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 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
2
Manager Arthur Bishop of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co denies refusing new subscribers. He says the firm is not denying service but asking prospects to postpone installations to conserve equipment for government needs. Emergency cases are served immediately.
Henry LD Gacon, former city naval architect, named vice president of the Fort Niffin Shipbuilding Co to be built on the Delaware near Philadelphia with $10,000,000 capitalization. Arthur Masters of Montclair, N J, named president. Plans include 16 vessels of 45 feet beam each.
Woolwich welcomes Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson and family from Bath as permanent residents joining the Downing family in Montsweag. A Saturday party at Nequasset Church followed by a surprise at the Lowell home celebrated their return. The note lists attendees, local travels, road improvements, Red Cross activities, school news, and upcoming church services in Montsweag and North Woolwich.
Georgetown Center and Robinhood residents share church, social and road concerns as autumn turns toward winter. Local clergy, teachers, and families attend meetings, visit relatives in Bath and Boston, and await Rev William Boyd’s new car arrival. Weather brings early snow while roads near New Meadows River muddle under rain and sand paving disputes persist.
An old advertisement touts a threefold medical kit combining Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and appetite booster, Peptiron as a nerve and digestive tonic with iron, and Gods Pills as a family laxative. It claims purifying, strengthening, and cleansing benefits for blood, nerves, and liver.
Miss Welbhie Baker of Gorham was the weekend guest of her sister Mrs. F A Manion on School Street.
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.