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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1916
Page
4
The Times urges private and organized construction of modest tenement and rental homes along with Bath's transit lines to house influx from Texas yard and iron works. War, rising costs, and shifts in consumer buying push higher living costs, while prosperity depends on home building and farming.
The writer argues for a strong independent leader like Charles E. Hughes and a capable, patriotic Congress to steady the nation amid war and reform fears. Observations touch on wartime taxation, immigration, weather omens, prohibition debates, and political vitriol surrounding campaigns and candidates.
George S. Aldrich argues Democrats have no better path than predicting Hugh s actions in 1916 by listing hypothetical Cabinet picks and policies. He frames a long critique of Wilson era decisions and questions what Hughes would have done, inviting readers to vote November 7.
An ad extols Sarsaparilla as purifying and enriching the blood to deter illness. It touts family use and links to wartime mortality, while broad social notices discuss strikes, cost of living, cattle farming, and back yard gardens as examples of economic and civic concerns.
Local merchants plan 30 minute later opens from 8:00 to 8:30 a m to save three hours weekly. They will use Saturday night from seven to ten for the extra time beginning Oct 28 with a preparatory shift starting Oct 23.
Congressman Will R. Wood of Indiana frames a business proposition urging voters to back the Republican party to protect mills and factories and secure American jobs at good wages amid wartime prosperity fears. He warns of industrial ruin if protection ends as Europe’s conflict ends. Topsham fair announced.
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