Morse High School entertainment by Weeks Washington and Marshall pupils
Pupils from Weeks Street, Washington Street, and Marshall Street Primary schools performed at Morse High Assembly Hall last Friday. The long program featured plays, dances, and songs with notable solo numbers by Beatrice Nichols, Grace Tyler, and Ernest Wexler. Proceeds fund interior decorations and playground apparatus for Mitchell School.
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Carrie H. Arott
Effie Wright
Lillian F. Fisher
Weeks St
Sarah Coombs
Marshall St
Louise Holbrook
Vera Rines
Lillian Glidden
Weeks Street
Colonia
Doris Soule
Marjorie Specht
Mildred Hunt
Dorothy MacDonald
Isabelle Paisley
Dorothy Wexler
Philip Eaton
Frederick Lacy
Osmer Jewett
John Sheldon
Merritt Mitchell
Franklin Pierce
George Tarker
Dorothy Morey
Harland Shepherd
Raymond Vachon
Grace Tyler
Olmvier Jewett
Louise Swett
Little Maid
Japan
Martha Washington
Omah Trott
Rosina
Bates Althyne Munsey
Christine Lockery
Susan Quick
Estelle Reed
Mildred Chaplin
Elsie Trott
Martha Batts
Beatrice Nichols
Ernest Wexler
Proposes District Almshouse Act To Replace City Maintained Homes
State Board of Charities plans a bill for the next Legislature creating county or district infirmaries to care for the aged and indigent under a uniform system. The act would establish district boards of trustees, require annual reports, set employment aims, and mandate per capita maintenance funding from municipalities within each district.
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Memorial Day Exercises in Bath Maine Precede Services
Sedgwick Post No. 4 G A R Bath Maine directs a Memorial Day program on May 30 with a 2 PM parade from Front Street through Linden and Oak Grove Cemetery, including Bath Military Band and Scouts, followed by services at Central Congregational Church and floral tributes at City Landing.
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Lincoln Address Read Aloud at Gettysburg Service
A program features Rev C W Harrison reading Lincoln s Gettysburg Address with Comrade Curtis leading prayer and Miss Margaret Bakeman directing Ninth Grade pupils. Rev D L Wilson conducts songs by the High School Glee Club, and the benediction is by Rev C W Harrison with music including America.
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America
Memorial Exercises at Morse High School Friday
Morse High School held memorial exercises Friday afternoon with a program including Columbia Gem of the Ocean Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech and The Star Spangled Banner. Principal J. P. King introduced the event and Cello solo and glee club performances followed by an address by Timothy B. Curtis. Sedgwick Post G.A.R. assisted in the observance.
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Columbia Gem of the Ocean
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the Old Guard
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John Miller
Leo Burke
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Star Spangled Banner
Brunswick given year to widen Gurnet bridge passage
The War Department orders Brunswick to widen the Garnet bridge opening from 40 to 160 feet within one year, by May 17, 1917. Auburn’s E W Goss, active with the New Meadows Boat Club, says hearings supported by army engineers. The town must remove the causeway and widen the clear space to ease river currents for boats.
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Mechanical farming grows in France as traction ploughs prove effective
Paris reports a surge in mechanical farming with successful traction plough trials and new farmer cooperatives. The General Agricultural Society surveys regions for land to plough and harvesters to deploy, planning to leave machines with farmers. A trainee driver school is proposed while most equipment currently comes from the United States.
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Road Patrol Instructions Prompt Early Road Check After Rain
State aid road patrolmen are instructed to begin checks as soon as rain ceases. The directive emphasizes prompt inspection by patrolmen to assess road conditions and determine necessary maintenance actions. The emphasis is on rapid mobilization and adherence to guidance during improving weather.
Household remedy ad for Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a household remedy for common ailments including a baby's croup, Willie’s daily cuts and bruises, a mother’s sore throat, and Grandma’s lameness. Available in 25c and 50c bottles.
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Road drag operation guidelines for patrolmen detailed
The excerpt outlines road maintenance using a drag to fill ruts, with patrolmen riding the drag to move material and keep the tool at the correct angle. It mandates filling wheel ruts, drying sections first, and leaving damp areas last, plus ensuring drainage ditches, clear culverts, and properly sized intakes to rapidly remove surface water. It notes advertising results are sometimes slow but eventually reliable.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, the promotion asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo treats the blood and mucous surfaces. Internal doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon, with a $100 reward for any failing case, circulars and testimonials offered. also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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