Two Bath suffragists marry in October wedding note
Forty years ago in Bath items from Sept 9 1897 report a wedding announced in Washington Street, plus local incidents. A horse pulling gear frightened by missing blinders caused a wreck. Mrs Cynthia Sewall celebrated her 100th birthday. various Bath residents are noted in city life including deaths, injuries, shipyard work, school openings, and social events.
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Washington Street
Sis Id
Cynthia Sewall
J. Henry Sewall
Blacksport
Tell It To Marines In Odd Catch Phrase Origin
An old Navy catch phrase Tell it to the Marines is explored as historians seek its true origin. The saying appears in use from early maritime days with evolving attribution uncertain and now persists in popular vernacular.
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Uncle Sam
U 8. Navy
E. C. Wines
Charles II
England
James Montgomery Flagg
Marine Corps
Lon Chaney
Corps
Storied memory feats of men from ages past
A Pearson's London Weekly piece recalls remarkable memory men from history. Magliabechi of Florence earned fame as a universal index and lived to 83 in 1714. P J Bereniuson recalled ancient authors. Fuller memorized 500 lines and shop signs. Thompson recited London trades. Woodfall stored a complete debate for two weeks.
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Pearson
London
Magliabechi
Florence
P. J. Berenicious
Horace
Virgil
Cicero
Juvenal
Homer
Aristophanes
Middelburgh
Andrew Fuller
Fuller
Temple
Cheapside
Thompson
Ludgate Hill
Piccadilly
Woodfall
Sturtevant Dominates Bath Skeet Week With 98 of 100
Fred Sturtevant shot 25 straight on Monday and Saturday to reach 98x100 in Sagadahoc Red Gun & Skeet event. He also posted 25 and 23 in non tournament rounds, led by a 25 at state championships in Auburn before faltering late. Bernie McCausland matched 25 on Monday and shot 24 Saturday. Dr. Jones of Belfast scored 22. other scores included R Sturtevant 23 and Small 23.
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Bath
Fred Sturtevant
Sagadahoc Red, Gun & Skeet Association, Inc
Sturtevant
Bath Sportsman
Auburn
Bernie McCausland
Dr. Jones
Belfast
Dating years from Christendom began near 550 A.D.
Collier's Weekly notes that Christendom did not start dating years from the birth of Christ until around 550 A.D. when the method was introduced by Dionysius Exiguus, a learned Roman monk.
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Christendon
Christ
Collier's Weekly
Dionysius Exiguus
Rome
Sighs as a Measure of Love in Ancient Text
An ancient book on love-making notes a girl’s modesty silences her declaration and allows the swain to sigh to express true passion. It cautions the suitor against excessive talk and urges measured discourse to reveal feeling.
Man Tears Up Over Emotion Unlike Animals
Naturalists note humans commonly shed tears from emotion while animals generally do not show tearful reactions.
Bath Skeet Team Places Fifth in State Meet
Bath five man skeet team finished fifth among seven at the State All-Bore championships in Auburn. Auburn won the title with 424 over Brunswick 420 as Portland No 1 placed third with 419 and Bath posted 413. In the two man event Richmond's Wing and Alexander won 183 of 200. Bath's McCausland and Sturtevant were fifth with 171. Wing won the individual state title with 95. Ed Wescott of Portland was runner up with 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Auburn
Shipping City
Brunswick
Portland
Fairfield
Bathites
Albert “Bing
Wing
Charlie Alexander
Richmond
Bernie McCausland
Fred Sturtevant
Bing” Wing
Edward Little
Ed Wescott
R. P. Kelley
McCausland
A. W. Smith
R. J. McWilliams
Lewiston
Gay
Fred
Bob Sturtevant
Ralph Small
Wilbur Crocker
Morse High Gridders Open Season vs Alumni at Kelley Field
Morse High School grid team, unable to book an early game, opens Saturday afternoon at Kelley Field against an Alumni squad led by Ernie Sarkis. Coach Hank Small relies on a veteran backfield including Harry Thayer Georgie Sarkis Eddie Hamblett and Frankie Curran. The line puzzle centers on center and tackle spots with possible backfield promotions to fill them.
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Morse High
Kelley Field
Hank Small
Ernie Sarkis
Johnny Wakefield
Ambitions of the Class of 1937 Report
Bruce Bliven Jr surveys new graduates from eastern colleges finding a conservative, career minded class that favors government planning and higher pay while seeking a full life. They doubt virtue yields rewards and fear losing potential to material success and leisure in a changing democracy.
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New York
Bruce Bliven, Jr
Woman's Home Companion
Young Bliven
College Forum
Liberal Club
American Student Union
Maine
California
Bliven
United States
Congress
Supreme Court of
Germany
Italy
Russia
Goodman Records
Largest candle in history memorial for Caruso set up in Naples
In Naples, 1924, five men worked four months to erect an 18 foot candle weighing 3 tons and costing about $5000. Lighted for 24 hours on All Souls Day, it is expected to last 1800 years as reported by Collier's Weekly.
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Naples
Finrico Caruso
Collier's Weekly
Aurora Borealis Visibility Shifts with Earth and Sun
The aurora borealis appears more in March and September due to Earth's position relative to the sun, while it is less common in June and December when the Earth is farther from the sun. The passage notes variations in visibility tied to orbital geometry.
First American Gasoline Car Built by Duryea Brothers
In 1892 Charles E. Duryea and Frank Duryea built and ran the first gasoline powered carriage in America known as a horseless buggy marking a milestone in automotive history.
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America
Charles IE
Frank Duryea
Spelling Book Sellout Record Cited by Collier's Weekly
The spelling book first issued in 1783 is claimed to be the best selling book in history with over 100 million copies sold, excluding religious works, per Collier's Weekly.
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Noah Webster
Collier's Weekly
Probate Notices List Executors and Administrators in Sagadahoc
John L. Jack Register of Probate records estate appointments dated September 7 1937 in Bath and West Bath Maine. Appointments include Olive M Barron Elmira E Stinson Albert Strout Maria F Strout and George O Curtis with appointed agents and bonds where noted.
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Hamed
Olive M. Barron
Bath
Lawrence B Greenwood
Elmira E. Stinson
Donald B Hopkins
Albert
Charles F. Rowley
Boston
Massachusetts
Execuor
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Court in Bath 1937
A Bath court announces three week publication of notices for estates in Sagadahoc County. Proceedings seek appointments, final accounts, licenses to sell real estate, and probate of wills, with names including Catherine McFarland Eleanor Drake Walter Powers and others.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Cathermine M McFarland
Eleanor D. Drake
Edward Drake
Katherine H Parks
Hints Ye Ring
William Wood
Ooe
John Wo Wood
Loretta Riley
Joseph Charles Footer
Arthur F Mayo
Robert J Cameron
Jennie C Cameron
R. Walter Powers
Walter S. Glidden
Maine hunting laws urge safety and caution for sportsmen
The Maine 1937 hunting and trapping laws booklet advises shooters to follow strict gun safety. It lists warnings to never point, load, or shoot at people or hard surfaces, always ensure guns are unloaded, and to wear safety on while hunting. It notes public nuisance risk from careless hunters and cites a state campaign with posted signs stressing extreme firearm caution statewide.
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Maine
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Maine Woods
Five Islands Continued Local Summer Travel Notes
Mrs. Johnson and family return from Sedgemere road cottage with Arthur and Anne. Mrs. Thibodeau and MacMahan Island staff also head home. Aykroyd family leaves Seguinland for Hyde Park. Pinkham infant back from Bath. Bass catches excite Kennebec river anglers Walter Thomas and Chester MacMahan report large string. Visitors call on Cromwell and Stevens. G H Smith family departs Ledgemere road for Dorchester. Stevens and Pinkham visit Bath for business. Tane family returns to Plainsfield after month at O Connors. Fellows family heads to New Jersey with plans for Edith to stay longer. White cottage hosts Winthrop visitor.
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Johnson
Arthur
Anne
Sedgemere Road
Alonzo Thibodeau
MacMahan Island
Thomas Aykroyd
Seguinland
Hyde Park
Mass
Lloyd Pinkham
Bath
Kennebec
Walter Thomas
Lowell
Malden Island
Chester MacMahan
Mary Hermin
Lillian Rouh
George Foss
West Newton
T. E. Cromwell
Gene Stevens
Jones
Hallowell
Moore- Davis
Ledgemere
G. H. Smith
Gertrude Smith
Ledgemere Road
Dorchester
J. G. Stevens
Maurice Pinkham
Tane
Wallace
Charles
Plainsfield
N. J
O'Connors
Richard Fellows
New Jersey
Roland
Edith Fellows
F. B. White
Winthrop
White Cottage
Rockland High Offers New Senior Science Course
Rockland High School introduces a senior science course praised by instructor Mr Robinson as giving complete appreciation of elements and substances that make life possible and easy. The class currently has 33 students enrolled.
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Rockland High School
Robinson
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The
Bath Daily Times
Charles M. Williams
South End
Read Nichols
Edward Sewall
Chicago
Dick Leydon
M. W. Sewall
Nick McGilvary
Army Churchill
Gardiner
George Parks
Rockland
Warren Carr
Woolwich
Charles Hodgkins
Webber's Drug Store
F. M. Chase
Edgecomb
Leora B. Nims
Philadelphia
William G. Brooks
High Street
Westport
William
Malden
Thomas
Everett
Gertie
Jack
Hobart
Mabel Fletcher
Nellie Hodgkins
Harpswell
Walter Dunbar
North End
Sagadahoc Bank Committee
Center Street
Piper
E. M. Wing
Sewall
Charles B. Harrington
Miss Welch
Philip Hichborn
McKinley
Edward B
A. M.sheffield
F. B. Collamore
Velma
Charles H. Stinson
Potts Point
Belle Carter
Minnie White
Edwin F. Mayo
Pudd’n Head Wilson
Columbia
Herbert E
Oscar F. Williams
Herbert Williams
Henry Tarbox
Lemont Street
Young Williams
Charley Potter
Messrs
Sidelinger
West and McDonald
Percy & Small
F. W. O'Brien
N. Blassdell
O. F. Williams
Henry Tobey
Mr. Pinkham
Walter Higgins
Pleasant Point
Frank Percy
Frank E. Pond
Taunton
Katie Conley
Eleanor Leydon
Charles McFadden
Gloucester
Fred Pettee
Newburyport
Charles Grindall
Quincy
Center
Water Streets
M. B. Spinney, Esq
Small Point
Sheriff Ballou
Fred Footer
James Kane
Witch Spring
Charles H. Bates, Jr
Sabine
William H. Tobey
Parker, Wilder & Co
Edgeon
John M. Clark
George L. Brownell
New Bedford
H. A. Huse
Vine Street
Will Swett
A. M. Bagley
Harry Tallman
Grain Waters
Eastport
Fred Williams
W. Work
Clarence Morse
L. Parks
Henry Shaw
Millard L. Dunton
Georgia
F. D. Fisher
Capt. Thompson
Theolon
Foster's Point
Theo
Ram Island
A. H. Shaw
F. E. Titcomb
Kennebunkport
Town
Bath High School
Bowdeinham
Robbins
Donnell
Ingalls
Wade
Perkins
Curtis
Kittridge
Savage
Carter
Hughes
Dinsmore
Franks
Madden
Hong Kong
George A. Nichols
Searsport
Abner Coburn
M. L. Parks
Capt. Nichols
Coburn
William Rogers
Elizabeth Cowin
City
Upper
James Cowin
Charles A. Coombs
Baltimore
Nelson Cowin
Harry Duncan
Louie Curtis
Harry Litchfield
Mollie Gibbons
Mount Desert
Grace
Henrietta Plummer
George Hagan
William D. Sewall
H. H. Churchill
China
Alton Bay
Machias Falls
Washington
Lakeside
Fred E. Whitmore
Old Orchard
J. L. Parker
Lem Sanford
Perry's Hall
Winnegance
Denham and
Maloney
B. McCausland
F. Sturtevant
R. Sturtevant
Lewis
R. McCausland
R. Small
J. Hunt
Dorothy May Bundy
Alice Marble
Forest Hills
L. I
Central Press
C. J. Chippendale
J.H. Whitney
L. E. Clark
Hiway Skeet Club
Charles Alexander
A. D
Ray Tibbetts
C. Woodbury K
Woodbury
Portland Skeet Club
Fred Buzzell
H. W. Prescott
N. A. Douglas
A. F
Trail Sportsman's Association
Pareeliey
Septa
Don Stobie
Cog Ste
Tal McOlusey
Gece
Charles-Gilmen
Ssdyaaccu
Nentice
Sagadahoc Fish & Game Ass'n
Bath E
McC
Oran
Christiansen Ee
Lake Thompson Fish & Game Ass’n
Oxford
Harold
Pratt
Bicey
L. E.clerk
Bowdoinham
R. P
Morse High Gridders
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