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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
3
The text argues a good judge needs experience and learning, applying the idea to a housekeeper who must discern true soap quality. It asserts Ivory Soap is genuine and clearly superior, claiming 99 410 per cent pure, framing the product as the standard of excellence.
The social dance at Grange hall was well attended. Mrs Helen Bridges and granddaughter Alice of Portland are visiting for the summer. Capt William Sellers of the schooner Flora Condon is home for a few weeks. Various local people are mentioned with graduations, road work, and fishing plans. Notable deaths include Willard Heath on June 5.
The account recalls a terrified night for General Burnham’s widow in Machias Maine as doctors feared she would not survive pneumonia. Mrs H Lincoln wrote that after taking Dr Kings New Discovery she slept and recovered, claiming it cured throat chest and lung diseases. The drug was sold for 50 cents to one dollar with trial bottles offered at 8 D WicGin's store.
Rev J Blair spent several days in Passadumkeag and Rev W H Rice preached June 10. Miss Bertha Whitaker and George Lynch of Kennebunk wed June 5. Mr and Mrs Calvin Coggins celebrated fifty years of marriage on June 6 1850 with 25 relatives present. Numerous notes note church activities family movements and ship activity including the schooner Storm Petrel and Franconia.
The Ellsworth market page lists farm staples with standard weights for staples like potatoes beans and corn. It notes seasonal prices for butter eggs vegetables and meats with details on dairy, poultry, fruit and grain markets and mentions the Dresden plant fire loss and a humor column.
J Eugene Lewis Winthrop postmaster died Saturday. Maine crime reports include safe-breaking in North Wassauboro, a schooner George Bird ashore off Porto Rico and two ships damaged at sea. Notman captain to leave Bath for a new six master. Calais accident killed James Derkus. Peter Dewar fatally injured. West Newfield fire killed four occupants. motive suspected robbery. Goodwin family found murdered and house set afire to hide crime. $2300 reported.
The report states that bodies have been recovered and show unmistakable evidence of murder. Georg Champion, a farm hand employed by Goodwin, is missing and a search is underway.
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