Knickerbockers Gain Popularity Across Summer Resorts
Knickerbockers for men and women surge in fashion at seashore and mountain resorts. Vacationists report knickers worn for breakfast walks golf and motor trips with evenings in white linen or silk shorts. Dress advisers question future of longer trousers as knickers spread from New England to Maine and New Hampshire resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Easthampton
Quoyne
Shelter Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New Phiampshire
Massachusetts
Maine
New London
Fisher's Island
Martha's Vineyard
Bass Rock
White Mountains
Adirondacks
Counterfeit Bills In Circulation Warned Across New England
United States Secret Service Bureau broadcasts a warning that counterfeit fives tens and twenties are circulating in Bath and elsewhere. The sequence ties twenties to Grand Rapids National City Bank in Michigan and tens to First National of Ozone Park New York while fives are silver certificates. Unknown foreign gang is moving the bad money via garages and gas stations. Many motorboat owners plan to haul vessels ashore using higher tides amid a dull Kennebec boating season following the Kennebec Yacht demise.
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Bath
New England
United States Secret Service Bureau
Grand Rapids National City Bank
Mieh
First National
Ozone Park
N.Y
Kennebec
Renewal of school routine brings need for tonics
Vacation ends and children show signs of fatigue as school resumes. The ad recommends Tood's Sarsaparilla to strengthen nerves, aid digestion, and support mental development, and Tood's Pills as a gentle laxative in small doses and a strong cathartic in larger doses.
Canada Revises Tourist Vehicle Courtesy Rules
Canada amends temporary admission rules for cars motorcycles and bicycles of tourists and non residents. Permits now cover free entry up to 30 days with extension to six months possible, restrictions on re entry after export remain. A permit not needed for under 71 hours. owner must surrender state license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Frontier Custom House
Tanker Florida Sold to J I King Transportation Co
The tanker Florida long tied up at The Texas Steamship Co. plant in Dat e for over a year has been sold to the J I King Transportation Co of New York. Built in Glasgow over 30 years ago, it was the Texas Steamship Co first oil carrier. Its future operations under new owners remain unclear as details about sailing or towing from Bath are undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Steamshipe Co
Datc
J. I. King Transportation Co
New York
Florida
Glasgow
Texas Steaship Co
J. D. King Transportation Co
Nova Scotian
Bath
Golden Wedding of a Bath Couple
Mr and Mrs Lewis Pepper quietly celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at home on Middle Street Bath with a family dinner and friends present. Pepper a native of St Francis spent nearly all his years in Bath and was a blacksmith until retirement. Mrs Pepper born in Strong is his junior. They were married in the Samuel Melcher house on Middle End Street. Only one attendee from 50 years ago remains in Dallas Mrs doth Sprague. They were assisted by son Arthur T Pepper of Bath and daughter Mrs Burtet Fuller of Melrose Massachusetts.
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Lewis Vepper
Sel
Middle Street
St. Francis
Pepper Duis
Bath
Pepper
Strong
Samuel Melcher
Middle End School
Dall
Mes
Sprague
Arthur T. Pepper
Burtet Fuller
Melrose
Mass
Bath Boy Wins Prize In Local Story Contest
Warren DD and Oliver 7TOb Wahington Street feature in a Bath newspaper contest story printed Friday. The tale notes two men born on the same day, grandfathers to the same children, won on February 20 in the state election. Charles J. Dain and Wilburn Oliver were elected to the Legislature and as sheriff of Sadagahoe counties respectively, discovering their shared birthday only after their children’s marriages.
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Warren DD
Oliver
Wahington
Poston
Vath
Ingo
Charles J. Dain
Legislaure
Bath
Wilburn
Sadagahoe
Mar
Chain
Elnora
Victims Recover After Cambridge Car Plunge Into Cliff
Joseph August of Cambridge Mass remains at City hospital since September after a car left the highway near Maine Central tracks and plunged 26 feet over a bridge. He sits up with a head rest and shows improving condition. Discharge is expected within a week. Mrs Mary Davis also of Cambridge and her young daughter Catherine, both victims, made remarkable progress and left hospital Tuesday to continue recovery at home.
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Joseph August
Cambridge
Mass
City Hospital
Weolone
Mie
Marys Davis
Nugut
Wescar
Catherine
Trange
Morse High class elects officers at Friday noon meeting
At a meeting of the class of 19 Morse high, Friday noon the following class officers were elected: Warren D D Oliver president. James P Ledyard vice president. Herbert Morse treasurer. Marion Morse secretary. The elections were all natin. D bansy day at Merrys meeting day Saturday with the popping of guns from numerous gunners after black dicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Warren DD. Oliver
James P. Ledyard
Vlerbert Morse
Marion Morse
Merrys Meeting
Black Dicks
Fewer Pupils Registered In Bath Schools Report
Bath educators report 1117 pupils in grades and 572 in Morse high school, about 200 fewer in the grade schools than last year. The smaller enrollment allows elimination of South Street primary part time. several teachers assign multi grade loads while others teach single grades.
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Charles L. Smith
Bath Schools
Morse High School
South Street
Dike
Miss Dilai
Douglas
Baker
Libby
Tiersom
North Grammar School
Marston
Sibby
Robbins
North V
Hooper
Mulligan
Thompson
Sturtevant
Old High School
Adams
Aunt
Trask
Lake
Magoun
Canada Strong Man Rioux Ill in Montreal
Kizear Rioux Canadian strong man was taken ill in Montreal with ptomaine poisoning and is under care of Dr Gadbois. He has a very serious condition with temperatures up to 105 degrees and delirium. The cause is unknown though suspected to be tainted food. he has been under strict training and is supported by friends here hoping for a quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kizear Rioux
Louis Gagne
Bathis
Montreal
Dr. Gadbois
Rioux
Camp Anywhere Is True to Name
Rev L W West drives a new Camp Anywhere built on a Ford chassis nine by five and a half feet. Frank G Reed designed it on Mechanic street Atwill Sleep three with side bunks and a rear locker planned. Canvas sides are windowed and screened with a kitchen cabinet for gunning trips. First test run occurred during the duck season on the bay tele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. West
Frank G. Reed
Mechanic Street
Manual Training Boys Repair Fence at Kelley Field
David Alkazin, manual training teacher, leads boys to rebuild the fence at Kelley Field. The city council athletic committee provides lumber and aims to enclose the field for gate security. Completion would protect football and baseball from intruders and safeguard funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Alkazin
Kelley Field
Chouncil
Ambkezin Vie
City of Rockland Strikes Can Buoy
Steamshin by of Roekheondre poised at her deck Friday night. She was behaving in getting away Thursday night for nearly an hour as heavy freight. When the cet dove off Perkin's island the ebb tide swept her over. Her port paddlewheel collided with the can belly causing damage. The wheel was damaged requiring repairs completed early Friday. Some passengers chose rail. others stayed aboard hoping to continue when the Noce did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roekheondre
Perkin’s Island
Maynard Wiles Falls From Roof At Sacco Chapel
Maynard Wiles a Bath carpenter on Salvation Army project in Sacco suffered severe injuries when he fell from a roof about three feet from the gable striking the chapel roof. Both feet broke through glass and he sustained multiple cuts and a shaken condition. At the South Street primary one grade shows 50 pupils and another eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Wiles
Bath
Salvation Arry
Sacco
Glas
Aml
Dennis
Wiley
More books received for grange library on Malden Island
The grange library adds seven books presented by Mixes Roberts, with many others donated by friends. The library opens Saturdays in winter and reports a busy season. various residents and visitors from Malden Island, Bath, Georgetown, Arlington Heights, and Cambridge are listed, including school superintendent Mrs. Clara Reed and other noted locals.
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Grange
Mixes Roberts
MacMahon Island
The
Clara Reed
A. W. Walker
Malden Island
Malden
Mass
Ferris Leonard
Southport
W. Nocton
Bath
Frank SK. MacMahon Aml
Arlington Heights
J. G. Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Horace Lewis
Lottie Wyman
Ath
Mattie Lewis
Iva Cromwell
Elizabeth Crompwell
Georgetown
Basil
Kenneth MacMahban
Cambridge
Arlington Kreights
Yazel Dorr
Toston
Viverlamds
A. W. Rowe
Henry Rowe
Oldtown
Arthur Tewoo
Orville Rowe
Vernon Gray
Clyde Pinkham
Aroostook
Grange Hall
Eh Grereeed
Eiebet
Ida Magro
Melvin Harford
Stott
A. A. MacMahan
Reel
Deryl
Wiscasset
George Yeo
Boston
Wo. Delano
George Ten
Mether
Cathtringten
Watertown
Grange Library
A. G. Adams
Troothbay Tharbor
Lala Rowe
Phartley Rley
Lila Whibadeau
Elbridge Maine
V. Small
Dowdeitnhaut
Eugenia Darford
Elizabeth Cromwell
Aurelia
Kathleen Gray
Frank Deald
Parris
Virginia
Wade Cottage
Katie Macrusme
Ckment
Sumner
Kennebec Navigation Fall Schedule 1922 Transit Times
The Kennebec Navigation Company issues the fall schedule effective September 1922 for the City of Rockland Bath Gardiner Cedar Grove Westport MacMahan Sawyer's Isle of Springs Southport Capitol Is Squirrel Is BoothbayHar North division times show daily and weekly sailings between Boothbay Harbor and Bath with specific departure and arrival times and notes that ships may delay.
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Kennebec
City of
Bath
Boothbay
Sun
A.m
Westport Jc
MacMahan
Sawyer’s
Isle of Springs
Southport
Capitol
Squirrel
Sat
Westport
Georgetown Socials and Local Notices In One Issue
Mrs Arthur Rowe hosted two table whist with top scores by Mrs B H Woodside and Ralph Scott. several guests attended and refreshments served. A Georgetown selectmen and town council meeting followed by funeral services for James Ireland, a Spanish war veteran, at First Baptist Church with veterans conducting graveside rites at Oak Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rowe
B. H. Woodside
Ralph Scott
Ethel Todd
Haroldfuot
Harold Hunt
B. T. Woodside
W. O A. Wodd
Malph Scott
I Oak Cemetery
George Myers
New Pruinswick
N. J
Annie Jones
Forrest Putnam
Bath
Ralph Dunton
Woodside
Sara Winkham
Ome
Jennie Todd
Carl Scott
Frank Heald
Howard Pleard
Harry Imotored
Drunawick
Mary Spinney
John Thibodeau
Henry Albers
Andover
Warry Mckannen
Wolfboro
N.el
Martha McFadden
Harry Warne
Chester
Lillian Berry
Norway
W. A. Todd
Wortland
Pauline Moore
Dromswick
WO Oliver
Gladys
Nancy Oliver
Marrtown
Carroll Powers
Westie
Melrose Highlands
West Georgetown
Charles Oliver
Vina Kingsbury
W. PF. Boyd
Freeport
Charlotte Wyman
Florine Warren
Cleveland
Ohio
John Warren
Nannie Russell
Onis Beane
Rangeley
W. TL. Boyd
Waterville
Cora’ Searles
Maud Thayer
Jeff
Bradford
Dorothy Stuart
MacMahan Island
Kiev
Charles Williams
John Williams
Charles Wilbur
Iva
East Orange
N.J
Misa Billings
Perth
John Reed
Vuenelia
Sedo
Arthur Delano
Lela Harford
Stearns Scott
Man of House Buys Back Suit and Hat
A humorous tale shows a couple reuniting with a worn suit and old straw hat. The husband buys them back after selling, cherishing the comfort and practical value, while a dime slip reveals the quirky wisdom of the old clothes business. The scene ends with quiet humor about trust and thrift.
New Meadows Inn Records Record Season
New Meadows Inn ends its 25th season after serving thirty thousand diners since June. Landlord Cablis reports the shore dinner resort fed about 70,000 people this season, with large orders of lobster and clam dishes and daily milk use in the hundreds of quarts.
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New Meadows Inn
Mhiel
Cabilis Management
Shore
Inspector Pleased Flow in Bath Post Office Renovation
Randall New Roghid and New York inspector praised the Bath post office square renovation by contractor Andrew S Merrill. He accepted the work and expressed strong approval. In Bath, Meach news reports a separate note about John McDougal of Bath and his son John McFreugeatl, with family moving to Sandusky, Ohio.
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Randall
Franklin
N.hs
Postoffice
New Roghid
New York
Postoffice Square
Andrew S. Merrill
Tle
Merrill
Bath
John Mefreugeatl
John McDougal
Detroit
Van
David
Kenneth
Denjanin
Sandesky
Ohio
Bath Club Leads In Attendance At Rotary Conclave
The Bath club sent Maine’s largest delegation to the Fall Conclave of New England Rotary clubs at The Griswold, New London. About 706 Rotarians attended from Monday through Thursday, with entertainment including a Long Island Sound sail aboard the Providence. Governor Everett J. Lake and other notable speakers highlighted the event.
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Bath
Maine
New England
Rotary Clubs
Griswold
New London
W. S. Newall
Owen J. Ledyard
Harry G. Deering
Harry FE. Stetson
Harry T. Passmore
F. B. Nichols
New London Club
Norwich Club
Providence
Long
Ieland Sound
Everett J. Lake
Connecticut
Strickland Gillian
Baltimore
Finnecans
Joseph A. Turner
Rotary International
Golden wedding anniversary honored by Pepper family
Following a family supper at 41 Middle Street Mr and Mrs Lewis Pepper celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with many guests from People's Baptist church Queen Ethel Rebekah lodge Myrtle lodge and neighbors. Gifts included gold from their son Arthur Pepper and daughter Bourton Fuller, gold from Queen Eather Rebekah lodge a fruit basket from People's church and flowers from Myrtle Lodge. Refreshments were served as the couple enjoyed a warm reception despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S41
Middle Street
Lewis Pepper
People’s Baptist Church
Ethel Rebekah Lodge
Myrtle Lodge
Pepper
Arthur I. Pepper
Bath
Bourton A. Fuller
Melrose
Mass
Army of gunners at merry meeting opens duck season
In heavy rain Bath gunners gathered at Meerry meeting bay near sunrise for the open duck season. Ralph and Harold Small cod Walter Devine led returns with black ducks and a blue winged teal. Mrs William F Penni visits her sister in Somerville, Mass, Regerterre.
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Bath
Meerrymeeting Bay
Bas
Ralph
Harold Small
Walter Devine
Tampa
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Beaver
U. L. Farnham Co, Inc
Tanker
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Bath Boy
Center Street
South V
Mitchell
Foster
Pateh
Curtis
Cook
Tlartnett
Kane
Wright
Coombs
Fisher
Winneganee
Ferguson
Rockland
Bathman
John J. Desmond
Madeline
Destiend
National Retail Clothiers’ Resociation
Kennebec Navigation Company
LENOX
Kuppenheimer
House of Kuppenheimer Clothes
Gowl Fellowship
Tian O
Bath Club
Merry Meeting
William F. Peni
Regerterre
Somerville
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