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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
3
Bluehill residents enjoy cottage openings and visits from Boston and Brooklin while planning August events. The town hosts a church sale, an Old Home reception, and a library fundraiser with updates on local families, schooling, and summer trips to Ellsworth and Bar Harbor.
A man recalls a midnight rail trip to London with his wife Mary. In a shed, Mary jumps onto a flying engine and the pair chase it through tunnels and along inclines. They leap between engines to avoid disaster but collide when the express meets them. Mary dies. the narrator survives with a lock of her hair as a grim memory.
Local notes report social visits, births, and health updates in Pembscot and nearby towns. Highlights include a new baggage master at Washington Junction ill at home, a knee injury from a fall, a knitting factory closing temporarily, and a July 29 birth. Community events mention a church musicale and an ice cream sale to fund new music books. The area also notes travel, sales, and ship activity with several residents visiting Bangor, Portland, or Rockland.
Fragments describe a dubious promotion with promises of rewards and deceptive medical claims. The text mentions Home Comforts for the Summer Vacation and a clipped newspaper item. It cites Hly Brothers in New York as the source of supposed remedies and a price, with unclear outcomes.
Ellsworth markets list weights for staples and farm goods with a broad range of prices and local observations. It notes hay harvest progress, varied vegetable prices, fruit berries supply, and a section on health and home tips including water intake and general wellness advice.
Bath reports a smallpox scare. Monson quarry fire causes 6000 loss with 800 insurance. Walter Lewis Gray held on suspicion in the May Fosburgh murder case. Patent grants go to H B Holdy and R Girouard for devices. Eighth Malone regiment to meet at Peak Island August 14 and 15. Maine Democrats plan Merrymeeting Park outing August 24 with Hon Bird Coler and Hon Charles Hamlin expected. George Brackett, 60, a lobster fisherman, drowns near Ash Point Rockland. body recovered. Dr A G Young calls for limited water testing due to funding gaps. Local society notes births, visits, and moves. drought affects pea crops and wood shipments ready for Bangor.
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