Ellsworth girl writes from Tun Mission Field on a Christian martyr
Mary L Burnsam reports from Chinanty in 1900 about Ta Tao Hui attacks on foreigners and native Christians, looting and property seizures, and the execution of Sidney Brooks, an Anglican clergyman, as the insurrection grows. The note notes local officials' failings, appeals for calm, and ongoing church work amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Tun Mission Field
Sreng
Chinonta
Shantang
Germany
Tain
China
Chow Bay
Ang Chuang
Christiana
Fel Ching
Keen
Pekin
Vaan Shi Kat
Ily
Chinan
A Tarkey Lament in a Back Yard Encounter
The piece recalls a December fear of being dismembered after a back yard chase. The speaker mentions threats, a hoped-for mercy, and a grim prediction that a rival store may cut off a limb and serve them as a roadbird, reflecting ominous tone from Chicago Inter Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Correspondence on Our Town School System in Hancock County
A letter to the editor urges compiling reports from towns in Hancock County on the town school system. It criticizes the present supervisory law for limiting the superintendent and praises boards of school committees that actively oversee hiring, textbooks, and school discipline. It calls for full town input before the next legislature and to consider returning to the district system if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Penobscot
the American
Ae & Waule
Towne
Nolay
Hancockounty
Women’s club debate on child culture and prejudice
A women’s club discussion touches on mothers judging their children as superior. The tone reflects 19th century social attitudes and compassion for children. A light note about finding worries and dolls echoes in the New York Commercial Advertiser fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Volcanic eruptions are grand, yet skin eruptions spoil life. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures boils, ulcers, felons, corns, warts, cuts, and chapped hands. Only 25 cents a box. Guaranteed cure. Sold by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
Drogglat
Centenarian Uncle Thaniel Robbing of Deer Isle
The 100 year old "Uncle Thaniel" Robbing of South Deer Isle marks a century today. Born March 13, 1800, he is Hancock county's oldest resident, with a life spanning 1812 war memories, ship voyages, and a long, active church and community role. His family and neighbors planned a church birthday celebration, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Deer Isle
Thaniel” Robbing
Nathaniel Robbin
Hancock County
George Robbing
Chaleur
Magdalene Islands
Mr. Robbins
Betsey Babbidge
Stephen Babbidge
Deer Inle
Richard Warren
Robbins
Kate B. Stanley
Swan's Island
Old Place
Lhanier
Small’s Cove
Wincaswet
Thanier
Owl's Head
Hhis House
Thaniel
Castine
Bubtidge’s Point
Oceanville
Mye
England
Hoe ix
bin In
Bin
OLD MAINE POET DAVID BARKER BORN IN EXETER SEP 9 1816
David Barker renowned Maine poet and lawyer, born Sept 9 1816 in Exeter, rose from a poor family after his father’s death, studied under Governor Cony, practiced law in Exeter and Bangor, and gained fame for popular verses about Maine people and Civil War patriotism. He served in the Maine House in 1872 and received an honorary master of arts from Bowdoin College. Barker’s work, including My Child's Origin and The Old Ship of State, celebrated Maine life and Union valor, securing lasting recognition among veterans and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Barker
Exeter
Nathaniel
Sarah Pease Barker
Bangor
David
Foxcroft Academy
Maine
Gov
Samuel Cony
Old Town
Barker
Mark Barker
State House of Representatives
Bowdoin College
New York Post
Peter
Teylog
Chatine
Lomgfellow
Cascarets Beauty Ad Promises Clear Skin For Ten Cents
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as beauty medicine, claiming clean blood and a cleared complexion by stimulating the liver. It promises pimples boils blotches and a bilious look to vanish, with a ten cent price and pharmacist satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neauty
Portraits of David Barker Poem Excerpts Highlight Talent
The article discusses David Barker and his poetry, noting his popular long verses like My Courtship and To Sue, praising his humor and pathos. It highlights his appeal to readers, his skill in rhyme, and his ongoing status as a favorite among common folk, with excerpts illustrating his art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Barker
Elas
Sue
Anu
Local notices span town life and gatherings in Franklin
Franklin county notes report village social events including visits by Miss Ida Day and Miss Esther Emery, church activities with Rev N T Dutton in Waterville, and evangelist J W Hatch leaving after a week of sermons. Other items note property sale, school staffing, and a hunting of mishap as a wagon and horse plunged into a ditch near a bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.T. Dutton
Waterville
Baptist Church
Colby College
J. W. Hatch
Ida Day
Esther Emery
Hallie Young
Surry
Story of a Slave and the Power of Electric Bitters
A Manches or Mich man recounts how disease chained his wife for five years until Electric Bitters restored her health. The advertisement touts the remedy as a cure for female ailments nervousness sleeplessness and melancholy, claiming rapid relief and a money back guarantee with bottles at fifty cents from H D Wilcois, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Willams
Manchesor, Mich
D. Wicois
Ellsworth
Elsworth
Dean
Geo. W. Perkins
Grant's Corner
Kidnen
Wiggin’s
Latuck
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Incomplete financial ledger fragment yields unclear data
Fragmentary OCR of a financial page shows terms like assets, bonds, cash, bank balances, rents, liabilities, and grants. Readable entities are scarce, with no clear dates or totals to anchor facts.
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BIG Knife Sect
Corrie Aamniwan
Mary L. Burnham
M.D
The
Presbyterian
Min ChinaNtu, Chine
Mary L. Bunsaam
Nathaniel Robbins
Hood
Ani
Angel
Bee Elle
Jou Grant
Ts Taek
Sur Tanner
Lettie Grant
Sven
Christ
Heaven
Levi Ememon
Captain Emerson
Canstani
Hong Gerien Geute
Gonten
Roderick Dhu
Farmer's Bank
Emerson Trwt
Drummond
Unter
Tabbio
Fin
Ange
bin Seythe
Franklin
Arthur Keniston
Milo
F.M. Gray
Lina
Alonzo Cooper
Somes Sound
Fisher Place
South Street
Boxtom Partie
L. A. Thompson
W. J
Minnes Nutlie Douglass
Leora Eaton
Emma Hinckley
Hortmal
Hertha Clements
Penobscot
G. A. Martin Mins Beiga Sellers
Myra Albee
Agnes Si. Grindle
Hangor
Shaw's Business College
Fred JH. Butler
Olds Buying
Archer Long
Montpelier
Phore
Grange
W. Jf. Chapman
Roscow Curtis
Cyrus A. Cook
South Penobscot
Mim
Cook
Imery Car
George E. Emerton
David Rust
Providence
F. Jefferson Smith
Lamothe
Norfolk
Oscar Waite
Norway
Medical
the Palatine Ins. CO. Ltd
Manchester
DAI
Survill & Son
Eliswoweph, Oe
Aachen
Munich
Aix-Lacchavet ET Hasa
Liberty Street
New York City
Mt Anil
Prem Tims
Lin
Ona
Tuy W.grant CO
Lsworth
Ate
Fidelity and Deposit CO
Mane Assets DI
Bos
Sho NT
Hd Jonas
Tora
Burplus
Babil
Sean
Hesey W
Cushman
Grose Assets
Uegal Notices
Pi's Sale
Warrem
Chatineg
Niid
Jobe
Ceriudhe
Redman
Grindle
Sullivan Stapler
Joseph Kedian
Rana
Ragane
Greace M. Guay
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