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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
4
The article reviews 1890s Senate politics noting the rise and fall of silverite and populist factions. It highlights key figures: Stewart, Teller, Dubois, Pettigrew, Mitchell, Cannon, Mantle, and Jones, tracing reconversions and party realignments that leave the chamber broadly bipartisan with no clear third party bloc. Bangor News.
The American previews Roosevelt first message to Congress as dignified and masterly on trusts reciprocity and tariff urging readers to study it. Congress sits for six months amid political tension with Henderson McDowell Casson renominated. Transportation strains from car shortages at terminals and labor disputes hinder commerce while grain moves west and inland shipment rises.
The Silver Party is dead as Senator John P. Jones reverts to republicanism leaving the silver secession of 1896 nearly without a prominent figure. Western politicians who broke with the Republicans at St. Louis and allied with Democrats and Populists failed to sustain a new cleavage. Jones’s move represents the final subsidence of a long running party agitation and narrows the Senate’s party balance.
The bulletin recounts Boston real estate figure William D. Lewis of national fame and Bar Harbor moves to remove slot machines. Bucksport debates ending liquor agency after death of town agent Lemus T. Dorr. It notes a rum-war leading to closed saloons and public sentiment toward medical liquor access, while a Portland pilot boat story and gale-ravaged sea details fill the page with maritime color.
A hopeful notice promotes daily enjoyment and optimism as keys to success. It urges seeing humor under hardship, maintaining a sunny disposition, and sharing good cheer for improved health and resilience. It also offers practical kitchen time-saving tips and a light anecdote about a housemaid.
A poem by Bila Wheeler Wileo lampoons the dreaded house of They, where rumormongers spread vile tales about neighbors. The piece laments how gossip travels beyond closed doors, harming reputations and shaming all who differ from the crowd.
Kennebec Journal reports a bright lumbering outlook with similar or higher cuts to last year. Ira H. Randall of August notes about 150 million feet cut previously, predicts steady or increased output. discusses stumpage use, ownership dynamics at Hollingsworth Whitney, Great Northern, and International Paper. Apquate Lumber Co plans 10 million feet annual, 4 million own lands, 6 million from outside, with operations already underway and wage increases for crews.
A compact recipe guide from Mrs. S. Jorer in Ladies' Home Journal describes three dressings. French dressing combines salt pepper and olive oil with lemon juice, while cream dressing uses hot cream thickened with cornstarch and yolks, then seasoned with butter, pepper, and vinegar. A lighter oil emulsion yields a thinner dressing. adjust with vinegar to reach desired consistency.
The passage describes cleaning and brightening leather using warm water and a soft cloth, then brushing with beaten egg white. It interjects a dialogue about vanity from the character Effie, Aunt Emma, and a remark on appearance.
George R Cunningham, proprietor of the American House in Ellsworth, died after a long illness. Born November 13 1850 in Ellworth he worked as a barber in Sullivan and Boston before entering hotel work in Cherryfield and Bar Harbor. He died at 2 o clock yesterday with services set for 2 pm tomorrow led by K of P Donagan lodge and ministers from Bar Harbor and Ellsworth. He leaves a widow Mrs Nancy Varney and a daughter Carrie Cunningham along with his mother.
News from Los Angeles confirms the death of Peter J. McGown on October 24. A former Ellsworth resident, he ran the Branch pond lumber mill before it became the Hooper mill and left town about twenty years ago for Massachusetts and then California. He was sixty four and left a daughter in Lawrence Massachusetts and three brothers in Ellsworth. The obituary notes his status as a good citizen and neighbor and mentions his contribution to the Norris house site at Church and Oak streets. The remainder of the column includes long, unrelated moral and social commentary.
Norris Hancock writes to correct county gossip about the Fletcher Brook tragedy dated November 20 2001 The letter relays a confrontation over a dog and a shooting with references to a belt revolver and wardens at an old Fletcher Brook use site It cites an earlier newspaper report and identifies Mrs Frep Graves as a source or witness
Anxiety grips Bucksport over the W W. H. Card sailing from Bangor with amber from Ja Walker & Co to Waitham Massachusetts. Spoke Georges Banks November 12 by the steamer Arker san and has since been missing. Captain Franklin 4 Lowell of Bucksport commands with wife and young niece aboard. Vessel owned by F H & C B Arey of Bucksport. Craft of 118 tons built at Franklin in 1874 but rebuilt last year.
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local means and offers a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Vail's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It explains the Eustachian tube and inflammation as core issues and promotes F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio with broad distribution by druggists.
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