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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1900
Page
8
Loose local notes from County News and Oak Point reports across multiple towns. Mentions: residents, travel, schooling, shipyard work, fishing activity, a 19th century yacht transport, ball game recap, primary school, and a Civil War era anecdote about a difficult local squire. Multiple names, places, ships, and events referenced across dates in April.
A satirical item describes comically strict rules for entering a printing office and paying for papers, including a bizarre countersign with a ten dollar bill and a quip about a remedy for a child’s ailment. It also notes an absurd physician’s order about a baby and parish plaster.
Mary Lunt rests at home in Bans Harbor while Edna Lunt and Julia Clark return from Manset. Lunt sibling Rena nears vacation at home. Capt Henry Webster leaves the Nightingale with James Norwood taking her to Bangor. Willard Rich joins Bangor visit as J M Harlow’s ward accompanies. April 23 reports Captain Babson ill but convalescent while repair work begins at Egemonoggin cottages.
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