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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1911
Page
9
A Norfolk style notice roundup includes women praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for long standing female illnesses. Also appears are Maine probate petitions for Mary A Bonness and Charles H Morse with executors named and hearings set in Bath.
In Bath Bath County a Court of Probate orders guardian notice for guardianship lis pendens. The order directs publication for three weeks in the Bath Independent and a hearing on the second Tuesday of October at 9 in the forenoon to show cause why the guardian’s allowance should not be granted. James S. Lowell Judge and W. Longley Register oversee the proceedings.
Readers of the independent are invited to contribute farm and grange news or any matter of interest to country readers. Send contributions to Independent Office Bath.
Bath market reports abundant supplies across most produce lines with fair to good prices. Eggs range 39 and 32 cents a dozen. butter 30 cents a pound. apples 50 cents to 1 dollar a bushel. potatoes 75 cents per bushel. onions and cabbage plentiful. Dairy names and fruit packing shifts noted as State Dairy Instructor Hedley C. Black resigns to enter life insurance. Buckley lauds Maine fruit packing improvements and west coast competition. Cranberries, cranberries and shell beans–local crops strong, green corn past season, quinces appearing, beef eight cents a pound, veal eleven.
The State board of assessors notes a marked rise in one and two year old cattle across cities and towns, with yearlings doubling in some areas. While Maine cattle numbers have lately fallen, the uptick suggests renewed farming interest driven partly by high cow prices over the past year.
Readable items describe peanut and tobacco successes, peaches and watermelons in Bowdoin and Topsham, hay prices, and a busy fall with dances, plays Niobe at Woolwich Grange Hall, and Bath amateurs led by Huse. Community notes cover farming, fairs, road work, school ferry riders, visitors, and a church drive for a new carpet and bell.
The ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore stomach strength by purifying the blood and improving digestion. It cites a Cambridge case from Mr G W Seaborne of Seaborne Sign Co and notes multiple ailments claimed to improve with the medication. It mentions diet book free on request and pricing details.
Last night Merrymeeting Grange hosted a ladies night with Sisters Alleve Fulton Ella Williams and Georgia Berry in charge of the entertainment. Men will present a program on November 3. No meeting next week due to Topsham fair.
Purifying tonic claims to enrich the blood and strengthen the whole system. Offered in liquid form and chocolated tablets named Sarsatabs for regular use and health maintenance.
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