Forty Years Ago in Bath Chronicle from 1911
The Bath Daily Times column notes Clifford Spinney of Dun Commandery is the youngest knight in New England. Washburn arrives with a four passenger Elmore touring sold to O P Coffin. Families visit Cape Small cottage and the 1,400 ton schooner under repair at Percy Small yard. Wa wenoe discharges Virginia white oak. Blueberry picking by Parker and Eugene Worrey cited as first of the season. Gaudreau’s brother Joseph is first violinist with Portland theater orchestra. Fred E Hooper arrives from New York for two weeks vacation. Oliver Moses returns from Exeter after class anniversary. Carrie Moses and Minnie White to Camden for tea rooms at Norembega. Tedford attends Maine Epworth League convention as Wesley Church League delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy & Small
Wawenoe
Prohibition Song Leads Temperance Meeting and Local Notes
June 28 1911 temperance meeting featured a song by George W Hunt who led the singing. A Bath merchant displays a rain coat labeled Prohibition in his window. Boothbay Harbor land values rose shown by a gentleman noted for looking sharp on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hunt
Boothbay Harbor
Bath News Reel Seaside Viands And Local Happenings
Reports from Bath and nearby towns describe accidents, travel, and daily life. A steam vessel crew member nearly drowned, a bicycle recovered, and Henry McLean repairing at Bluff Head. Local students, nurses, and travelers are noted along with fishing, blueberry picking, fire alarm checks, and summer plans.
Origin of cultivated rice in India and Australia
Ancient rice has been cultivated for ages in tropical regions. An authority states that cultivated rice varieties originated from a wild plant native to parts of India and also indigenous to tropical Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Australia
Five Islands Update From Cambridge Cottages
Five Islands Cambridge update lists residents and visitors at cottages including Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Comeau and daughter from Bath, Carl A. Rasmussen and Freddie from Wakefield, Mareena Butts on Malden Island, Richard Walker at his cottage, Emery Holt of Bath renting Howard apartment for the season, and Sunday guests from Dorchester Livermore Falls Augusta Auburn Southport and eastern Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Melvin Comeau
Bath
Carl A. Rasmussen
Freddie
Wakefield
Mareena Butts
Malden Island
Richard Walker
Emery Holt
Howard
William Marr
Rose Wilkins
Livermore Falls
Clyde Wilkins
Aylett
Harold Wilkins
Dorchester
Fred Russell
Waterville
Maurice Nelson
Kenneth
Augusta
Rising Demand for Wool Spurs Sheep Management
The piece notes a nationwide rebound in farm flocks due to higher wool demand and urges careful sheep management. Key points include fall and spring parasite treatments, pre-introduction treatment for new stock, pasture rotation to curb parasites, and nutrition for ewes with green hay minerals protein and grain to reduce lambing disorders. It also warns against manure buildup and recommends veterinary guidance for parasite control.
Take Care Of My Little Girl at Opera House
The film Take Care Of My Little Girl opens tomorrow at the Opera House starring Jeanne Crain in a campus life drama. The story follows a sorority member who joins a Midwest Greek letter society and becomes disillusioned by its inequities and conduct.
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Opera House
Twentieth Century-Fox
Jeanne Crain
Margie
Miss Crain
Greek Letter Society
Photographing the Stars with Time Exposure Telescopes
Present day astronomers rely on time exposure photographs from advanced telescopes to record celestial bodies too faint for the naked eye. These images reveal details beyond direct visual observation and enhance understanding of distant stars and galaxies.
Submarine Valley Emerges Off Southern California Coast
Dr Francis P Shepard of the University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography reports a new submarine valley appearing off the Southern California coast possibly due to an earthquake.
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California
Francis P Shepard
University of California
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Stem Rust Disease on Grain Stems
Stem rust disease on grain stems is caused by a tiny fungus that feeds on the host plant. The fungus grows on the grain plant and derives nutrients from it as it completes its life cycle.
Mortgage of Richmond land title case in Sagadahoc County
Charles E. McDermott administrator of Roland J. Cloutier sues heirs, assigns, devisees and unknown claimants of John H. Mayers and others over a lot in Richmond Sagadahoc County Maine. He seeks to bar all claims to the described parcel and prays for notice and a decree confirming title in fee simple to him. Proceedings in Superior Court in Equity at Bath.
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Adahoc
John H.areers
Aryeg
Lincoln
Maine
Bath
Sagadahoc
Charles E. McDermott
Roland J. Cloutier
Richmond
State of
John H. Mayers
Dresden
Superior Court
County of
Richmond Village
Gardiner
Front Street
Kimball Mathern
Mill Brook
Saradahoc County
John H. Mavers
Clayton W. Mavers
Howard Winfield Mavers
J. Lioyd Mayers
J. Liovd Mayers
Eliza A. Condon
Sagadahoc County
Fleanor T. Sturtevant
Fleanor T Sturtevant
Walter H. Sturtevant
Sarabahoc
Lotd
Walter H Sturtevant
Eleanor C. T Sturtevant
Howard Winfeld Mavers
F Lza A. Condon
Eleanor T. Sturtevant
Fern
Walter Iz Sturtevaner
Marelease
Wicker Co
T. Sturtevant
Else Rere
Williams H. Sturteran
Howard W. Mayers
Clayton ‘ Mars
J. Lloyd Eliza A. Condon
Eleanor T Bruree
Walter H. Rtevant
E Cc. T. Sturtevant
William H. Rtevant
William H. Bom
J. Lloyd Mayers
William H . Mburbevens
Ee Iowa Mayers
William H. Sturtevant
Salvine
Honora Court
John W. Quarrinerton
State OF Maine Sagadahocss
Charlies E. McDermott
John W. Quarrington
Ben
Fort Peck Dam Emerges as World’s Largest Earthfill Project
The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in northeastern Montana becomes the world’s largest earthfill dam. It holds 125% million cubic yards of earth, four million cubic yards of gravel, and a million cubic yards of rock. When full the lake spans 189 miles with a 1600 mile shoreline.
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Missouri River
Montana
Fort Peck
Tin in Age Metalwork Across Arts and Tech
A compact note explains tin’s role in era metalwork from bearings and solder to bell metal and bronze. It highlights tin’s use in engine components, church towers, park statues, and gun metal, underscoring its versatility in traditional manufacturing and art.
Browns in American League since 1902
The St. Louis Browns joined the American League in 1902 marking the start of their long league history. This note recalls the early status of the franchise within the circuit and the era of its formation.
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St. Louis Browns
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The
Bath Daily Times
Clifford Spinney
Dun‘Commandery
Knights Templar
New England
Washburn
O. P. Coffin
PF. B. Percy
Mrs. Percy
Donald
Robert
Miss Lieber
Cape
Parker
Eugene Worrey
North End
Thorne’s Head
Mr. Gaudreau
Joseph
Portland Theater Orchestra
Fred E. Hooper
Cadillac
New York City
Hooper
New York
Oliver Moses
Exeter
Carrie Moses
Minnie White
Camden
Norembega
A. B. Tedford
Houston
Wesley Church League
Mr. Tedford
Wesley League
Mets
Albert Thompson
Morgan Lime
Stedlat Smed Eure Sa
Bluff Head
Henry McLean
Perry A. Thompson
Morse High School
Sol
St. Barnabes Hospital
Deering
F. R. E. Dean
Marion
Kennebec
Gus Huse
Popham Beach
Mr. Green
Woolwich
Harry Washburn
Jeity Toda
Boothbay
Carlton
N. B. Cook
Hyannis
Frank Maria
Quincy
Fore River
James McPhee
Rivadavia
Elvira Owen
Philadelphia
Mrs. Henry
Georgia Hall
Virginia
Popham
Donald Kenney
Arthur and
Michael
Auburn
Vincent Strout
Southport
Beulah Miller
Nora Marr
Ida Pinkham
Harold
David Stevens
Fighting Thomases
Korea
Fifth Air Force
8Th
George C. Thomas
Hummeltown
William C. Thomas
Atlantic City
N. J
Robert L. Thomas
Flandreau
South Dakota
Thurs
FBI
New Andersea Valley
Esther L. Brawn
Clerk
Oe Sagadahoc
Ss. Court
Charles E. McDerm
Arthur £ E. Sewall
the Superior Court
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