Bath theater routes feature stars Billy Russell and others
Attractions at the Bath Opera house next week include Billy Russell’s musical comedy company with a rotating film program featuring Charlotte Walker in Every Mother's Son Madeline Travers in The Caillaux Case Tom Moore in Thirty a Week and Madge Kennedy in A Perfect Lady at the Liberty theater Lila Lee Wallace Reid Mae Murray and Viola Dana star in The Secret Garden The Dub and Danger Go Slow and The Gold Cure in successive screenings Cleopatra plays in Alexandria and Cairo Egypt Catholic and Lutheran groups protest Salome in St Louis Pearl White’s Pathe serial In Secret? premieres in May and Scandal becomes a play.
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Bath Opera House
Billie Russell
Charlotte Walker
Madeline
Travers
Tom Moore
Madge Kennedy
Liberty Theatre
Lila Lee
Wallace Reid
Mae Murray
Viola Dana
Uric Acid Poison Prompts Kidney Care Advice
An icer note-style ad quotes Dr. Pierce on avoiding excess meat alcohol and tea to ease uric acid. It promotes Anuric tablets for kidneys and Anuric with Pleasant Pellets as a laxative, urging readers to consult a druggist and send water samples to Buffalo for advice.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
West Bath Notes Show Postwar Life and Local Events
Community updates from West Bath recount postwar adjustments as residents travel, social events at the grange hall, dances, and preparations for upcoming gatherings. local residents including family visits, school vacations, ice cutting for cottages, and letters from service members in France add a snapshot of everyday life amid ongoing work and leisure.
Local notes from Bath and surrounding towns
Edwin W. Haggett of West Bath, former Maine Rural Mail Carriers president, attended the association’s annual meeting in Wiscasset. Miss Jillian Brown, a nurse at Dr Wescott’s private sanitarium in Woodfords, visited Bath friends this week. Couples Flood and Cole visited Bath. storms hindered trolley travel, forcing car hires. Red Cross members plan an all day session at Mrs St Conley’s Bath home.
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Paris
France. Corp
Wright
Amercan
France
Edwin W. Haggett
West Bath
Maine Rural Mail Carriers Association
Wiscasset
Jillian Brown
Wescott
Woodfords
Mary
Barry
Grove Street
Bath
G. S. Flood
Oxford
Brunswick
Samuel Cole, Jr
Larrybee’s Grove
Florence Neiley
Topsham
Red Cross
St. Conley
Union Street
John White
Foster’s Point
John Doucette
Freeport
Fred Brown
Anstress Larrabee
Joseph Larrabee
Mrs. Leburton
Sheldon
Dummer Sewall Chapter Hosts Washington Birthday Bridge
The Dummer Sewall Chapter of the D A R hosted a Washington birthday party at Cosmopolitan Club. Twelve tables of bridge competed with prizes of candy and grape juice won by Mrs John Morse and Mrs Owen Ledyard respectively. Decorations featured flags and tea sandwiches were served. proceeds supported the French orphan fund.
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Washington
Richards Hinchley union at home ceremony in Bath
Miss Edna Hinckley and Lewis L Richards married at Rev Samuel A Evans home Sunday evening. Attendants Margaret Ahearn and Harold Rowe assisted with a single ring service. Bride wore dark blue traveling costume. Mrs Hinckley is daughter of the late Ernest E Hinckley and Jettie May Hinckley of Bath. Richards is son of H Richards and wife of Rockport.
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Edna Hinckley
Lewis L. Richards
Samuel A. Evans
Margaret Ahearn
Harold Rowe
Mrs. Richards
Ernest E
Jettie May Hinckley
Bath
Mr. Richards
Mayers-Healey Couple Wed in Wisconsin Ceremony
Announcement notes the marriage Saturday in Wiscasset of Charles H. Mayers of Bath an iron worker and Mrs Winifred Healey of Lowell Massachusetts. Rev S H Yall performed the ceremony. Groom is son of Franz Mayers of New Jersey. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Criffitis of Lowell.
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Wiscasset
Charles H. Mayers
Bath
Winifred Healey
Lowell
Mass
H. Yall
Franz Mayers
New Jersey
Thomas Criffitis
Lowell, Mass
Probate court names administrator for Mary Ann Rich estate
Hiram B. Rich formerly of Bath was appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Ann Rich of Westbrook who died Nov. 24 leaving property valued at 1200. The only other heir is daughter Evelyn J. McGre of Dorchester. Harry Parker foreman blacksmith with L H Shatte Corp Newton N J was at home over the holiday.
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Portland
Hiram B. Rich
Bath
Mary Ann Rich
Westbrook
Evelyn J. McGre
Dorchester
Harry Parker
L. H. Shattue Corp
Newington, N. i
Homesick Pioneer Boys Urge Immediate Return from Germany
Lieut. Col. Henry G. Beyer Jr reports 56th Pioneer Infantry now with the Third Army of Occupation in Germany are well fed and clothed but deeply homesick. He notes three Bath boys in the unit and describes rapid front-line service in France, road building, railhead operations, and isolation from German society. Beyer, discharged, will use influence to bring the men back to the States soon.
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56Th Pioneer Infantry
Third Army of Occupation
Germany
Henry G. Beyer, Jr
Portland
Bath
Stth Pioneers
Galen Low
Charles C. Low
Carl Anderson
Ned Rogers
Charles Rogers
Whiskeay
France
Col. Beyer
Meuse-Argonne
Third Army
States
Kelley elected ITU chairman and party officers named
Ernest F. Kelley was elected chairman of the Democratic city committee at a Monday night meeting in the Machinists Union social rooms. Edward W. Sampson was chosen secretary and Charles C. Toothaker treasurer. Merrill and Kelley forecast opposite mayoral outcomes as campaigns begin. Lieut. Sumner Sewall and his father William D. Sewall attended a Rotary luncheon as Sewall spoke on the war.
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Drake
Mr. Sampson
Sumner
Sewall
William D. Sewall
Rotary Club
Lincoln
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Ace
Crow Shooting Contest This Year in Bath and Nation
Merton C. Webber has received application blanks for the national crow shoot 1919. Bath sportsmen and gunners are eager to participate as crows multiply near Bath. The contest aims to conserve grain and protect game and insectivorous birds, with information available at Webber's drug store.
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Merton C. Webber
Bath
Fammer
Merton O. Webber
Webber's Drug Store
United States
Grandson of Bath Writes Post Story on Maritime U S Grip
Richard Matthews Hallett grandson of Bath, Harvard graduate and former merchant marine officer, authors a piece for the Saturday Evening Post urging U S maritime supremacy. The article elevates shipping policy and reflects his familiarity with the field. He declined an appointment with the U S Shipping Board in Philadelphia and returned to Boothbay Harbor for further research.
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America
Bath
Richard Matthews Hallet
Harvard
Globe
United States Merchant Marine
Saturday Evening Post
Quallec
United State Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Boothbay Harbor
Progress on New 6-0 Wire Circuit at Texas Steamship Plant
A seven man crew under I R Staples of Central Maine Power Co lanes a duplicate 6 0 bare aluminum three phase circuit from the local electric light station to the Texas steamship Co plant. The line replaces a main feed broken weeks ago by a tree felling Sedar Grove and halted work for power loss. Twenty men worked Sunday as progress continues up Front Street.
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Texas Steamship Co
Electrc
I. R. Staples
Central Maine Power Co
Front Street
Sedar Grove
Big Texas
Fine schooner Margaret Wemyss sails from Brown's wharf
The four mast schooner Margaret Wemyss, loaded at Hamlen's of Brown's wharf, completed cargo and cleared for Martinique. She may depart for the outer harbor later today depending on wind. Captain Plummer receives universal good wishes aboard.
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Portland
Hens Break Records in Woolwich Winter Feats
Woolwich hens perform extraordinary stunts as Jin Lincoln Bailey reports two Plymouth Rocks hatched 25 chicks from 26 eggs. He asks Bath and Woolwich readers to beat the record. Morse High seniors plan The Man from Mexico for their class play with rehearsals this week. show scheduled for Columbia Theatre in April.
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Woolwich
Jincoln Bailey
Plymouth
Bath
Morse High School
Mexico
Columbia Theatre
Lydia E Pinkham Product Lifts Mitchell Mother
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised by a Mitchell Indiana mother who reports relief from neuralgia during pregnancy after consuming three bottles. She notes improved strength and the ability to perform housework as her baby grew seven months and weighed 19 pounds, endorsing the remedy for expectant mothers.
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Mitchell
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fruit-a-lives Promise Relief From Indigestion
Corine Gaudawza u reports long suffering from indigestion and constipation improved after using Fruit-a-fives tablets. A doctor advised continuing the treatment claiming it saved her life. Boxed doses priced at 2.50 for six and available from Fruit-a-Vi Limited Ogdensburg.
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Roenox
P.Q
Corine Gaudawzau
Betsey York's will filed in probate at Portland
The will of Betsey A. York of Brunswick died February 16 and was filed in Probate Court at Portland. Beneficiaries include Sagadahoc relatives: sister-in-law Phebe E. York and brothers William F. York John H. York and Thomas A. York receive $100 each. nephew Carroll E. York gets $50. Remainder divided among Carroll Harry Ernest York and niece Ruth E. Coombs. Executors named Harry and Ernest York. Estate valued at $1500. Awards noted in financial statements and court orders.
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Betsey A. York
Brunswick
Portland
Sagadahoc County
York
Phebe E. York
William F. York
Phippsburg
John H. York
Topsham
Thomas A. York
Carroll E. York
Carroll
Harry A
Ernest E. York
Ruth E. Coombs
Livermore Falls
Harry
Ernest York
Notice of Estate Settlement and Claims
The notice states a deceased's estate in a county, with all persons having claims against the estate to present them for settlement and all indebted Romentes to make payment immediately.
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Jereby
Lillian M
Yeau
Bath
Jugadahoc
Sagadahoc
Florence I. Erskine
Harvey K. Erskine
James S. Lowell
Sagadah OC
Sagacahoc
Christine H. Hawthorne
Horace H. Hawthorne
Woolwich
Sagadahnec
James. S. Lowell
Cutrix
Agada
Deceas
Manis
Romentes
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Alexandria
Cairo
Egypt
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Sidener
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Pathe
Robert W. Chambers
Constance Talmadge
Elsie Ferguson
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Tom Mix
Otto Hoffma
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Victor I.sehertzinger
Edith Roberts
Pauline Stark
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Olin Howland
James Montgomery Flagg
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C. M. S. McLellan
Dolores Cassinelli
Stars of Glory
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Miss Barriscale
Rube’’ Goldberg
Roy K. Moulton
Hugh Weir
Roy Sommer- Ville
Boob McNutt
Anita Stuart
Rudolph Cameron
Riverside Drive
Anita Stewart
Mabel Normand
Sis Hopkins
Rose Melylle
Mitchell Lewis
Merced River
Anna Nilsson
Edith Johnson
Milton Sills
Hollywood Hotel
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Japan
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Mae Marsh
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Count de Cippico
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Italy
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Ethel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
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Peter Ibbetson
Elsie Kergueen
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Florence Dixon
Flagg
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Culver City
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Los Angeles
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Willard Mack
Calculus
Tom
Tom J. Geraghty
Marshall Neilan
Neilaan
Geraghty
Haa
Arthur H. Sawyer
Herbert Lubin
Cote Nes
Capital Magic Water Co
Augusta, Maine
George Osmond
J. Everett Mayo
Mary Searles
Herbert Brawn
Arthur Brawn
Brawn
E. S. Stackpole
James Lemont
Rupert Wing
Lily Pond
Ernest Williams
Campbell’s ‘Pond
Miles Purington
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Everett
Ement
Fred Kittredge
Massachusetts
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Fred W. Larrabee
B. Neiley
C.H. Bates
Charles
Beechmont
Susie
Alice Bates
C. H. Bates
Walter JH. Larrabee
J. C. Larrabee
Ruth Staples
Rockland
Josie Winter
Charles Williams
Winneganee
Walter Brown
Garbara
Nan Brown
E. R. Brown
Winnegance
Oscar F. Wright
Eva Lemont
Dummer Sewall
Mayers-Healey
The
Army of
Warren C Philbrook
Augusta
Edward C. Plumer
John H. Maxwell
Edward C. Reynolds
South Portland
Yarmouth
Edgar J. Brown
Rocky Hill Lodge
Longfellow Lodge
Fine Schooner
FRU
Betsey York
George M. Reed
Farrin Street
Sagadahoc Mutual Pire Ins. Co
Geo
W. Brown
W. B. Kendall
Napoleon Lachapell
B. Staples
Williamson & Burleigh “Aid
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L. Eugene Thebeau
Rieg
Mary Kk. Kimball
Frederick H. Kimball
Wm. F. Dunham
William FE. Dunham
Register
William F. Dunteiam
Caroline
Me Ty
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