Wenner Company Firm Promoted in Trade Note
A brief item notes Harry C. Wenner & Co advancing in trade circles with a cited role or recognition. The mention centers on the business firm and its standing rather than a specific event or date.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
2
A brief item notes Harry C. Wenner & Co advancing in trade circles with a cited role or recognition. The mention centers on the business firm and its standing rather than a specific event or date.
An earnest plea notes Bath’s elitable bands have strong Maine material but lack municipal funding. The piece urges community support for a public music act during July Fourth festivities and summer events, highlighting the upcoming carnival and naval cadet visit to Portland.
The piece predicts a solid Republican vote in Bath and Sagadahoc in September with Taft Fernald Swasey and a strong county ticket. It notes Independent graduation issue success and praise for Bath Chester and compares Salem to the Chester. It warns on holiday fatalities and mentions Portland women aiding disease prevention. Farmers expect a light hay crop and higher prices.
James H. Ames urges Maine voters to support National Prohibition in September elections. He argues for voting based on convictions to end liquor, discourage the legalized saloon, and protect national ideals under old glory. He emphasizes party guidance beyond past affiliations.
Samuel Stark longtime chief clerk in New York World's advertising department died Friday morning of heart disease at 17 Parkway Avenue Glendale His 48 years born Fryeburg Maine descended from General John Stark He organized Brooklyn Golf Club led consolidation with Forest Park Golf clubs funeral held in Peveburg Survived by widow Jennie Morse and stepdaughter Joe Morse Three died in New York from heat related causes and many more prostrated by the heat wave.
The Westport coast near Bath and Bathers gains as a summer resort with cottage lots selling briskly. A unique scow ferry, run by John R. Cromwell, connects via a tide aided cable system. a new 900 foot cable is being installed. Local farmer James H. Knight grows market produce on MacMahan and Five Islands. crab meat trades flourish with Bath customers.
The Westport column describes Hodgdon nests under a barn, Tarbox lineage at the old Tarbox place now Webber owned, and plans to repair. It notes Alaska and coast survey ties, seasonal arrivals, local schools, road conditions, apple crops, and potential Boothbay service. The Hodgdon farm on the island spans 18% acres with sea views and a Tarbox-built house 108 years old, with timber and clapboards aging but sound.
The Well-Informed seek a simple pleasant laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a known-value remedy. Physicians sanction its use for family relief, noting its wholesome components and gentle, prompt effect. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
The farm is divided into garden, field, pasture and woodland with neatly kept buildings. The Hodgdon couple are famed for hospitality among Westporters, marking it as one of the town’s best farms.
Justice Lambert instructed a jury to verdict for Mayor George B. McClellan in the famous recount of the New York City mayoral race once contested by William Randolph Hearst. The case stemmed from a disputed election years past.
A Bath Maine resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved sharp kidney pains during cold weather and prolonged sitting. He recalls using the remedy six years ago and recommends it, noting many others benefited. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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