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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
7
A Boston Courier excerpt recounts a preacher laboring for years at forty per week, resisting higher pay as crowds slow. He pleads patience, arguing the pledged four hundred could build his vital store, while reformers press toward two hundred more. The piece critiques unyielding zeal versus fair rewards.
Emerson Hall in Castine, built at 10000 by Charles Emerson of Dixon Illinois, was formally dedicated last Wednesday with a large turnout. The modern town house will serve offices, a library for about 5000 volumes, a banquet hall, and a memorial to Henry Emerson, with plans outlined for the History room and public gatherings.
The new hall will be wide and well lit with theatre style stage and two dressing rooms. It will seat about 200 in the banquet hall and 800 in the upper room. Plot details note careful construction by Ferkins Bowden and Stover Perkins with heating by A W Clark and praise for trustees’ diligent oversight.
Local legend explains how Shaw's steam stave mill near Gouldsboro earned the name Chicken Mill. Workers paused for meals during construction, eggs broke to reveal chickens, and a joke led to naming the mill and its stream Chicken Mill. Written by Miss Jennie E. Sowle.
A New York Tribune opinion piece argues perception, or lack thereof, guides success in life. It distinguishes perception from tact, noting perception as knowledge of cause and effect, shaping choices in acquaintances and behavior. It warns adults may fail to recognize their own blind spots and laments the torment of misread situations and hopeful ineptitude.
Hartwell Georgia minister J J W Vernon credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen Arnica Salve for curing a long running leg sore after many remedies failed. He asserts the tonic purifies blood and cures eruptions and eczema, with thousands reportedly helped and a money back guarantee offered by Wiggs and Moore.
The June bulletin from the State Board of Agriculture prints letters from Hancock County farmers. Discussion covers keeping boys on the farm with engaging work, top dressing and millet sowing as soil remedies, and advice on home life to deter rural outmigration. Notable voices include J S Cushman, B Norton, A H Dresser, and P B Friend, stressing education, modern machinery, and kinder treatment to sustain farming’s appeal.
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The article profiles Mary Chavellin Clairmonte known as Mrs. Clairmonte, a Canadian husband dual, Irish and Welsh heritage, who adopted the masculine pen George Egerton. It notes her birthplace near Melbourne during the Maori war, fluency in a dozen languages, and the claim that writing came late to her while she pursued other hobbies and faced critics.
A professor notes a marked rise in women studying botany in towns near New York. Adult students, some mothers, take classes led by experienced teachers and alumni from top girls’ schools. Women work in gardens, libraries, and as illustrators, writers, or pharmacists, driven by interest and opportunity.
A review notes Coulson Kernahan’s Captain Shannon as a standout detective tale. The London Chronicle lauds its novelty in a crowded genre, praising its engaging and clever plotting. The item explains distribution and pricing details via Jordan, Marsty & Co. Boston.
In a brisk breakfast table dialogue a nephew learns his aunt plans to fix him with Betty Mallard a Yankee heiress from Indiana with money brains and charm Aunt Julia urges him to marry for status and now unexpectedly confirms his past proposal was rejected Sparking a reveal that sends the narrator abroad after Betty refused two years earlier and now promises a new chance at love themed by social climbing and family approval.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald presents a quip about a weather man being the most talent ed mind reader, with dialogue on thinking of a country trip and rain, illustrating a humorous newspaper aside.
Brief notices place Mr and Mrs James W Snow of Bedgwick in town for a short visit. Carroll N Perkins of Waterhilde staying at Mitchell's hotel. William H Howland back from Boston where he has coasted months. Grace Condon and son Guy visiting parents in Sedgwick. An entertainment at Bagaduce hall June 28 with dialogues readings music. Ice cream sale netted 9.35 to buy knives and forks for hall use.
Mrs Geo W Day of the Morrison district describes chronic back pain and urinary weakness eased by Doan's Kidney Pills bought in Wiggin's drug store. She reports restored sleep, appetite, and mobility after using multiple boxes. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The case of State v Marse and John W Grey proceeds under a judgment by the Supreme Judicial Court for Waldo County. The deputy sheriff will sell at public auction in Brooksville on July 8 to satisfy debt of sixty dollars eighty one cents and costs. The described real estate includes three acres in Brooksville and another ten acre parcel near Miller Cove. Sale begins at two o clock in the afternoon at the house of John W Grey.
Foreclosure action filed by JY Bereal and Grom of Brooksville Maine on a deeded parcel in Brooksville described as 36 acres of sandy moraine by the broken mortgage dated October and recorded in Hancock County registry. Laura H Jones holds the property. case cites June 18, 1901 breach and impending foreclosure action.
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