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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1912

Page

7

Farm and Home notes expect late crops and price trends

Farmers report delayed spring work due to cold and wet weather with corn and potato crops likely late this season. Eggs, beets, onions, and veal supply prices are listed, while a state corn and potato contest for youth is announced by the University of Maine College of Agriculture with entry rules and exhibition plans.

Boston Portland College of Agriculture University of Maine New England Maine Orono Maine Seed Improvement Association Leon S. Merrill

Controlling Cutworms In Gardens And Crops

The article outlines the serious damage cutworms cause to tomatoes cabbages sweet potatoes and other garden plants and explains a proven control method using poisoned bran mash mixed with arsenic or Paris green and sorghum. It recommends applying the bait late in the day around plant bases as cutworms feed at night.

United States Department of Agriculture

Woolwich Notes from August Week in Bath Area

Woolwich residents report health improvements and deaths while school staffing changes and new telephones are noted. town events include dances at Moatsweag hall, May basket ceremonies, church union talks, and local farming updates with hay crops, cattle trades, and ferry operations.

Local Notes From Bowdoinham Area Daily Life

Albert Curtis and Frank Lachapel haul pressed hay for W Given of Bowdoinham to Lisbon Falls for shipment. Mrs. Emery Potter improves. Miss Maria Grady slowly gains. Fred Roberts buys two work horses. Dr Potter of Lisbon recently in town. Mr Scrivens of Massachusetts visits weekend at summer home. Andrew Byrnes sells one pair of work horses. Mrs Charles Williams moves to Bowdoinham for schooling children. Mr and Mrs Frank Thompson of Sabattus visit George Allen. Mr and Mrs Clair Farnum of Sabattus visit Eugene and Mrs Small in Bowdoin. Quarantine lifted Monday after a smallpox case in town.

Harvey Hathorne Evelyn Brown Franklin George Marston Chopps Louise Jenkins Bath City Hospital Miss Jenkins Woolwich New Jersey Ag &B Thwing Elsie Blair AE. Trott Eugene Andrews Auburn Ladies’ Aid North Methodist Church Bernice Blair D. W. Blair North Woolwich Novella Trott Augusta A. E. Trott Bath Nellie Reed North Woolwith Judson Brookings Murphy's Corner Albert Morse Winnegance Benjamin Trott Albert Curtis Frank Lachapel W. Given Bowdoinham James Card Lisbon Emery Potter Maria Grady Fred Roberts Dr. Potter Mr. Scrivens Massachusetts Andrew Byrnes Charles Williams Frank Thompson Sabattus George Allen Clair Farnum

Loss of Appetite and The Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cure

Spring loss of appetite drains vitality and may foretell illness. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is recommended as a constitutional remedy to purify blood, enrich the body, and build up strength. Available in liquid form or Sarsatabs chocolate tablets.

Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as blood builder in anemia cure

Testimonial from Mrs. R L Harrod of Muncie Indiana praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring health after severe anemia. The ad claims the pills double the blood making value of food and help with conditions from rheumatism to nervous disorders. Free booklet offered and pills sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.

R. L. Harrod South Ohio Avenue Muncie Ind Dr. Williams Bellefontaine Ohio Dr Williams William

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