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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
5
The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a healthful, gentle laxative regimen approved by physicians. It claims lasting benefits from proper use and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product for reliable, irritation-free cleansing.
The Bath market reports steady activity with farmers busy planting across the county. Seed potatoes remain scarce in early varieties though later types are plentiful. prices around 70 cents per bushel. News from Boston suggests old potatoes are abundant while new crops from the Georgia and Carolinas faced heavy rains. higher prices may follow. Eggs, butter, onions, turnips, beets, parsnips, carrots, hay, and beans show varied but modest prices with overall favorable crop expectations for June. Poultry output rises. chickens at 20 cents per pound, fowl at 18 cents, and hog meat at eight cents per pound.
In a busy week E. C. Merry purchased over seven tons of codfish and a similar amount of pollock, mainly from local fishermen. The town notes arrivals and visits, boat building progress, property remodeling, a forthcoming post office at West Georgetown, and a successful cattle tuberculin test by Dr. C. W. Watson.
Henry Harris visits Lisbon Falls relatives for a day. New Meadows Inn opens next Wednesday with entertainment booked. Town reports fine roads, cattle and boat activity, arbor day observances, and local projects at Foster's Point and Witch Spring cemetery upkeep.
Sagadahoc granges gathered in Topsham Grange hall last Wednesday led by State Master Stetson and State Secretary Libby. Most districts were represented except Bodwell Grange of Phippsburg and Enterprise of Richmond. The day included instruction on unwritten work and features of importance to masters. A noon dinner was provided by Topsham ladies.
Gardens show strong progress with planting well advanced by mid May, surpassing recent years. Strong growth patterns indicate favorable conditions for crops and ornamental beds alike.
Health ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used for sixty years by mothers for teething, pain relief, crying, wind colic, and diarrhea. Claims gentle, harmless relief and lists a 25 cent price per bottle.
Kelley Field is described as an admirable pleasure ground for youngsters who enjoy outdoors sports.
Mr. H Bemis of Pine Street Granville New York credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with his complete recovery from severe nervousness and partial blindness after doctors failed. He says the pills quickly reduced his symptoms and restored health. The ad promotes the medicine and offers a booklet on nervous system diseases.
The piece promotes L. F. Atwood's medicine as a long standing household remedy to ward off colds, boost liver and bowels, prevent congestion, and restore normal function. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from dealers or request a free sample from the L. F. Medicine Co. Portland, Me.
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