Grange meeting postponed by weather in West Bath
West Bath reports a Monday Grange roll call delayed by bad weather. The program included the Pledge, a white outfits solo by Eleanor Bates, a piano encore by Mrs. Alice Smith, a reading by Mrs. Smiley, and a question on engaging all ages. The next program will be led by Joseph Melrose Vaughn Smiley and Stanley Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
The
Eleanor Bates
Alice Smith
Smiley
Joseph Melrose
Vaughn Smiley
Stanley Peterson
F. W. Larrabee
Lannes Fuller
Orrin Frye
Bath
Littlefield School
Improvement Society
Annie Rogers
Wiscasset
A. H. Donnell
Baldwin
Topsham Fair
Hazel Whorf
Clinton Richards
North Hampton
Mass
Everett Stackpole Richards
Phillipine Islands
Everett Richards
Dr. Stackpole
Siberia
Mary Philpot
O. FE. Rogers
North Bath
A. VP. Valliere
Fred W.krrraber
Idella Altekamp
Boston
George V. Jewett
Campbell’s Pond
Chestnut Lodge
George Hunt
Harry Hall
Oscar Williams
Birch Point
John Sylvester
Percy Miller
Sabino
Wilton Bates
Thornton Bates
Winneganee
Charles Bates
John Pooler
Waterville
Chester Freeman
Donald
Sabine
Miss Altekamp
Matthews
Shepard
Karl Rissland
Joe
Joseph White
Jack Evans
Wath
Coombs
Campbell's Pond
Dorothy Stilkey
Mase
Bob Williams
Compbell's Pond
Leon Pennell
Leon, Jr
Pennell Cottage
Direh Point
High Street
George Vo Jewett
Jdella Altekamp
Deston
Ditaariseerte
JE. Drake
E.W. Hagget
Larrabee
Beyes S. Lemont
Lemont Jor
Trutant
Yellow fever carried by Stegmoula mosquito
The text asserts yellow fever is spread by the Stegmoula mosquito, common in homes, with screens failing to keep it out. It describes the insect as having a silvery lyre-shaped thorax pattern and white striped abdomen and legs banded black and white.
Trapped in the Jungle Tiger Trap Ends in Amputation
A Nenegari adventurer recounts hunting in Sumatra near Padang when a tiger trap snapped shut above his knee. Stranded by jungle life, mosquitoes and ants swarmed as he fought for survival until found by his "boys" two weeks later. He describes the slow, brutal path to amputation in Batavia and Dalembang.
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Batavia
Harmony Club
Asia
Belawan Deli
Sumatra
Padang
Dalembang
Dativa
Methodists Attend Portland District Conference Session
Rev and Mrs Charles B Brooks and others travel by train to South Portland for the Portland District conference annual session presided by Rev John M Arters. The opening sermon is by Rev John G Rogers with addresses by Rev J A Teebe and speakers including Dr Paul Vogt Dr A L Morse Rev Edward Parlin and others.
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Charles BE. Brooks
John G. Rogers
R. EF. Riplay
South Portland
Portland
John M. Arters
J. A. Teebe
School of Theology
Boston University
Bath
Woodfords
Lancoune
Peelel Qin i
Strange Town Movements and River Paths
A fragmentary report mentions a panicked scene as a crowd disperses in fear and a baffling inquiry about a moving “Friend of the People.” The text notes Cumberland River flowing from St. Hore state through eastern and south central Kentucky, then into Tennessee before reentering Kentucky near the Tennessee River mouth.
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Cumberland River
St.hore
Tennessee
Kentucky
Jeros
Tennessee River
Love Matches and Reasonable Excuses Spark City Debate
A witty note from Kuasper in Stockholm plays on modern marriage where couples marry for love yet justify it to friends. The quip reflects social pressure and evolving views on why people wed within contemporary society.
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Kuasper
Stockholm
Murdered Guide Relative of Bath Woman
Mrs. Horatio N. Douglas of 55 Dummer Street learned Saturday morning of the death by shooting Friday night of her son in law Otis Bean 37 at Haines Landing, a guide at the Vieuxant Island Sporting Camps. Two woodsmen from Kennebago were captured near Quossoc by a posse led by Deputy Sheriff John Generon. Bean was shot in front of Weston Toothacker’s garage as he faced an attempted robbery. The woodsmen were unarmed and held on murder charges after being surrounded and arrested.
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Horatio N. Douglas
Dummerstreet
Otis Bean
Haines Landing
Vleuxant Island
Kennebago
Qquossoc
John Generon
Kean
Pleasant Island
Cupsuptic Lake
Rangeley Chain
Weston Toothacker
Bean
Mr. Welch
Generon
Dean
Obituary of Charles H. Frye of Somerville Massachusetts
Charles H. Frye born September 1 1841 in Bath Maine died after a long illness. He lived at 45 Sargent Avenue Somerville for decades and retired from Tubular River and Stud Co after 30 years. He married Drusius Townsend in 1865 and leaves wife two daughters Mrs Helen Loggie and Miss Blarket Frye two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was September 30 at his home with Rev Albert D B Coe officiating and burial at Oak Grove Medford.
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Charles H. Frye
Bath
Somerville
Miass
Sargent Avenue
Albert DB. Coe
Oak Grove
Medford
Frye
Mr. Frye
James William Frye
Lucretia Winslow Frye
Navy
Harrison Loring
City Point Works
Boston
Tubular River and Stud Co
Wollaston
Drusius Townsend
Auburn
Charles BE. Berry
Helen Free Loggie
George W. Loggie
Lexington
Blarket N. Frye
Noosister
Mrs Alice C Doyle dies after long Summer residence on Squirrel Island
Mrs Alice C Doyle a longtime Summer resident of Squirrel Island died Thursday at Staminaies Plain Massachusetts in her 90s. She was widow of George Doyle once in quarrying business and a native of Kittanning Pennsylvania born 1884. Survived by a son Mesaid er Chest e of Dedham Massachusetts a sculptor with statues in many cities and a granddaughter Mrs William Ewart of West Monmouth Massachusetts.
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Alice
Doyle
Squirrel Island
James F. Bagley Dies at 40 in Washington DC Hospital
James F. Bagley secretary of the Maine state Board of Charities and Corrections died early Monday at Auguste General Hospital in Washington DC after illness. He is survived by his wife and a son, Fernald.
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Jamies FO Eagles
Maine State Board of Charities and Corrections
DC Mondas
Auguste General Hospital
Phe
Fernald
Jenkins Says Camera Fails to Spark Voters
Jud Jenkins argues the camera has become a poor persuader as people remain unmoved to vote simply because the photo is not good, citing weak photography as a barrier to alerting electors in Washington.
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Jud Jenkins
Washington
Fear to Be Original Ends in Simplicity of Tanner
A fragment discusses fear of originality and being seen as ordinary, noting that men dread natural expression and simplicity, with a reference to Sevres.
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Tanner
Sevres
Night Bandit Owl Called the Tiger of the Air
The article describes the hoot owl as a fearless nocturnal bandit with swift, silent flight and a deadly hunting prowess. It notes conflict with smaller birds, superstition about owls, and a decline in horned owl sightings, linking it to pest increases and bad luck myths in the South.
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Jay
Thrush
Coatbird
Thrasher
Robin
Wren
Bubo
Owl
Levi H Andrews Bath veteran tailor dies at 73
Levi H Th Andrews 73 veteran Bath tailor died Sunday at his home 16 School Street after a long illness. Born in Kingston Mississippi he moved to Bath as a boy and learned tailoring in Boston before returning to Bath. He is survived by his wife two children a father and two sisters and a granddaughter.
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Levi TH. Andrews
Bath
School Street
Ife
Kingston
Muiss
Levi Fo
Katherine Sampson Andrews
East Brunswick
Levi
Boston
Warren Hathorne
Presente Times
Governor Bradford
Massachusetts
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Levi Andrew
Miers
Ralph Crit Freeport
Werbert Andrews
Scott So Andrews
Flor
Lucy Amdrews
West Daath
Willis G3
Pleatd
Porthind
Dusty Feet Courts of Bristol and Pied Poudre Legacy
An antique British legal note describes courts of ancient origin remaining in Bristol and the Pied Poudre courts linked to medieval fairs. It explains how traveling peddlers and bagmen gathered to settle disputes, giving rise to names like Courts of Dusty Feet and references to seaport towns where foreigners attended.
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Great Britain
Bristol
Advance With Forethought and Steady Progress
A reflective note praises deliberate advancement and patient preparation as the path to success, emphasizing steady effort and honor earned through steady work. No specific people or events are named.
Plans and resolve amid uncertain times
A fragmented quote discusses future goals and philosophy amid confusion. The speaker asserts determination to do what is necessary and references a Boston Transcript interview.
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Micture Banbeau
Ghent
Boston Transcript
Aliens Status Redefined by New Citizenship Law
Fred H. Thompson reports from Bath on a Department of Labor naturalization bulletin detailing changes to the nationalization act approved Sept 22. The act allows certain married women to naturalize on their own, ending citizenship by marriage for some, and outlines classes and steps for alien wives and formerly naturalized women seeking citizenship.
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Fred H. Thompson
United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Naturalization
Act of Congress
Bath
Supreme Court
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Porto Rico
Martha McCarty’s Tenth Birthday Party Toasted by Grandparents
Miss Martha McCarty marked her tenth birthday with a party at the home of her grandparents on Shepard street. Twenty eight guests enjoyed games, a Jack Horner pie, a yellow and pink decor, a ten candle cake, favors shaped like yellow rose boxes, and assorted candies and cakes. Attendees included Edna Drigham, Wilbur Oliver, Leonard Litchfield, Genesta Corliss, Harriet Lord, and several McCarty relatives.
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Martha McCarty
Harold F. McCarty
Charles W. Triggs
Shepard Street
Martha
Jack Horner
Edna Dridgham
Wilbur
Oliver
Leonard Litchfield
Genesta Corliss
Harriet
Bertha Lord
Katherine
John
Hubert McCarty
Helen Thompson
Virginia
Anna Percy
Lillian Deering
Alice Sturtevant
Edna Potter
Anna
Martha Cutting
Dorothy
Georgia Warshley
Bath Fourth in State for Insurance Premiums in 1921
Life insurance companies paid premiums in Bath totaling £6000 in 1921, ranking Bath fourth in the state for annual premiums. In Portland Supreme Court a suit argues trial practice involving John J. Clark of Boston against Dr. Millard Hanson of Portland, a Bath boy, over setting bones after an accident.
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Life Insurance Companies
Bath
Supreme Court
Portland
John J. Clark
Boston
Millard VP. Hanson
Sympathetic Magic and the Beetle Image Across Time
The text traces sympathetic magic from ancient ideas of talismans and immortality to a tale of carving a beetle from stone. The wearer would supposedly command the sacred beetle and gain protection through this carved gem and its purported linkage.
Freshmen Beat Sophomores in Baseball and Flag Rush
Freshmen defeated the sophomores 6 to 5 in a seven inning baseball game. Afterward the freshman victory continued in a chaotic flag rush at the chapel with repeated clashes, a pistol signal ending the melee after 100 minutes of fighting.
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Bowdoin College
Brown
Coburn Fame
Donald Hames
Stephen Palmer
Froit Eames
Eames
Miss Grace Sage Delights With Country Cousin Reading
Miss Grace Sage gave a radiant reading of The Country Cousin by Booth Tarkington and Julian Street before a large Morse High audience. Her interpretation and stage presence drew praise as the program, staged by three Parent Teacher associations, raised nearly 900 for the association.
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Grace Sage
Booth Tarkington
Julian Street
Morse High Assembly Hall
Ohio
Eleanor
New York
Nancy
George Tewksbury Reynolds
Miss Sage
Hler
Leland TL Powers
George Riddle
David Bispham
Newport
Ro Ot
Gretchen
Matthews
Hhiteh
Society's Real Danger and the Loss of Inquiry
A quotation from W. K. Clifford warns that society dangers lie not only in wrong beliefs but in becoming credulous and abandoning testing and inquiry, risking a slide toward savagery.
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W. Ik, Clifford
The Ring Finger Adorned by Protective Use
The fourth finger moves less than the others and is shielded by neighboring fingers, giving it relative protection from injury. This is why it serves as the ring finger in human hands.
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath
Methodists
Cseder
Haines’ Landing
Alice C. Doyle
James F. Bagley
Levi H. Andrews
Piuyere
Great Council of
Maine
Porth
Great Sun Council
Great Council
Daughters of Pocahontas
Red Men's Hall
Thompson Bros. Inc
Thompson Bros
Bowdoin
Miss Grace Sage
Morse High
L.F.” Atwood
Alice Lian
Thucaicha
Ae, Fo” Medicine CO
Portland, Maine
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