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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1915
Page
2
In a period of international strain the piece discusses President Wilson and German relations, noting confidence in the administration, defense readiness, and calls for disavowal and reparations. It cites US sentiment, the Lusitania controversy, and the stance of German American communities, urging prudent policy and patience.
The speaker questions if provocation could justify torpedoing a vessel with women and children, arguing that no American officer would commit such a murder and citing the Lusitania sinking as the true test of German actions.
Local items report Music Hall painting by Wagner's men and a quiet Sunday with lodgers. Morris Morse High baseball beat Hallowell 17 to ?. A missing four master R. W. Hopkins from Baltimore to San Juan with nine crew members is feared sunk near Diamond Shoal. Garnet bridge work progresses with abutments raised and road widened. total cost about 8700 dollars. Brunswick committee oversees repairs aided by local crews and materials.
Residents and visitors strand a busy week with trips to Boston Lowell and Providence. Bath Iron Works worker Tobias Smalley joins the blacksmith crew while Alton Groves resumes work after a wagon accident.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that purifies blood and targets mucous surfaces. It claims clinician endorsement, prescribes internal remedies, and notes a price of 75 cents. Other products include Dean's Regulats for constipation, Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for ailments, and Burdock Blood Bitters for blood purification priced at $1.00.
Mrs Charles Bearse of 45 Coffins Court Portsmouth claims a year long left eye abscess healed after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. She reports better appetite and health and notes doctors were surprised by the cure.
An advert promotes Dean's Ointment for itching bleeding or protruding piles available at drug stores. The copy emphasizes quick relief and urges purchase as a remedy.
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