09 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
1
The Bath election yields a 514 vote majority for Mayor-elect J Edward Drake as Republicans sweep all council seats. Voters punish three years of municipal policy amid rising debt and taxes while Democrats aided the margin. War era reflections and distant theories surface in the same page.
Current German credit asks for nearly one billion dollars in interest on war bonds from the past four years. The piece notes Germany pays dearly for the trouble it caused the world and mentions spring arrivals of fish boats and clams at T Wharf, aligned with Driftwood opening sessions.
Fragmentary note reports a departure from Petrograd and a move by an unknown actor to demonstrate Germany's magnanimity. The text minimizes specifics, offering a glimpse of wartime propaganda framing rather than a clear event.
A reflective column critiques Chancellor Von Hertling's Reichstag speech as empty of peace prospects while Germany seeks broader conquests. It notes a wolfish drive toward Verdun and Paris amid submarine gains, then shifts to a cautious medical view of winter fatigue easing with spring.
The article notes Bonaparte influence on European rulers and hints at future monarchial moves involving a Saxon prince and a Hohenzollern. It cites Sir Eric Geddes in the British Commons, warning shipping remains serious as production falls and holiday breaks rise, jeopardizing Allied victory.
The piece suggests Wilson aims a quick response to Von Hering and argues that words alone cannot secure peace with Germany. It contends that only a thorough thrashing would prevail and that the Allies should soon deliver such a result.
The passage argues most senators would resign under state condemnation but Lafollette will not. It claims he remains useful to Kaiser William in the United States Senate and urges the Senate to expel him.
A March ushers in with fresh snowfall as Six Weeks sleighing returns and the new month arrives bearing a mantle of snow on its shoulders.
Mrs Jennie McIntire and George Curtis McIntire wed at the Wesley M E parsonage on Wednesday evening February 27 The double ring ceremony was performed with Miss Mildred McIntire and Carl KE McGowan as attendants McIntire works at W B Chase’s Grocery and the couple will reside in Bath.
Mrs. Alton Oliver recovered from illness, Mrs. Ralph Whitehouse won the Swastika Exchange contest prize in Bath. Winneyance residents attended a Phippsburg Center meeting. Households report sugar shortages at local stores. Camp Fire Girls and local families, including Redlon and Morse groups, hold events. several residents visit Portland and Bath, with multiple illnesses and social gatherings noted.
The Pythian Sisters met at 100 Front St. for installation of officers led by Deputy Grand Chief Mrs. Fred Curtis. Names include Mrs. Fred Proctor as Chief and Mrs. Leila Knight as Grand Senior with Mrs. Abbie Morris as Grand Manager. Members presented Mrs. Curtis a cutglang plate for seven years of service.
The Shipping Board will commandeer vacant houses and hotels in cities near shipyards before new housing is built. Empty properties will be held until war ends and later returned or sold. Built housing will be rented or sold to workers, with possible takeover of electric railway lines serving yards.
Health and beauty tips claim skin care depends on pure blood. Impure blood blamed for pimples and humors. powders fail. Hood's Sarsaparilla marketed as best for purifying blood, clearing blemishes, and toning organs. ad advises insistence on Hood's when requested.
The article recalls Phippsburg life with ice hauling at Small Point, farm labor tensions, and local boatbuilding heritage. It notes Wyman and boarding issues, spring fishing returns, medical staff nearby, and a nostalgic town tour from Winnegance bridge to Phippsburg Center, ending at C. V. Minott Jr store.
An old promotional note extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a reliable treatment for anemia or impoverished blood. It cites a Fort Wayne woman’s recovery after months of weakness and blue lips, praising the pills and offering a free “Building Up the Blood” booklet. Pills sold nationwide by druggists or directly from the Dr Williams Medicine Co for 60 cents per box, six for $2.50.
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