Bath Market News and Farm Prices Report
The Bath market shows revived activity with green peas and native strawberries arriving. Prices: peas about $1.50 a bushel, strawberries 14 to 15 cents a box, cucumbers three cents each, radishes three cents a bunch, lettuce about 40 cents per dozen heads, old potatoes 35 cents a bushel, eggs 26 to 28 cents a dozen, butter 25 cents a pound, lamb around 20 cents a pound, veal 12 cents a pound, pork products high. hay could run under $20 a ton as farmers begin haying after the Fourth.
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Bath
Maine fairs and farm notes mark busy season for growers
Maine fairs span Lewiston Richmond Damarscotta Topsham and Sagadahoc with dates in September and October. Bowdoin farm sale to A C Scrivens of Hyde Park Mass, a 100 acre property praised as among the best. Grange meetings adjust with July skip and August Enterprise Richmond event eyed. field day planned at Merrymeeting Park with state and national speakers. Widespread cutworms, pest control, blueberry crop optimism, early mowing and plentiful native strawberries. Fire safety urged in villages and towns with limited protection. Gradus pea popularity evident as seeds scarce and prices high.
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Maine
Lewiston
S. Richmond
Bowdoin
Sagadahoc
Pomona Grange
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Grange
Merrymeeting Park
New England and Pacific States Dominate Apples This Season
Government reports indicate the bulk of this year's apple crop will come from New England and Pacific states with good prices expected. Estimates show 14 to 15 million boxes from Washington, California, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah for eastern markets, with 4 000 cars needed for local and European trade. Crop values range from 27 to 24 00 per barrel, likely rising due to smaller harvests in Ohio and Missouri. Native strawberries are plentiful this year.
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Boston
Market Reporter
New England
New England and
Pacific States
Ruvere
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pacific
Washington
California
Colorado
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Ohio
Missouri
State Grange pushes centralized highway supervision model
A Maine State Grange special committee invites public input on a New York style system of state level highway supervision. The June 14 Augusta meeting, with State Board of Trade and automobile club reps, endorsed centralized control to oversee town, county, and state road work and funding. Members urge editorial space and reader opinions to advance this road management idea.
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Cony House
Augusta
State Grange
State Board of Trade
Lewiston and Auburn Automobile Club
State Commissioner of Highways
New York
State Commission
State Highway Commission
Econmemi
Coun Mw
York State
Nance
W. G. Hunton
Winthroo
George Alden
Gorham
BE. M. Lawrence
Rockland
State Highway Commissione
Critterzine
State Highway Commissioner
Goslings Care Advice From State Highway Official
A letter from State Highway Commissioner Paved Sargent offers gosling care tips. Readers are urged to provide shade, avoid wooden floors, limit sun and wetness, feed chopped greens early, and use grit. Additional guidance covers warmth, cleanliness, and watchful hens during hatching.
Five Islands Aboard Seasonal Openings and News
Bradley arrives from Malden and opens his cottage on Malden Island for the season. Visitors include Mrs Wil Davis and daughter Melba, Edward Lewis in Augusta, and Captain Will Rewe bringing a load of owl to Malden Island. The Seguinland proprietor James Durrell visits, Annie Mason hosts a popular vine empowered ice cream parlor, and numerous families plan summer homes and bungalows. A near drowning incident involving Maurice Pinkham’s son ends with a long rescue and gradual recovery.
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Bradley
Malden
Malden Island
Wil Davis
Daughtrer
Melba
Edward Lewis
Augusta
James Durrell
Elbridge Mains
Mass
Arthur Walker
Walker, Pratt Co
Boston
Walker
William Wade
Oakmont
Pennsylvania
Lewis Point
Fred Robinson
Cambridge
Hope Coffin
Auburn
Josephine Lewis
Carolyn Stevens
North Windham
Maurice Pinkham
Will Rewe
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Bath Testimony
Mrs. W. G. Brooks of Bath Maine endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney troubles. She praises quick relief and ongoing effectiveness over six years, stating the pills go directly to the trouble and urge readers to publish her statement. Sold by all dealers at 40 cents, FosterMilbury Co. as U.S. agents, remember the name Poan's.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkham
Willie Epwakrps
Bath
W. G. Brooks
Marcia St
Doan
Webbers Drug Store
Notice of Bank Closure in Bath Matne State
The Morin National Bank of Bath in Hath Matne state closes its affairs. All note holders and creditors are notified to present notes and claims against the association for payment. W A Duncan cashier. Dated May 10, 1918.
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Morin National Bank of Bath
Matne
Anscelastien
W. A Duncan
Fed
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Carrie Webber
Massachusetts
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Everett Tarr
Norman Curtis
Easttern
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Romandel Gale
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Nehemiah Curtis
Mr. Oldman
Webster
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Harry Prout
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Harvey Jordan
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Julia Woodward
Brousewick
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