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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1922

Page

4

Social Happenings of the Week in the Bath Area

Walter C. Emerson, writer of The Latch String, wintering at Tooth Bay Harbor, drafts a Maine focused book to publish in early summer. Bath residents and visitors like Miss Carrie Malcolm and Lieut. John A. Lord appear at gatherings as community life flows with travel, politics, and local appointments.

Walter C. Emerson Maine Emerson Squirrel Island Bath

Community gathering honors Mr Maines with gifts and songs

Mrs Clyde A Maines and friends hosted a jury party Friday night in honor of Mr Maines. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joel Maines and various Bath residents. The event featured games, music, sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake as gifts were given.

Clyde A. Maines Maines

Portland sergeant visits for inspection in Dunlap commandery

Sergt J A Richardson of Portland a member of Dunlap commandery was over for inspection Tuesday night. He is in charge of the pay station collection department for the Portland district.

J. A. Richardson Portland Dunlap Commandery

Red Cross Substitution in New England Division

Miss Alice B. Huling of the New England division Boston substitutes for Miss Mary J Turpin in the home service section while Turpin travels for a month to New York Philadelphia and Richmond Virginia. Huling has three years of Red Cross home service experience.

Carl H. Crosman Navy Charleston Cass Boston Nantasket Steamboat Co Alice B. Huling New England The Red Cross Mary J Turpin Home Service Section Lath Ehapter Turpin New York Philadelphia Richmond Huling

Packing Flowers to Ship Instructions

Guidance on packing flowers for mailing explains filling the box to cushion blooms, using tissue paper, and aligning long stems with a cross-stem support to prevent bruising. It warns against cotton wool except for delicate hothouse specimens and advocates water misting before packing.

Old Landmarks and the Call of Duty in Art

The piece defends old landmarks as guides for sane conduct and diligence while praising poets who meet life’s obligations. It notes timid souls cling to home and custodians keep society steady, even as geniuses ignore tradition in pursuit of bold achievement.

Tey

Fire-Bellied Toad and Barking Frog Wonders

A Fire-Bellied Toad displays a red belly that mimics danger signs, deterring predators and allowing escape. It supposedly possesses a beautiful singing voice. Nearby is the barking frog, a related species that emits a sharp yapping noise when angered by expelling air.

Pantomime Roots Traced to Ancient Rome

A brief look at pantomime origins notes it emerged as a Roman idea around 92 B.C. from actors Pylades and Bathyllus who performed a wordless drama due to one performer’s throat trouble. The form appeared after Greek drama and grew from a simple make-shift performance.

Pylades Bathyllus

Nature's Color Wonders in Fall Foliage

The red maple stands alongside the red oak as a key fall color companion. American Forestry Magazine notes the red oak’s tall oval form and dark green leaves turn a deep red for two to three weeks, creating a magnificent display when paired with yellows and evergreens.

American Forestry Magazine

Three Black Birds Distinguishing Rook Crow Jackdaw Notes

The rook shows a bare face at one year and shiny black plumage. The hooded crow is ashen gray with a black head. The carrion crow has a steel blue shimmer and shorter wings. The jackdaw is smaller about fourteen inches and has purplish plumage with a gray neck.

Fortunes Left to Pets in Wills and Bequests

A Parisian woman once left 10,000 francs to her cat with funds to aid elementary schools after the animal’s death. The cat has died and the money is now distributed as directed. Many wills establish homes for cats and dogs, often from affection or to spite relatives.

How Rainfall Is Recorded

The government gauge for rainfall uses a two foot high cylinder with an eight inch diameter funnel. Inside sits a brass cylinder housing a measuring tube, where the area ratio ensures one tenth of an inch in the tube corresponds to one hundredth of an inch in the funnel.

Regiment Displays Historic Baton from Mexico City Capture

The Third Infantry, oldest U S Army regiment dating to 1784, shows long service with a baton crossed by an old bayonet. The baton, made from the flagstaff of Mexico City’s capitol, was seized when the city fell and remains a prized regimental relic.

Third Infantry Mexico

When Ladies Wore Masks

Ladies of quality wore masks historically to shield complexions from sun or preserve privacy when outdoors, reflecting modesty and social customs of the era.

Bath area notes and town happenings reported

Local items recount changes at Dromore grange while halls are redecorated. Lewiston State council. New Meadows river clears. river navigation and fishing news. a divorce granted in Randolph Bath cases. egg prices fall. Kennebec Navigation Co. summer service planned. Community events include quilt sale plans and Dunlap commandery inspection. various accidents and civic notes from Bath region.

Herbert Willis Pitabare Phippsburg Dromore Grange Phippaburg Col Dummer Sewall D.A.R State Council Lewiston New Meadows William Wilson Sebasco Leslie C. Cornish Angelina T Black Randolph Clarence FE Bath Will C. Atkins Gardiner Richmond Chamber of Commerce Kennebec Navigation Co Cedar Grove South End Mark Burlingame National Sportsman M. B. Hodgdon Winthrop Mass Burlingame Nellie Hodgdon Texas Steamship Co Rockland New Meadows River Oliver Board of Highways and Sewers Masonic Temple Orlando Tl. Curtis Woolwich Curtis Coeur de Lion Commandery Charlestown Dunlap Fay Smith Patten Boston Brunswick Ile Tkath Detge Om L. Trafton Hi Saunders Mirse Boothbay Harbor Edwin D. Mardin Henry St. White Portland Arthur J. Dunton Edwin P. Thomas City Hospital Bowdoinham Richmond Victor Pinkham Texas Yard Max Cohen Lincoln and Chestnut Streets Will &. Marr San Pedro Vanuna Canal New York Merry Tirnnswick Blind Crossing Washington Harold M. Sewall Charles and Jane Richard Morse & Song Whippsburg Whippsburg Many Years Ago, Which Will Make An Interesting Story When Mr. Sewall Merrill Hamlin Edwina Mayers Hamlin Kennebey Navigation Co Kennebec Warren FE. Riker Maine Brigade U.R.E.P Waterville Portland Armory Williams H. Loomis Grand Rapids Mich Will A. Gilman

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