Meetings and shipping near Seal Cove and area notes
Reports from Seal Cove and nearby towns cover ship activity aboard the E. Potter with Captain E. B. Sawyer and mate C. R. Sawyer loading at Sound, local officials in Bangor, and community events. Memorial Day exercises at East Sullivan, improvements by the village society, and fishing cases in Green Lake are noted along with various visits, transportation issues, and small-town happenings June 9 through June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Cove
Herbert Robinson
Potter
EB. P. Sawyer
Nathan Hunt
Maine Baptist Missionary Society
L. C. Ober
Bangor
United States District Court
E. P. Sawyer
C. R. Sawyer
Sound
Powers
Green Lake
B. E. Higgins
Nye
Cottag
Bert Spencer
Nicolin
B.S. Spencer
A. E. Buck
Perkins
Fairfield Moore Moves Family to Seawall and Local News
Fairfield Moore relocates his family to Seawall. The column notes add figures like Benjamin Dolliver adding to Ocean House, Rev. Nathan Hunt preaching in Charleston, and various residents visiting summers, with schooner landings and local church activities. Included are societal updates, a shipwreck survivor telegram, and a bakery trend among Mrs Will Ward and Mrs Vernon King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Moore
Seawall
Benjamin Dolliver
Ocean House
Nathan Hunt
Charleston
Will Ward
Vernon’ King
Albert Foss
Boston
Lucinda Johnson
Waltham
Mass
William Stanley
Mamie King
Calderwood
Lincolnville
Margaret Leonara
Willis Bunker
Parker's Wharf
Cate
Away From Home Girl Letters to Parents Keep Closely
The Ladies Journal urges girls away from home to write weekly letters to parents. It describes Sunday as ideal for intimate, loving messages and details the warm, patient reception from mother at home, followed by father listening with interest. The article emphasizes taking time to tell everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cet E. Sangster
Ladies’ Journal
Mother
Father
Mrs Livermore’s First Speech in 1861 at Dubuque
In an interview Mary A Livermore recounts her 1861 Dublin Dubuque speech she was terrified yet spoke for about 20 minutes without hearing herself. She recalls knee knocking and then applause that sparked countless invitations to repeat the talk across the country. She notes initial resistance to women speaking publicly but grew convinced women should lead for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Dread of Isolation in a New Home
A cautious portrait of a young wife left alone in a wealthy, unfamiliar home. Surrounded by material comforts, she faces loneliness and a faltering sense of purpose as days pass and her husband is away. Her nerves fray, she conceals suffering, and a nervous breakdown can follow, though the exact cause may remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Atkinson
M. D
Freshness Test for Fish from Good Housekeeping
Ella Morris Kretschmar explains how to judge a fresh fish by firmness of flesh, bright eyes, red gills, intact scales and odor. The guide notes that a truly fresh fish should be firm, full eyed, with red gills, bright scales, stiff fins, and a pleasant odor, while stale fish harm palate and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Morris Kretschmar
Epicure
A Wanted Effort in Training a Daughter Parli Language
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quips about a father's attempt to raise his daughter as a skilled parliamentarian. He describes bringing her to meetings and studying rulings, but at a convention she challenged a chair’s ruling and yelled You are a mean old fright, and I just hate you. The father concludes that women’s nature must change before she becomes a parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Choosing Flowers For Color Harmonized Room Decor
A guide advises selecting flowers to suit room color schemes. Red interiors suit American Beauty roses or red carnations as economical substitutes. Candle shades and confections can reinforce the scheme. Florists report all flowers in demand for decoration at night except violets, which are avoided under artificial light. Li te flowers are deemed too somber for evening events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gallert
Beauty Sleep and its Benefits in Daily Life
The article extols sleep as essential for beauty and health. It notes that sleep relaxes muscles, eases worries, and steadies the heart for waking hours. A short midday nap refreshes, and early night sleep is deemed more beneficial than late hours.
Seal Harbor forms Congregational church to serve residents and summer visitors
An ecclesiastical council organized the Congregational church of Seal Harbor on a Thursday at Seaside hall. Rev. J S Penman presided as moderator with Rev. C N Davie as clerk. Members welcomed included W S Smallidge and Charles Clement families. A gift of 250 dollars and a Bangor church communion service were noted toward a future building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ational Church
Seal Hagner
Npecial
Seal Harbor
Congregational Church of
Coucil
Seaside Hall
Charles Whittier
Bangor
J. 8. Penman
C. N. Davie
Islesford
Friends
A. P. McDonald
W. 8. Smaliidge
W. A. Brown
Seanide Inn
A. & J. Clement
Stmallidge
Charles Clement
Emily Pung
Emily J. Pickhar
Lenora McCrae
Bertha Lancaster
Addie Clement
David Marshall
Annie Carter
J. 8
Penman
R. Owen
W. Adams Brown
J. M. Adams
Rev
den. E. R. Burpee
Dea. Gilley
Southwest Harbor
The Bear Story That Won over Politicians at Poland
Buckport reporter recounts Oscar Fellows spinning a green bear tale to Maine officials at Poland Spring. The tale, told repeatedly on trains and in gatherings, supposedly explains why politicians insist they talk no politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fellows
Poland
Poland Spring House
Maine
Mrs. Hill
Hancock County
Col. H. B. Hamlin
F. ©. Burrill
Ellsworth
A. R. Buck
Orland
Edward E. Chase
Bluebill
Mark L. Dodge
Brooklin
O. P. Fellows
Bucksport
John W. Somes
Mt. Desert
John M. Vogelly
Castine
Lewiston
Oscar
York
Buckeport
Bangor
Watervile
Waterville
Cumberland Junction
Danville Junction
Ito
Fellows
Hie
Sociable Attends P V Allen's House in Lakewood
The report notes a social gathering at P. V. Allens in Lakewood on Saturday night. Willie Franklin, recently ill with appendicitis at North Elmworth, remains in poor health while his sister Eleanor has stayed with him for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. Allen
Willie Franklin
North Elmworth
Eleanor
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