Bath Women Knit for Soldiers Instructions Circulate
A Bath volunteer effort urges local women to knit warm articles for U S soldiers and sailors. The Red Cross favors voluntary work over visits to headquarters, providing pattern guidance for jackets helmets wraps and stockings using khaki gray or navy yarns. Instructions include jacket and helmet patterns with exact stitches sizes and needle types for home knitters.
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Bath
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Look Well By Keeping Liver Active And Simple Health Tips
A vintage health advert advises keeping the liver active through outdoor exercise and adequate sleep to improve complexion. It warns against indigestible foods and excess sweets, suggests a small dose of "L. F." Atwood's Medicine after meals, and notes a 35 cent price at a Portland Maine dealer.
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L. F
Atwood
L. F.” MavicIng Co
Ortland
Maine
Shipping board mulls merger of tug and barge fleet
The Federal Shipping Board sends out Chinese puzzles to assess how to merge fleets of ocean going tugs and harbor barges to move coal faster. The plan envisions ships from Philadelphia Perth Amboy Baltimore and near points using harbor tugs to recycle barges for Providence New Bedford and Boston. The idea aims to save time by routing barges through Narragansett Bay broad sound and Boston with quick returns. Mr and Mrs Elden Stark Dorchester and guests of Mr and Mrs H Wallace Hanson over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Shepherd Street welcomed a daughter named Margaret Simpson Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Federal Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Perth Amboy
Baltimore
Providence
New Bedford
Boston
Narragansett Bay
Broad Sound
Ship Board
Waterville links praised as Campbells celebrated
The report notes Mr and Mrs Campbell receiving congratulations on the Waterville golf links. Chisholm serves as the club instructor. A Friday town hall dance with Stevens Orchestra is hailed as a season standout, and Miss Abbie Minott returns from Buckfield.
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Waterville
Campbell
Chisholm
Town Hall
Stevens
Abbie Minott
Buckfield
Portland
J. Oscar Wyman
Cristina Russ
Ann M. Perry
L. W. Berry
Corrine Berry
Augusta Black
Bath
Jamaica Plain
Magss
Minott Lake
Charles P. Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mr. Percy
Ridge
Percy
Percy Cobb
Cobb
John FE. Walker
West Bath notes and school opening in town circular
West Bath diary items report social visits, a note on the Littlefield School set to open September 17 with Miss Susie Durfee as teacher, and frost damage to crops including vine crops beans and corn. Other items include local visits, farming updates, and a line on New England applicants for First Lieutenant supply officer roles.
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New England
Wilbur T. Emerson
Augusta House
Emerson
Bath
Elks
Lodge
Maine
New Meadows News From Canton And Area
Saturday Miss Alma Holbrook travels to Canton to assume teaching duties for the coming year. Dr George Coombs of Augusta visits his old home and drives a new Dodge roadster. Brick schoolhouse district to reopen in fall with Miss Williams of Topsham as teacher. Calista Holbrook returns to Portland duties after vacation. Fannie and Ruth Broderick arrive at Beechwood cottage after music work in Falmouth and will stay for weeks. Mrs Mary Jordan is reported poorly after an illness last week. Fir Point lumber work ongoing as haying winds down after a long wet season and large crop.
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Popham Beach
Parker Head
Small Point
Sebasco Estates
Center
Auren Wallace
J. Oscar Wyman
Bath City Hospital
John Leach
Florida
John Williams
Habron
Academy
Rosa Knight
Squirrel Point Light
John Day
New York
Susie Fletcher
Bath
Walter McCourt
Katherine
Edna Weston
Portland
Kate Weston
Herbert Cutting
Annie Rowe
Georgetown
Edward Farr
William Farr
Town
Alvena Oliver
Frank Bowker
Poland
al Rollins
William $Mart
Jennie Rodeweck
Florence Hadley
Norway
Miss Hadley
Mrs. Smart
Raymond
Pauline Wyman
Golder
Alma ~Holbrook
Canton
George Coombs
Augusta
Miss Williams
Topsham
Calista Holbrook
Holbrook
Fannie
Ruth Broderick
Beechwood Cottage
Falmouth
Mass
Mary Jordan
Fir Point
John Snow
If Women Only Knew About Backaches and Kidney Health
Bath citizen Mrs. T. E. McCormick describes kidney-related backache from sweeping and dusting. After using three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills from McFadden's Pharmacy her backache ended and she felt better, price 60c at dealers. Poster-Milburn Co. advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
T. E. McCormick
McFadden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal Board Shipping
Robert Gordon
Shepard St
Margaret Simpson Gordon
Phippsburg
Henry Butler
New Meadows Inn
W. R. Dickinson
Herbert Grinnell
Zilpha Butterfield
Mast Vassalboro
Butterfield
China Lake
London
Cudworth Bryant
Knox
David Bryant
Father
Zilphy
Vassalboro Pond
Lewiston
Vassalboro
Board of Selectmen
West Bath
W. Hagcett
Oakledge
Charles Lemont
Waldoboro
James Lemont
Lottie Rowe
Margaret
Elmer Craig
Westbrook
E. J. Allen
Freeport
John C. Larrabee
Lucy Bryant
Auburn
John Flanders
Ernest Geyer
BE. R. Brown
Joseph Higginsond
Joseph, Jr
Brunswick
Littlefield
Boston Hospital
Ernest Rowe
Rowe
K. Stevens
A. H. Donnell
Fred Fogg
Harry Harlow
South Gardiner
Staples
Muriel
Miles Purington
Jank Higgins
Popham
Arthur W. H. Rand
Arthur, Jr
Florence Neiley
F. W. Larrabee
Lillian Brown
Foster's Point
Marion Purington
Grange Hall
Henry Rich
I. B. Nelley
Rich
I. W. Coombs
Marie Merriman
John Rubens
West Bath Grange
SOLAN
E. W. Haggett
Hazel Wharft
Owen E. Rogers
Belle Donnell
Margaret Peterson
William Fields
Miller
Philip Freeman
Rose Brothers
Rosedale Farm
Ray Brooks
W. A. Brown
Dolan
Party of
Hennessy Cottage
Nellie Hatch
Edith Coombs
Ferd T. Hopkins & Son
Emily O. Todd
Sagadahoc
Frederick J. Hincklbey
ASME
New Meadows
Standard Oil Co. of
Asoline
Standard Oilcomny
Socony
Bath Auto & Gas Engine Co
People’s Garage
Reed & Bonney
A. B. Thwing
West Woolwich
Stacy & Stevens
F. A. Bubier
Foster’s Point
M. M. Daley, Parker Head
New Meadows Garage Co
New Meadows Landing
F. A. Harrington, Parker Head
M. L. Marr
W. Georgetown
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