Bath Daily Notes 1904 Community Roundup
Forty years ago in Bath updates cover travel plans of Mrs McUillite and Gardiner Deering, school football at Morse and Rockland, beach and shipyard news, local business trips, new faculty and students at Bath Business College, and a wave of visits, injuries, and retirements across Bath including Bath Iron Works and the Kennebec area.
Large seal sighted in New Meadows river near landing
On Sept 30, 1904 a notably large seal surfaced off the New Meadows river near the landing where it delighted guests. Earlier a heavy shower forced South End electric passengers to walk or await repairs after car No 16 broke down near Bath Street on the 5 15 trip to the South End, leaving the car crowded.
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New Meadows
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Bath Street
Brazil's Rich Potential Resources Highlighted by Economists
Economic geographers note Brazil's vast potential resources with over eighty percent of land deemed productive. Ample rainfall supports rubber, coffee, timber and other crops. The country hosts large iron ore deposits in Minas Gerais, about 22 percent of world total, plus other unique minerals.
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Brazil
Minas Gerais
Bayonet origin linked to Bayonne’s seventeenth century
The bayonet is claimed to have been invented in Bayonne France during the seventeenth century, according to the note.
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Bayonne
France
Corn Silk Removal Tip For Cob Cleaning
A practical method suggests using a stiff vegetable brush to remove corn silk from the cob. This quick technique helps tidy ears before cooking or eating.
Probate Notices for Sagadahoc Estates in Bath
Court in Bath Sagadahoc grants probate actions including will for Calise Matate Roland F Pero, deceased. Harold J. Rubin named executor with letters testamentary without bond. Allee E. Prost and Arthur F. Mayo involved as administrator and first final account. Public notice requires Bath Independent publication for three weeks and a probate hearing October second at ten in the forenoon. John L. Jack, Register.
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Sagadahoc
Roland F Pero
Harold J. Rubin
Allee E. Prost
Arthur F. Mayo
Consider China danger point in the Asiatic war
An editorial by MARC T. GREENE argues China is the key danger point in the Asiatic war. It warns that Japan seeks to split or subjugate China, risking a protracted conflict unless the U.S. increases aid to Chungking. It lauds MacArthur for island hopping but says victory requires saving China and a unified resistance against Japan.
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Edgar Snow
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Wiscasset Community Roundup From Page Four
Local notes cover church auxiliary attendance in Rockland, residents visiting and traveling in Massachusetts, families relocating near Bath, hospitalizations at Camp Devens, and social gatherings in Pemaquid Beach. Waste paper drives by American Legion Post and Troop 201 collected over ten tons for regional recycling. Joseph L. Neal undergoing surgery at Maine General Hospital. Louise Blagdon on a week’s vacation from the Register of Deeds office with interim coverage.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
Philip Miller
West Point
Bath
Pfe
Parker Foye
Maurice Foye
Willow Road
Camp Devens
Allan Hunnewell
Federal Street
Gilbert
Gilbert's, Pemaquid Beach
John Kilborn
Peter
Portland
Ralph Webster
Rodney Wyman
Madison
Wiscasset
American Legion Post
Boy Scout Troop
The
Legion Post
Joseph L. Neal
Washington Street
Maine General Hospital
Louise Blagdon
Register of Deeds Office
Court House
Harvey R. Pease
Great Leader Passes Away in Home City
Obituary notes former New York Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Alfred E Smith died in New York hospital after a long illness. The piece mentions his wife’s death, a funeral, and references to a 1920s-era image and lifestyle. Other notices include memorials for Fred Albert Bean in Wiscasset and a brief piece on a 18th century Franklin fireplace evolution.
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Alfred E Smith
New York
Warter
Jis
Fred Moody
Exeter
Wis Cosset
Snday
Maonly
Antoinette Pliamstead
Wonnns Club
Wiscasset
Consreedioal Vestry
Figas
Adberta Larraine
Vera Hageett
Kate Sewall
Mav Questiutt
Ganive Mi Staveell
Downes
Fred Albert Bean
Veteran's Administration
Togus
Valteria Eugenia Bean
Cuuiles
Arthur
Harvey
George
Waldobore
Harry
Warren
Is B. Nelson
Bangor
Grace B. Haydeck
Lynn
Mass
Cowley Funeral Home
Robert H. Kiesuaaam
Iatine
Baris
Oak Grove
Bath
Deadly New Canadian Weapon Sexton Revealed in War Intro
A powerful new weapon, the Sexton, a 25-pounder full tracked self propelled mount, designed and built in Canada, is in service in France and being produced for Britain. It evolves from the Ram tank and uses the 25 pounder gun that halted Rommel at El Alamein. The lower photo shows the gun mounted, with completed mounts heading to the testing ranges above.
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Ong
France
Rommel
el Alamein
Lest
Mayan Architecture Astonishes Modern Archeologists
Delight archeologists with Maya manual arts in Middle America. Their arch keystone principle remains unseen, yet temples rose with primitive tools to great heights. Temples feature stucco walls, painted surfaces, and capstones.
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Middle America
Poison Ivy Control Using Sprays Aid Plants
Dr. E A Bessey of Michigan State College says a spray containing a chemical obtainable at farm stores kills poison ivy quickly without harming surrounding vegetation. A few squirts suffice as the solution penetrates leaf pores and travels to roots, causing them to shrivel.
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E. A. Bessey
Department of Botany
Michigan State College
Rise in corporate assets outpaces tax hikes in early war years
Corporations expanded liquid assets substantially from 1939 to 1943 as tax liabilities rose by nearly 15 billion dollars. Cash holdings, bank deposits, and government securities grew by 25.5 billion, while networking capital increased by 17 billion, signaling strong liquidity and capital position during the period.
Soil Bank Benjamin Franklin Quotation Recalled
A line from Benjamin Franklin appears in Poor Richard's Almanac praising the soil bank idea as a safe and profitable fertility deposit. The aphorism frames soil health as a durable investment in agriculture and future yields.
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Soil Bank
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
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