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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
7
A 1901 poem by Livy Penney questions divine plans amid human strife and ignorance. It ponders whether God’s wisdom governs history, from battles with ancient peoples to modern troubles, asking if divinity sees every sparrow fall and laments a world bent by human error.
A Tasmanian hotel cook, earning 10 a week, demanded a pay raise and married within the house when refused. She later returned to her old room with a 20 a week raise after the landlord faced criticism from patrons. The anecdote reflects widespread concerns over servant wages and job security.
In a nation of orchards and vineyards the Pan American Exposition will showcase floriculture and horticulture across expansive grounds. Flowers, trees, shrubs, and nurserymen from California to New York expected to provide premier displays with daily fruit exhibits enabled by on site refrigeration. Bottled wines and dried fruits also featured. concerts and ornate beds planned to welcome visitors.
A man with nine years in the paper trade bought a paper article in London believing it to be leather. He aimed to parate it for a different use but found the item was not leather. The incident highlights widespread confusion between paper and leather materials in antique items.
A garbled page fragment discusses a Witch Hazel salve, counterfeit cures, and a Ma ine court writ. It details a real estate attachment in Dedham and Holden connected to Charles J. Camber and others, listing several parcels and boundaries, with a sale to satisfy the execution and costs. The notice ends with insurance company data and asset figures for United States Branch of Employers Liability Assurance.
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