Travel is tough Oliver declares tourism boom in Florida
A long, period- style travel note extols Florida from Fort Pierce to Miami, praising climate, prospects, and growing industry. It cites Florida as a beacon for prosperity, notes heavy northern interest, praises the state’s boot phrase, and recounts anecdotes from Maine to Bath about impressions of Florida and the winter migration likely to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierce
Here
Miami
Florida
Union
Phil Winter
Wolorida
Enis
Ralph HH. Dunton
W. C. Oliver
Maine
Dunton
New Brunswick
Bath
New Meadows
Danton
Jess
Eddie Emmons
DA Bathain
Palm
Sagadaboe
Kennebec
Local Text About Yarn Prices and Blankets
Fragmentary notice describes woolen goods offered by a seller. Mentions machine knitting yarns and all wool blankets with price per 402 and per the age paid on all orders. Reading is incomplete but indicates sale terms for textiles.
Storm Among Heaviest In Half Century Hits area
Dr A L M Carih of Alna reports last Friday's storm was the heaviest in 60 years. Seven buildings were damaged along Neck between Sheepeecot and Newestle with trees blown down. Sheepeecot river rose Saturday. Yale College faced unusually cold October. November milder. Dr Carl notes Winslow visiting North Bath, then left for Grundy Center Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL ML Carih
Alna
Perthiod
Sheepeecot
Yale College
Carl
Future of Wiscasset Narrow Gauge Railroad in Doubt
The present owners plan to discontinue the Wiscasset Waterville and Farmington line on January 1, citing automation and coal costs as key factors. Support is sought from a syndicate to cover deficits this winter while negotiations proceed. The article also recounts Dr Cardix's youth and early career as a school teacher in Bowdoin, where he faced harsh challenges and earned funds for his education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset, Waterville
Farmington
Cardix
National Grange Visit Moves to Maine Event
Maine hosts a National Grange visit as organizers promote the event’s broader reach and celebrate longstanding work. The piece notes local credit for support and hints at ongoing efforts to engage the national organization with regional activities.
Sagadahoc a Summer Scene and Captain Kidd’s Treasure
The article paints Sagadahoc Bay in summer colors with children playing on the shore and boats skimming the surface. It recalls a legend of Captain Kidd’s hidden treasure along Sagadahoe headlands, while noting the bay as Heaven’s mirror and a beloved playground for youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Sendahoe
Heaven
Sagadahoe
Father Ocean
Wen
Sungadalor
Captain Kidd
Sagudahoes
Grand Master Moulton attends Bowdoinham lodge installation
The Village Lodge of A. M. held its annual installation of officers on Saturday with a large turnout of members and families. David E. Moulton, Grand Master of Maine, and his wife attended, honored by the ceremony led by Samuel Furbish and supported by Brunswick brethren. A banquet followed, 47 in attendance, as church repairs progress and local residents attend various social and fraternal events amid a winter preparation mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
The
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Maine
Village Lodge
Village Lodge of & A. M
David E. Moulton
Grand Masonic Lodge of
Samuel B. Furbish
Brunswick
Brother Nichols
Edward I. Sprague
W. M
Clarence O. Purinton
George A. Blodgett
KE. S. Blodgett
Marshal Merryman
John Tarbox
Tyler
Horace J. Whitney
East Bowdoin
Emery Purinton
Leonard Curtis
Bates College
Fannie Batchelder
New Hampshire
P. A. Cannon
H. D. Cornish
Clara N. Fogg
R. J. Purington
Harry Mosher
Wiscisset
A. Mosher
Albert Henderson
Lowell
Rangeley
Pomona Grange
Merry Meeting Grange
Pythian Sisters
Emma Lang
Wovodtfords
Baptist Church
Ruth Dodge
Boston
Dr. Browne
Emily Rideout
Mert Cutler
Lona Hackett
Wintering Residents and local society notes in Bowdoinham
Mr and Mrs Fred Heath head to Orlando for the winter while Mrs Bertha Welch spends time in Portland. Herbert Heath, formerly ill with pneumonia, is improving. Brunswick guests the Joys visited Mrs Annie Cobb. S of W Auxiliary met at the hall with Eva Lemont from Bath inspecting. A social hour followed with candy and salted peanuts. The group notes a good year led by president Mrs Josephine Fogg. Joseph Vachon family moved to Bath. Beatrice Nichols plans to return soon to Gorham Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mimily Rideout
Helen Mitchell
Muriel Tibetts
Hazel Cornish
Hazel Denham
Mae Heenie
Ida Fowle
Mrs. Johnston
Verena Moore
K. of P
Topsham
Down By the Sea
A. S. MacDougal
Newport
Georgie Denham
Clinton
Thomas Ward
R. D. Purinton
Sagadahoe Fertilizer Co
Dover-Foxcroft
FL RK
Jack
Richmond
Star Aid
Fred Britt
Charles Mosher
Gorham
Maud York
A.cannon
Cadilac
Marl Douglass
Eliza Ferguson
Emily Rideout
Clifton Heenie
Herbert Heath
Ceres
Ethel Hackett
Pomona
Mary Webber
Flora
Viola Leavitt
Myrtle Purington
Town Hall
Josiah Taylor
State Department
W. L. Bonney
Brunswick
Tie
Gardiner
Wortland
Bert Williams
W. B. Kendall
Mr. Weeks
R .S. Dickinson
Washington
Will Dinsmore
Joseph Hall
Hawthorne
FE. S
Electa
S. of V. Auxiliary
Wast
Eva Lemont
Lath
Frank Seigars, Jr
Portland
Seigars
Norman Rowe
Philip Rideout
Frye
Bert Webber
Kendall
Ben Ames Williams
Maine
Saturday Evening Post
Darton Farms
Dick Frye
Blue Bells
Nat Gray
Bowdoin
William Given, Jr
Bowdoinham
Mr. Curtis
Lewiston
Moose River
Fred Heath
Orlando
Fla
Bertha Welch
A. Joy
Annie Cobb
S. of W
Bath
Lemont
Josephine Fogg
Joseph Vachon
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Lakewood
Bellewood
Prairie Belle
Gok Wai
Oliver
Kesey City
Stabewe Jeer
Vee
BUY Concord Yarns Direct
Concord Worsted Mills
West Concord, N. H
A. M. Card
OO Winslow
North Bath
Grundy Center
Lowa
Pe Card
God
Freeport
Lewis
Young Card
Cotton
Tim
Doerr
Cirdl
National Grange
Abbot
Tad Niade Tenaipling
Treip
Grange
Lorraine Heenie
Lela Bishop
Augusta
Bowdoinham Post Road
Beatrice Nichols
Gorham Normal School
Bath Department Store
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