Bath woman leads navigation training for seamen in Charleston
Mrs. Charlotte Patten wife of the late Capt Frank Patten took charge of a government seamen training school in Charleston S C when head Prof W H Smith went to Boston She coached many officers by mail and helped graduates secure better ratings The Patten family history and moves between Bath Ryefield and Bayonne are noted as the government seeks skilled navigators for the merchant marine
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Bath
Charlotte Patten
Frank Patten
Charleston, & C
Charleston
W. H. Smith
Boston
Maine
Ryefield
Mass
Capt. Patten
Kineo
Mr. Ferrell
Standard Oil Company
Patten
Ferrell
Maryland
Baltimore
Capt. Ferrell
Bayonne
N. J
Bathman's Brother Harold McKinnon Wounded in France
Clyde MacKinnon reports a letter from Harold McKinnon who serves with Canadian troops in France. Harold, writing August 22 from General Hospital, describes injuries from shellfire and mentions participating in battles to seize Fritz's third line trench, with a hospital stay following a shell strike on their machine gun crew’s cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde MacKinnon
Washington St
Harold
France
Harold McKinnon
General Hospital
Fritz
Courageous Act Stops Runaway Horse on Washington St
Mrs. N. Gratz Jackson and a group of women halted a frightened runaway horse dragging a light grocer’s wagon on Hitchcock hill. She sprang into the road, caught the bridle and dragged the horse to a stop, calming it and preventing possible injuries to pedestrians including children. Neighbors praise her bravery.
Camp Fire Girls Help Eradicate Weeds to Protect Crops
The Camp Fire Girls nationwide join President Wilson and Food Director Sloover in urging weed destruction during September and October. They study weed habits, burn infested fields, and support farmers to curb crop losses, inviting local groups to join the effort.
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Camp Fire Girls
Wilson
Sloover
Camp Fire
Bath natives advance in military training and housing progress
Dr George C Nichols visiting Bath reports on Plattsburg Camp training. he gains first lieutenant medical corps as dental surgeon and heads to Boston for orders. Dr O M Haney from Boothbay Harbor remains at the camp coast artillery bound for Fortress Monroe for further training. A foundation for a new house at Washington Park North End is finished and more foundations will follow. Lumber from Berlin is expected for three houses with schedules at the mill. Clough Maxim Roche aims to complete twelve by January.
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George C. Nichols
Plattsburg Barracks
N. Y
Medical Corps
Boston
Bath
Plattsburg
17Th Regt
O. M. Haney
Boothbay Harbor
Coast Artillery Corps
Fortress Monroe
Washington Park
Ber
Berlin
Clough, Maxim & Roche
A Fine Complexion And A Fair Skin
A health advice snippet extols a fine complexion and fair skin as signs of good living and digestion. It urges simple living, proper breathing, sleep, exercise, and a healthy gut, praising Wood's Medicine as a remedy with a large bottle priced 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F
Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Ortland
Maine
Plea for more patrol boats in Kennebec valley
The Times reports that Bath Maine faces inadequate Kennebec mouth patrols with only two boats a 42 foot and an 83 foot craft. It blames the naval department for insufficient protection and urges local demand for more, better patrols to safeguard the valley and Seguin to Matinicus reach.
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the Times
U. S
Coast Guard
Maine
Bath
Kennebec
Times
Seguin
Matinicus
Portland
Portsmouth
Boston
Kennebec’s
North Atlantic Coast Patrol
Navy Department
Bath Naval Station
U.S
Naval Department
Ram Spring
Kennebec Valley
Healthiest One in the Family
A testimonial from William Warren of Port Robinson praises Fruit-a-tives for curing his daughter Hattie’s kidney disease and dropsy symptoms. The ad promotes Trial Size and bulk boxes from Fruitatives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
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Hattie Warren Port Robinson
Hattie
In Ruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
New York
Maine Federation Observance Sets 25th Anniversary Meeting
The Maine Federation of Women's Clubs plans its 25th anniversary during the annual federation meeting in Portland on Oct 9 11. The observance occurs Tuesday Oct 10 after a delegates reception. The Portland Woman's Literary Union outlines the convention plans with chairs named for credentials entertainment and hospitality. Will C Macfarlane to give a recital at 11 o'clock Wednesday, the convention's final day.
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Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
Portland
Woman's Literary Union of
James T. Jack
George J. Black
Thomas N. McDonald
James Albert McFaul
Maine Federation
Woman's Literary Union
Frederick P. Abbott
Saco
George C.rye
Charles F Plage
Will C. Macfarlane
Notice 10 Sick Women Promote Pinkham Remedy
Bridgeton New Jersey testimony from Mrs Milrorp Cumings of Penns Grove urges use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's ailments including irregularities painful periods and nervousness. The ad touts the product as a remedy and cites personal improvement.
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Milrorp T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maine Probate Notices Chronicle of 1917 Estates
Multiple petitions in Sagadahoc County probate court detail intestate estates and executors. John Berry seeks administration for Stephen Small with a list of heirs including Mason, Berry, Morse, and Small relatives. Notices order publication in Bath Independent and hearings set for October 1917.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Revel B. Rideout
South Berwick
York
Naomi W. Rideout
Bowdoinham
William EF. Rideout
Maine
Phillip Rideout
A. Beds
Sagadahov
F. Roger Miller
Bath
Said
James
Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Sagadahoe
Joseph M. ‘Trott
Winfield S. Percy
Batty
Ordigredd Phat
James S. Lowell
Nichols
Rachel Ann Nichols
James 8
Nellie P. Merrill
Lucy A. Purinton
Theresa S. Carr
Robert S. Carr
Bowdoin
Walter S. Glidden
Kate O'Laughlin
Georgia E. Lombard
Joseph Clarence Perkins
Phippsburg
Minor
Bath Independent
John ©. Berry
Edey
Stephen B. Small
Meadowbrook
Phippeburg
William W. Mason
Charles H. Mason
Scott Mason
Ifie R. Tibbetts
Julia Jones
John
Berry
Rath Independent
Saint County
Sagsadahoe
Sid
Segadahoe
Alton G. Leonard
JR F. Springer
James 8. Lowell
Nty
Marilla M. Blaisdell
Ippeburg
Abel
Easing Late
North Creek
Small Point
Arthur Totman
Sagadahor
Beth
Register
Sugdaline
John J. Keegut
Martin Flaherty
Thomas Conley Bush
Mare Kinney
Morrtinbisthrertey Birt
Maury Flaherty
Margaret Leydon
John Heaney
Thomas Heaney
John J. Keegan
State OF
Sagadahoee
Buth
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Bathman
United States
Likut
Army Sturgeon
Kennebec River
William Warren
Cyrus Ww. Longley
Hiis
W. Longley
Lydia E. Pinkharm
Cody Atten
Cyrus W. Longley Registre
Churlie Perey
Andrew J. Perey
Clara A. Perey
Alice M. Litenfield
Arline C. Kidd Stratford
Clara A. Percy
Sagadahoess
Joseph M. Trott
Notary Publi
Sagudahoc
Alten G. Leonard
Nancy J. Leonard
Widener
Isaac Leonard
Abbie J. Crosman
Lisbon Falls
Etta V. Wilson
Alton G Leonard Bowdoin
Rufus F. Springer
AP Tross
Mary B. Mitchell
West Bath
Nannie E. Brown
Tadd
Georgetown
Frederick J. Rinckley
Sigadahuw
A. D
Bie
Clarence W. Blaisdell
Violet M. Blaisdell
Phippsxburg
Small Point Road
Waters
Bath National Bank
Michael J. McCormick
Mary A. L. Thompson
Louis A. Thompson
Cyrus W. Longlez
Registec
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