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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1900
Page
7
A mechanical clock narrates fifty years of life in a Westminster setting as it marks hours beside a loving family. It recalls a new home, a young couple, the birth and death of a child, a wedding, and a long life of faith and memory. The piece ends with time’s final toll in the autumn of mourning.
The Philadelphia Record suggests Boys for Christmas should revive a mummers tradition resembling the Father Christmas tale. It notes knights clash with followers of Father Christmas, ending in a duel where Father Christmas and the Black Knight prevail. Boys would wear masks, tall paper caps, and collect pennies for charity, echoing early colonial festive plays and heroic depictions of Native figures versus Puritan settlers.
A green ball hung over the dinner table is made by fastening two leg hoops together and weaving pine twine with holly. It resembles the old kissing bunch used in English homes, with two hoops forming a frame and a crown of rosy apples in the center. Carol singers stand beneath it while kisses and playful romping unfold.
County News pages gather notes on schooling limits and child study critiques, local doings at Bass Harbor, Pettigrew wedding, ship sales, ice for shipment plans, and residents like Capt. Mayo returning home for winter. Mentions include Underwood & Boston canning, Saddleback light house keeper Dante Cough Bax, and the Westerloo schooner purchase.
A local businessman from Moston highly endorses Comfort Powder Hosnya. He says his wife buys it for a lady in half‑dozen boxes and claims it relieves aching feet and all skin irritations.
The Pythian lodge finishes its second story work to allow the hall to be used for meetings in the new year. The Amget meetings will be held in the hhew room. Mrs Sera Abbott and Miss Gordon wrap up year with gifts. Mrs Abbott heads to Germany with Dr Abbott, while Miss Gordon plans Boston and Wellesley College visits this month.
A citizen testimonial from Mrs Philina Moon on Surry Road details how Doan's Kidney Pills helped her 14 year old daughter with kidney and urinary weakness. She describes back pain headaches and stomach troubles and credits two boxes of Doan's with a marked improvement. Sold by Wiggin's drug store Ellsworth price 50 cents. Mailed by VosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Notices call for creditors and heirs to present claims against estates of Writham Walte and George W. Hracy in Hancock County Maine. Appointed executors and administratrices request prompt payment of debts and presentation of demands. Also includes a torcelos notice regarding Saint Docu Elieworth mortgage and parcel description in Oakot.
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