China Seen as Modern Nation Through Education Drive
A China Trade Bureau report says modern education and Western methods are unlocking growth. New cotton mills, roads, and schools spread as railway expansion and better currency reform loom. China’s 400 million people, vast mineral wealth, and rising trade with the United States promise a major role in world markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
China Trade Bureau
Bureau
United States
Red Cross
Shantung
Henan
Shansi
Shanghai
Alaska
Dr True's Elixir Advertises Natural Laxative
An old fashioned laxative claim. early settlers used herbal extracts. Dr True's compound of plant extracts is advertised as mild effective and fortifying, with prices 40c 60c and 1.20. The ad warns harsh cathartics harm and promotes a safe remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. True
Nara City Revealed as Classic Center of Shinto Worship
Nara, the ancient Japanese capital, hosts Prince of Wales on a government guest tour. The city’s Kasuga Park and deer herds attract visitors, while remnants of Todaiji temple and Kaidan-in shrine reflect its historic Buddhist legacy and National Treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nara
Prince of Wales
Japan
Kasuga
Kaidan-in
Nio
Tankei
Unkei
Nara-no-Daibutsu
Indra
Brahma
Father and Son Command at Sea in Boston Visit
Capt. Wallace Ogilvie age 18 aboard the three masted schooner A. & W. Ogilvie, from Parrsboro to Scituate, is believed to be the youngest vessel master to visit Boston. The ship, rebuilt and renamed, weathered a heavy squall that split sails and toppled masts. His father commands the Abbie S. Walker from St. John to Bridgeport, and the two ships crossed near Lundy Bay before parting off Cape Ann. The young captain, part owner, commands a crew of five on his first voyage as master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Ogilvie
Scituate
A. & W. Ogilvie
Leonard
Abbie S. Walker
St. John
N. B
Bridgeport
Cape Ann
Canal
Boston
Ogilvie
Grace church elects delegates to Maine diocese convention
At a Vestry meeting Grace church elected Lay delegates Frederick Drake, Charles Sanborn, Charles Hall and Daniel Williams to the 103d annual convention at Cathedral Church of St Luke in Portland. Alternates named were W Dayton Hill, Frederick Baker, Fred P Shaw, Robert Cochran and Joseph Carvill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Diocese of
Maine
Funeral of Mrs Ward in North Bath
Funeral for Mrs Abbie Jane Ward wife of George R Ward was held Tuesday afternoon at their North Bath home. Rev Ernest M Holman of First Baptist church officiated with large attendance. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Jane Ward
George R. Ward
North Bath
Ernest M. Holman
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Auctioneers Arrive for Bath North End Homes Sale
Wadsworth and Ruediger of Joseph P Day New York and James A Brennan arrive as advance men for the big sale of brick dwellings in Bath North End housing project erected in 1918 by the Emergency Fleet Corp. They visit Portland Auburn Lewiston and Augusta before the May 8 auction. They predict good prospects, noting similar Camden New Jersey results where 1800 houses sold from the same program. The Bath project cost about 11 million dollars with roughly 3 million realized at auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Ruediger
James A. Brennan
Joseph P. Day
New York
North End
Emergency Fleet Corp
Bath
Portland
Auburn
Lewiston
Augusta
Ponurse
Brennan
Camden
N. J
Elm tree beetle appears in Bath in spring
Elm tree beetles have been found in Bath in large numbers as residents clean attics this spring. They gather around window casings and in unused rooms but do not damage interiors. Eggs threaten elm trees, which could be stripped by July 1 if not controlled. officials plan immediate action to curb both crops.
One Good Story About General Grant
Editor the Independent recounts a brief Grant anecdote. A soldier presented an engraved gold cup for the General, but Grant set it on a sideboard and quietly said that was the end. He then offered a cigar and the two veterans smoked in silence as soldiers waited for a speech that never came.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Grant
Discharge of Pulpwood Delayed by Labor Talks
Disturbed relations between paper manufacturers and unions over a new contract have slowed pulpwood discharges in Bath. For days, S. T. Co. barges at the Maine Central wharf to Pejep scot Paper Co. plant saw work held up amid hopes a new agreement will end the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
S. T. Co
Maine Central
Pejepscot Paper Co
Old Ladies' Home Free From Debt
The Old Ladies' Home reports it is debt free with a $2000 donation and other liberal gifts from various sources. Since its founding, presidents have included Th. C. Bailey until 1876, then Galen C. Moses and William D. Sewall. The home is noted for long-lived residents, with one woman reaching 101 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound
Th. C. Bailey
Galen C. Moses
William D. Sewall
Resignation Accepted at Cosmopolitan Club Meeting
The Cosmopolitan club directors accepted Mrs Edwina May ers resignation as house mother with regret at the April meeting. Miss Edith Mitchell will be on duty daily and a house committee led by Mrs Frank I Southard with members Miss Lonie Hodgkins and Miss Jane Goodman will supervise the house. Inside improvements were planned. next weekly meeting is Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwina Mayers
Cosmopolitan Club
Edith Mitchell
Frank I. Southard
Lonie Hodgkins
Jane Goodman
Herbert O. Morse
Doctors to Dine at New Ivon House Meeting
Sagadahoc Medical Society and Cumberland county physicians in Brunswick plan joint meetings. The first gathering was Wednesday night at seven at the New Ivon House with Dr. Philip Thompson of Portland as guest speaker and presenter of a paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Medical Society
Physicians of
Brunswick
Cumberland County Society
New Ivon House
Philip Thompson
Portland
Sinking the Iowa as radio controlled wreck foretold
Preparations at the Philadelphia Navy yard plan to sink the old battleship Iowa off Cape Henry after transferring its radio control gear to the destroyer Dickerson. Escorted by Dickerson, Iowa will sail under its own steam for final view by the Atlantic fleet before a deliberate sinking with big guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ohio
Dickerson
April Fools Day Prank Disrupts Bath Branch Ride
On the Bath Branch a traveler staged a loud passersby scene to mock a deaf woman asking about a South Bristol stage. The conductor confronted the ringleader, who revealed the gag was a joke for April Fool’s Day, eliciting mixed reactions from passengers.
County Teachers Choose Officers
County teachers praised the organization during registration with numerous members listed from Georgetown Topsham Woolwich Arrowsie Bowdoinham West Bath and Bath totaling 72 teachers including Mrs Andretta J Roode Violet T Webster Mary M Hall and Elizabeth Whitney among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andretta J. Roode
West Dresden
Violet T. Webster
Marcia W. Baker
Irma V. Grindle
Mary MM. Hall
Marjorie D. Tyler
Charles A. Snow
Louise Jones
Harold J. Scribner
Clara H. Beale
Loretta EE. Parks
Edna TL. Marshall
Yattie FE. Quinnan
Lula
Towdoins
Mary Philnot
Roth Eaton
West Bath
Bath
Canvass for Y Brings Results
A letter to Bath business men spurred aid for over twenty boys seeking YMCA membership. A list of about 100 boys with unpaid fees accompanied the appeal, inviting citizens to fund or mentor the youths. Funds support local YMCA control, not state or international committees, with many contributions from friends and distant supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Y
Bath Ym.c.a
YMCA
Obituary of John W. Kimball Bath clothing dealer dies
John W. Kimball longtime Bath clothing man dies at 684 High Street after a prolonged illness. He worked for J. A. Legro Co and earlier employers, was Vine Tree Outing Club president, minstrel participant and Dramatic Mirror correspondent. Survived by brother Major William R. Kimball and sister Miss Lucy A. Kimball. funeral prompts store closure Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kimball
Bath
High Street
Tie
Mr. Kimball
William Otis
Eagabeth Ann Kimball
J. J. Douglas
St. Joseph Mo
M. A. Reed
Ledyard’s
Charles T. Jackson
QO. TD. Coffin
Deermont Clothing Co
John A. Legro
Kimball
Legion
Vine Tree Outing Club
Dramatic Mirror
Ife
Central Congregational Church
Cne
William R. Kimball
Lucy At. Kimball
Funeral services for Mrs Adeline Baker
Funeral of Mrs Adeline Baker widow of Capt Thomas M Baker of Bath who died February 7 at Rouses Point New York was held Thursday at Beacon Street Methodist Church with Rev EB Hilton Post and Rev John Roy Browne officiating. The Hayd quartet sang and pallbearers included Rufus J D Moulton Charles T Oliver Edwin B Parris and Frank W Parris. Oak Grove cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline Baker
Thomas M. Baker
Bath
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Beacon Street Methodist Church
EB. Hilton Post
Westbrook
Beacon Street
John Roy Browne
Hayd
Red DD. Hill
Milton H. Doughis
John Shaw
Fred S. Curtis
Beavers
Rufus JD. Moulton
Charles TI. Oliver
Edwin B. Parris
Frank W. Parris
Charles J. Cain
William M. Congdon
Tinral
Oak Grove
Capt. Baker
GC. P. Maley
Maley
Grand Trunk Railway Co
Harry G. Buker
New York
New Thiven & Hartford
Stoughton
Mass
Buker
Melvin O. Buker
Providence
R. J
Mrs Alice M Oliver of Georgetown Dies
Mrs Alice McHale Oliver aged 25 wife of Clarence N Oliver died Saturday morning at City hospital from mercurial poisoning. Born in Berlin Florida she lived there until moving to Georgetown. Survived by husband two sons Francis seven James five father James L McHale Berlin one brother and six sisters. Body sent to Berlin Saturday afternoon. funeral Tuesday morning at St Kerien's church with burial in Mt Calvary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McHale Oliver
Clarence N. Oliver
City Hospital
Berlin
Lauran Allen
Webster
Maurice Burns
Albert
Frak Wright Bath carpenter dies in hospital
Frank L. Wright 46 a Bath carpenter recently in Portland died suddenly Friday night at Maine General Hospital. He was seized with abdominal trouble and died before surgery. He lived at 62 Free Street and was a member of Lincoln lodge Odd Fellows Queen Esther Rebekah Acadia lodge Knights of Pythias and Carpenters Union. He was survived by his wife formerly Nellie McKiever daughter Madeline mother Mrs. James Wright a brother Edward Wright and a sister Mrs Edward Blake
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Frank L. Wright
Bath
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Tle
Free Street
Mr. Wright
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Sythias
The
Carpenters’ Union
Wright
James Wright
Nellie McKiever
Madeline
Edward Wright
Edward Blake
Mrs Mary J Lord widow of Samuel Lord dies in Lewiston
Mrs Mary J Lord 88S widow of Samuel C Lord formerly of Bath died April 44 at the Home for Aged Women in Lewiston. Funeral held Friday at 10 80 body to Bath for burial in Maple Grove. Born in Guysboro Nova Scotia daughter of Philip Pembroke from England and Josephine Trulger from Scotland. Husband a prominent Bath contractor long based in Roxbury Massachusetts. Great aunt of Lieut John A Lord USN Bath. Leaves one son Fred Lord of Roxbury and a grandson and a granddaughter. She was a member of the Methodist church for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Lord
Samuel C. Lord
Bath
Lewiston
Maple Grove
Roxbury
Mass
John A. Lord
Mas
Lord
Fred Lord
Methodist Church
Abbie Ward 77 Dies After Long Illness in North Bath
Mrs. Abbie Jane Ward, 77, wife of George R. Ward, died Saturday morning at her North Bath home after a long illness. She was born in North Bath to Thomas and Abigail Whittam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Jane Ward
George R. Ward
North Bath
Thomas and
Abigail Whittam
North Bath woman survives kin. funeral set Tuesday
The obituary notes two sons Frank and Sid ney Ward and a daughter Miss Luella Ward all of North Bath. She is survived by two brothers William Whittam of North Bath and Randall Whittam of Massachusetts. The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon at two at her home in North Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Sidney Ward
Luella Ward
North Bath
William Whittam
Randall Whittam
Massachusetts
Death of Hattie M Coburn in Bangor age 34
Fred I. Palmer returned from Bangor after attending the death of his sister Hattie M Coburn wife of Walter O Coburn who died Saturday in Bangor of pneumonia aged 34 years seven months She was daughter of Lysander and Alice Palmer born and raised in the Valmer homestead She leaves husband three children Marie A G and Edward L a sister Mrs A J Richardson and half brother Fred L Valmer Funeral was Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred I. Palmer
Bangor
Hattie M
Walter O. Coburn
Lysander
Alice
Patrick) Palmer
Valmer
Tneumonia
Marie I
Edward L
A. J. Richardson
Fred L. Valmer
Bath
Death notices bowdoinham resident Frederic Beals dies
Frederic Beals 75 of Bowdoinham died April 26 at his Bowdoinham home after a long illness. He was a lifelong Bowdoinham resident and a loving father. He leaves a widow, son Harold Frederic Beals of the West, daughter Mrs Roland Vere of Teath, granddaughter Muriel Josephine Scheff, and adopted daughter Celia Belle Beals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Beals
Bowdoinham
Tle
Harold Frederic Beals
West
Roland Vere
Teath
Muriel Josephine Seheff
Celia Belle Beals
Captain William Lewis Dies After Sudden Illness
Captain William Lewis of Trevett, about 62, well known coastwise skipper, died at home on April 25 from acute indigestion. He long commanded the packet schooner James P. Foster running from Widgery wharf to eastern ports, later active in the fishing sloop Fredonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lewis
Trevett
James P. Foster
Widgery Wharf
Fredonia
Funeral of Miss Juanita H. Wright at Nequasset
Funeral of Miss Juanita H. Wright of Woolwich held Thursday at two in her Nequasset district home with Rev. Edwin Dodge Hardin of Bath officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Fullerton Edward Fullerton John Carter and Winfield Brookings. Burial in Nequasset Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita He. Wright
Woolwich
Nequasset
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street Church
Bath
Charles Fullerton
Edward Fullerton
John Carter
Winfield Brookings
Tiurial
Funeral for John Wy. Kimball Held at Home
Funeral services were largely attended Saturday afternoon at the Kimball home on High Street for John Wy. Kimball. Rev. David L. Wilson of Central Congregational Church presided. Bearers were John A. Legro, Harry T.D. Hall, William P.D. Marks, and Lawrence L. Houston. Burial followed in the Kimball-Houghton lot at Maple Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wy. Kimball
Gs4
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
John A. Legro
Harry TD. Hall
William PD. Marks
Lawrence L. Houston
Kimball-Houghton
Maple Grove
Edith F Thompson burial honors 13 year old in Portland
Prayer was offered Wednesday for Edith Frances Thompson 13 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson who died February 17 at the Children's hospital in Portland Rev David L Wilson of Central church officiated Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Frances Thompson
Luther 8. Thompson
Children’s Hospital
Portland
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Oak Grove
Civic League 25th Anniversary Observed at First Baptist
Sheriff and Mrs Wilbur C Oliver attended the quarter century celebration of The Christian Civic League of Maine at First Baptist Waterville. Dr W F Berry reviewed the league history while speakers included Mrs Quimby state WCTA Seth May prohibition director for Maine Toyd P Doty of Boston and Dr George W Morrow. Pussytoot Johnson was slated to give the evening address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Oliver
Waterville
Christian Civic League of
Maine
First Baptist
W. F. Berry
Quimby
Seth May
Prohibition
Toyd
Doty
Boston
Anti-Saloon League of America
New England
Drv
George W. Morrow
League
Pussyfoot" Johnson
Why Birds Fly South Migration explained by food needs and instinct
The piece explains that birds migrate south in winter to find food, with scarce northern supplies forcing movement. It notes food shortages, social feeding, and eventual return north as spring nears. It mentions that some birds stay north to winter and that instinct guides many journeys. It adds Fred Wilson, trolley line operator and hunter, leaving for Brunswick and Harpswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Fred Wilson
Brunswick
Harpswell
Fruit-A-Tives Relief Reported by William Gale Shepherd
William Gale Shepherd reports relief from three years of constipation liver trouble and indigestion after using two 50 cent boxes of Fruit-A-Tives Fruit Laxo Tablets. He states he was bothered by a dull heavy feeling after meals but felt better after one box and now has no further trouble. Purchase options include 50c boxes six for 2.50 or trial size. Sold by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited Ogdensburg NY or dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotomata Co
N.Y
Gale Shepherd
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
Legion Notes: Ex soldiers seek work and reforms
Jobless ex soldier FP OW Smith of Omaha sold blood for 25 dollars to fund his family. Maryland bills promise veterans monthly pay and overseas bonuses with a 9 million bond issue. Princeton president Hibben proposes draft-board reforms to aid Legion job placement. American Legion posts form in New Zealand and Denmark. there are over 11,000 posts worldwide. Colorado College protests prompt Legion demand for proper flag display. Belgian regalia theft case ends with six months jail, court officials criticized. West Virginia Legion rejects Dempsey invites. Wisconsin Legion targets unAmerican radicals at the University of Wisconsin. South Dakota Legion Auxiliary opens a store to sell ex-service products for veterans. Wisconsin Legion buys a cemetery plot in Racine to prevent veterans ending up in potter’s field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW. Smith
Omaha
Neb
American Legion
Smith
Edward Belitz
Belgrade
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Court in Bath 1922
Probate notices state Joseph M Trott as administrator on David S Harris estate and George J Rogers as administrator on Mora F Rogers estate. Both orders require publication in Bath Independent for three weeks and show cause at the Bath Probate Court on the second Tuesday in May 1922 and for Mora Rogers on a near date. Salem Charles Attaya named administrator of Rose S Seers estate in Bath Sagadahoc with qualification of trust and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
Joseph M. Trott
David S. Harris
Tames
Lowell
George J. Rogers
Mora FE
Jail County
Tames S. Lowell
Salem Charles Attaya
Rose S. Seers
Charles Attaya
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Hanyang Iron
Pittsburgh
Europe
Mukden
Tehang
Yangtse
America
Chefoo
Gen. Grant
Iowa
Bristol
Buat
South Bristol
Alice M. Oliver
Georgetown
Mrs. Abbie Jane Ward
Hattie M. Coburn
Miss Wright
Edith F. Thompson
Civic League
World War Veterans of Maryland
Maryland House of Delegates
John Brier Hibben
Princeton University
Syratie
New Zealand
Denmark
C.D. Duniway
Colorado College
Emile Lamard
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sessions
Lamard
West Virginia
Jack Dempsey
Social Science Club
University of Wisconsin
University American Legion Post
South Dakota
American Legion Auxiliary
Potter's Field
Wisconsin American Legion
Racine
William F.cnham
William F. Dpuntiam
William F. Dunham
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