Poking Fun At Victorian Habits Across Generations
The author contrasts modern satire of Victorian era items with a nostalgic look at past comforts. Wax flowers, conch shells, and mustache cups give way to safety razors and ash trays, while children walked to school, studied old primers, and drank from tin dippers. The piece reflects on self reliance, era contrasts, and a speculative jab at future nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Greenleaf
McGuffy
Finance Corporation
Dobbin
Uncle Sam
Quoddy project in peril amid Maine budget clash
Indications Maine will lose the Quoddy project as Senate votes against a special committee to study continuation. About 2,000 workers face unemployment, six to seven million dollars spent may be wasted, and the project could end as a political relic. Trolley service resumed after a strike settlement, with riders hoping for steady operation. May toll shows 21 highway deaths in Maine, year to June 1 trails last year by four fewer fatalities despite safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Senate
Bath Country Club Directors Meet to Plan Matches
Bath Country Club directors held a final board meeting before the annual stockholders meeting. They accepted a proposal from Biddeford-Saco CC for a four ball match on June 22 at Biddeford-Saco with a return here later. Non members may play for 25 cents an hour with a club pro arranging times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Edward W. Bridgham
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Biddeford-Saco
Bath
Alden G. Smith
Jimmie Jones
Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Plan Graduation Ceremony
Nineteen members of the Bath Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae met at the hospital to discuss future policy. The group will assist with graduation, likely at Morse High School auditorium, with an elaborate afternoon ceremony and an evening reception and dance. Miss Estella Bowden will oversee awarding the Doris Chase Purington memorial medal to the top graduate. The annual banquet is set for June 11 at Hotel Sedgwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
Morse High School
Estella Bowden
Association
Doris Chase Purington
Grace A. Blain
Miss Bowden
Hotel Sedgwick
Local couple to welcome daughter and son in law on return from abroad
Mr and Mrs Joseph Solovich of High street await the arrival of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Abraham Schwartz and daughter Ann Berle on Friday June 12. They have toured since February visiting Holy Land Penang Colombo Palestine Paris Marseilles Malta Oden Suez Canal and other places. Ann Berle departs details from Lincoln street aunt Mrs Philip Eatons. Mr Schwartz works for P and C Company Manila and manages the auto department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Solovich
High Street
Abraham Schwartz
Ann Berle
Schwartz
Goldie Solovich
Manila
P. I
Holy Land
Penang
Ayer Stam
Colombo
Oden
Suez Canal
P. & C. Company
Salvaged Tank Cars Lifted From River After Flood
A Maine Central railroad wrecking train with a 90 ton derrick worked in Bath to salvage two 20 ton tank cars dragged from the river by March flood. Wallace Williams towed the cars to Bath with two motor boats and secured them at the Maine Central wharf. The derrick lifted them from the water and they will be moved to Portland for repairs.
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Maine Central R. R
Bath
Wallace Williams
West Georgetown
Portland
Gardiner
Man pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated charge
Albert A. Babb of this city pleaded guilty in municipal court to operating a motor vehicle Sunday on the Bath Brunswick road under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Sentence set for June 20 with $500 bond. Fred Robbins of Portland failed to appear as ordered on a charge of operating a vehicle with improper brakes. patrolman sought him with a warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Babb
John J. Keegan
Bath- Brunswick
Babb
Fred Robbins
Portland
Bath
Robbins
Groom and Bride Visit Fire Laddies on Wedding Trip
James F. Jensen of Boston and his bride visited Hook and Ladder No. 1 on their Maine wedding trip. Jensen helped extinguish a rear beef house fire with the water company’s booster tank hose, earning praise from Water Street firemen. The couple returned to Boston Monday after a weekend at Peterson’s on the Brunswick road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Jensen
Boston
Hook and Ladder No. 1
Water Street
Maine
Jensen
Jensens
Peterson's
Brunswick Road
Women’s Republican Club Maine Rally in Portland
The semi annual meeting and rally of the Women’s Republican club of Maine will be held at the Hotel Eastland in Portland on Friday June 5 at 12 30 DS T. Speakers include Gasper Bacon former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts Charles Nelson of Augusta and Miss Ardra Hodgkins. Nattie Burleigh will preside and luncheon reservations can be made with Grace Rowe or Katherine Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Republican Club of Maine
Eastland
Portland
Gasper Bacon
Massachusetts
Charles Nelson
Augusta
New England Young Republicans
Ardra Hodgkins
Maine Young Republicans
Nettie Burleigh
Woman Citizen
Grace Rowe
Brackett Street
Katherine Potter
North Bay Farm
Route 2
Oakland
Mrs L C Roberts Opens Summer Home at MacMahan Island
Mrs L C Roberts has arrived from New York and opened her Summer home at MacMahan Island for the season.
Bath People Elected At Episcopal Meeting
Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d elected to Advisory Board and Mrs Frederick E Drake reelected first vice president at the 58th annual Maine branch meeting in Portland. Rev Charles M Tubbs elected to the standing committee at the 17th annual Diocese of Maine convention in Portland. Drake named supplemental delegate to the Provincial Synod October 27 28. Drake as finance chair and Tubbs as field and publicity chair. Mrs Drake on religious education. Grace church delegates from Bath attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Frederick E. Drake
Maine
Woman's Auxiliary
National Council
Portland
Diocese of
Charles M. Tubbs
J. Arthur Glasier
Portsmouth
Bath
F. E. Drake
Henry C. Wright
George Field
Columbia Hotel
Rear Admiral Watts to Visit Bath June 8
Rear Admiral R. M. Watt a former Chief of the Bureau will visit Bath on Monday June 8 as luncheon guest of Bath Iron Works Corp. He will judge final claims for cost changes on the destroyers Drayton and Lamson under design changes. Also in the party from Washington will be Capt. A. B. Court and Lieut. Commander S. E. Daley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Watt
Construction Corps
Bureau
Washington
D. C
Bath
Glenn H. Easton
Bath Iron Works Corp
A. B. Court
C. C
E. Daley
Watt
Navy
Drayton and
Lamson
Board of Hull Changes
Low railroad fares increase business gains
The two cent per mile fare reduction at Maine Central stations boosted passenger demand. Ticket agents report more depot customers and pleased travelers with the new rate, and larger cities added staff to handle the higher tickets sales.
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Lorraine M. Price
Maine Central Railroad
Commander Vroom Completes Bath Iron Works Duties
Commander Guysbert B. Vroom United States Navy inspector of machinery and ordnance at Bath Iron Works Corp completed duties and heads to Boston for several weeks. He will report July 1 to the Destroyer Squadron Scouting Force based in San Diego. Commander C. S. Gillette will succeed him in Bath. Lieutenant T. J. Casey remains acting inspector until Gillette arrives around June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysbert B. Vroom
Bath Iron Works Corp
Boston
Vroom
U. S. Fleet
San Diego
Calif
Bath
C. S. Gillette
T. J. Casey
Gillette
Memorial Day Dinner Served Saturday Noon
The annual Memorial Day dinner was served at noon Saturday after the parade at the G A R hall by the auxiliaries of T W Hyde Camp Spanish War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. About 200 attendees enjoyed baked beans salad rolls and pies. Committee members included Minnie Roderick chair and others from all three groups.
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G. A. R. Hall
T. W. Hyde Camp
Minnie Roderick
Mattie Swain
Eva Sanford
Edna Carter
Edith Miller
Sadie Garcelon
Emma McEa
Perry Diner Expands Capacity and Upgrades Kitchen
Alterations completed last week at Perry's Diner on Water Street expand seating from 40 to 70 for a single sitting. A new fireproof sanitary kitchen frees space for five more booths and a built in refrigeration system replaces a portable unit. The updated kitchen features steel walls copper sinks and a concrete floor with electric bakers a hamburger grinder and a deep fat fryer.
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Perry
Water Street
George R. Perry
Two 185 mm guns moved to Batteries E and F
Maine National Guard ordnance officers transferred two 185 mm guns to Batteries E and F in Thomaston and Rockland to equalize rounds. The guns parked on Vine Street drew attention while trucks from the highway commission moved the heavy equipment. Major Richard Saville, Master Sergeant George Marchildon, and Technical Sergeant Robert Sellar oversaw the five year transfer, with a Colonial dining stop after.
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Ordnance Department
Maine National Guard
Bath
State Highway Commission
State Ordnance
Richard Saville
George Marchildon
Robert Sellar
State House
Augusta
The
Colonial
Mock Trial Plans Discussed at Woolwich Grange Meeting
Woolwich Grange members led by Mrs Albert Smith map a mock trial to be staged Friday evening June 5 with rehearsals underway. The program features bingo by the Grange, readings including The Patter of the Shingle, a vocal solo by William Robson, and a candy table run by Mrs Arthur Williams as John Carter moderates a discussion on whether home life builds character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelyn Shea
Albert Smith
Woolwich Grange
Grange
Daisy Welch
John Carter
Reading
William Bradford
William Robson
Arthur Williams
Civil War Veteran John H. Pease Turns 93 At Home
Civil War veteran John H. Pease observed his 93rd birthday May 24 at his Basin Road home in Phippsburg. He attended Bath Memorial Day services and received many gifts and cards, with a 93 candle birthday cake as a highlight.
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John H. Pease
Basin Road
Phippsburg
Bath
Elmer Blake
Redford Christiansen
Nelson Heal
Sparhawk Young Sees Aviation Changing Alaska Life
Former Ketchikan dry goods and general merchandise operator Sparhawk Young writes Augusta friends describing aviation’s growing role in daily life in Alaska and reflecting on its impact on distant communities.
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Oon Sparhawk Young
Evns
Ketchikan
Alaska
Augusta
Delightful Cary Home Hosts D A R Meeting
Approximately 40 members of the Col. Dummer Sewall chapter D A R gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Fred H. Cary’s Cary home on Brunswick Road for an all day meeting. Luncheon was served at 12 30 with a flag day program led by Miss Margaret R Foote featuring the Star Spangled Banner and history of the flag.
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Cary
Brunswick Road
Col. Dummer Sewall
Fred H. Cary
Ways and Means
Margaret R. Foote
Pemaquid
Ernest Allan
Topsham
Martha Berry
Georgetown
Crossnore School
Berea
Kentucky
Alice E. Varney
Harry E. Ring
Leonard M. Lord
Cary E. Albee
Fred W. May
Flora M. Randall
Alice G. Shorey
Elwina F. Durgin
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham. Mrs. Frye
Karl
Lady Knox
Charles M. Tubbs
Harry C. Webber
Long Beach
Flye
Jewett
Wing
Ayer
Maine Central Bridge Work Advances After March Flood
Crews expanded and equipment gathered at Brunswick as Maine Central Railroad bridge repairs proceed. Flat cars from the out bridge moved to the Topsham bank while piers are raised and grade lifted. The short span at the Topsham end is being set in place and Elm Street crossing raises for new track level proceed.
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Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick
Topsham
Elm Street
Mrs Pierce Returns With University Freshman Daughter
Mrs. Carl F. Pierce and Mrs. Chester A. Roberts drove to Orone on Wednesday to bring back Margaret H. Pierce who has completed her freshman year at the University of Michigan.
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Carl F. Pierce
Chester A. Roberts
Orone
Margaret H. Pierce
U. of M
Veteran Bath Barber Marking 30 Years in Same Shop
Ernest B. Heald marks the 30th anniversary of occupying his barber chair at 1237 Washington Street in the North End. He recalls shipyard workers and industry leaders who once visited, noting fading old customers but steady business with new faces as the shop adapts to changing trade.
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Ernest B. Heald
Washington Street
Mr. Heald
North End
Heald
Real Estate Transfers Across Sagadahoc in Two Weeks
In the Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds two week period, transfers appear in Bath Bowdoin Bath, Bowdoinham Georgetown Richmond Topsham West Bath with parties including Ruby Preble to Martha Preble Alice Clappison to Mary Vamvakias City of Bath to Abraham Levine and others Estate sales and interfamily exchanges reflect the county wide activity excluding Arrowsic Phippsburg and Woolwich.
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Sagadahoc
Arrowsic
Phippsburg
Woolwich
Ust
Bath
Ruby A. Preble
Martha Q. Preble
Alice G. Clappison
Mary P. Vamvakias
City of Bath
Abraham Levine
Ida M. Andrews
Florence A. Hawley
Blanche Sewall Noyes
Als
Florence E. Troop
Frank H. Whalen
John J. Mulcahy
Bowdoin
W. Wallace Rideout
Joseph Bilodeau
Bowdoinham
Donald O. Cornish
Gladys M. Cornish
Georgetown
Walter E. Reed
Allen C. Brown
Richmond
Benjamin B. Douglass
Robeus A. Douglass
Gertrude M. Hinckley
Ethel M. Temple
William G. Randall
Gertrude P. Norman
Edward R. Wiley
Sponsor Named for Destroyer Lamson Launch
The President selected Frances W. Andrews of Washington DC as sponsor of the destroyer Lamson to be launched by Bath Iron Works Corp on June 18. She replaces Mrs. John F. Hutchinson who cannot participate. Andrews is 19, daughter of Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
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United States
Frances W. Andrews
Washington, D. C
Lamson
Bath Iron Works Corp
John F. Hutchinson
Miss Andrews
Adolphus Andrews
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Skowhegan votes to rebuild Kennebec footbridge after freshet
At a special town meeting in Skowhegan, voters authorized Elmer E. Greenwood Amazeen and First Selectman F Omar Furber to secure bids and let the contract for a new footbridge over the Kennebec River. Selectmen may loan needed funds. A $2,000 appropriation was approved for road and culvert repairs from spring flood damages. R E Atwood served as moderator.
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Skowhegan
Kennebec
Elmer E. Greenwood
Amazeen
First Selectman
F. Omar Furber
R. E. Atwood
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Summary of Clues
A dense list of crossword clues covering varied wordplay. The page includes entries like 1 Saving pl 4 A bacchanal 28 Loose gowns 10 Putrefy on indoors and many more numbered hints with partial phrases and garbled OCR marks. The jumble ends with a prompt for the previous month’s answer.
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Wom
Hudson Bay
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the Times Company
Front Street
Bath, Maine
W, B, Wichols, Pres
Treas, Barry
Webber, Editor
Simon
Association OF Nurses
Rodney E. Fogler
Ramsdell Packing Company
Rockland
Woman's Republican Club
Auxily Board
Frederick E
Watts
Bath Iron Works
Ordnance Department of National Guard
Bangor
Ellsworth
D. AR
Iso
Lolnic
Iriel
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