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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
3
Resent-day thoughts extol a disciplined life of duty and quiet, humble service. It lauds those who avoid excuses, keep their small tasks, and dedicate hours to thoughts and deeds, seeing life as a trust and progress as humanity’s forward path. It praises solitary effort, enduring belief in human advancement, and a future brighter than the past.
Miss Kittle Brower returns home from Bar Hartor. Franklin man visiting in Cove Friday. Blacksmith Raymond Hankcom moves to Augusta Harmer house. Jernice Brewer and Laura McGown host a kitchen party with about twenty children. Andrews visiting Boston, then New York trip. Grant family heads to Waltham. Knowles hall hosts Hay-seeders bail with Ober’s orchestra January 26. Eden Fish Co and Gare Sand Brothers report steady business. Ira Shaw’s proposed three stave mill construction begins. engine and boiler soon. Nelson Herrick ill, Mrs Webber improving. Jan 15 notices: district No 8 eight-week term closed. Annie Ray teaches. Local ads: Laxative Quinidine TABS cure for cold in one day.
Franklin County news notes from East Sullivan and Sullivan Harbor include residents traveling to cities, illnesses, repairs, and social events. Mentions: Fred A. Noyes of East Sullivan on business, Blaisdell heading to Washington, and the ice bridge remaining usable for travel. Local incidents include a near fire at the Blaisdell cottage and community gatherings with quilting, weddings, and school news. Also notes on public notices, health, and various residents’ comings and goings.
A 1880s market list shows weights for malt, beans, onions, carrots, and other produce, along with dairy, meats, fish, grains, and various groceries. The document includes prices and volumes for items like potatoes, beets, apples, cranberries, olives, and oil, reflecting a broad catalog of country produce and household staples. It also contains a brief health note from the Ladies' Home Journal stressing health and constitution as the foundation of success for young men.
Ex-Gav Frederick Robie wed last Wednesday to Miss Martha Cressey of Gorham. Wilder & Co.’s cloth factory at Hollock burned Saturday morning. Stock values and patents granted to several inventors noted. Capt Os Ingraham of City of Bangor showcases long steamboat service since 1863. Bangor clergyman Rev George W Hild, D D, dies at 81 after a long ministry and leadership of Bangor lectures.
The piece compares wind mills to Chase & Sanborn's Coffee Mill noting the coffee maker's daily output of forty to fifty thousand pounds and praising the high grade Seal Brand Java and Mocha. It urges readers to buy from grocers delivering Chase & Sanborn in tin cans or parchment lined bags.
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