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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
8
A narrator recalls a rainy station delay then plays an improvised Ping Pong with Maisie. A seven inch net spans a cleared dining table as parchment sided battledores and celluloid balls fly, the game erupting into mishaps and flirtatious banter, until a final pledge to improve is made.
A long list of registered guests at local hotels includes residents and visitors from Boston New York City Philadelphia Cambridge and other towns. Notable entries include Mrs Myra Hadjock who died after a cancer illness and several arrivals at Buck's Harbor Undercliff and Bar Harbor Where schooners and fishing activity are noted as dull. Services were held at a chapel by Rev A B Lorimer of Bangor.
A sprawling update lists residents and visitors from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor, noting Frank Mrs. Arthur Bunker in New Hampshire, Hattie Higgins leaving for Lamoine, and Mina Burleigh vacationing in Boston. It covers ship loading and crewing, church choir return, and assorted short notices on illnesses, travel, and daily town life with numerous names and places.
An extract extols Maine guides as unmatched canoeists. A Massachusetts traveler, new to Maine, admires their skill in boarding steamboats with canoes, navigating rapids, and riding seas. He notes guides learned from youth, know every mood of their craft, and insists accidents are nearly unknown in their care.
A historic ad proclaims Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a positive remedy for constipation. It guarantees cure with genuine tablets stamped C C C and notes the product is never sold in bulk through druggists.
C J Treworgy plans a cottage on his Contention Cove lot while Everett Garland returns from Berlin to be at home. W M Davis, home on vacation from Hopedale, Rev H W Conley preached in place of the pastor. Whitcomb Haynes Co mill yard fires prompted two calls. Union Congregational Sunday school picnic may be at Lords beach next week. Mrs M J Wentworth returns from Stratford Conn to see daughter Mrs Berry who is improving. Mrs Frank Holden of Bar Harbor visited with sister Mrs Frank Morgan of Boston before returning home. A janitor service is dispensed with as society members take duties, Edward Haney praised for four years of service. Tionte may march in Waterville muster with possible old friends joining. Shirley of New Hampshire visits parents Capt Charles Murch and wife Mrs Linda Leach of Bangor. Mrs Matthew Moon spent time with daughter Mrs Frank Swett. George Kay from Brewer visited his family. Ridney Williams of East Boston arrived, wife and son Louis plan a Sedgwick stop before Ellsworth.
Mrs. Emma Martin with her daughter stops the cough and works off the cold with Laxative Uomo Quinine Tablets. A cold is eased for a day. No cure no pay. Price 25 cents.
Irving Wilbur works at the Green Lake hatchery. Mrs. Mary Franklin seeks treatment at Eastern Maine hospital in Bangor. A box supper and ice cream sociable is planned at Mrs. Hittie Garland’s Saturday evening. Miss Lottie Bean of Old Town and Fred W. Kotlinn of Bangor visited Mr. Rollins’ parents. Mrs. A. H. Wilbur and sister Mrs. Ellen Moore of Boston recently visited their brother E. G. Hoping of Trenton. Zine and grinding double wear Adet.
A practical remedy promises relief for bilious feelings and indigestion, offering a personal interest to readers experiencing stomach discomfort. The ad or note suggests a simple, accessible cure likely promoted in the periodical.
Tue Kutsworth American is a county paper featuring brief local items. The readable portion offers scant details but indicates standard community notices and short notices typical of a small local newspaper page.
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