Ellsworth American Provides Klondike Letter and Local Notes
The Ellsworth American reports on a Klondike letter by Mrs. Allan R. Joy and features poems by Ellsworth grocer post Hanneman, plus coverage of local figures M. J. Drummey and Dr. George A. Phillips. It notes political commentary from B. D. Norton on Bryan and discusses church decline and fiscal imports in the Philippines. The paper also covers county commissioners at a recent Ellsworth convention debating aid for the poor.
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Allan R. Joy
Ellsworth
M. J. Drummey
Grocer Post
Sanneman
Holman F. Day
Maine
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The
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Bowdoin
Unitarian Conference
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Ellaworth
County wide poorhouse plan sparks legislative talk
Hon C F Fellows of Bucksport prompted debate on county control of paupers as an economy move patterned after New Hampshire. Proponents say one county facility would cut costs and reduce litigation, while opponents fear loss of humane ties to home communities. Committee to study in next convention, possible future legislature discussion.
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Bucksport
House of Representatives
Penobscot
Madelows
New Hampshire
Convention of
Kennebec Journal
Maine island district schools span Penobscot Bay
Tyler Coombs of Vinalhaven heads a unique Maine district covering forty nine island town schoolhouses in Vinalhaven Deer Isle Stonington and Islena Haut with 2200 scholars and 56 teachers. Coombs salaries total 1250 yearly while he travels 150 miles by road to visit each school about three times per term.
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Maine
Tyler Coombs
Vinalhaven
Deer Isle
Stonington
Islena Haut
Penobscot Bay
Coombe
Church Notes and Service Schedules Across Denominations
Unitarian, Congregational, Free Baptist, Methodist, Union, and Baptist churches in Ellsworth area announce sermons and weekly events for September 1 with schedules in multiple towns. Postal changes in Hancock county noted. Interleaved dialogue about a wealthy suitor ends with a jest.
Golden Wedding of Capt and Mrs Tapley at West Brooksville
Capt and Mrs Thomas Tapley celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their home in West Brooksville. The couple, long part of a noted Tapley family, hosted a large gathering with nine generations represented among children and relatives. Guests included relatives from New York, Atlanta, Sedgwick, Ellsworth, and Bangor, plus friends from Washington and Tufts College. A reception featured fifty white sweet peas, and guests presented many gifts as wishes for their diamond wedding.
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West Brooksville
Brooksville
Tapley
Maine
Ellaworth
T. 8. Tapley
Auburn
E. D. ‘Tapley
Tremont
Washington, D. C
Darius Eddy
Saginaw
Mich
Nancy Carleton
Plymouth
Mass
H. B. Emery
Bangor
G.I. Knight
Tufts College
T. W. Liman
Wakefield
Misa McEntee
Wilmington
Del
J. F. Royal
Ellsworth
Kiplin Vessels and the Were Here saga told in memory
Capt. Freeman T Bridges of East Bucksport asserts the old schooner We're Here inspired Rudyard Kipling’s Captain Courageous tale. He recalls Bucksport crews, Gloucester connections, and Bank fishery storms with vessels like Carry Pitman and the Prince LeBoo.
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Sue
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Grand Banks
Bucksport
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Prince LeBoo
Metill
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King Pullip
Henry Clay
Ezra Flodo
Marilia D. Kan
Capar McVeig
Lucy Holmes
Jennie Cushman
Parry Norman
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Deaths and funerals of Daniel J Chamberlain and Charles A Cole
Daniel J Chamberlain of Higin Itt died at the American house after a lengthy illness while traveling east for an annual visit. Born near Madison Minnesota in 1844, he built D J Chamberlain & Co. in Elgin with his wife Celeste as partner, and was active in Masonry and politics before shifting from Democrat to Republican. His funeral will be held in Elgin with high Mason ic honors. Charles A Cole’s body was recovered at Castine by two youths using grappling gear. Curtis R Foster collected the remains for burial in Ellsworth. Rev Frank J Goodwin conducted services in Unis City, with interment at Woodbine cemetery. The Castine search teams, led by John M Vogel, worked tirelessly. friends expressed gratitude for the recovery efforts.
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Daniel
Boston
Whitten, Burdett & Young
Maine
Mr. Chamberlain
Celeste L. Chamberlain
James H.chamberlain
Ellsworth
Elgin
Ill
D.J. Chamberlain & Co
Bin
Chamberlain
East
Imasonry
James Huot
Nort Pargonsfield
Charles A. Cole
Castine
Curtis R. Foster
Frank J. Goodwin
Pawtucket
Johnson
Deamnens and Deafness Cure Claims by Cheesy Co
An old ad claims deafness from blocked Eustachian tubes can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts mucous membrane inflammation causes rumbling hearing loss and promises $100 for curing “Urafineas” from eatters and offers Mail's Expaired Cure. Reader urged to seek elicuines via Cheesy & Co Toledo.
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Tennyson's Woman and Other Fragments
A fragmented page presents poetry lines on gender roles from Tennyson, mixing introspective verse about woman’s equality with a stray note on progress. Also included are lines about maturity and a stray advertising block for VIAVI home treatment and endorsements from readers and local figures.
Widows Shock as Man Claims Dead Husband Smoked Again
An elderly man, long absent, returns home to find friends believed dead. Repeated shocks from supposed reunions trigger nervous decline. He visits a hotel, encounters a woman who looks unchanged, and remarks her husband has smoked for twelve years, revealing his belief that his own wife’s late spouse still alive.
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