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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
8
The Ingravements announce enlarged departments including carpet, drapery and house furnishing ready-made, with a new sales room featuring a full line of carpetings, curtains, draperies and furnishings. They tout free alterations, upgraded stock, and a convenient second floor for ladies and children.
The piece explains how a range-finder uses a Wheatstone bridge and electric circuits to compute enemy distance. Telescopes target a distant point, the dial on a central instrument records yards, and range indicators relay readings to gun positions across a ship like the Kentucky.
A Fortnightly Review writer recalls a President-elect’s calm during news of victory, then details Garfield’s life and assassination aftermath. The piece contrasts public ceremony with private emotion, ending with Garfield’s wish to see the sea and the final sacrifice of his life. Also noted are seminary baseball results and local notices about a dance and a recovering patient.
Letters from Dan A Grosvenor Deputy Auditor War Department and a Duluth County Commissioner praise Peruna as an effective spring tonic and catarrh remedy. Other testimonials include Mattie L. Guild of the Illinois Young People's Christian Temperance Union noting relief from catarrh through Peruna.
Kant County mourns the death of Walt C. J. Fries famed violoncello master admired nationwide. The German-born Boston concert figure died at his Roxbury home aged 77 leaving a widow and four children. He played with Mendelssohn and Beethoven quintette clubs and collaborated with Rubenstein and Wieniawski. summers he visited Bluebill for frequent recitals. Corrective note follows about a misreported engagement of H. B. Stevens. A separate item reports grammar-school construction at Mt. Desert Street facing possible relocation and funding debates. other local updates include sheriff detaining a suspect, town clerks, teachers, and a house fire in Augusta with $900 loss.
Fred Hunton and family moved into Rev H W Conleys house. Lynch band to give first open air concert of the season next Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Moore improving grounds and interior of their house. Mr and Mrs A W Ellis returned Tuesday from Monroe visit. E W Leighton Holden guest of son William E Leighton Whitcomb. Haynes Co building an addition to stave mill five saw dam for shingles. Charles Lynch and family move back to Ellsworth Falls from West Somerville Mass.
Mrs. Mary Smith returns from East Boston to join daughter Mrs. Arnetta Betts at home. The Indies and society gathered with Betsy Milliken on April 24. A society meeting is planned with Mrs. George Alley Thure in the afternoons during May. Mr. Reynolds, formerly of Iileworth Falls, bought Dr. Hagerthy’s farm recently sold by Adelbert Garland and moved in last week.
Letters praise Peruna as a universal catarrh remedy curing conditions from stomach to head. W P Brownlow and Mrs Elmer Fleming share dramatic improvements after weeks of use, with hopeful notes on spring treatment and Dr Hartman offering free expert advice.
Fragmented OCR items show teachers and relatives traveling between Brewer Bangor East Brook Branch Pond Mil and Hancock as a Bangor Sunday trip hints. Mentions of Mrs Lida Patten Miss Mabel Clement Miss Inez Hamilton Barbara Leach and families connected to Stes Fi McGown, Mra Mary Maddocks, and Aurilia James appear in disjoint phrases.
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