Bath Industrial Corporation circular urges stock subscriptions
Bath Maine readers are asked to support the Bath Industrial Corporation to boost local industry, attract new capital and labor, and secure the Blacking Factory on Washington and School Streets for $3000 as security. The appeal emphasizes local management, careful vetting of new industries, and turning citizens from bystanders into active investors. A short note mentions St Patrick decorations and a separate ad offers home-based neckwear work.
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Bath Industrial Corporation
Bath
Washington and
School Sts
Prize O ratorical contest prize at University of Maine announced
Through the generosity of C P King a twenty five dollar prize is set for the first place junior or senior in an oratorical contest during this year’s commencement. The contest requires original compositions of twelve to fifteen minutes with at least four contestants. May 16 is the due date for ovations and the event is scheduled for June 6.
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C. P. King
Washington
Garrett W. Thompson
King
Daggett
Glass
M. L. Hill
W. E. Nash
E. J. Demsey
W. T. Hanly
N. F. Mank
Bowdoin Lecture on Tariff and the Consumer
Prof Henry Crosby Emery of Yale spoke at Memorial Hall on The Tariff and the Consumer. The Bowdoin College audience included Bowdoin alumni and faculty with a reception by Psi Upsilon’s Kappa Chapter. Committee members from the chapter hosted guests with Mrs. Files pouring coffee.
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Memorial Hall
Bowdoin College
Henry Crosby Emery
Yale
Emery
Bowdoin
United States Tariff Commission
Frank E. Woodruff
William L. Gahan
Mary St. Byrne
Kappa Chapter
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
George T. Files
Belle H. Smith
Edgar R. Payson, Jr
Portland
Paul L. Wing “1
Bath
Winthrop Bancroft
Framingham
Mass
Dwight H. Sayward
Seeds by Mail Fourth Class Postage Granted
The Post Office Department orders seeds and related horticultural items to be sent as fourth class mail. This change benefits farmers and fruit producers by allowing direct receipt and shipment of seeds cuttings bulbs roots scions and plants at the same lower rates.
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Post Office Department
Wanted information on Erastus W Maxwell address
Inquiry seeks the address of Erastus W Maxwell formerly of Company C 31st Maine Infantry or his widow or heirs if alive. Maxwell listed residence Bowdoin at enlistment. A small reward is offered. Respond to Edwin W Spalding Pacific Building Washington DC.
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Erastus W. Maxwell
31St
Maine Infantry
Bowdoin
Edwin W. Spalding
Pacific Building
Washington, D. C
Pinklets Offer Gentle Step Against Constipation
The notice promotes Pinklets as a mild non-griping laxative to replace harsh purgatives. It claims strong purgatives harm bowels, cause chronic constipation, and that Pinklets aid bowels, bones, and liver. Available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 25 cents per bottle with a Pinklet book offer.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Theft of Horse by 15YearOld Seized in Brunswick
Ellis Gray aged 15 was detained on a horse stealing charge after being seen in Portland heading toward Bath. He claimed he took the horse as pay from a bakery employer and intended to work on a farm for his grandfather while supporting his mother. He cried during questioning and faced hearing in Portland.
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Ellis Gray
Portland
Pattee
Colby
Brunswick
Bath
Stinson
Hockockock
Gray
Jonesport
Charles S. Brown
Bedford St
Brown
New Toy Fascinates Mrs Morse Aboard Imperator
The Imperator sailed from Southampton on March 12 on its first post overhaul voyage with many American passengers. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Morse return to New York. Mrs. Morse shows reporters a toy she plans to send to her son, a framed ant colony section featuring the queen. Ants are fed quarterly with water and honey.
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Imperator
Southampton
C. W. Morse
New York
Wiesbaden
Maine Apples Exhibit Planned for National Show in Tacoma
Maine apple growers at Farmers Week in Orono discussed a fall exhibit at the National Fruit Show in Tacoma Washington. Prof Bliss Brown of the University of Maine horticultural department would oversee the display. The plan aims to advertise Maine as an apple state and present New England varieties not common in the West. If funded by growers the exhibit could include about 100 boxes and profits from sales after the show may finance the project.
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Maine
Tacoma
Wash
Orono
Bliss Brown
University of Maine Horticultural
West
Lincoln Highway Seen as Coast to Coast Road Now
Lincoln Highway Association president Henry B. Joy says the route is a real coast to coast road about 3500 miles long. Plans call for a 12 to 20 foot concrete highway from New York to San Francisco costing 25 million dollars with 10 million from public subscription and 15 million from state improvements. By midsummer motorists can traverse the continent using the Lincoln Way signs in several states.
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Henry B. Joy
Lincoln Highway Association
Great West
Washington
New York
San Francisco
West
Linton Way
Pennsylvania Mountains
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Salt Lake
Public Service Corporations
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Nevada
DeKalb
Ill
East Liverpool
Lima
Canton
Missilon
Wooster
Jersey City
Newark
Charles A. Bookwaller
Indianapolis
Lincoln Highway
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Highway
McKinley
Ikl Paso
Cleveland Highway
Parcel post rules expand crate packed farm shipments
Postmaster General Burleson announces parcels weighing 20 to 50 pounds may be packed in boxes and crates similar to express shipments for butter eggs fruits berries vegetables dressed poultry and other articles entering the parcel post. Previously parcels had to fit mail bags.
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Burleson
Express
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars and drugstore availability in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Emma Eames Delights Cleveland in Music School Concert
Emma Eames de Gogorza gave a richly praised recital at the Music School Settlement in the Statler Hotel ballroom Cleveland Ohio. The program mixed German French Italian and English songs recalling her Paris debut and famed roles. She received enthusiastic encores amid a crowded socially prominent audience.
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Grand Opera
Paris
Juliet
Jean de Reszke
Mme
Emma Eames de Gogorza
Music School
Statler
Cleveland
Mme. Eames
Aida
Tosca
Marguerite Sieglinde
Faust
Music
Nathan Fryer
Adella Prentiss Hughes
New Parcel Post Rule Sets Book Rates by Weight Zones
A new parcel post rule effective yesterday changes book postage. Up to eight ounces costs four cents, eight to sixteen ounces five cents, within a 150 mile radius. Rates vary by zone for cities like Boston New York Chicago and San Francisco with escalating additional pound charges. Local delivery uses a fifty pound rate.
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Parcel Post Service
Parcel Post
Boston
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Imposters Pose as Railway Brotherhood Officers
Grand President P. J. Coyle warns merchants that imposters are soliciting ads and donations for freight handlers, baggagemen, and crossing tenders on the Maine Central System. He asks papers to inform the public to protect the interests of all concerned. local committee members listed as W. E. Thorpe, W. J. Jacobs, Thomas T. Rideout, J. P. Dolan, and Mark Gannon.
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P. J. Coyle
Brotherhood of Railroad Station Employees
Brotherhood of Railroad Station
Maine Central
W. E. Thorpe
W. J. Jacobs
Thomas T. Rideout
J. P. Dolan
Mark Gannon
Fresh Air and Health Boost Blood Oxygen Levels
The article explains that mental work increases brain blood flow while digestion redirects blood to the stomach. It emphasizes the need for bright red oxygen-rich blood, enhanced by Dr Williams Pink Pills to improve oxygen uptake and reduce fatigue, palpitations, and pallor. A booklet on Building Up the Blood is offered free by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
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K. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Browntail Nest Work Stalled Over Private Vouchers
Gardiner residents report contractor Urquhart completed browntail nest removal on city trees and some on private property, at an expense of 1500 to 1600 dollars, with 850 paid by the city. He halted work due to voucher issues, claiming law requires removal and municipal duty to enforce it despite private-owner resistance.
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Urquhart
Gardiner Reporter Journal
New Trolley Rule About Seat Turning
A Lewiston Figure Eight car conductor cites a new rule prohibiting turning over seats. Two women challenged the policy while another passenger sought details, learning from the L. A. & AV. St. ROD. office that the rule aims to prevent others from being forced to stand by seat reversals.
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Lewiston
Belfast vets West and Henry reinstated after conference
After talks between interested parties Dr William L West of Belfast and Dr Henry B were reinstated as veterinarians at Augusta. They had been removed on charges by livestock sanitary commissioner Dr A Joly. A hearing was to be held Friday but parties compromised and both vets returned to duty.
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William L. West
Belfast
Henry B
Augusta
A. Joly
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