Fourth of July Picnic and Beach Dance at Georgetown Center
Georgetown Center hosted a large Fourth of July picnic at Sea Beach with a hayrack ride from Five Islands, food prepared by the Cove girls and Lemon club, and a later dance at Bay Point Casino. Attendees included residents from Bath Popham Marrtown and Kennebec Point, with multiple local visitors and new horse purchases noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Center
Sea Beach
Thomas Hagan
Five Islands
Cove
Lemon Club
Bay Point
Popham
Bath
Cyrus W. Oliver
W. T. Oliver
Robin Hood Cove
Marrtown
B. Taylor
Morris Taylor
Nancy Oliver
Harold Oliver
H. Woodside
Harrington Brothers
Emeline Oliver
Lizzie
Profit from Potatoes Lies in Practice and Care
Maine agronomist Hiram P. Wyman argues profitable potato growing rests on careful seed selection, deep soil preparation, ample fertilizer, and timely cultivation. He notes yields rise with horse power and skilled labor, citing 165 to 175 barrels per acre aimed for by New England farmers. The piece also honors Wyman’s 50th birthday and traces his family history and career from log driving to farming in Phippsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Aroostook
New England
Bangor & Aroostook
Sustaining Dirt and Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotion
In the heat of enervating days the notice touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as more than a blood purifier and tonic. It claims the tonic supports a sustaining diet, helps endure heat, aids refreshing sleep, and can avert sickness for readers with weaker constitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Patriotism and the Stomach in Health and Duty
An old medical advertisement argues a strong stomach heals health and citizenship. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery builds muscle and vitality, warns against substitutes, and offers free or mailed Common Sense Medical Adviser with stamps to the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Old Hack Days Remembered In Local Memoir
A Bath reminiscence recalls the era of horse drawn hacks, noting wealthy patrons, high fares, and tips in days when Bath built ships and freights brought money. The piece mentions John Pask the Boston cab and Charles Perkins, later city marshal, plus hack stands by Center street and poker games. It laments the end of the old hack era now common only at weddings and funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ning
Bath
John Pask
Boston
Charles Perkins
Bowdoinham
Rouse
Center Street
Local Social Notes From PHIPPSBOURG Area
Miss Ina Pease guest of Mrs. Georgia Kelley on Wednesday. Mrs. Leroy Shea visited Mrs. Henry M. Heald the same day. Miss Lizzie Minott and her niece Margaret spent a day in Lewiston. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pease celebrated their wedding anniversary with friends. Mrs. Frank S. Bowker returned from Portland due to illness in her son's wife. Mrs. Rose Wyman arrived to open her Center house after wintering in Boston. Mrs. Henry Minott of Bath plans a summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sie Hinckley
William McKenzie
Newdick Farm
Aalion
Nocton
Belle View
Penn
Valere Morang
West Side School
Frank Thompson
Bessie
Portland
Basil Bryant
Fort Fairfield
Bryant
Clarence Oliver
W. S. Mayo
Massachusetts
E. J. Stewart
Brookline
Kennebec Point
A. E. Wyman
H. A. Jordan
Marrtown
Everett Trafton
Soen E. Oliver
Stearns Scott
Bath
Clyde Ferro
John Berry
Hiram P. Wyman
Phippsburg
Mr. Wyman
Parker's Head Meeting House
Percy
Mary Tibbetts Wyman
Hiram
Wyman
Jane Crosby
Waterville
Andrew Wyman
Gardiner
Merrill T. Wyman
Parker Head
James G
Georgetown
Cove
Riggs & Houghton
Emma Elizabeth Newdick
Westport
Hiram B. Wyman
Camden
N. J
Emma Jane Cheeseman
Coxackie
N. Y
Clara P. Crosby
James O. Wyman
Ina Pease
Georgia Kelley
Leroy Shea
Henry M. Heald
Lizzie Minott
Margaret
Lewiston
George C. Pease
Franks. Bowker
Joseph Perry
Rose Wyman
Boston
Henry Minott
The Important Problem of Laxatives
The text extols a healthful laxative regimen using Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims permanent benefits from proper daily use, gentle cleansing without irritation, physician approval, and wide family trust through years of use, urging readers to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Pain
A vintage health notice touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a safe remedy used for over sixty years by millions of mothers. It claims to soothe teething pain, soften gums, relieve wind colic, and cure diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Mrs
Maine Central R R Schedule Change in 1910
Officials announce Maine Central R R effective June 20 1910 with train departures from Bath to Bangor Bar Harbor Skowhegan Belfast Augusta Waterville and more. Listings show eastbound and westbound times including branch lines to Rockland Lewiston Farmington and Brunswick with multiple daily runs. Boothby and McDonald sign as General Passenger Agent and VP GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Skowhegan
Belfast
Augusta
Waterville
Calais
Westington
Vanceboro
St. John
Foxcroft
Greenville
Bucksport
Mattawamkeag
Aveusta
Eastport
Wash. O. R. R
Portland
Boston
New York
Montreal
Quebec
White Mountains
Rockland
Lewiston
Farmington
Brunswick
Auta
Besor
E Boothby
Morris McDonald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dunham
Seguinland
Arthur Walker
Malden
VT Weagee
Wilbur C. Oliver
Bikes
Detroit
Chalmers-Detroit
Mr. Oliver
Fred C. Cox
Walter BE. Rowe
Henry Bickle
Walter Pendleton
Bath Lodge
Elke
Elks
G. Twitchell
P. Wyman
Fletcher
Lider
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Phippsboulg
Maine Central
R. R
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