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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
3
The author warns that a drop of illegal impure contents can ruin a glass of water, a small amount of yeast lifts bread, and a single cake of soap with unabsorbed alkali can ruin many valuables. It questions whether it is wise to take such risks with common soap and compares Ivory Soap to wagon axle grease, implying necessity.
A dense list of visitors and residents in Oval County area towns. Names include Miss Olive Young of Boston with sister Mrs. W. H. Rice, Mrs. Esther Whitaker returning from Massachusetts, Mrs. George Googins of Cambridgeport visiting Mrs. Mary Coolidge, and Captain F. D. Hodgkins hosting guests. Other entries note church events, yacht outings, a launching at Bath, vacation stays at Undercliff and Seal Harbor, travel to Bar Harbor, and society daily life across Stonington, Ellsworth, and surrounding communities.
In a bustling local update from Cantin cottage to Brookline, various families visit and return, with crops light and a bear sighting near Togus mountain sparking local chatter. Weathered by illness and travel, residents share health updates, social events, and a charity effort at Bagaduce hall raising funds for chairs, while town anglers report catches and preparations for upcoming gatherings.
Ellsworth markets list standard weights for staples such as potatoes corn and beans, and show retail prices across dairy eggs hay and vegetables. The ledger notes firm prices in New York Boston and wholesale activity with teas coffee sugar and kerosene. It ends with moral quotes and a miscellany of notes.
An old advertisement claims beauty comes from health through bowel care. It touts Cascarets as a natural cure for headaches to cancer, promising easy movements and quick health restoration for 10 cents, with genuine metal boxes stamped CGC. Beware imitations.
The Maine scene lists the Twenty-first Maine Regiment reunion at Merrymeeting Park on August 29, the 31st Maine Volunteer Infantry reunion in Bangor on September 12, and members urged to send names and addresses to J R Peacock. It reports the drowning of a 16 month old in Pushaw Lake, the death of Burnham horseman Wilton Shaw from heart disease, and forthcoming Eastport Christian Endeavor addresses by A A Torrey and Smith Baker. Fire at Little Blue School in Farmington destroys buildings and shrubs, with replacement planned for fall. notes on postal service changes in Hancock County include Buck's Mills site change and steamboat service establishment between Rockland and Ellsworth with rerouted routes.
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