Debate over town schools and debt fuels letter to editor
The writer argues the new school system has not improved education, warns against debt from building projects, and cites Tremont Hancock county and other towns. He praises local committees, questions loss of older buildings, and urges continued support for village schools and state funded schooling for distant districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the American
Tremont
Brooklin
Sargentvine
Leize
Hancock
Henry Ward Beecher
Bnet
St. Hickituit
Fatumuy
Cie Dar
Hancock County
Ehud
I4ren
Beauty Is Mood Deep. Cascarets Promise Clear Skin
A vintage ad claims clean blood equals beauty and promotes Cascarets candy as a liver stimulant that purges toxins to cure pimples boils and bilious complexions. It promises satisfaction with prices from one cent to sixty cents.
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Cascarets
Ellsworth City History Clarified in Reader Letter
A letter to The American asks about Ellsworth’s city history. It notes Ellsworth incorporated February 6, 1809 and counts governance by party: seventeen years under a Republican mayor, fourteen under a Democratic mayor, and one under a Populist mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellane
Wrst
Franklin
Apell
the American
Aittle
Ellsworth
Yengahaatt
Women printers in London and the rise of female run firms
The article highlights a London women’s printing society owned and managed by women with female apprentices, detailing cooperative aims, profit sharing, and the training of girls around 16. It notes strong demand for women printers in major institutions and lists earnings, then shifts to a reflective essay on beauty and character, urging women to cultivate inner worth over appearance.
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Omen
London
Women’s Printing Society
Lathor
Prinel Noivi
Centrie
Sech
National Union of Women Workers
We A
Bughind
New York Post
Remarks to Dewey from Old Glory and a Fourth of July plea
A fragmentary cultural polemic addressed to George Dewey critiques his wartime stance and political maneuvering. It laments perceived pandering for votes, warns against figurehead status, and expresses hope for a return to dignified leadership as patriotic duties loom. A separate note mentions the steamer Hector selling to Boston buyers and planned service between Bar Harbor and East Sullivan with varied owners.
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Old Glory
Dewey
George
Tomwalker
G. Warbington
Temple of Fame
Castile and
Aragon
Manila Bay
Sours
Vous
Uch A Pase
Kreuchman's Bay
Snanier
Hector
Boston
Kingsley
Barbour
Yard
Brewer
Bar Harbor
East Sullivan
Hatcock
Miraculous Cure by Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption
A man from Man Ia recounts a near death from measles related lung trouble and repeated hemorrhages. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a complete cure after doctors said he would die. He endorses it strongly and notes trial bottles are available at a local drug store.
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Fie
WA Hines
Man Ia
Dr King
Frightened Fireman in Tank Pond Crossing Tale
A veteran Washington County railroad engineer recalls a perilous construction day. The engine crossed a flooded, listful track near Tank Pond with two construction men aboard and the fireman trembling. The narrator coerced a risky passage, later playing a trick on Mike the fireman by yelling jump as he slid into mud, ending their working relationship.
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Washington County
Washington County Railroad
Tank Pond
Tank
Unionville
Mike
Tsay
Sins of omission and faith in ad copy confusion
A boy defines sins of omission as those we forget to commit while a girl links faith to believing something we know isn t true. The snippet also advertises Down s Ointment with a one cent price and a stray spelling error.
Beware of Stok Pets During Epidemics
A cautionary note warns against contact with dogs, monkeys, and birds as potential disease carriers. It links canaries dying in captivity to a malady affecting themselves and possibly humans, mentions cats as carriers of diphtheria, and urges isolation of ailing birds or animals to protect children during an outbreak.
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Canaries
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dixense
Parrot
Public sale notice of Hancock County real estate
An execution sale in Hancock County Maine orders sale of multiple parcels in Bluehill and Hulls Cove tied to Henry W Eaton and others. The sale, per the March 16 1900 order, lists six lots with field fences roads and bay shore boundaries and describes the First to Sixth Lots in detail before the sale date at 10 o'clock A.M. at the Haines building in Bucksport. The document also covers notice to creditors and executors for the estate of Charles A Eaton of Massachusetts.
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Swerine
Supreme Judicial Court
Piscata Juia
State of Main
Henry W. Tacn
Iden
Tiancock
State of Maine
Alphonse Siitand
Sietaun
Venobescot
Maine
Cave
Hancock
Lind
Iacual Bays
Sad Bay
Parker
Augustine G. Parker
Henry A. Parker
Abigail M. Parker
Henry W. Baton
Hancock Couny
Isilenry W. Baton
Bluebill
Bluetill Bay
David P. Friend
Friend
Augustine
Walker
Henry W. Eaton
Bluehill
Stoke
David
Long Island
Bluehill Bay
Union
River Bay
Jonah Holt
Daly
Carter Estate
Lilachill
Hancock County
Hull's Cove
Eden
Abbott
Jonathan Hamer
Benjamin Peaches
William H. Wescott
Henry W. Eatontal
Lameine
Bloomfield
Alfred
Altea Ss. Smith
Montgomery H. Kelley
Nathan
King
Edward & Clark
MH. Kelley
Henry W Raton
Maid Hancock County
Hate & Hamlin
Macn Street
Blisworth
Sherr
Hssin
Aaid
Decese
Nike Pers
TKO
Bikes van Tig
Nereby Aive
Amini
Charles A. Eaton
Lates Wehusetts
Loavi
Jos W. Soka
Marea S. A
Judgro
Iibe
Petuhscot
Sant Penobacet
Awe Wiener
Aprilia
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Elis
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Gene
Holt
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Yo Baker
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Amy
Philadelphia
Williams
Rhat
Tam
Franklin Ste
Henry E. Davis
Elsworth, M
New Kineo Range
Kineo Wood Furnace
Kineo Coal Furnace
IY Noves & Nutter Mfg. CO
Bangor
F. B. Aiken
Saan
Perry Davis
Will
Regal
Frome
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