West Bath Local Items Highlight Summer Socials
Mrs. Oscar Smiley and family and Sam Belanger of Bath passed Sunday at the Smiley cottage at Sabine. Ward's cave picnic at New Meadows drew pupils and friends from Lowell school. Camp Ashawaug openings and visits to Camp Ashawaug by Dr Jane G Bunker and Miss Ghidys Best are noted along with numerous Bath area weekend guests and cottage gatherings at Sabine, Campbell's Pond, and Posters Point.
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Oscar Smiley
Sam Belanger
Bath
Smiley
Sabine
Wendall
Stanley Williams
Campbell's Pond
H. A. Owen
Tath
Lowell
Ward's Cave
New Meadows
Misa Agnes Hannigan
Porth
Bo Mise
Fred Toothaker
Cambridge
Mass
Aire
Larrabee
Eddie Lemoine
Somerville
Werbert TL. Grinnell
Sabine Key
Charles Brooks
Ernest BK. Willians
Campbells Pond
Metheodore
Wis
Annie Teofami
Antrim
Susan Prate
Brooklyn
New York
Mroo
EL Mave
Frank Eo Donnell
Whitton
Charles B. Denver
Lisbon
Mer God
Fred Wv. Larrabee
Chiyton Hill
Warren Thinley
Bull
Dennis
T. Dunham
John Dunham
Lewiston
Fred W. Larrabe
J. Everett Mayo
Old Orchard
Henry Smith
Maechias
Cleveland Smith
Corliss Street
Ward's Cove
Ruby Preble
Martha Preble
Edna Hallowell
Phyllis Wright
Edna Potter
Charlotte Pottle
Annie Plant
Mildred Hunt
Anna Chaney
Margaret Chaney
Hope Ward
New York Express
Camp
Ashawaug
Poster's Point
Jane G. Bunker
Ghidys Best
Boston
W. O. Brown
Augusta
Togus
Marie Bowker
Edward Bowker
Kittery
Wlal Brown
Earl Bryant
Bowdeinham
John Bryant
Muller
Malden
Robert Stall
Delwin Small Herbert Russell
John Sylvester
John M. Arters
South Vorthind
Alice Simall
Clarence Johnson
Axel Hanson
Barbara
Virginia
Worcester
Hanson
Amy Coombs
Delmar Bates
Samuel F. Oates
Everett Lemont
Fred Kittridge
Lemont Cottage
George J. HW. Davey Returns From Gilboa Home
George J. HW. Davey arrives home from Gilboa New York where he works with a construction firm building a large dam for the New York City water supply system. He plans to stay home over the Fourth of July holiday.
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George J. HW. Davey
Gilboa
N. Y
New York City
Appeal for beauty of the countrysides urged to tourists
A President of the American Automobile Association appeals to motorists to protect countryside beauty. He condemns wildflower picking and picnic debris, urging drivers to leave spots intact for future visitors and warning litter and fires threaten roads, rivers, and scenic value nationwide.
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T. P
Mr. Henry
America
Henry
Tf Qneterists
Min
Digger Indian Dies After Burning At Stake
The Digger Indian, said to have sparked a long westward trek through Utah Nevada and California, was burned at the stake amid jeers by fellow tribesmen at a Mewuk ceremony near Cal. His death follows a belief that he signified the end of the Diggers. The annual Mewuk cry honors the dead with ceremonies, feasting and merrymaking attended by Taoisns from across the state.
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Done
Cal
California
Utah
Nevada
Plates
Pit River
Modoc
Shasta County
Eamboldt
Knights Courtesy by Skowhegan Priest
Masons who visited St. John’s day in Skowhegan recount a Catholic priest’s generosity. He sent the St. Cecile orchestra to Fairview Park to perform two hours during the commanderies banquet and offered to open the Knights of Columbus hall to the knights if needed.
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Skowhegan
St. John’s Day
Dunlap Commandery
St. Cecile
Fairview Park
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Marriage Intentions Filed in Bath Couple
Marriage intentions were filed Thursday with City Clerk Gihnere of Urial Stover and Lillian BK Hysler, both of Bath. He is 71 and retired, she is 41 and a housekeeper. It will be his second marriage and her first.
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Gihnere
Urial Stover
Lillian BK. Hysler
Bath
Radio Quotations Big Aid to Farmer
The radio links urban markets with rural homesteads across the American continent. Farmers gain near real time access to price trends and market reports through broadcasting stations including Chicago Board of Trade via WDA. This rapid communication surpasses older telegraph reporting and boosts farm income awareness.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
WDA
Birthplace of Man Focus Shifts to Pacific Studies
Dr TLEB Gregory of the Bishop Museum told the Pan Pacific Club in Honolulu that scientific work in the Pacific has surged since 1920. He underscored global cooperation, notes 82 ethnology investigators, and calls for institutions to set aside prestige to advance mapping and research in the region.
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Pacific
Tleb. Gregory
Bishop Museum
Polynesia
Pan- Pacific Club
Honolulu
Gregory
The
Europe
Far East
America
Australia
New Zealand
National Research Council
Japan
Canada
Bowdoin's Necrology for the College Year 1924
Bowdoin college reports 82 academic graduates 12 medical graduates and three honorary graduates lost to death in the year ending June 1924. The list includes graduates from 1860 to 1917 with names such as Charles G. Atkins Albion L. Johnson Edward Stanwood George Kimball Marcus Wight and others.
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Bowdoin College
Sumner To Nimball Fliss
Charles GG. Atkins
Albion TL. Johnson
Edward Stanwood
George C. Kimball
Marcus Wight
Leander S. Merriam
George W. Tile
Henry
Howard Carpenter
George G. Weeks
David P. Howard
Owen Bo Hardy
Henry CC
Mivers
Leon MM. Fobes
Charles M. Leighton
EL Soule
Ansel CC
Deering
Charles B. Hawes
Neal Tuttle
Lowry A. Biggers
London Smart Set Returns to Horse Carriages
London's fashionable crowd swaps motor cars for horse drawn carriages amid shopping and park outings. Bond Street Mayfair and the park display high stepping horses as urban carriage use grows. A coach owner notes the carriage horse regaining popularity with country imports and hires.
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London
Bond Street
Mayfair
Park
Buffaloes Thrive in the Yukon Move to Ketchikan Preserve
Yukon veterans who mushed into the Ketchikan district envision importing 24 buffaloes from Wainwright, Alberta to a central Yukon game preserve. They expect buffalo ranching to rival the Arctic reindeer trade in profitability within years. Miss Louise Brackett, sister of Merrimac principal Mrs Russell, visited Miss Janet Cutler in summer on Bustin's Island before returning to Massachusetts.
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Yukon — Territory
Ketchikan
Wainwright Pack
Aberta
Yukon
Alaska
Louise Brackett
Russell
Whittier School
Merrimac
Mass
Janet Cutler
Bustin’s Island
Music Dominates Swarthmore Chautauqua This Week
Musical features shape the Swarthmore Chautauqua program July 10 16 with a balance of vocal and instrumental numbers. Matia’s Blue and White Marimba Band opens the first afternoon and evening, while Lauri Kennedy Dorothy Kennedy and Constance Neville Johns bring vocal and instrumental excellence. The Swarthmore Trio and the Smith Spring Holmes Orchestra Quintet offer varied solos and duets, culminating with the Russian Cathedral Sextet performing liturgical and operatic selections.
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Chautauqua
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Motia
Vietor
Columbia
Matia
New York
Melbourne
Melba
Swarthmore
Tuno
Martha Jobson
Dunbar Philharmonic
Claudhe Raymond
Charlotte Chamberlain
Smith-Spring-Holmes
Ecro
Volce
Lyceum
St Peter Passports Found in Old Russian Graves
Documents uncovered near Leningrad show 1st century Russia issued passports to wealthy departed for entry to Heaven. The sample text celebrates a bishop certifying the deceased’s piety, confession, forgiveness, and free access to Saint Peter’s Gates.
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ST. Peter
Russia
Leningrad
Golden Gates
T. Nicholas Stobylow
St. Petersburg
Heaven
Senator Baxter Tub to Be Given Tryout at Muster
Senator Baxter tub o was given a tryout on Wednesday night at McKay park to audition the pipe for the Fourth of July muster. Fifteen tubs have entered the muster with a parade line set from Washington street through Linden York Front Center and to McKay park. Chief Parks will start the muster with Edward Vaughan scoring and Edward Emmons as announcer. Officials come from the Dirigo Hand Engine League of Maine. Mrs. Ralph Covel has returned home after visiting Boothbay Harbor.
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Baxter Tub O
McKay Park
Washington Street
Linden
Washington
York
Parks
Edward Vaughan
Edward Emmons
Dirigo Hand Engine League of
Maine
Fashion Notes: Gay Handkerchiefs Inspire Summer Style Abroad
Paris leads with vivid silk handkerchiefs used as hat trims and window decor, followed by New York. Summer trends favor sleeveless frocks, peasant embroidery, and mannish shirts, with a revival of the waistline via wide, crushed leather belts in soft French suede and Batik-inspired patterns.
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Paris
New York
Fifth Avenue
Merrymeeting Campers Arrive for the Summer
Nearly 100 members of Merrymeeting camp for Girls arrived in Bath on the New York express. They tramped to Colonia for breakfast before sailing to Chopps Point for the season. A group described as well behaved, with 15 counselors led by Pearl Cotteral, heads into their fifth season.
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Merryimeeting Camp
New York Express
Front Street
Colonia
City Landing
Chopps Point
Bath
Merrymeeting Camp
Pearl Cotteral
Councellor
Helen Eb, Hoffman
Miss Ellis
Miss Wyn
Genesta Chapter Hosts Annual Supper at New Meadows Inn
Genesta chapter O. I. S. held its annual supper at New Meadows Inn Thursday night with 400 members attending. Sanford Cahill arranged two long tables. afterward Mr and Mrs HU Perkins led dancing and singing with Thomas Perkins as chorus leader and George W. Dean Sheriff Oliver and John Gillespie assisting. The program featured contra dances with Uncle Pom calling steps. Landlord Cahill noted repairs after Perkins breakdown. The party’s weight reportedly grew by a ton after supper.
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Genesta Chapter
New Meadows Inn
Sanford Cahill
Perkins
Thomas F. Perkins
George W. Dean
Sheriff W. (. Oliver
John Gillespie
Cahill
Perkin
South Ends beat St. Mary's in nine inning game
South Ends defeated St. Mary's 11 to 4 Tuesday night at Oost Kelley field. Reed struck out 12 in six innings and Bonney fanned seven in three innings. Oli ver and Sheldon hit home runs for South End. lineup details list Reed, Oliver, Bonney among others. Umpires were Plant and McLaughlin.
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South Ends
St. Mary's
Oost
Kelley Field
Reed
Bonney
Oliver
Sheldon
South End
Berry
Redlon
Boutin
Cahoon
A. McCabe
Perry
Comenu
Merrill Wins Adams Sewer Contract for $50,000
Andrew S. Merrill secured a trunk line sewer contract in Adams Massachusetts worth 50 000 dollars. The project requires crossing the river twice and work should start midmonth. Merrill moves equipment to the site immediately and drills a well on Capt A J Morgan's West Falmouth property. Meanwhile fishermen report 5000 mackerel caught by Ellsworth Doughty of Orrs Island with prices up. Grace Robbins has left for Southport for the summer.
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Andrew S. Merrill
Adams
Mass
Mr. Merrill
Capt
Ellsworth Doughty
Orrs Island
Boston
Policing in London Evolves Into a Professional, Educated Service
London’s force shifts from ill trained, drinking recruits to university graduates carrying a whistle and club. Entry requires strong English, multilingual ability, and a three year apprenticeship before potential promotion to commissioner. Wages rise from 20 to 30 dollars weekly with better conditions and family clubs.
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London
East Side
Guardian of the Public Welfare
Leprosy Leprosarium Planned On Tai Kam Island
The American Mission to Lepers outlines a 16-building leprosarium on Tai Kam near Canton to house 2000 patients. Pirates in the area promise to keep their depredations away from the hospital site while Chinese contractors handle construction under American supervision.
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Canton
China
WW. M. Danner
Tai Kam
Mr. Danner
W. W. Cadbury
Philadelphia
S. D. Spencer, Jr
Wu Ting-fang
John Lake
J. J. Galloway
Southern Baptist Mission
Applying More Tar to Maine Highways
Tar is laid on multiple Maine routes with completed sections from Pittsfield to Bangor and Presque Isle to Caribou. Sticky surfaces may appear on hot days. Tarring also spans Westbrook to Standish Corner Sebago Lake Poland Spring Hotel through Poland Mechanic Falls Oxford and Hampden near the Bangor line. Augusta to Belgrade Belgrade area tarring began Wednesday and Trallowell work started Wednesday.
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Pittsfield
Bangor
Westbrook
Standish Corner
Sebago Lake
Poland Spring
Poland
Mechanic Falls
Oxford
Bar P Harbor
Hampden
Presque Isle
Caribou
Trallowell
Augusta
Maexdam Road
Belgrade
Jolly Surprise Party For Mrs Pratt At 10 Cobbroad
Mrs Kathryn Pratt of 10 Cobbroad enjoyed a surprise party Tuesday evening with visiting friends. Music by Mrs J Horace McClure a reading by Mrs Jennie Thompson and a social hour followed with strawberry shorterice frosted cakes cookies fruit punch and nuts. Attendees included Mrs Leda Costain Mrs Mary Arsenault Mrs Matilda Downing Mrs Fred S Coombs Mrs Evelyn Snow Mrs Jennie Leeman Mrs Mary Pratt and Mrs Emma Crosby plus T H Quinlan of Birmington New York in Bath Thursday.
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Kathryn Pratt
J. Horace McClure
Matilda Downing
Jennie Thompson
Leda Costain
Mary Arsenault
Fred S. Coombs
Evelyn Snow
Betty
Jennie Leeman
Mary Pratt
Emma Crosby
Telephone Topics Show Urban Telephone Density Rise
A US overview notes fourteen cities exceed 100000 telephones with Chicago about 700000 and New York 1200000. Boston ranks third with over 370000 linked lines, surpassing New York in ratio to population. Also cites international contrasts and regional totals in telephony.
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United States
Chicago
New York
Boston
Great Britain
France
Denmark
Austria
Sweden
Germany
Equitable
New York City
Greece
South American
Africa
Pennsylvania
Belgium
Crecto- Slovakia
Netherlands
Norway
Europe
Asia
South America
Human Face Lengthening With Ages Seen By Expert
Prof Sir Arthur Keith told the Royal College of Surgeons in London that the human face is lengthening as the jaw and teeth move downward and backward. He linked the change to industrial society and urban lightlessness, noting a contracted palate and downward facial bone growth with potential links to adenoids.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Dental Board of the
Royal College of Surgeons At
London
Sir Arthur Beleves
Sir Arthur
Lam
German Women in 18th Century Critic Magazine Debated
Recovered excerpts from Germany’s first women’s magazine the Critic show 18th century editors condemning snuff beer and games of chance and urging wives to prioritize motherhood and home. The weekly also featured society notes humor and recipes and promoted uplift through reading and youth education. The 200th anniversary of the Critic will be celebrated this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Johann Cristoph Gottsched
The
Critic
Japan to complete powerful wireless system in 1925
Japan outlines a four division radio network to link empire and Europe and America. The Nagoya station for Europe, the Transpacific link via Takwi, and the Osaka Hiano and domestic stations form a global system with upgrades at Iwaki. Also notes Kenneth Atwood visiting Bath, recently joining Willis-Lowe Co. of Boston.
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Europe
America
Japan
Nagoya
Transpacific
Twaki
Radio Corporation of America
Nauen
Germany
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Hiano Station
Osaka
Empire
Formosa
Korea
Saghalien
Iwaki Station
Kenneth Atwood
Wallace Atwood
Washington Street
Bath
Mr. Atwood
Willis-Lowe Co
Boston
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