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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1902
Page
8
A mother recalls her four month old baby suffering feverish ailments and colic. After trying various remedies with no relief she used Lasakola, reporting the infant calmed, rested, and improved. She endorses Lasakola as a safe, effective laxative for children with no griping or irritation.
Local notices report Percy Smith of Eyeworth hunting in the area and Moses Wilbur shooting a bear after a late plowing session. Grace E Dinsmore, daughter of Charles and Effie Dinsmore, dies at eighteen after pneumonia and heart trouble, with funeral records and family condolences noted. Other items include residents visiting Boston, Waltham, and Corinth, travel of R C Smith, Mrs Della Kelley and family moving to Waltham, Mrs F M Staples visiting after Mrs M B Wooster’s death, and Isabel Jordan departing to Lagrange to teach.
The Maine Sportsmen Fish and Game Association schedules a Bangor meeting on Wednesday December 10 with a 9 o clock banquet followed by a special session to discuss funding game and bird protection and river section issues. Officials include President P O Vickery Auguste and Secretary Treasurer H C Farrington Auguste. Railroads offer reduced round trip fares for the date.
The schooner Ads 8 Babson arrived from the Grand Banks with a freight of 2 500 to 3 000 quintals of fsle. A Minneapolis letter reports the Nov M death of Dr Lemuel P Blair of Brights disease at about thirty eight. He leaves a wife formerly Mins Alice Howes of Bucksport and two children. His father was a prominent clergyman and once pastor of Castine Methodist church. Bar arone B E Clark has been appointed a public official. The Bat Harbor choral society voted to join the Maine music festival Association at its Thursday meeting. A new cottage has been completed for Melvin Richardson. F S Moore of Ellsworth was the contractor.
Mrs. George D Grindle attended a well filled Saturday dance. Notable illnesses include tonsillitis prevalent in town. Lyle Newman and Miss Ethel Kine of Manset wed Nov 10 and honeymoon by boat. Mrs May Grindle died Nov 12 after cancer battles. George B Stewart of Swan's Island died at 77. Tryphens Hamor died last Saturday, funeral Monday. Many local notices include visits, marriages, and civic league events.
A letter from Fritz Vollmer praises Peruna for throat trouble and voice restoration. Opera singers Jennie Mackey and Jennie Hawley also endorse Peruna for coughing and colds. C. Pelham of Nantreft notes sister-in-law’s catarrh improvement after one week of use. The ad urges Peruna as a winter remedy for catarrhal illnesses and invites inquiries to The Peruna Medicine Co.
Aldermen debate the merits of replacing steam fire apparatus with horse drawn fire carts for the Franklin street house. Alderman Stuart supports the change citing faster response and better coverage, while opposing views argue cost and necessity. He criticizes delaying the project and warns slower ground crews hinder early water application.
The Maine Courant notes Maine is rising as a vacation destination in the coming decade. It urges farmers to promote rural life and advertise farm experiences to attract paying visitors. Many farms host a few borders, yet opportunities exist for broader engagement and profit in free country life.
West Ellsworth residents report travel plans and moves including Mrs Little Avetin and her sons heading to Bat Asa M Barton drives with Mise Maude Ridley to East Bluemull. Albion Hf Gaptili and wife relocate from Eden to the old home. Funeral? The piece notes residents’ indignation over a local arrest and a car accident injuring Tobin Carter. details are fragmentary.
Fred W. Lakewood of Bangor spent Sunday with his parents Mrs Dora Seliebury who has been in Poor Health for some time. She has gone to Portland hospital for treatment. Her brother and sister Winston and Mabel Moore of Kiieworth Pane accompanied now. 17.
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