Names of Coins Through History and Modern Variants
The article surveys coin names from ancient to modern times, tracing origins from Lydia to Poland and Japan. It notes the reichsmark and florin pathways, the British sterling term, and the 1924 Polish zloty decree tying gold content to the U S dollar, with origins tied to Slavic weights and ancient measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girtouine
Persia
Poland
Rehervonets
Reichsmark
British India
Britain
Venice
Europe
India
United States
Mosquito Trap TS Originating in France
An inventor in France develops a new mosquito trap tested in marshlands near his hometown. The device uses a vertical tube with a large funnel top and an electric bulb powered by a dynamo. It emits heat and wind to draw insects into a bag for capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Orleans
Joan
Mre
Goudon
Fragments Describe a Long Narrow Feature
A fragmentary note mentions a passage described as feet deep and about 400 feet long at 125 ae St, with unreadable era or agency labels. The text resembles OCR noise and lacks clear entities or verifiable details to confirm location, purpose, or responsible organization.
Woman Aid After Car Incident Described by Witness
Witness recounts seeing a woman on the ground and a man helping her into a machine. Dessau tiers heard a scream and noted the car passed by at a moderate speed. He did not learn the vehicle’s number and recalled the event only on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessautiers
Phippsburg Summer Residents and Storm Damages Highlight Local Notes
A Bath area society column lists residents leaving Sebasco for Stanford Conn and returning from visits, plus multiple households moving between Bath Weston farm and area cottages. Last Friday’s storm caused major road damage along the Popham road while Popham Beach showed dramatic surf. The Wynburg Brightwater camps closed after a successful season and a dinner party at Camp Royal featured Dr Jerome Davis of Yale, after a Russia survey, with guests including Mrs Davis and Miss Gibbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Guardianne
Sylvester Cushman
Ruth Skillings
Sebasco
Stanford
Conn
J. F. Skillings
Mebel Blaisdell
Bath
Edward Breare
Revere
Mass
George Shepherd
Sonz
Raymond
el- George Whitcher
Weston Farm
Elliot Cottage
Pitch Pine Hill
C. M. Leavitt
Augusta
Carolyn Jones
Newton
P. P. Leavitt
William Grevers
Meadpigeeana
Plainville
Gardiner Rogers
Meadowbrook
William Oliver
Wilson Cottage
West Point
John C. Berry
Katherine Berry
Horace Holton
Wynburg
Worcester
Ore Roger Skillings
John Leonard
Jean
F. P. Leavitt
George Larradee
Dromore
John Bowie
Charles L. Stevens
Alfred
Phippsburg Center
James Abel
Kittery
Ernest Rogers
Elizabeth Hutchins
George Ingalls
Charles Coombs
J. D. Rogers
Emily Wyman
Leon Eaton
Robert Hyde
Brunswick
Bridge Hill
Popham Road
Popham Beach
Pond
Pax Islands
Bay
Kennebec
Indian Points
Stage
Salters
Seguin Islands
Seguin
Kennebec River
Atlantic
Effie Spinney
Wynburg-Brightwater
Blackley Cottage
Camp Royal
Roy B. Chamberlain
Dr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Jerome Davis
Russia
Davis
Yale University
Dartmouth College
Rusia
Katherine F. Ber
Sagadahoc Rod and Gun Club Discusses Sanctuary and Ponds
Members of the Sagadahoc Rod and Gun Association met at the Y to review sanctuary plans for Thorne's Head and discuss Campbell's Pond stocked with 2500 trout. A committee, including J Edward Drake and Hayden Conant, will report on use arrangements and fishing access. Letters from Rep John E Nelson and fish and game commissioner George J Stobie were read. The next meeting in October will decide actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Campbell's Pond
Mr. Drake
Hayden Conant
Thorne’s
Association
John E. Nelson
George J. Stobie
Fish and Game
Gardiner R. Deering
Nelson
Stobie
Briggs
Steamer Norman Opens Boothbay Run After Bath Service
Steamer Norman IT operates Bath to Boothbay Harbor on a daily round trip from 6 am to 2:30 pm under Captain A. P. Greenleaf to fulfill the Samoset Steamboat Co mail contract through Sept. 30. The Virginia of the Samoset line stays tied at Boothbay Harbor for winter after Sept. 15 withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Samoset Steamboat Co
Bath-Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor
A. P. Greenleaf
Norman
Bath
Greenleaf
Squirrel Island
Lawton's Bakery Changes Ownership
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lawton who ran Lawtons Pastry Shop at 65 Center Street Bath for four and a half years sail Oct 1 from Boston to England to visit Mrs Lawtons relatives and then return to Boston before moving to Lancashire England to visit family They built a home at 65 Center Street and plan to reside seasonally in Bath while reporting they are leaving for family visits and to join relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lawton
Bath
Lawton
Canada
England
Sanford
United States
Center Street
San Herman
Lindbergh-Linked Freshman Joins Colby Enrollees
Among the freshmen to enroll at Colby next week will be a Lindbergh linked student whose arrival highlights the new class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Lindbergh
Crowded Winnegance Bus Prompts School Meeting
Parents in the Winnegance district met with Supt. Wilson at the Winnegance school house to seek relief from overcrowded bus service to Mitchell School. Proposals included two trips and questions arose over the Bath contractor. The session followed a council and board conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Winnegance
South End
Wilson
Lemont Street
Board of Education
Perry
Haley and
Smith
Whitney
Stover
Bath
Changes at Bowdoin Announced
Brunswick announces the Bowdoin College executive committee confirmed William C. Root as chemistry instructor succeeding the late Giles Bollinger. Pierrot named French fellow. Kendrick promoted to associate history professor. Ham sabbatical. Wass extended illness leave. Portrait of Cyrus Curtis purchased for hall display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Brunswick
Jean Nicolas Georges Pierrot
Pierrot
Niort
France
Aurillac
Sorbonne
Paris
College de Comdom
Nathaniel Cooper Kendrick
Bowdoin
Kendrick
University of Rochester
Harvard
Roscoe James Ham
George Taylor
Edward Hames Wass
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Joseph B. Kahill
Portland
Pres. Sills
Clarence Hale
Henry Hill Pierce
New York City
Frank H. Swan
Providence
R. I
E. Farrington Abbott
Auburn
William M. Ingraham
Hoyt A. Moore
New York
Maine Fairs Roster Delivers September 2022 Listings
A compiled roster lists multiple Maine fairs and agricultural societies from Septembers in 2022. It names locations such as Farmington Gorham Unity and Parkman along with organizers like Frank Worthley F E Moulton and Howard E Smart. The entries include undecided statuses for several societies and date ranges from Sept 20 to Sept 29. The World Fair Association is noted for North Waterford running Sept 20 to Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Franklin Agricultural Society
Farmington
Frank Worthley
Phillips
Western Maine
Gorham
F. E. Moulton
Parkman Agricultural Society
Parkman
Howard E. Smart
H. L. Grinnell
Union
Cochnewagon Agricultural Society
Monmouth
W. E. Reynolds
North Oxford Agricultural Society
Andover
R. L. Thurston
Leeds Agricultural Association
Leeds Center
W. E. Gould
North Leeds
Solon Agricultural Society
Solon
Joseph Matson
North Waterford
W. Fillebrown
Norridgewock Agricultural Fair
Bunganuc Brings Brunswick Seaside History to Light
The Brunswick shoreward area Bunganuc, once known as Bunganunganock, marks the town’s first port. Early settlers arrived after 1734, with fishing and cargoing traditions noted amid a landscape of lobster traps, fish weirs, and a now quiet creek bordered by spruce headlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bunganunganock
Bunganuc
Briganue Landing
Bunganue
Maquoit Bay
Local Fair Dates Listed for Maine Towns
A column lists upcoming agricultural and poultry fairs across Maine including Norridgewock Oct 1 events, Litchfield Oct 4 5, Damariscotta Oct 4 6, Acton Oct 4 6, Fryeburg Oct 4 6, Lincolnville Oct 5, Montville Oct 11 12, Topsham Oct 11 13, Lewiston Nov 1 3, South Berwick Nov 8 10, and Portland Dec 6 9, with organizers and venues noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norridgewock
Roland E. Everett
Litchfield Farmers’ Club
Litchfield
Charles Havey
R. G. Gardiner
Lincoln County
B. Denney, Jr
Shapleigh and
Acton Agricultural Society
Acton
F. E. Young
Emery Mills
West Oxford Agricultural Association
Fryeburg
F. G. Buzzell
Tranquility Grange Fair
Lincolnville Center
D. R. Heal
Lincolnville
St. Georges
Lewiston
H. G. Crowley
Crowley Junction
South Berwick Poultry Association
South Berwick
Ralph E. Foss
Maine State Pomological Society
E. L. Newdick
Augusta
Maine State Poultry Association
Portland
C. T. Adams
Ocean Ave
Woodfords
Cony High School Graduate Paul MacDonald Leaves for Suffolk Law School
Paul MacDonald son of Mr and Mrs John MacDonald of Jefferson and a 1932 Cony High School graduate heads to Boston to study at Suffolk Law School. Dean Archer of Suffolk facilitated his entry. MacDonald served as treasurer of Chizzle Wizzle and contributed to school prize speaking contests senior play and student publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul MacDonald
John MacDonald
Jefferson
Cony High School
Boston
Suffolk Law School
Dean Archer
MacDonalds
Cony
Chizzle Wizzle
Conrad
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Beacon Hill Ness
Lene
Theatee
Phippsburg
Mary F. Gibbons
Washington Street
Priday
Worcester, Mass
ROD and Gun Club
Campbell’s Pond
Winneganee Lake
Boothbay
Lawton’s Bakery
Winneganee Community Club
Furnace Fund
Maine
Norway
Mere Point
High Bank
Flying Point
Freeport
Samuel Woodward
Benjamin Larrabee
Woodward
Archibald J. McNeil
Catherine
James McNeil
Portsmouth
N. H
Adescar Fournier
Brunswick Egyptian Room
Metropolitan Theatre
Royal Blue Line
Hotel Brunswick
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