Rainy weekend aids Fourth of July prep and Bath progress
A Downpour helped advance Fourth of July preparations while Bath eyes travel growth and hotel development. The piece notes heavy Maine Central traffic through Bath, calls for a larger hotel, and praises late Galen C. Moses for financially lifting the YMCA debt. It also discusses Merrimack and shipping policy amid World War I concerns and U.S. maritime prospects.
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Y.M. C.A
Galen C. Moses
Y.M.C.A
Obituary and World War Tensions Reflected in Maine Notes
Oliver Otis, longtime printer and editor, remembered as an honest Democrat and esteemed figure in the Maine press. The piece contrasts his passing with unsettled European war outlooks and a cautious U S role amid ongoing conflicts.
Oakledge Opens as Cox Plans Enhanced Summer at Oakledge
E W Cox implements extensive improvements at Oakledge on New Meadows. Cottages gain new paint and grounds receive beautification with flowers and cozy seats. Shore dinners at the Oakledge Casino promise improved cuisine under Cox's supervision. Visitors include Mrs M Q Harvey and family from Havanna Cuba and Miss Mae O'Brien of Boston enjoying Maine summers.
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E. W. Cox
Oakledge
New Meadows
Oakledge Casino
Maine
Lorriston Amsden
Brookline
Massachusetts
Boston
Cox
Bath
Brunswick
Bristol Referendum Drives Petitions For Town Split
Citizens in Bristol Maine have spent weeks vetting signers to petitions calling for a state wide referendum on dividing the town. Petitions circulate across Maine with eleven thousand names sent to the Secretary of State, while a delegation from Bristol presented 71,009 signatures in Augusta. Rev Joshua M Frost of Auburn spoke at Beacon Street Church as part of a patriotic Sunday service with music by the choir and flags for children.
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Bristol
Maine
Christmas Cove
South Bristol
Pemaquid
New Harbor
Long Cove
Round Pond
Sisners
Pristol
Secretary of State
Augusta Frida
Gristol
Rey
Joshua M. Frost
Auburn
T'S
Portland
Methodist Ciirches
Beacon Street
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Health
An advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood and strengthens the body. It claims impure or weak blood leads to disease and that the remedy purifies, enriches and revitalizes, noting forty years of tested use and urging readers to get it today.
Free Medicine For Stomach Liver And Bowels
Free sample offer from L F Atwood’s Medicine Co Portland Maine promising relief for digestion dyspepsia biliousness and sick headaches. Readers urged to mail name and address for a trial bottle free and receive a needle book with high grade needles after sending opinion on the medicine.
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L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine CO
Portland
Bath Fourth Celebrated Quietly Amid Fireworks
Bath observed the Fourth with crackers torpedoes and noisy celebration across the city. Police struggled to enforce restrictions yet reported little property damage as crowds dispersed by midnight. A Marine Band concert drew 1099 listeners with strong local talent, despite showers earlier in the day.
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Bath
John King
George Whitehead
Eddie Emmons
Charles Thayer
Charles Trask
Winnegance
Weston Bonney
Cleveland Kane
Aderton
Thayer
Beacon Street
Wallace
Bacchus
Bath Marine Band
H. M. Gifford
Old Guard
R. B. Hall
Remick
J. B. Lamp
Adele
Jean Briquet
Globe Dwellers
Rosenkrans
Fred Gilbert
Gifford
Marine Band
Front St
Maine Roads Damaged by Rain Across Several Towns
Heavy rain caused thousand dollar damage to Maine highways. Phippsburg West Bath and Woolwich suffered washouts on recently repaired roads. Saturday Reed and Bonney of the Lincoln Street Garage assisted by rescuing stalled cars in the Willows near Blind Crossing.
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Phippsburg
West Bath
Woolwich
Reed and
Bonney
Lincoln St
Willows
Blind Crossing
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