Bath Market Sees Brisker Prices and Varied Supplies
Farmers report better market activity with hay at 18 to 20 dollars a ton and peas around 1.50 a bushel. Beans, corn, cucumbers, cabbage, beets, lettuce, and berries show mixed demand as prices range from 4 to 35 cents a dozen for lettuce to 18 cents a pound for raspberries and 12 cents a quart for blueberries. Beef and pork offer sparse volumes, butter 25 to 26 cents, fowl 20 to 30 cents a pound, and lamb about 16 cents, with overall scarcity in several staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Boston
Portland
Cape
Sagadahoc
State Library Bulletin 1912 aims for quarterly issues
The State librarian plans a quarterly bulletin for 1912 and urges all public and private libraries in Maine to stay in close touch with the State library. The bulletin highlights mutual aid, collecting town reports, pamphlets, and historical materials, and discusses traveling libraries and medal exhibits. It also argues against including the latest popular novels in public libraries as part of the educational system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Library
Maine
Bulletin
Price increases boost farmer earnings across major crops
Farmers saw an average 17.5 percent price rise this year over last July and three quarters of farm crop value benefited. Notable gains included corn 11 cents per unit, wheat 15, hogs 99 cents, milk 2.4, wool down on flaxseed and apples among declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor H. Olmstead
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Maine Apple Crop Declines Yet No 1 Firm Demand Rises
State Horticulturist Albert K. Gardner reports the Maine apple crop will be about 20 percent smaller than 1911 due to adverse weather and poor pollination but the share of No 1 apples will be larger than ever, yielding similar overall value if properly packed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Albert K. Gardner
Pomona Grange Field Day Set for Top Sham August 18
A Pomona Grange field day is scheduled at Top Sham on August 18. Organizers invite members and the public to attend events and demonstrations highlighting agricultural skills and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
Topsham
Woolwich Notes Highlight Social Life and Crops
Woolwich residents host visits from Bath and New York while grange events and dances draw crowds. hay and raspberry crops face weather pressure, auto travel to area beaches and ferries remains heavy, and several locals welcome summer guests and new births.
Local Notices From Arrowsic and Vicinity
Arrowsic residents and visitors are referenced in a series of short notices. Names include Sarah E Curtis of Gloucester and Mrs W F Wood of Dorchester, with various callers and visitors like Miss Gertrude Willis, Miss Ethel Cushman, and the Nichols sisters. Checks on local households note Mrs Wood and others visiting, while others remain briefly in town or assisting relatives.
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Everson Stinson
Evelyn Rice
Richlond
Sarah P. E. Hawthorne
A. M. Cornish
Pophant Suyday
Maude N
FE. T. Carter
Capitol Island
Sarah E. Curtis
Gloucester
Mass
W. F. Wood
D. L. White
Nmpoeand
evirs.Gosok
oWillisa
White
Upham’s Corner
Dorchester
Jane
Alice Nichols
Bath
Mill Island
Elsie Rose
Carrie Evans
J. D. Lawrence
Ethel M. Cushman
Selectmen
G. P. Spinney
S. Curtis
Gertrude Elwell
Lillian Wood
Wellington McNichol
Harold Walker
Haying
Maurice B. Shea
C. C. Shea
Frank Farnsworth
No More Lectures Government Stops Farm Lectures Paid Travel
The Federal Government will no longer fund expenses for Department of Agriculture officers or employees to lecture or share agricultural information with farmers and students. Treasury's Tracewell reports a broad act interpretation bans paying dues or traveling costs for associations or conventions unless Congress authorizes. Sec Wilson believes the department still fulfills its informativ e mission under its organic act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Tracewell
Treasury Department
See. Wilkson
Congress
Sec. Wilson
Department
Camping Out A Practical Guide For The Heart Of Nature
A detailed, practical guide outlines the health benefits of camping and stresses light packing. It covers campsite setup with fire pits or stoves, shelter and sleep gear, water sources, and a comprehensive list of cooking utensils, foods, and safety items. It also gives basic campfire cooking tips and notes avoidant tips for baking fish and frying.
Nervous Dyspepsia Cure Praised by Macon Woman
Mrs James A Fletcher of Beech Avenue Macon Ga credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health after five months of nervous indigestion. After a long medical trial in St Louis in 1908 she found relief with the third box, regaining appetite weight and strength. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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James A. Fletcher
Beech Avenue
Macon
Ais
Lever
St. Louis
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Fish Chowder Recipe Step by Step
Fry salt pork until crisp and onion yellow. Layer fish and tomatoes with salt and pepper, then simmer with boiling water until potatoes are tender. Stir in hot milk butter and soaked crackers, then serve.
Street railway upgrades tracks to grade on Brunswick road
The street railway must complete track grading on Brunswick road near Lime Rock hill by August 1 under its city contract. An ad promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure claims it cures catarrh in all stages, offering 100 dollars for any failure, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Druggists sell it for 76 cents, and also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Road
Lime Rock Hill
M Hall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
The Fresh Air Cure and L F Atwood Medicine Ad
An old family remedy promotes fresh air as essential for blood health and life. The ad claims L F Atwood's Medicine, 35 cents, prevents congestion and helps dyspepsia headache and vomiting with testimonials from Mrs Minnie H Packard of Monmouth Maine.
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The
Independent
Bath Market
State Library Bulletin
Woolwich Town
Kennebec
Mrs. Carlton
Gorham
A. S. McFadden
Sagradahoe Ferry
Herman Crocker
George Terrell, Jr
Rena
Susan
New York
Doris Wakeley
Lisbon Falls
Harry Berry
Terrel
Woolwich
McNeil
Terrell
Grange
Monts- Weas
Westport
Wiscasset
F. W. Carleton
Baron Sidnut
Augusta
James Tibbetts
Bert Cutting
Cutting
Sadie Higgins
Damariscotta
Alex McLeish
Springfield
James T. Soule
Charles Gould
Lyon
Rex
Wiliam Jones
Freewill Baptist Church
Moatsweag
Fred Cromwell
James T. Soule, Jr
Otter Cliff House
Five Islands
Bert Lair
Arrowsiv
Harth
Hathorne
Leonard Meadow
Iva Cornish
Evie Rive
Brungwick
James Wright
Bowdoin
Edward Wade
Auburn
Lynn
Worrall Carter
Norfolk
Carter
Charles Prescott E. M. Mills
Yarmouth
Alma Pushard
Chelsea
Franklin Trott
North Woolwich
Worrall Prescott
Texas
Capt. Prescott
el Oriente
Morgan Line
Russell Sheridan
Waldo Hathorne
Montsweag
John Soule
Frank Jones
Hay
Cove
Georgetown
Mary P. Wright
Bates
Harvard
Mabel Cressy
South Gardiner
Ira Cornish
Daniel Rice
Ira Toothaker
Harpswell
Mrs
Frank DeWick
Arrowsic
Gertrude Willis
Town
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Minnie H. Packard
Monmoath
L. F.” Medicine CO
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