World famous actor makes pine scent soap a hit
The article profiles Billy B. Van and his pine scent soap business, a merchandising miracle that grew from a northern Maine pine forest. He will speak at the Fourth New England Conference in Portland November 15–16, detailing how his venture combined entertainment fame with industry.
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Billy van
New England
Portland
Maine
Billy B. van
Van
Industrial Group
City Hall
R. H. Dick
New York
Arthur D. Little
Cambridge
Mass
Connecticut
Council
Hiram W. Ricker
Massachusetts
United States
Maine Plan Aims to Boost State Industries and Growth
A proposed comprehensive plan discussed for Portland seeks to unite Maine interests around improved water supply capital transportation nearby markets affordable industrial sites and developed port facilities. The plan aims to accelerate understanding of Maine’s worth and growth and to rally broad backing.
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Portland
Maine
Bath Woman Married in Honolulu Hotel
Edith L. Small of Bath wed Charles Fields a U S Marine at the Alexander Young hotel in Honolulu on October 17. The bride has spent recent years in Hawaii with her daughter Mrs Cuthbert Wilson and plans to reside in Honolulu.
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Edith L. Small
William G., Small
Bath
Charles Fields
United States
Alexander Young Hotel
Honolulu
Small
Hawaii
Cuthbert Wilson
Eagles defeat Orphans' Home lads 14 to 7
The Eagles beat the Orphans Home team 14 to 7 in a Saturday morning game at Kelley Field. Snowdon and S King scored the touchdowns for the Eagles and Lee hit for the Orphans Home.
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Eagles
Orphans
Kelley Field
Burnhams
Thayers
Snowdons
Temples
Snowdon
S. King
Lee
A. Temple
H. Thayer
W. Burnham
W. Burnham, Ig; R. Temple, c; L. Burnham, Rg; S. King, It; B. Greene
G. Snowdon
K. Snowdon
A. Thayer
E. Burnham
Orphans Home
Dearborn
Russell
I. Lee
R. Mullen
H. Burnham
W. Plummer
C. Osborne
B. Lee
E. Norton
G. Norton
W. Armstrong
Bertilla B Libby Obituary Notice
Bertilla B Libby 59 widow of For rest Libby died Wednesday after a long illness at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Broden North Bath. Born Charlestown Massachusetts daughter of Daniel and Mary M Dean she came to Bath five years ago from Portland. Burial will be Saturday.
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Bertilla B. Libby
Forrest Libby
Charles Broden
North Bath
Charlestown
Mass
Daniel
Mary M. Dean
Bath
Portland
Pullet’s Record Hatching Stolen Nest in South Gardiner
Lee Scott of South Gardiner reports a pullet hatched last April begun laying in August and, after sitting on 21 eggs, hatched 15 chicks on October 26 before the nest was stolen. Who can beat this?
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Lee Scott
South Gardiner
Nerve Cure Seaside Spot Draws Veteran to River Residence
Ernest Sower of Manchester lived seven years in a small boat at a secluded river spot for nerve rest and war recovery and has chosen to stay there longer.
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Newport
Isle of Wight
Ernest Sowerbutts
Manchester
Beacon Street Ladies Aid Halloween Party
The Metho dist church Ladies' Aid of Beacon Street held its annual Halloween costume party at president Mrs. Charles Henderson's home on upper High street. Guests wore masks and costumes, enjoyed pumpkin and squash pies, and fortune readings by Mrs. Nettie Teeling.
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Ladies’ Aid
Beacon Street
Methodist Church
Charles Henderson
Upper
High Street
Nettie Teeling
Henderson
Charles Oliver
Annie Teeling
L. W. Oliver
Everett. G. Lemont
Katherine Clark
Eugene McGrath
Jamima
Edward Bachelder
Frank French
Della Adams
Georgie Knights
William Craft
Ella Douglas
Herman Crocker
Rustus
Georgie Glass
Moore
Allen
Nettie McKay
William Perry
Air line links Perth and Adelaide to speed letters
The route cuts time on letters to Australia by air with connections between Perth and Adelaide and transfers to small steamers. Milwaukee Sentinel notes growing public interest in forest conservation and urges all to welcome every suggestion for preservation.
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London
England
Australia
Perth
Adelaide
Milwaukee Sentinel
Peaches Grow at Record Pace and Britain Builds Airship
The text notes a 50 percent rise in peach production in the United States over twenty years, reaching about a million bushels weekly. It also mentions England nearing completion of a new airship this year, smaller than the German model but with greater power and expected higher speed.
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United States
England
Bowdoinham lodge holds annual election and visit
Bowdoinham village lodge F. and A. M. elected officers led by W M George Blodgett and others. District Deputy Grand Master C B Small of Freeport attended with visitors. Banquet followed. Many locals and visitors noted including Mina Stowell, Hazel Hackett, Emma Snell, and G A Hackett finishing road work. A false smallpox scare was reported.
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Village Lodge F. & A. M
C. B. Small
Freeport
George A. Blodgett
W. M
Charles E. Hackett
Zina Maxwell
Augusta
M. S. White
Given Co
H. S. Witham
Norman Cooke
Alice
Frances
Robert Gardiner
John Gardiner
Portland
Frank Siegars
Esther Smith
Eva Coudry
Winchester
Mass
W. J. Graves
Siegars
Scott Bailey
Walter
Marshall Merryman
Frank Temple
Josephine
Margaret
Haverhill
Pike Home
William Given
W. S. Given
South Carolina
Richmond
L. P. Temple
Mary Hall
Walter Maloon
Saco
Cornish
Parent-Teacher Association
Coombs High School
Town Hall
George Cutler
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Fannie Williams
Topsfield
Lewiston
Arthur Webber
Loraine Heenie
Bowdoinham Club
Ellen Sparks
Brookline
Louise Gilbert
Lizzie Sparks
Elmer Neff
Upper Montclair
N. J
Carrie Kendall
Inez Gowell
Alabama
George Merryman
F. K. Jack
Gardiner
Graves
Sarah Whitmore
Jack
Anna LeBurr
Electa
Mt. Carmel
William Hamilton
P. A. Cannon
Boston
Silas Hamilton
Charles Fogg
Nona
Elmore Gordon
Charles Salie
Revere
W. E. Salie
Quirk
Fall River
Tibbetts
George Weeks
William T. Hardie
George O. Rogers
Cathance
Edward Gile and
Harrison
Giles
William Chapman
Sherman Denham
Carlton Lancaster
Miss Florentine Knowlton Visits Lewiston Family Home
Miss Florentine Knowlton who is employed in Lewiston spent the weekend at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knowlton on Pine Street.
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Florentine Knowlton
Lewiston
Harry Knowlton
Pine Street
Seed selling and wool yarn ad from Harmony and Cobb County
Energetic men in every town can earn big money selling seeds no experience needed immediate work. Write for particulars Cobb Co Franklin. Virgin wool yarn for sale by manufacturer at bargain samples free. H A Bartlett Harmony Me 10-18-2mos.
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Cobb Co
Franklin
H. A. Bartlett
Harmony, Me
Residents push for bridge paving on Carlton span
Woolwich Arrowsic and Georgetown farmers urge quicker resurfacing of the Carlton bridge. State Highway Commission has the matter, with Supt Briggs noting five horses fell last winter. Tar and gravel surface proposed to improve footing and reduce slips on the down grade toward Bath.
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Carlton
Woolwich
Arrowsic
Georgetown
State Highway Commission
Edward P. Briggs
Highway Commission
Briggs
Edgar Bailey
Ernest Hathorne
Frank Savage
Bath
Woolwich Toll House
Herbert Wright
New England Telephone Introduces Business Directory
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company plans a Business Telephone Directory listing nearly 500 central offices and 155000 subscribers across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It aims to aid industry commerce by providing state by state listings with a finding list of 1400 commodities.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Boston
Southern
New England Telephone Co
Connecticut
Totman Funeral Set at Small Point Church
The funeral for Elisha L. Totman, longtime Phippsburg resident, dies Tuesday after brief illness. Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Small Point church. A separate note states that 3 to 5 percent of night car crashes are caused by improperly focused lights.
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Elisha L. Totman
Phippsburg
Small Point
Bowdoin Ladies and Community Notices From Bowdoin Center
The East Bowdoin Ladies aid meets Thursday with Mrs. Herbert Adams. Mr and Mrs Charles Salie visit Bowdoin Center. A day with Mrs Ella Adams ended with a noon dinner and pleasant afternoon. The combined ages of four ladies total 296 years. Rev J A Pauquett preached at the chapel last Sunday and returns Sundays at 3 PM. The Bowdoin Center Farm Bureau held an all day meeting at the grange hall with 20 attendees. Next meeting November 21 on Christmas candy ideas. The West Bowdoin Ladies aid to host an entertainment Friday evening November 2 at the Bowdoin Center grange hall.
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East
A. E. Purinton
M. E. Smith
Angie Carter
Ella Adams
J. A. Pauquett
Brother Pauquett
Bowdoin Center
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
West Bowdoin
Ohio Forest project seeds first Federation Forest in state
The First Federation Forest in Ohio begins with four thousand trees planted at the Boy Scout Reservation between Ashland and Mansfield. Mrs. R. Keller of Attica serves as District Chairman reporting to the American Tree Association.
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Ohio
Ashland
Mansfield
R. Keller
Attica
American Tree Association
Coolidge Declines to Deliver Campaign Speech
President Calvin Coolidge shows determination to avoid giving a political speech during the current campaign period, signaling a preference for restrained public appearances and policy focus.
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Coolidge
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Hubrite
Gage
Edith Small
U. S. Marine Corps
EAGLE
Pullet
Beacon Street Ladies’ Aid
Bowdoinham
New England States
E. L. Totman
Woodbury’s
Brunswick
Senter
Bridge-Merrill, Inc
Bowdoin
FUR Coat Sale
Bath Department Store
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