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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
5
The Ellsworth American records local theatre etiquette complaints urging better behavior from patrons. It also reports on financial trends, bank clearing statistics, and House actions, including a Utah seating dispute over Brigham J. Roberts, plus scattered notices and advertisements.
A frontier issue brief notes Knights in Elsworth, local banter, and wolves in the Eastheook area. Hascock County reports prosperity with jingling bells while Han cork County faces thunderstorms. A proposed union of Free Baptist and Methodist societies at East Franklin appears unsuccessful. The AMERICAN column cites publication cautions, writer names, and local correspondence from Marlboro about Mrs. Phebe Hodgkins age ninety two, Revolutionary War veteran ancestors, and a lonely elder still active in her community. A citizen committee in Hancock County refunds part of the Sarah Ware murder reward, with 75 percent returned to expenses and 25 percent reserved for future costs. questions linger about the case.
Dr Gideon E Newcomb of Old Town died after practicing medicine for twenty years. He was a town physician in Ow Town. His death ends a long tenure in the community with details limited in the notice.
Friends of East Maine conference seminary at Bucksport Brexsport celebrate potential major additions funded by Mrs. John G Moore widow of New York banker. A New York architect inspected facilities and proposed a new building between the dormitory and chapel with a planned expansion of classrooms and recitation space, with alterations to existing structures depending on Mrs. Moore’s generosity.
The article extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal cure for croup in children. It claims early use prevents attacks and notes decades of constant use with no failures. Sold by Grof Parcner in Ellsworth and W J Parramore in Bluehill druggists.
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