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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1914
Page
3
Bath city government releases this year's financial reports showing solid revenue streams and prudent spending. Auditors note healthy reserve levels and steady income from taxes and fees, reflecting stable municipal management and ongoing fiscal discipline.
Richmond remains the sole town in Sagadahoc County to withhold funding from the 1915 act for rebuilding Merrymeeting Bay Bridge. The article notes county authority to proceed and criticizes Richmond while praising improvements funded by other towns, including sewer work, roads, sidewalks, and park systems.
Article explains catarrh as a blood disease with headaches dizziness and digestive issues that can weaken lungs and lead to consumption. Promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the remedy and urges readers to ask a druggist. Also a notice seeking Erastus W. Maxwell's address or heirs for potential recovery. includes Edwin W. Spalding in Washington DC.
The Bath ship William P. Frye faced severe gales in the North Atlantic en route from San Francisco stretching a 162 day voyage. Capt. Nickerson reported six attempts to approach land, extreme cold, and eventual arrival in New York Harbor with a full Harley cargo.
The Park Bowling League races to a photo finish as The Beacons share lead with The Clothiers. Martins sit third with momentum. Hyde Windlass Co. fourth. Monarchs and Times chase fifth with 100 points each. Common Sense trails 14 points back amid measles cases in town.
Bath Iron Works launched extensive improvements to the steamer Prince Arthur. Capt E M McKinney, her long serving commander, remains aboard with about twelve officers and men as the vessel undergoes preparations for commission. A Bath box factory notice extends noon hours March 2 to allow voting without loss of time.
Women with female illnesses are invited to contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. private correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women in confidence. The firm has long offered confidential guidance and never publishes letters without consent.
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