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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
1
A brief notice states publication by The Times Company occurs every Saturday with a price of $1.50.
The death of associate Maine Supreme Court Justice George F Haley of Biddeford is marked as a somber loss. Described as a self made man akin to Lincoln, Haley rose from mill work and cigar making to law, guided by diligence and study, becoming a valued, unique member of Maine's bench. The piece also criticizes local government failings and endorses reform, while noting wartime social and economic calls for National service, farming, and meat savings, ending with a sharp political aside.
The Rockland Baptist Men's Club disavows Prof. Frank D. Tubbs remarks urging quick U S withdrawal, while Pastor W L Pratt praises united condemnation. It recalls Bath's 1917 episode, discusses pro German sentiment, labor leader Gompers, Bolshevik fears, and Japan's stance, underscoring wartime optimism and upcoming Bath elections.
Week long note spread of local happenings in Winnegance and Bath including people confined by illness and measles, new steamship traffic, trolley service improvements, and social events. Notable items include Matrice Pickard’s injury, Morse family health, dances at Bridge Hall, and Texas steamer movements. Community updates cover visits, guests, and schooling, with thrift stamps and war savings efforts gaining local traction.
Mrs John W Dickinson of Berkeley Calif reports The Palms at Armona Cal almond trees in blossom and apricots budded. Rains left roads icy and a sharp horse was needed for safe travel. Local tidbits include residents moving, town meeting politics, Red Cross work, and a serious hip fracture of James Greenlow 83.
A Pomona to Dromore journey was hindered by severe icy road conditions. Despite hazardous travel, the day began positively as visitors were greeted at Winnegance car line by Geo. D. Weston and other attendants.
An advertisement touts Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting remedy for catarrh and flu influenced by constitution, claiming it is prescribed by a leading local physician and composed of purifying ingredients. It urges sending for a free sample and lists Cheney & Co. Toledo as suppliers, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
At a Pomona Grange meeting in Bath remarks praised farmer support for the war effort and debated profitable farming with livestock. West Bath speaker Lincoln Williams joined W M Toothaker in stressing government backing for farmers amid seed scarcity and high wages, while readers heard reports on local histories, a 1795 inventory, and letters from Camp Johnston.
A compiled roll of groups including Total Membership units in Bath area such as West Bath Grange Bath Camp Royal Neighbors of America Foresters of America and Kennebec Yacht Club plus clubs like Cosmopolitan Fortnightly Colonial Sagadahoc and Bath Driving Club. Also mentions Boy Scouts sewing groups guilds and other organizations may be added.
A Pawtucket resident reports dramatic relief from eighteen years of inflammatory rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad touts blood enrichment, strengthened organs, and improved vitality, claiming the pills offer a reliable alternative to uncertain rheumatism treatments. It promotes availability by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. and lists prices.
Lieut Col and Mrs George O Hubbard visit Brunswick relatives before heading to Vancouver Barracks Seattle Wash where Hubbard has been ordered. He began war service as a captain in the quartermasters department, was promoted major last summer, and lately served at Syracuse in the same department. Rev C Raymond Chappell of First Baptist led the Old Folks Home service using Psalm 125:2 as his text. Walter B Higgins of Portsmouth, now with Texas Steamship Co, has been visiting his former contacts.
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