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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
9
New York police and burglary experts urge stronger home protection after a rise in West Side robberies. Advice covers rear window locks, dumbwaiter doors, window bars, night lighting, and cautious phone inquiries to thwart daytime intruders and roaming scouts posing as tradespeople.
A nineteenth century advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's health. It cites many testimonials from women restored to health at the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory and claims the remedy avoids surgery by using plant ingredients that act on the feminine system.
The article recalls historic events tied to July 4 including Washington Monument milestones, Key and Hawthorne connections, and battles from 1781 to 1863. It also notes notable American births on Independence Day and Byron’s remark on strange coincidences, highlighting John Adams’s view of the day as America’s greatest anniversary. A separate section discusses pine blight disease affecting trees and ongoing state investigations.
Maine forest commissioner S. E. Ring says the pine tree blight is spreading statewide and across New England. He notes difficulty in identifying causes despite consulting experts and describes widespread damage, especially to young growth, with uneven distribution among stands.
Instructions describe making Jell O dessert with whipped cream and macecartons. Also contains Maine probate notices for Elizabeth C Owen, designating Jessie Owen Berry as executrix and an administrator’s notice for Fidelia Thompson with filing deadlines and required claims.
Nancy Jane Spinney petitions the Sagadahoc Probate Court for a distribution of her late husband’s estate citing real and personal property totals and her need for a larger share of the estate. The court ordered publication in Bath Independent three weeks prior to a July 7 hearing to contest the petition.
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