Sardine pack war grows with Sea Coast Co plans to flood market
In Hancock county residents eye the sardine season as Sea Coast Packing Co moves to sell 1-4 oils before June 1 at $25 per case, aiming to force independent packers into higher prices. The firm expands plants, installs dryers, and foresees a strong season with potential output near 1,000,000 cases. Independent factories ramp up with new capacities as market pressure mounts.
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Hancock County
Sea Coast Packing Co
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Emery Wild
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Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures leg sore in five days
LaGrange Georgia man P A Danforth endured six months of a frightful leg ran ging sore but reports Bucklen’s Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. He endorses the salve for ulcers wounds and piles and notes a cure is guaranteed. Sold by Willain & Moons for 25 cents.
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P. A. Danforth
LaGrange
Bucklen
Willain & Moons
Maine sardine factories eye coming season growth and challenges
The article reports rising numbers of independent packing firms along the coast in Maine, with Lincoln and Hancock counties showing notable activity. It notes new factories being built led by Lubec and others, forecasts a strong season with fish schools in Passamaquoddy waters, and quotes George O Grady and Emery on market demand and product development. It also covers a stalled electric railway project from Cherryfield to Milbridge, local political hurdles, and potential routes including a bridge and wharf plans, plus a humorous aside about actor Wolf Hopper.
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Washington Co
Hancock Co
Lincoln Co
BOW & Good Market
Boothbay—Pemaquid Packing Co
New Harbor Packing Co
East Boothbay Packing Co
Boothbay Canning Co
L. Pickett & Co
Maddocks Packing Co
K. M. Barter & Co
M. J. Powers Packing Co
Warren Brown
Deer Iste
Stonington Packing Co
Thurlow & Knowlton
Tremont
E. T. Russell Co
Prospect
B. T. Russell & Co
Gouldsboro
Hodgkins & Holt
Addison
A. B. Holt Co
dJonesport
Underwood & Co
Mansfield’ Packing Co
Cutler—Cutler Packing Co
Lubec
W. R. Small
C. H. Clark
A. W. Lamson
J. A. Tooker
G. A. Mowry
McFaul & Morrison
Anchor Packing Co
Union Sardine Co
Globe Packing Co
Eastport
George O. Grady & Co
L. D. Clark & Sons
North Shore Packing Co
Alley & Holmes
Pembroke
Sunset Packing Co
L. Bridges & Co
Perry—Gleason Robbinston
Frontier
C.F. Clark
Lubeo
J.A. Tucker Packing Co
G. A. Morey
Passainaquoddy
Grady
Emery
Sea Coast Packing Co
Cherryfield
Milbridge
J. A. Bradbury
Biddeford
R.A. Hubbard
Sico
A. Wallace
Inter
Washington County
Bridge Build In Air A Rope Free Climb Toward The Towers
Cleveland Moffet describes the dangers and grit of workers on the unfinished East River Bridge. He recalls ascending to near the top from a Brooklyn office, hearing riveters, steam derricks, and the massive iron beds called saddles. The scene captures fear, skill, and the perilous daily grind of late nineteenth century bridge construction.
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Pertix
Brooklyn
Childry
Aston
Nota
Gulf
Cleveland Moffet
St. Nicholas
Advice on Writing Letters and a Century View
The piece argues that a letter should show the writer’s personality and be written for one specific reader like a mother or sister. It urges direct, vivid expression, avoiding generic remarks, and recommends writing fully and sympathetically to balance any past neglect. It also touches on an imagined population forecast for America in 2000 and exhorts doubters to test their beliefs against their doubts.
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Nicaragua
Mexico
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Ladier Tome Journal
Bucksport Seminary Appeal for Aid at East Maine Conference
Peinetpal A Bender of Bucksport Seminary urged East Maine Methodist Conference in Clinton last week to fund the institution. He warned the school faces collapse without generous support, calling for $200 for equipment, $300 for gym apparatus, and higher salaries to retain capable staff. He urged the church to expand facilities and maintain the school as a moral and educational beacon.
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East Maine
Clinton
A. Bender
Bucksport Wobstuary
Hewald
Piers Nm
Ute
Methodton
Maine
Mnust
N Orista
Sehools
Wottien
Tr- Yuen
Selentido
Summer Moves and Visits in Seal Harbor Area
Hants Orient Brewer plans a summer in Seal Harbor with family. Mrs J P Howen of Chicago arrives May 1 with Miss McWilliams. Local residents travel for visits, work, and funerals. families relocate to Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, and West Franklin. several seek summer jobs aboard ships and in nearby towns.
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J.P. Howen
Chicago
E.G. Burnham
Southwet Harbor
Reuben Clark
Bar Harbor
Maggie Nickerson
Sorrento
M. B. Joy
Galen Orcutt
West Franklin
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Sitory
Capt. Dyer
Southwest Harbor
April Weather at Orono Station Report
Abstract of meteorological observations from the Mane Agricultural Experiment Station at Orono for April. Includes daily counts of clear, cloudy, and late days, averages over 33 and 84 years, snowfall and precipitation totals, and temperature data. Notes April rainfall at 2.00 inches is the lowest among months. April record highest and lowest days cited.
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Mane Agricultral Experiment Station
Orono
Ellsworth Man Praises Back Remedy Support
Capt Perry W Alley of six miles south of Ellsworth testifies to a mysterious back ailment, with years of lame back pain and kidney weakness. He describes sharp twinges when he moved or stopped, and says cold-related kidney discomfort left him miserable before backing the remedy.
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Perry W. Alley
Ellsworth
Bayside Road
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