New Timberland Foe Is Not Wanted in Maine
A Maine Forestry Association appeal requests a $50,000 federal appropriation to combat white pine blister rust, a fungus threatening five-leaved pines. President Edgar E. Ring cites spread in multiple states and urges rapid action, including eliminating currants and gooseberries to halt transmission. A Boston meeting and nationwide campaign are planned to push Congress for funding.
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Maine
Edgar E. Ring
Maine Forestry Association
Congress
Ring
Johnson
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Boston
John M. Briscoe
Department of Forestry
University of Maine
England
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Joint installation at Grand Army Hall of T W Hyde Camp and Ladies Auxiliary
T W Hyde Camp No 46 Sons of Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary No 11 held a joint installation at Grand Army Hall. Officers for both groups were installed by senior officers and included Commander Fred Stover and President Harriet Beals. A banquet and music followed the ceremonies.
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Gardiner Crocker
Clarence Warner
W. W. Miller
Eugene Annable
C.C
Frank Beals
Charles Pratt
Clarence Thomas
P.I
E. J. Pinkham
C.B
William Nutter
I.G
P.M
Benj. Cressey
Ladies’ Auxiliary
P.P. Florence Robinson
Charlotte Heald
Harriet Beals
Jennie Jack
Clara Troop
Marion Colson
Laura Penney
Mary Pratt
Margaret Poole
Sarah Garcelon
Bertha Dunbar
Lillian Durfee
C.G
Harriet Pinkham
Mabel Mayers
Minnie Cressey
Lucy Stover
Florence Robinson
F. Stover
T. W. Hyde
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Blood Building
The ad claims tiredness and fatigue signal thin blood and anemia. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to enrich red blood cells, reduce illness risk, and raise stamina, with mail order options and a free booklet on building up the blood.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Disease Threatens Pines From Currants and Gooseberries
The text warns the disease will spread from wild currants and gooseberries to pines across the country wherever these plants coexist. It notes several pine species are susceptible, with foresters estimating potential damage at over 425.9 million dollars.
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Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
United States
Dorcas Guild Meets at Beacon Street Church
The Dorcas Guild of Beacon Street church met Monday evening with Mrs. Howard Pratt. The funeral of George W. Harrison was held Sunday afternoon from the residence of Mr and Mrs Reynolds McCutcheon on Winter Street. Rev C W Harrison of Wesley M E Church conducted the service. Pallbearers were Reynolds McCutcheon Charles Skinner Lewis Pepper and Albert Craven. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Dorcas Guild
Beacon Street
Howard Pratt
Beacon St
George W. Harrison
Reynolds McQutcheon
Winter St
C. W. Harrison
Wesley M. E. Church
Reynolds McCutcheon
Charles Skinner
Lewis Pepper
Albert Craven
Oak Grove Cemetery
Meet Texans and Co Yard Lines for Rail Link in Lewiston
Business leaders from Lewiston Augusta and Portland discussed rail connection with the Sewall yard leased by the Texas Co and partners. Plans include trolley extensions from Commercial Street north to the Kennebec Yacht Club and across the coal wharf to Sewall shipyard to avoid tight turns with heavy cars. The Texas Co also gained limited use of a nearby yard for a new machine shop expansion.
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A. H. Ford
Lewiston
Augusta
M. W. Sewall & Co
Whittemore
Whittemore Coal Wharf
Front St
Kennebec Yacht Club
M. W. Sewal Co
Sewall
H. M. Sewall
The
Texas Co
New England Co
Sewall Yard
Bath Folks Help Two Children Board Train to Augusta
Kind Bath citizens assisted Harold and Pearly Frances, 18, sending the pair toward the Augusta Children's Home. State officers Oliver and Johnson supervised clothing, shoes, and gifts from Desmond's, Churchill's, and the Percy Store, including a necklace, doll, purse, and a $1.25 change fund. Pearly wore a new dress and hat, while both children sang in the store before departure.
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Cutting
Johnson
Tripp
Augusta
Oliver
Warden Johnson
Harold
Desmond
Bath
Pearly Frances
Percy
Churchill’s
Pearly
Trousseau
Dolly
M. H. Loach
Mrs Esther C Gove Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Esther C Gove widow of George B Gove of Arrowsic died last Saturday after a long illness at 86. Born in Edgecomb she lived in Arrowsic for 87 years and leaves her husband and two sons A R Gove of New York and George E Wheeler of Waterville, plus two brothers Edward and George Huff. Funeral held Tuesday morning at 11:30 at home. interment Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Esther C. Gove
George B. Gove
Arrowsie
Gove
Edgecomb
George Huff
Boston
Esther
Methodist Church
Arrowsic
A. R. Gove
New York
George E. Wheeler
Waterville
Capt
Edward Huff
Oak Grove
Mrs Silas Y Jackson obituary in Wiscasset
Mrs. Lucy Shaw Jackson aged 85 years 10 months 21 days died after a brief illness in Wiscasset. She taught in local schools, born in Palmyra Missouri, married Silas Y Jackson on November 29 1860. Survived by four children Emma Stinson Jessie Jackson H C Jackson Bath N Gratz Jackson Bath. Funeral private from her residence.
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Lucy Shaw Jackson
Wiscasset
Jackson
Palmyra
Joseph and
Mercy Nutter Shaw
Silas Y. Jackson
Emma Stinson
Jessie Jackson
H.C. Jackson
Weststock
N. Gratz Jackson
Bath
George M Mitchell Civil War veteran dies at 74
George M Mitchell aged 74 years 10 months died last Friday at his home on upper Washington Street. A native of the city he was a ship carpenter by trade and had always resided at the Mitchell residence where he passed away. He was a Civil War veteran known among comrades as a brave soldier. Survived by his widow two nephews Eugene A Mitchell and Horace Mitchell of the city and a niece Mrs Frank W Smith of Framingham Massachusetts.
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George M. Mitchell
Upper
Washington St
John. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eugene A. Mitchell
Horace Mitchell
Frank W. Smith
Framingham
Mass
Mrs. Fannie E. Walker Dies in Massachusetts
Mrs. Fannie E. Walker widow of William H. Walker died in Waltham Massachusetts on January 21 at age 66 years six months. She was a Woolwich native and had lived in Massachusetts for many years. She leaves a brother Lewis E. Shaw of Rockland. Funeral services were held at the home of George A. Walker in Woolwich Sunday at one o'clock conducted by Rev. Mrs. Plinette Allen.
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Fannie E. Walker
William H. Walker
Waltham, Mass
Woolwich
Massachusetts
Lewis E. Shaw
Rockland
George A. Walker
Plinette Allen
Mrs Mary E Crichton Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Mary E Crichton widow of William Crichton died this morning at her brother Joseph B McCutcheon home on lower High Street after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Samuel and Hannah Springer McCutcheon and is survived by her mother four sons Fred Robert Clark and Charles Crichton three brothers Charles W Joseph B and Fred W McCutcheon and one sister Mrs H W Nxe of Upton Massachusetts.
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Mary E
William Crichton
Joseph B. McCutcheon
Lower High St
Samuel
Hannah Springer McCutcheon
Fred
Robert
Clark
Charles Crichton
Charles W
Joseph B
Fred W. McCutcheon
H.W
Upton
Mass
Maine Central Locomotives Highlight Railway History
The fragment references Maine Central Railroad locomotives in a historical context. It notes a named figure tied to the locomotives and suggests a focus on railroad equipment and preservation within a regional transport milieu.
Anurie Tablets Backache Relief Promoted By Dr. Pierce
A reader endorses Anurie and Favorite Prescription for backache kidney issues and chronic pains. Dr. Pierce’s Anuric is claimed to combat uric acid and improve comfort, with a 50 cent box available from druggists and a free medical treatise offered. The ad cites Dr. Pierce’s Institute in Buffalo and mentions Golden Medical Discovery as a related product.
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Bette
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Old Timer recounts Maine Central engines No. 62 63 64 and famed Sewall
An Old Timer in the Portland Sunday Telegram details Maine Central’s last named engine Sewall No. 64 and mates Coburn No. 62 and Davis No. 63 built in 1877 by Portland Company. It recalls their speeds, runs from Augusta to Portland, Bangor, Skowhegan, and Bar Harbor service, and notes Sewall’s endurance until 1898 before sale and breakup. The piece also mentions Nos. 65 and 66, the first nameless engines, with 65 nearly as fast as Sewall and 66 a solid freighter.
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Portland Sunday Telegram
Maine Central
Arthur Sewall
Philander Coburn
William G. Davis
Portland Company
Coburn
Waterville
George Phillips
Davis
Portland
Harry Foss
al Kilgore
Bangor
Augusta
Portlaand
Kilgore
Lowe
Skowhegan
Bar Harbor
White River R.R
Georges Vally R.R
Sewall
M.C.R.R
Lewiston
Ed Rowe
Union
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunks
Second Shipment From War Relief Committee Sent
The War Relief Committee of this city dispatched a second shipment of articles to the Vacation War Relief efforts, expanding aid to those in need.
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War Relief Committee
War Relief
New York Relief Committee Sees Strong Volunteer Support
On January 21 the committee reported a box of 460 compresses 260 bandages 129 gauze dressings 10 body slings and 45 slings. Mme Hames de Gogorza leads a citywide volunteer drive with steady material and time donations. Relief headquarters stay busy each session as Bath ladies contribute generously, praising the effort as more successful than expected.
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New York
Mme
Hames de Gogorza
Eames de Gogorza
Bath
Burdock Blood Bitters Advertises Digestive Cure
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and a path to restored digestion, normal weight, and purified blood, selling for $1.00 at drug stores.
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America
Advertisements for Dr Thomas Eclectic Ointment and Dean's Ointment
A collection of old sale items promoting Dr Thomas Eclectic Ointment in two sizes 25c and 50c, Doah’s Regulats praised for easy operation with no griping, and Dean’s Ointment for itch ing bleeding protruding or binding piles priced 50c at all stores.
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Thomas Eclectic Oi
Doah
Dean’s
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A. Sewall
Commercial
Winster St
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Brookline
James F. Murphy
High St
Susan P. Barry
Grove St
William 8. Higgins
Murphy
California
Sophia M. Higgins
Sophia Merrill Higgins
Miss Higgins
Elisha
Sarah Donnell Storey Higgins
U. S. Co
Puri
Bathman
Maine Central R.R
Wah
Golden Medical
Discovery
Fletcher
Castoria
M. Humphreys
Meso
Cadiiles
Maine Central Railroad
Aire
Industrial Bureau
Saisnip RV Angeire
Chichester
F. C. Curtis
Centre Street
Bath, Maine
Cyrus W. Longley
AB Watson
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