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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
7
Ottumwa Iowa reports Mrs Harriet E Wampler credits Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound with relief from long standing female troubles after trying many doctors. Petition for letters testamentary in Sagadahoc County Maine, notice ordered with Bath Independent publication.
Farm and Home roundup invites readers to send farm and grange news to the Independent Office in Bath. Note indicates some green peas are expected to reach market by the Fourth of July.
The piece notes late crops due to June frosts, rising prices for fruit and vegetables, and a Maine farm experiment comparing fertilized versus unfertilized apple orchards at Highmoor Farm. It details fertilizer regimes, soil tests, and the impact of cultivation on yields, along with current prices for beef, fowls, lamb, and hay as haying nears.
The Woolwich column records a lively June week with trips to Popham, village church activities, and preparations for the new pastor Mr Barrows. It notes farmers plowing, planting delays from late frost, and rising garden then harvest activity. Residents see visitors, roadwork, and upcoming Fourth of July plans.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a blood building cure. It promises new blood, restored health, and strength for pale languid sufferers with heart palpitations and fatigue and cites Mrs F J King of Carrick PA sharing improved health after use. It lists conditions treated and prices six boxes for $2.00.
Mrs. Harry DeMore returns from Bath after visiting with her mother Mrs. Rogers. Miss Mary Dodge spends summer with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge. O H Curtis and Eben Dana travel to Bath by auto and then to Biddeford for St John’s Day celebration. William N Beal also attends.
In Sagadahoe County, on the first Tuesday of July 1912, Joan M. Seheneld as administrator for Caroline S. Schofield requests allowance of the final administration account. The Bath Independent will publish this notice urging interested parties to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. Judge James S. Lowell presides. Cyrus W. Longley signs as Register.
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