Forty Years Ago in Bath June 30 1903
Miss Margaret McKay led a merry parlor car ride to Lewiston despite threatening weather and rain. A baby named John Stanley Taylor arrived at Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor’s Middle Street home. Two hundred fifty excursionists returned from the annual BHS class trip to Squirrel Island with picnics and a ball game. committee members included John Leydon George Buchanan and Sophie Mikelsky. Other notes cover copper wire recovered by Officer Jack from a stolen winter cache, low river tides, and the city’s improving waterfront infrastructure. The Bath Trust Co. prepares to host a medical practitioner in Bath, Columbia Hotel signs receive gold lettering, and Bath’s yacht racing prospects focus on the Reliance. Shipping city plans for a busy next Saturday with New Meadows river celebration and steamer charter. Also mentions visits and local employment moves involving Frank Morse Frank Clark and A M Franks.
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B.H. S
Squirrel Island
John Leydon
George Buchanan
Sophie Mikelsky
Frank Card
Bath sailor launches yacht and circus draws crowds
July 1 1903 reports A L Tarbox launching the yacht Louise under Capt Reed of Southport while a Bath crowd watches a large circus parade. Citizens note cool June, war talk, seaside outings, and local shipyard activity as Bath handles holiday crowds and civic events.
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A. L. Tarbox
Louise
Capt. Reed
Southport
July 4 in Kennebunk and surrounding towns
July 6, 1903 brief notes from Kennebunk and nearby areas report Titcomb the barber passed the Fourth at his home, A A Percy and family occupying their cottage at Popham Beach, Mrs George Copeland of Quincy formerly Miss Jennie Merrill of this city, Frank A Archer of Cherryfield drowned at Friendship after being knocked overboard by a catboat boom, Archer aged 26 a frequent visitor, Mrs W F Wetherbee and family leaving for Phillips to spend the summer, and starter Fred Fuller at Merrymeeting Park had a busy week.
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Titcomb
Kennebunk
George Copeland
Quincy, Mass
Jennie Merrill
Frank A. Archer
Cherryfield
Brown, Durrell & Co
Archer
Fred Fuller
Merrymeeting Park
OPA clarifies gasoline coupon validity dates in Maine
A E. Smith, Maine OPA Mileage Rationing Officer, said T-1 and T-2 coupons were valid until July 26 while TT coupons began July 1 for the next quarter. Dealers have until Aug. 5 to dispose of coupons to distributors or rationing boards, and old type T coupons received inside restricted areas must be handled by Aug. 14.
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E. Smith
Maine
OPA
Senator White Changes Naval Academy Exam Date
U S Senator White announces a change for Civil Service competitive exams for the Naval and Military Academies shifting the test from August 21 to July 31. The application closing date is now July 13, requiring applicants to file earlier.
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U.S
White
U. S
Fish Abundant Yet Maine Residents Remain Fish Hungry
A Maine newspaper recounts food shortages amid plentiful fish. It notes vast numbers of perch pickerel sunfish hornpout in 2500 lakes and 5000 rivers, yet many residents lack access to them. The piece discusses coastal abundance, inland inaccessibility, and odd timing of fishing techniques without blaming anyone. It also touches on streamer fly use and changes in fishing gear.
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Augusta
Maine
Housewives Told to Follow Canning Cap Instructions
Housewives are urged to use great care in home canning with wartime jar caps to avoid waste and spoilage. Canning success depends on following manufacturer instructions exactly, with the Glass Top Seal cap designed to conserve metal.
Chart Lists Limited Size Availability Through July 7
The notice notes limited sizing on the chart with only the most popular sizes shown and specifies validity dates from July 1 to August 7. It directs readers to check NP Q good through July 7 for specifics. The information highlights restricted options and a cutoff date for the current sizes offered.
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To and i
KLM
Caution on labels for vegetable and fruit juices
The note advises verifying labeled weights for juices including Blue Senna de De Pagere Spinach and other vegetable juices, as well as fruit medtals, to ensure products fall within the over 14 oz core category. If unsure, consult the labeled weight on the can or container.
Old Time Canning Tips and Local History Mentions
Instructions warn against oven canning and specify jar fill spaces for safe processing. The text also recalls Edward Settle and local officials, a Kraft or toolmaker reference, and a late 19th or early 20th century community context with mentions of a city council and veterans.
Me Fulwark Andorwa and a Hiar of Benger
A fragmented notice mentions Me Fulwark Andorwa and a Hiar of Benger in an unclear event. Details are unreadable, but the text references a sequence of weeks and a person named Piesspyedmnerch tr Upper with unclear actions and dates.
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Andorwa
Benger
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Margaret McKay
Lewiston
John Taylor
Middle Street
John Stanley Taylor
John Desmond
Madeline
Portland
Frank A. Barker
Pemaquid
E. L. Barker
High Street
People’s Church
Oliver Moses
Charles R. Higgins
Rice
Underwood Park
Jack
South End
Sagadahoc Light & Power Co
Sriver
City Wharf
People’s Safe Deposit and Savings Bank
Togus
William Wolfe
Morse
E. W. Hyde
Bath Trust Co
Columbia Hotel
A. Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Hern
New Meadows Co
New Meadows River
A. P. Twitchell
Brookline
D. W. Russell
Herbert Hodgkins
Foote
Hutchins
Ella Johnson
Edith Varney
Blanche McIntire
Ida McCabe
Frank Morse
Boothbay Harbor
Frank Clark
A. M. Franks
Sewall Percy
Freedom
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Ernestine Kelley
Waltham Watch Factory
Kennebec
John H. Morse
A. A. Morse
City
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California
Honolulu
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Reed Nichols Co
South Street
Bath Iron Works
Front Street
Roland A. Fisher
Frances Linegan
New York
Catherine Powers
Cape Newagen
Mollie Smith
Amy Preney
Lynn
Mass
Richard Lundrigan
Nellie Lundrigan
Elizabeth Tobin
Richard Brown
Church of the Sacred Heart
Miss Tobin
Fred Haggett
Aubrey J. Voorhees
Phillips Kimball
Bowdoin College
Owen Ledyard
Swift
New Meadows
Percy
Sabine
the Times
People’s Ferry Co
Nahanda
John Clark
Coukers
Schoooner Moom
Minott Yard
Phippsburg
Walter L. Main
Standish
Court Street
Rockland
Mrs
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Anna
F. L. Acerman
Bath Beef Co
Postoffice
George W. Marston
Andrews-Clark House
C. W. Clifford
Millicent
Boston
Elizabeth Standish
Western Avenue
Frank Cowin
Highland Military Academy
Worcester
Hyde Windlass
Islands
Frank Fox
Long Island
S. M. Rich
Mrs. Crosman Timmons
A. R. Stinson
Kansas City
Kan
Henry Potter
Mr. Stinson
Arrowsic
Erwin
Harry Morse
Parmachenee Lake
C. W. Morse
Boothbay
New Meadows Steamboat Co
Scott K. Frye
Pete Thompson
Charlie Stinson
Palinurus
Bath Naval Cadet Band
Alfred Raffael
Commodore Hyde
F. T. Mayers
E. R. Wittenkindt
R. D. Bibber
James A. Bimson
Susan Ballou
Milton Spinney
Park Head
Popham Beach
George Dunning
Roy
Charles Lockery
Somerville
Mrs. Lockery
Daniel Doyle
Laura Barstow
Maine Opa
Prescott H. Vose
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Waterville
Saco
Anthony Voyer
State Department
American Legion
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George N. Bourque
Germany
A. A. Percy
Ww. F. Wetherbee
Freda
Leonard
Phillips
Anua
Mickey Finn
Colonel Fuller
Taea Mik
Janus
Jeffies
Edward Settle
Sir Oro
Alecze J. Has
Ancora
Raedsuse
Matellahe
Rey Loringer
Horne
Teawe Fc
Dateien
Tiastias
Sears Jie
SMAGL
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Yankee Tank
Buna
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