Bath Market Shows Little Change as Winter Slows Sales
The Bath market reports steady conditions with limited produce arrival due to poor sleighing. Hay loads were heavier last week, eggs fall to 35–38 cents a dozen, and butter buyers pay 32 cents a pound. Potatoes hover 60–80 cents a bushel with rising prices expected. apples scarce, cabbage and turnips near one cent per pound, and meat prices varied from hog at ten cents to lamb at 16 cents. Strawberries signal spring as Boston market demand grows and local supply tightens.
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Bath
Bermuda
Maine
Quiet week in West Bath with hopes for sledding return
West Bath reports a quiet week as sledding ends winter work and farmers hope for a long sledding spell. Fred Brown from Bath marked a Sunday streak and local mills run, with logs hauled to Foster's Point. Brown and family visited New Meadows camp, while spring plans and berry crop concerns emerge amid cold snaps and scarce apples.
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West Bath
Fred Brown
Bath
New Meadows
Brown
Fred Higgins
A. G. Fisher
Foster's Point
Fisher
George Belanger
Eugene Brown
East Brunswick
Eugene Ingalls
North Bath
Ernest Rose
Ioster’s Point
O. C. Nutting
Henry Holden
Mr. Merritt
Boston
Herbert Hopkins
Hyde Windlass Company
Sawtelle Place
Foster’s Point Road
Fred Lord
William W. Crocker
Bubier Mill
The
Independent
Maine
J. M
J. B. Lemont
Hiram Brown
Jake’’ Conant
George Craig
Augusta
Mr. Craig
Elmer Craig
New Meadows Boat Club
Robert Toothaker
Larrabee’s Grove
Bell Fund grows as townspeople donate to Five Islands
Community supporters contribute to the Bell Fund reaching sixty dollars with gifts from Marcus Beebe of Malden Massachusetts Newell Cooper and Crosby Brothers of Arrowistown aiding the drive. Meanwhile local events include a surprise party for Clayton Rowe at the Grammar Schoolhouse and a string of town updates on illnesses weather and transport disruptions.
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Marcus Beebe
Malden
Mass
Malden Island
Charles C. Crosby
Clayton Rowe
Topsham Discusses Fire Alarm Extension to Brunswick
Town deliberates adding three or four fire alarm boxes in Topsham with Brunswick Auto Truck 1 to handle calls. Brunswick officials say no confusion will occur and boxes could be numbered for Topsham. Grange meeting canceled by storm. six candidates to receive first and second degrees at next session. A fair is planned for next month. Entertainment committee listed. Abenaki Camp Fire Girls hold first ceremonial session at Mrs. Rupert H. Baxters North Street home.
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Everett Higgins
Ferris Leonard’s
J. G. Stevens
George Rowe
Bath
Azelda Rowe
Edward Jenness
Augusta
Bina Harford
Richmond
Harry Powers
J. M. Harford
Boston
Small
Boothbay Harbor
L. H. Rowe
Portland
Brunswick
Topsham
Elm Street
Grange Hall
Topsham Heights
Brunswick Fire Department
Topsham Grange
Grange
George Wright
Lester Willis
Ethel Cushman
Rupert H. Baxter
North St
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, with contact and pricing details for F. J. Cheney & Co. and druggists across the country.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Medical nutriment for changing ages in Scott's Emulsion
The article promotes Scott's Emulsion as ideal nourishment for girls and boys aged 14 to 19 during puberty. It claims the product aids blood production, energy, and nerve health, supporting growth and school or business duties. Distributed by WL Goott & Bowne, Bloomfield NJ.
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Scott
WL Goott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Alden Besse Sinks Quietly in Los Angeles Harbor
Los Angeles Harbor records the 1871 bark Alden Besse sinking after years as a clipper, tramp, and film pirate ship. Built in Bath Maine by Goss and Sawyer, she carried silk tea and spices, copra and sugar, then was scuttled under coal dumping and wrecked by a Robert Dollar lighter. A San Pedro fisherman linked her final rest to his own years.
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Pacific
South Sea Islands
Honolulu
San Francisco
San Pedro
Robert Dollar
Thomas Merryfield
Merryfield
Bath
New York smelt returns net Bath fishermen 12 cents this week
Bath fishermen received 12 cents per barrel of New York smelt this week amid fluctuating prices. The measure reflects a modest rise from last week, with buyers noting small catches and cautious trading.
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New York
First Term of 8 S. J. Court Sees No Grand Jury Cases
County Attorney Bridgham and others note this inaugural term since Sagadahoc County formed had no cases presented to the Grand Jury, marking a quiet start in the first term of 8 S. J. Court.
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Bridgham
S. J
Sagadahoc
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