01 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
1
Ellsworth presents a dense list of items including railroad mail schedules effective June 28, notable local visits and health notes, church services, a wedding, and anticipations of a big music festival in Bangor. The text also covers court actions, civic projects, school sports, and travel plans for veterans attending a national encampment in Washington.
Coming events announce performances by Chace & Weston's minstrels at Wyman park October 7 8 and 9 hosted by Hancock county fair association with Cunningham's selling tickets at 35 and 50 cents and Hancock Ball-Cal bane on October 6 featuring Eile worth Annuss fair.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise remedies claiming rapid cold cures using tonics and tablets. References to Jade, Grove, and quinine hint at patent medicines and advertisements typical of late 19th or early 20th century newspapers.
The Hancock county fair association readies Ellsworths Wyman Park for the annual fair starting next Tuesday October 7. Managers promise care for exhibitors and visitors with racing entries already being received for trotting events. The fair runs Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday October 7 8 9 and relies on county residents to bring exhibits and attend with families and relatives.
A rear frame building once moved to the Firat National Bank site, owned by H. B. Phillips, burned early Friday. Estimated loss around $500 with no insurance. The fire started on the first floor, two occupants on the second story escaped in night clothes, and firefighters saved adjacent structures. The structure is beyond repair and must be torn down.
A Washington Post report recounts an anecdote about William J. Bryan as a young candidate who mocked a Republican rival. In Nebraska he urged silence, then at a later event in Omaha he faced the governor who asked if he was a singer or a speaker. Bryan said he spoke, and the governor admitted he had never heard of him or his speeches.
Wiggin and Moore auction a palot described as wearing twice as long as lead with Devoe lead and fine ground Ly machinery. The item’s details are unclear due to OCR. the sale announcement lists the parties and a set of equipment terms.
A letter to Henry W Cushman of Ellsworth laments pricing and measurement abuses. The sender notes a Rhode Island man fined $100 for underregulated selling of potatoes, complains about short bushel measures, and questions legislative action. The missive references Devoe paints and asks if laws will fix faulty measures.
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