Sappho the Bath steamer recalls Bar Harbor’s gilded age
The Portland Sunday Press recalls the Maine Central flyer Sappho carried elites from Mount Desert to Bar Harbor, linking past and present as it nears retirement. Capt. P. Dickson James G. Blaine and Henry Cabot Lodge appear among remembered figures, with Payson Tucker steering its fate and Frank Jones among its frequent riders.
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Sappho
Portland Sunday Press
Maine Central
Turner
Mersey
the Nile
Trafalgar
James G. Blaine
Maine
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
President Harrison
Blaine
S. Weir Mitchell
Haskett Derby
Dr. Derby
Bar Harbor
Derby
Julian Bauncefote
Payson Tucker
Backache Often Signals Kidney Trouble Says Bath Woman
Mrs. L. C. Stevens of 64 Russell St Bath credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing two years of backache headaches and dizzy spells after four boxes. She bought them at Webber's Drug Store and paid 50c. The Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY manufactures the remedy.
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Steven
L. C. Stevens
Russell St
Bath
Doan
Webber’s
Decalogue for Motor Drivers Warns Against Unsafe Acts
Chicago judge Joseph Sabath writes a safety oriented ten commandments for automobile drivers published by the Chicago Tribune. The rules urge no drinking while driving no speeding no smoking exhaust no passing streetcars when boarding or discharging passengers and other cautions to reduce court cases.
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Joseph Sabath
Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Grow Narcissus and Tulip Bulbs In Fall Planting For Spring Glow
Guide from the bulb specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture explains fall planting depths: tulips 4 inches deep 5 inches apart, narcissus 5 inches deep 10 inches apart, in light rich soil. Bulbs need drainage, mulch for winter protection, and removal of mulch as growth appears. Naturalizing narcissus by scattering bulbs in sod or partial shade is encouraged, with examples from England, Virginia, and New England showing decades of blooms.
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England
Europe
North Carolina
James River
Virginia
New England
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Customer
A Lackawanna, New York woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after pregnancy. She reports renewed energy, appetite, and ability to work, and notes it helps with female troubles including displacements, inflammation, and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lackawanna, N. Y
A. F. Kreamer
Electric Avenue
Lackawanna
N. Y
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Frank Jones
Mr. Jones
Charles William Lot
Robert Amory
de Grasse Fox
Burton Harrison
Joseph Tasigi
Biddle
Philadelphia
William Gardner
Francis Lynde
George Fox
Johnston Livingston
F. M. Weld
J. Montgomery Sears
Christopher Starr Leffingwell
Rodick
Old West End
Louisburg
Barrett Manufacturing Company
New York
Philadelp
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit , Birmingham
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Boston
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Seattle
Dean
Hall
Hall Company
Wiscasset
Union Street
Brunswick
Fashon
Gouraud’s
T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
New York City
Fletcher
Ontiaren
Cry For Fletcher
Castoria
Litden
Chichester S Pills
Chichester & Diamond
PILLA
Best
Mass
Receipe
Ol Dee
AW Hliclv
Bears
Gastoria
the Centaur Company
Cael Edad Cry
Euan
Maine Central Railroad
Portland, Maine
D. M. Humphreys Fire and Marine
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Frances I. Crane Brainard
Arlington
N. J
County of
Hudson
Albion Hale Brainard
Cyrus W. Longley
Hideluye
Exchange
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