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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
2
Readable text covers village life and regional issues from traffic signs placement and visibility, to streetcar declines in winter, motor tourism guidance, and the need for better highway signs. It notes Belgian cement, Maine cement plants, and tariff debate, plus American Legion baseball youth focus, radio interference, unemployment trends, and Hoover club activity in Maine.
The Bates tournament selection drew Lewiston High, Thornton Academy, and Mexico High to fill three remaining slots. The drawing occurred in the Bates College physical director’s office. Morse High will face Lewiston in the tournament.
History of Bath by L P Lemont resumes with notes on Bath shipbuilders and losses. It lists ships built by Moulton & Elms, Trufant & Drummond, John Henry, Willard Tall, and others, plus captains and ships lost at sea. Chronology mentions Sagadahoe ferry, town hall, banks stopping payments, and several names tied to Bath’s maritime past.
Plans announced for the 1928 Citizens' Military Training Camps in New England run July 5 to August 3 with enrollment open. Maine youth show strong interest. camps at Camp Devens Massachusetts and other sites offer basic infantry and coastal artillery training plus academics, athletics, and citizenship education under War Department supervision.
The campaign lauds Citizens' Military Training Camps for improving physical, mental, and moral qualities of young men. President Coolidge calls them essential to national security and democratic values. Between 17 and 31, eligible citizens may apply after exams and inoculations, via county chairmen or Sabine W. Wood in Bangor.
The Beacon Street Church league champions beat the All Stars 16 to 15 at the Y gym in a fast paced first half before pulling away in the second. Capt Meister led with all around play and steady shooting, while Allie Jewett and Shorty Parks supported the win. over $70 was raised for sweaters for the team.
The Whitman party led by Marcus Whitman was killed near Waulatpu Oregon on November 29 1847. He his wife two adult children and ten other settlers were slain by Indians in a historic frontier massacre.
Opinion note on social shaming and neighbor awareness. Cites a maxim about inevitable discovery of misconduct and social consequences. The piece reflects a vernacular warning about prudent behavior and community scrutiny.
A memory note honors Sir Francis Drake and his link to the River Medway as a model of the Golden Hind was hung in the dockyard church at Chatham Eaghind.
A reflective line notes fame often attracts foes. Osborn remarks experience shows a trumpet to gather more enemies than friends, warning against licentious indulgence and the hollow party around notoriety.
The description notes remote areas in Africa and Brazil as unpenetrated by outsiders. It emphasizes their unknown nature and the persistence of exploration myths about uncharted jungles and lands.
Noted naturalist warns that birds’ songs can mislead. Ishtoy All is not a goldfinch despite a twitter. The Farm and Fireside column reminds readers to verify identity beyond sound.
A quirky adage cites that a single pair of rats in moderate conditions can yield up to 650 000 offspring in three years highlighting rapid rodent growth and the potential scale of infestation.
The Bath Y M C A Church League Governing Committee held its eighth meeting. It approved secretary and treasurer reports showing 73 dollars on hand, readied plans for a track meet and basketball banquet, and scheduled a final meeting for March 27. They voted on entry limits for events, banquet timing, and proposed transfer amendments. invited Bath Daily Times staff to the banquet.
Short 1866 European conflict between Austria and allied German states against Prussia. Prussia won, becoming head of the German states, and Austria ceded Venice to Italy.
The enormous flower, named Amorphophallus and part of the Arum family, reportedly grows in the island of Sumatra in the East Indies. It may reach several feet in height according to the text.
The text explains the difference between communicable and infectious diseases. A communicable disease is spread directly person to person, while an infectious disease can be spread by germs through water, food, or other vectors.
In a playful reply to a paper's prompt Shaw quips that he has not been influenced by only three books. The remark appears in a London feature capturing his witty stance on literary influence.
The phrase Tenth Muse was used to describe Sappho, first applied by Phito who pioneered the label. The article notes this historic attribution to the early poet and her celebrated reputation among readers.
A long mixed set of crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries. Includes numbers for each clue such as 1 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 20 21 23 25 27 29 39 42 48 45 46 47 49 51 52 53 54 and vertical 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 28 32 33 34 36 37 40 41 44 46 48 50.
Fragmentary note notes a blunt line about inner truth and outward attire, comparing Sunday clothes to deeper heart issues. The fragment hints at authenticity over appearance with a casual folksy voice.
A public note argues that cosmetics can alter appearance but cannot reverse aging, suggesting vanity cannot defeat time. It emphasizes balance between self presentation and authenticity in modern society.
Miss Lilian Baylis, founder of Old Vic, aims to extend Shakespearean work by converting Sadler’s Wells into a larger venue on the north bank. She has raised about 150000 dollars of the 800000 needed and continues a lifelong career in London theatre, cinema, and music.
New York remarks by Winifred Willson in The Independent Woman urge women to pursue early financial independence through education and work. She argues youth preference in hiring harms older women and suggests starting careers young to become indispensable and reduce insecure unemployment.
Plants interact with daylight to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. They also respire, consuming oxygen and producing carbon dioxide, balancing atmospheric oxygen levels through gas exchange in leaves and tissues.
The broad winged hawk is unusually sluggish and may perch motionless for hours on dry treetops. If disturbed it makes a short flight then settles again.
The bureau of standards states it is feasible to nickel plate zinc articles and notes that silver plating is possible after the nickel layer.
A meditation on manners arguing that true civility comes from not focusing on oneself. It suggests that deliberate self consciousness about good manners does not create them, since the highest form of manners is effortless, natural conduct.
The pump does not draw water or lift it. It merely displaces air creating a vacuum that atmospheric pressure fills with water. This describes the fundamental principle of how a pump enables fluid intake via pressure differences.
A New Haven professor argues bees may not be as busy as claimed. He posits they act purposefully, and that interfering with them reveals one end of the insect remains unmistakably businesslike.
In heraldry an empalement is a display of arms side by side on one shield. It shows the husband's and wife's arms or the private and official arms of a head of college.
The Grand Central complex in New York is described as the world's largest railroad depot covering 80 acres and handling about 600 trains daily, highlighting its scale and operations.
A report notes that while the capital dome has 120 windows, the United States Capitol complex contains 679 total windows across its structures. This figures-based item highlights architectural details within the Capitol.
The Atchison Globe quotes a proverb about a man who listens and lets others speak as a wise detour around trouble, reflecting on cautious communication and restraint in conflict.
A note on Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia cited as the earliest work to use fully modern punctuation, marking a shift in printed English syntax and readability. This assessment highlights punctuation as a key feature in evolving early modern prose.
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