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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1902
Page
3
A 19th century style notice touts VINOL as a tonic for children, praising a four year old girl’s recovery and appetite gains. It claims a money back guarantee and lists Bangor Maine as a location, with agents in the town asserting strong endorsement to parents and caregivers.
An old advertisement warns of winter illnesses and promotes Benson's Porous Plasters praised for quick relief from colds pneumonia chest problems and rheumatic pains. It notes genuine plasters available from druggists with prepaid postage and lists Seabury Johnson as manufacturers in New York.
Mrs Fogler wife of Maine supreme court justice died at her Rockland home. Hon Aver longtime head of Union Linnen Co and Second National Bank partner died aged seventy three. Fire statistics for 1901 show 1 050 births registered, 3884 for 1900 a drop over 12 percent. Lightning fires numbered 110 versus 188 in 1900. Tenure for fires from unknown causes totaled 342. Overall fire fatalities and accidental causes are noted with earlier year comparisons.
A fragmented collection notes Mrs. Gilespio in A Book of Remembrance praising her humor. The anecdotes include a candle-eating rat in a chimneypiece and a witty exchange about cause and effect. The text also mentions women’s suffrage, a comment on reading biographies, and a quip about coal versus poetic weather.
County Ne ine 4 Mrs. James McNaughton receive congratulations. Rock Hill bound events include a family accident, a horse incident injuring children, and Beulah Beagi’s near driving debut. Janaury notes show illness, a Bangor shorthand trip, a new school bell, and a growing high school under Mr. Fredericks with over forty pupils. Community updates cover theater, church, and local business meetings, with Sullivan towing electing officers.
The home of Mr and Mrs William Lord hosted the wedding of their only daughter Miss Marcia Belle Lord to George Lewis Osgood of Ayer on Wednesday Jan 15 at 1 o'clock officiated by Rev A H Coar Elworth. The ceremony followed by an informal reception and greetings from intimate friends. Miss Lord, once a Rockport Seminary student and teacher, met Mr Osgood while employed at K & C Co in Ayer. He is junior partner in Sigsbee Manufacturing Co and runs a coal business. The couple will live in Ayer after Feb 20.
A Moat Gentle Touch quotes Markley on the Golden Rule and the mutual respect it inspires, while Burroughs quips about offering ten dollars this minute. The Philadelphia Press and Atchison Globe reflect contrasting views on money and amiability between genders.
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