Lincoln County poised for prosperity says county official
Norris A. Miller of Boothbay, Lincoln County register of deeds, predicts a five year boom in real estate as shore and cottage properties surge. He notes 1922 to 1925 instrument counts rising from 1502 to 1611 and fees from 500.75 to 959.71, attributing gains to summer business and Maine’s promotion as a vacation state.
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Lincoln County
Maine
Register of Deeds
Norris A. Miller
Bostol
Registry of Deeds
Brewster
California
Florida
Owner Returns Home After Loss of Yacht Topaz III
Charles W. Clifford Jr and three companions were rescued by the Appledore Island Coast Guard crew after their power cruiser Topaz III wrecked on rocks off Ishimo. No one was injured. Coast Guard personnel remained to assess salvage options as the vessel was a total loss.
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Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Portsmouth
N. Y
Appledore Island Coast Guard
Mr. Clifford
Henry PD
Loring
Vporthind
Portland
Miami
Ila
Cape
Frank Ti. Walker
Edward Kelley
Isle
Mr. Loring
Clifford
Portland Harbor
Harbor
Eutchorage
Coast Guard
Plan for Junior Auxiliary Aiding City Hospital Formed
Tentative plans were made January 21 to form a junior auxiliary for the City hospital at the home of Mrs. William 2 Sewall on Washington Street. The group will operate like the long-running sewing class aiding the hospital with needed items and manpower. A second meeting at 2:50 p.m. yesterday at Miss Miriam W. Kimball’s Lincoln Street home set up business and work committees as speakers outlined current needs.
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City Hospital
William 2. Sewall
Washington Street
Miriam W. Kimball
Lincoln Street
Frederick Ee, Drake
Carolyn Moses
Arthur Sewall
Carl (. Anderson
John B.C
Juanes
Winifred Johnson
Ellen, Newell
Maxwell Powers
Bath Folk View Eclipse Through Smoked Glasses
The Bath area observed the solar eclipse Saturday morning with smoked lenses and improvised devices. Reports from the coast describe radio broadcasts from WTAT and other stations as observers tracked totality while a traveler, Robert C. Seavey, detailed a 36-state trip by car spending under 15 dollars in transport.
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Bath
Sagadahee Square
Soest
WTAT
Edison
Coast Guard
Tampa
WAAR
Providence
WGR
Buffalo
WGY
Schenectady
WBZ
Springfield
WJZ
WEAF
New York
WCAD
Washington
ZXNY
Parents urged to report contagious disease cases at once
Bath health officer Kingsley warns of rising mumps cases and appeals to households to report any contagious illness within 24 hours. Children who had mumps must wait a week after swelling ends before returning to school, and exposed children face a three week exclusion. A $50 fine may be imposed for noncompliance.
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Bath
Kingsley
State Department of Wealth
Kingsles
Genesta Card Party at Masonic Temple Report
A Genesta sewing circle card party at the Masonic temple drew a large attendance with 28 tables in play. Winners included Mrs Harriet Morse for bridge and Mrs Wallace Atwood for straight whist, with consolation prizes going to Mrs John E Burkhardt and Mrs N Gratz Jackson.
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Masonic Temple
Indies of
Bertha Pepper
Susan Quick
Sarah Shaw
Alice Shackford
Anne Cox
Ada Perkins
Bernice Fuller
Lida Howard
Informal Bath Kennebec Bridge Meeting Debates Plan
An informal Bath meeting at King Tavern discussed a proposed five-span double-deck bridge across the Kennebec River from Bath to Woolwich. Dr J A L Waddell of Boston drew the design with a 2250 foot length and a central lift draw, while officials from state government and private firms attended to evaluate tidal and navigational concerns.
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Kennebec River
Bath
Woowick
King Tavern
J. A. L Waddell
Boston
Broad Street
Godfrey
Ralph O. Brewster
Hookomock
William S. Linney
Executive Council
Calvin Austin
Eastern Steamship Lines
Thomas Haley
T. W. Coss
State Ferry
Winslow's Rocks
Alexander Speirs
Westbrook
Clyde U1. Smith
Skowhegan
F. W. Carlton
Sagadahoc County
Harold W. Bishop
Southbay Harbor
George A. Walmer
Island Falls
Arthur Gilman Spear
Portland
William S. Linnell
Alten
Guy E. Torrey
Bar Harbor
State Highways Commission
Frank A. Peshedy
Houston
Paul D. Sargent
L. KE. Edwards
War Department
Maj
Charles F. Forter
District Engineers Office
G. Herbert Brazier
J. R. Worcester Co
Charles A. Harriman
Public state ferry figures show Bath patronage in 1925
The Bath ferry served over 279 thousand passengers in 1925 averaging about 763 daily trips. Receipts neared $64,000 with 268 single trip tickets and 960 twelve trip passes sold at Bath. Additional fares covered horses, autos, trucks, and school tickets as listed in the Highway Commission report.
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Bath
Highway Commission
Kennebec
Ted
Officials Offer Free Help with Federal Tax Returns
The Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, Louis J. Veilleux, will tour multiple towns to assist income taxpayers. Sessions are scheduled at the Wiscasset Post Office, Damariscotta banks, Boothbay Harbor Custom House, Richmond Hotel, Brunswick Town Hall, Gardiner Post Office, and Bath Post Office across February and March. The service is free and aims to help those liable file correctly. Two Indian girls from Old Town, Alice and Mabel Nelson, are noted for social prominence and studies abroad.
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Louis J. Veilleux
Internal Revenue
Wiscasset
Postofficee
Damariscotta
First National Bank
Newcastle National Bank
Boothbay Harbor
Custom House
Richmond
Brunswick
Town Hall
Gardiner
Postoffice
Bath
Penobscot
Alice
Mabel Nelson
Old Town
Miss Mabel
Lynn
Mass
Miss Alive
U. of TP
Ray
Durlyam Woman Bets, Builds Sawmill, Proves Naysayers Wrong
Mrs C H Green of Durlyam took a dare and constructed a working sawmill. Several men accepted the wager, and she fulfilled the challenge by delivering a functional mill, demonstrating skill and resolve.
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C. H. Green
Durlyam
Minstrel Show Rehearsal Plans Spoken By Y P C U Group
The Social committee of the Y P C U of the Universalist church plans a minstrel show by Union members in the vestry on Monday. Rehearsal occurred in the vestry Monday evening with parts assigned and gongs chosen. The next rehearsal is set for Thursday at 7 30. Gloria Swanson is reported to get 1000 dollars in three days and to leave the Famous Players Lasky in a month, aiming for 1000 dollars per day, 565 days a year.
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Social Committee
Y.P.C.U
Universalist Church
Rayenhearsal
Gloria Swanson
Old Bull Rock Bridge Wood Cut Reprinted Series
An old Independent wood cut shows the Bull Rock bridge over the New Meadows river near Webster House. It describes a wooden span with granite piers, raised incline, city maintenance, and the shift to a new bridge near New Meadows Inn after a dispute with Brunswick and West Bath.
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Bull Rock
Independent
Bull Rock Bridge
New Meadows River
Webster
Bath
Brunswick
West Bath
New Meadows Inn
May Compromise On Toll Bridge Across Kennebec
State Senator Carlton told Senate members and the House that the Bath to WoowWeh bridge debate over toll versus free access remains unresolved. He downplayed personal profit, citing no bidding plans, and supported Broad Street as the ideal site over Winslow’s Rocks due to navigation hazards and current. He outlined a 2200 foot span, a private toll-bridge plan with $3,000,000 cost and $206,24 annual net, and potential future state purchase considerations.
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Bath
WoowWeh
Frank W. Carlton
Sagadahoe County
Senate
Chuse
Hall
House of Representatives
Frederick W. Hinckley
Cumberland County
Carlton
Maine
Winslow's
Rocks
Carlson
Winslow
Ite
Broad Street
Senator Tinckley
Eastern Steamship Co
Winslow's Rocks
Kennebec Tosage Co
War Department
War Department Wa
Cyr
Waterville
Carlton Banly
Want
Active I. Snow
Brunswick
Maine Central
Robert Hale
Porthind
Carltoot
Myths in Maine history discussed by Rev Henry O Thayer
Rev Henry O Thayer challenges a Plymouth corn story tied to Pemaquid and Sheepscot. He argues Maine’s early era was sparsely settled, notes Indian wars cleared the region, and cites Edward Winslow’s 1622 account showing bread sent from fishing ships to help Pilgrims.
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Maine
Henry O. Thayer
Damaris Cottainty
Plymouth
Damariscotta
Casco Bay
Kennebec
Porthland
Cornin
Pemaquid
Sheepscot
Massachusetts
Penobscot
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Kezar Falls
Mrs. Brooks
Seavey
United States
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High Street
Canada
Mexico
N.Y
GOV
San Francisco
Denver
Colo
U.S. A
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Brim
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Tenn
Peep'e
Augusta
Mr. Seavey
Texas
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Death Valley
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Carolinas
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Jacksonville
Pla
Ford
Salem
Genesta
Lewiston
Empire Theatre
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King
Justice Barnes
Sagadahoc
Norman B. Curtis
Bowdoin
Oliver
Rey
Myron Tubbs
Grace Church
Frank. W. Parris
Justice Tarnes
Josip E. Fitzgerald
James (. Bigging
Dunton
Owen J. Ledyard
Grand Juy
John H. Bryant
Curtis
W. W. Dingley
Milton Given
Bowdoinham
George E. Gray
Georgetown
George A
Paul Ames
Arthur
Lancaster
Albert Lavoie
Topsham
Manfred Stinson
Arrowsie
Charles A. Corliss
Hath
Foreman
Scott Small
George McNulty
Whippsburg
Charles KE. Wakeley
A. (. Randall
Frederick W. Freeman
Asbury
G. Bal
Randy Andy
Johnson Bros Co
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