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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
7
The readable lines show rustic lines about crops and fate, with hints of a farmer named Mickey and a rural gathering. The text implies resilience and communal cheer amid hardship, referencing well drought and hopeful actions.
In the Maine woods a host of specialists keep livelihoods beyond lumbering. Gum pickers, hoop pole makers, axe handle makers, trappers, and basket bark gatherers roam forests in winter. Gum pickers endure harsh camps, earn small sums, and rely on varied routes. hoop poles provide steady, modest income with evenings by the fire. The piece sketches outfits, routes, pricing, dangers, and the rugged, nomadic life of Maine’s forest laborers.
VHE subscriber announces appointment as executor of the last will and testament of Sarah Elizabeth Wanger of Penobscot Maine deceased. Appointment by Hancock County Probate Court under state law with bond provided. All persons with claims must present them to the Bangor office. Yauses H. Buxoxas Bangor March 15, 1/2 Executor.
Legal notice states Frosty Nas is appointed administrator of the estate of Eophronia G. Constr. Inte ot ihuekeport in Flencock County deceased. All persons having claims or liens are requested to make payment immediately. March 4, 1902.
Legal notice stating that an administrator of Patrick Mulhern is appointed in Hancock County and creditors must present claims for settlement or make payment. The affidavit names Bedford E. Tracy as agent and attorney. John H. Mulhern is a non resident and Buovonn & Tracy are listed as subscribers. March 1.
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