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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1900
Page
3
A village tintater voices a pragmatic sermon on effort over fault finding urging courage, perseverance, and service. He warns against idle criticism and praises steady work to shape the world, noting the value of endurance over exposed flaws in others.
An old Ellsworth market page lists standard bushel weights for various goods such as salt potatoes beans wheat and corn with pounds per bushel and shipping measures. The notice also promotes a cold cure laxative product with the promise of a money-back guarantee and features the signature imprint of E W Groves.
Margaret Hunnis argues in a St. Louis Republic column that exclusiveness among girls harms friendships and self development. She urges schoolgirls to value kindness over wealth, to treat all peers with courtesy, and to cultivate brains and character over status, warning against judging others by clothes or lineage.
A Cincinnati Tribune quote advises a young woman entering business to avoid accepting favors from business acquaintances. Stay courteous with clients but limit conversation to the business at hand and keep outside topics to social life. The piece includes quips about practical matters and vigilance in daily conduct.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a beauty aid promising clear skin by purifying blood and cleansing the liver. It claims relief from pimples blotches and a bilious complexion, with prices listed at 10 and 25 cents and a satisfaction guarantee from druggists.
Patents granted to A. Ms. Goodwin for baggage check carrier and C. V. Richards for combined hook and clasp. A Norway photograph studio burned. Bellevue House in Hebron burned. post office contents saved. loss about 6,000 with small insurance. A. K. P. Mace of Buxton dies from fire in his room. Ex-Judge Charles W. Walton of the Maine Supreme Court dies in Portland at eighty. Three dwellings burned at Exportport during a gale. loss about 3,000 with 1,200 insured. Maine Bowdoin alumni elect officers at the Falmouth hotel. Auburn firm J. F. True & Co marks forty years. True family notes rising sales and expansion.
In a 1675 style mock history, the ad praises coffee houses and promotes Chase & Sanborn Seal Brand Java and Me dia. It claims the coffee is pure, healthful, and beneficial, urging readers to buy Seal Brand or high grade coffees in parchment lined bags from their grocer.
Cecelia Robbins in poor health as Clarence Hooper takes team to Henry French of East Brook. Mrs Minoie Hardison hosts Methodist yacht society with Clarence Hooper and children visiting East Bulliven. Miss Inex Donnell returns from Ellsworth with mother Evelyn for a brief visit. Miss Edith Gordon teaches fifteen pupils privately as winter sessions limit public classes. Jan 29 at Seal Cove notes plans for Bar Harbor Masonic district convention Feb 22. Frank Stickney and daughter Bessie Stickney visit. Ober and Sawyer attend Masonic school in Ellsworth. Ida Norwood at Weath Tremont home. schools closed due to Miss Frances King’s illness in Manset. Daisy Fernald improving. Oren Fernald dies aged about seventy seven after long illness with cancer. Schooner Seth Nyman from Rockland and Bar Harbor arrives with boiler engine for Shaw’s stave mill upgrades.
A fragment notes a remedy that claims to cure irritation and reduce suffering from eczema, offering quick relief and sleep. The passage emphasizes tolerable stinging as part of the treatment and asserts general benefits for skin irritation.
A cryptic OCR excerpt from a New York publication mentions George as publisher at 10 Nasa St and references contract related wording. The readable text hints at governance data recon or reporting, but specifics are unclear and no clear event or outcome is established.
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