09 Mar 1912
Page 8
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
8
A promotional note extols gentle cleansing with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a natural family laxative. It claims benefits for all ages and warns to buy only genuine products from the California Fig Syrup Co, marked on every package.
The ad promotes prevention of contagious colds with pure air and a reliable remedy. It touts sixty years of L. F. Atwood's medicine as a household emergency remedy that starts the liver and bowels, prevents congestion, and restores normal function. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle or request a free sample from I. F. Medicine Co. Portland.
Eggs fall to 20 cents a dozen in Bath as market, winter supplies fray. Potatoes, onions, cabbage scarce with prices up. beets, turnips and carrots hold. Article outlines orchard renewal, pruning, spraying, and modern demonstration farming to restore profitability. Hay prices and supply reflect sledding season and local demand.
Nelson Leighton McKenney writes from Malaga Island describing neighbors moving to the main, others banished to Hermit Tripp’s island, talk of leaving after seventy years, and hardship finding new homes amid accusations of stealing. He asks for a new place for his family and his peg leg.
Town meeting actions include accepting a road from Phippsburg Center to Small Point and using 1600 state funds on a road south of George C Pease's blacksmith shop. The district will keep Pitch Pine Hill Dromore and Ashdale schools, and candidates must file corruption act expenditures. Jury lists and selectmen business dominated the session with ongoing local projects and social events noted.
A registered Bath county sheep valued at $12, raised by George I. Weston at Hillcrest farm, was killed by dogs. Weston would receive $18 under a state bonus, but officials opted to leave the claim to referees to set a definite future price. The Bath and Brunswick news notes Mrs. A F Williams visiting Bath, Sgt. Carswell of the Popham Beach reservation visiting Portland, and residents urging government action against brown tail moth nests. Henry C. Upton, formerly of Bath, is elected a Brunswick selectman.
An article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve tonic that relieves nervous exhaustion and builds nerves without overstimulation. It cites a testimonial from Mrs H G Williams of Saginaw Michigan and lists price details and a request for a free booklet on nervous diseases.
Mrs. Marion Bruce of Cumberland Maine reports long use of Hood's Sarsaparilla confirming its curing power. She grew weak with poor appetite and fatigue, but after starting the medicine her strength returned and she could do housework again. She recommends getting Hood's Sarsaparilla in liquid form or Sarsatabs.
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