This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
6
An old advertisement warns that a lazy liver causes indigestion and general weakness. It claims Chan's Rettlers priced at 25 cents per bottle help the liver and bowels, and appears at dirt stores as a product promotion.
Fragmentary local items note fair attendance, sales, and visits including residents from Emery Waterboro Portland Bath and Sinton FF. Mentions of families, holiday planning, and upcoming events at Howes fair with weather and community activities. several names appear with limited context.
An advertisement offers a free literal sample of L. F. F. Medicine by mail from the L. F. F. Medicine Co. Portland Me. Claim measures include relief for Doepepsia Constipation and Liver troubles with a testimonial from Mrs GO Whittier Berry Mills Me. Large bottler 23 cents at all Beal Tt.
Local notes from Georgetown Center and West Georgetown recount arrivals and visits from Bath Riggsville and Dorchester. Community life includes whist parties, illness care, school updates, weather anecdotes, and repairs to the Center schoolhouse.
A Bath resident reports a schooner James Young crewman Captain James F F McMahan suffered a serious head injury after falling eight feet at Portland harbor. He refused hospital care at first, later treated at home with weeks of bed rest. The column also covers social events, store moves, vacations, and school repair concerns amid weather and town updates.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.