He was the great grandson of Major Samuel Goodwin Plymouth Company proprietor who supervised the Court House erection for Lincoln County in 1761 A noted shipmaster of the Kennebec era he commanded several ships in foreign trade including a flour voyage to Ireland during the famine His widow survives him.

Pownalboro Court House Dresden Samuel Randolph Goodwin Goodwin Samuel Goodwin Plymouth Company Lincoln County Ireland

Hedge removal and lease in QhHORGHETOWN

Janes Harrington removes a hedge endangered by ice. Joseph Ratlleff shows slight improvement but remains unwell. Fred Shaw has leased the hedge privilege at Marr's island foot, formerly W. 5 Rattle, and sells scuttling material for spring construction.

Janes Harrington Joseph Ratlleff Fred Shaw Marr's Island W. 5 Rattle

Howard Call Dies After Long Illness In Dresden

Howard Call aged about 21 years, son of Capt. and Mrs. William Call, died about 5 30 p m Monday at their Dresden home after a long illness with consumption. Surviving are two brothers Bert Call and Capt Alfred Call and two sisters Mrs George Moody and Mrs Cora Whitney. Phillip Parmalee of San Francisco set a Wright aircraft endurance record with 3 hours 39 minutes 49 1 5 seconds aloft.

Howard Call William Call Dresden Bert Call Alfred Call Bath George Moody Cedar Grove Cora Whitney Lowell Mass Phillip O. Parmalee San Francisco Wright

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John R. Knowlton Centre Street Cyrus W Longley Frost St Room Bath, ME Worcester Ss. T. Snipe Commerrciai H. Pratt Center Street C. W. Watson Office and Veterinary Hospital Cedar St Brunswick, Me Ontario Veterinary College A. B. Watson New York Ifice & Federal St Hranswick, Me Curtis Maine The Independent Prof. Cushing Eastern River Grange J. J. Coleman G. H. Worthing Harley Committee On Resolutions Scott Ars Onveeieve Bowdeinham Arrowsie Deomore Grange Donahue PHE Poultry Yard Samuel Goodwen
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