Efforts To Secure a Flint Corn Sure To Mature in Maine
Dr. G M Twitchell reports field tests in Maine on flint corn seed for 1909 10 varieties in an eight acre plot. He details planting, spacing, hail damage, detasselling and suckers removal, yielding about 87.9 bushels per acre after adjustments. He advocates yearly ear tests and seed selection from the best rows to stabilize germination and yield.
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Maine
G. M. Twitchell
New York Tribune
Canada
Wisconsin
State Pomological Meeting With Noted Fruit Growers
An invited program features J. H. Hale of Connecticut Prof. W. D. Hurd of Amherst Miss Patch on insects and Dr. Lewis of Maine University. Banquet in Concert Hall Wednesday evening. Norway Grange supplies dinners and hotels offer low rates. Premiums liberal. rail fare reduced. Address Wm. Craig Auburn Me W. J. Rick er Turner Me or J A. Roberts Norway Me for lists.
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New England
J. H. Hale
Connecticut
W. D. Hurd
Amherst
Mass
E. Cyrus Miller
Haydenville
Dr. Lewis
Maine University
Philbrook
Miss Patch
C. D. Woods
Hitchings
Twitchell
Norway Grange
Norway Hotels
Wm. Craig
Auburn
W. J. Ricker
Turner
J. A. Roberts
Norway
Bath Market Sees Steady Supplies and Shifting Prices
The Bath market reports steady supplies with modest price shifts ahead of Thanksgiving. Eggs rise to about 33 cents, butter 32 to 33 cents, and potatoes 40 to 60 cents per bushel. Apples, citron melons, cauliflower, pumpkins, cabbage, onions, beans, pears, popcorn, celery, meats, poultry, and hay show varied current rates, with some items in strong demand and others softer. Local growers like J. B. and J. M. Lemont, Clarence O. Purinton, and J. F. Upton are noted for specific offerings.
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Bath Beef Company
J. B
J. M. Lemont
West Bath
Clarence O. Purinton
Bowdoin
Brunswick
Harpswell
J. F. Upton
Phippsburg
Sagadahoe County
Fred Pond
Wiscasset
Bodwell Grange Holds Banner Meeting With Contested Duel
The Bodwell Grange Saturday gathering featured a Brothers versus Sisters contest led by Worthy Lecturer Roland Eaton and Sister Julia Johnson. Judges Rev. C. L. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haskell awarded the Sisters. A large attendance praised the event and plans for a harvest feast and voluntary program are set for next Saturday night.
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Bodwell Grange
Roland Eaton
Julia Johnson
C. L. Stevens
Ernest Haskell
Farm Notes Highlight Beans and Potatoes Shipments
Sagadahoc County farmers report red kidney beans rising in popularity for baking and daily use, surpassing the yellow eye and pea bean. President John R. Graham of the L A and W street railway sent 108 barrels of Maine potatoes to Boston addresses as a courtesy to the Boston Merchants Association after a spring visit.
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John R. Graham
L., A. & W. Street Railway
Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
Maine
Pomona Election Date Set for Sagadahoc County
The next Pomona for Sagadahoc County is on November 17 at West Bath and will be the annual officers election. Reports note cabbage crops in the west and improving Sagadahoc potato prospects while Boston market signals tighter potato supplies and higher prices. Citizens hear better New England fruit yields and broader crop growth, with harvest plans ahead for Bodwell and West Bath granges.
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Sagadakoe County
West Bath
United States
Department of Agriculture
Sagadahoc
Boston
New England
Bodwell Grange
West Bath Grange
Riverview Grange
Lisbon Falls
Franklin County
Dean's Kidney Pills praised by Bath resident
Mrs. A. A. Small of 102 Academy St Bath Mo testifies that after six years of kidney trouble she used Dean's Kidney Pills from Webber's drug store and gradually improved until fully cured Her testimony urges others to use the remedy priced 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sale agents in the United States Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
Bath
A. A. Small
Academy St
Webber's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’'s
Maine Central R R Schedule Effective October 4 1909
Train times list passenger departures from Bath with routes to Skowhegan Belfast Bangor Bucksport Augusta Waterville Calais St John and Eastport. Westbound and branch lines noted with daily Sunday services and agents F E Boothby and Morris McDonald signed as general agents.
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Bath
Skowhegan
Belfast
Bangor
Bucksport
Augusta
Waterville
Calais
Washington County
Vanceboro
St. John
Bar Harbor
Foxcroft
Greenville
Mattawamkeag
Eastport
Wash. Co. R. R
St. Stephens
Portland
Boston
Montreal
Quebec
Bridgton
Fabyan
Lancaster
Farmington
Brunswick
All Points East
Lewiston
Woolwich
Rockland
Foreclosure of Mortgage on Parker's Point Property in Georgetown
Notice states Bergeron mortgaged real estate at Parker's Point Georgetown Sagadahoc by deed dated October 19 1904 recorded Book 112 Page 515. Thomas B Libby later assigned the mortgage to the undersigned. mortgage condition breached authorizing foreclosure.
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Bergeron
Sagadahoc
Thomas
Libby
Parker's Point
Georgetown
County of
State of
Maine
Juques Lot
Smith Cottage
Thomas B Libby
Help Wanted Ads Offer Government Jobs and Training
A solicitation promises lifetime government positions with high pay. It claims thousands of jobs will open this year and offers free exam preparation and textbooks. Reader is urged to mail a coupon with preferred position and personal details to an address at 404 Baxter Block.
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Baxter Block
Portland
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J. A. Winstow & Son
Clenwood Furnace
Atwood
Gardiner
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T. Felix Gouraud
Tio
L. A. Sayre
Teady
Ton
Gouraud
Europe
Ferd
T. Hopkins
Great Jones Street
Maine Register
Grenville M. Donham
Congress St
Maine Centralr
Frank DD Perry
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Custom House
New York City
Internal Revenue Branch
Immigration
Bureau OF Printing
Post Office
Foreman
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