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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1901
Page
7
An extract from a Margaret letter reveals Miranda’s envy of Jane the stylograph and her plan to swap it for her own flawed Neddy. Jane writes with perfect ink, while Neddy remains unreliable, prompting tensions over loyalty, theft, and the value of a flawless writing tool.
A fragment describes loosening putty with a hot iron and removing the glass pane. It notes inserting a new pane, neatly applying putty, and finishing the repair, useful for a resident becoming the family handyman.
Mrs L C Berry of 6 High St writes that two weeks before using Doan's Kidney Pills she could not rest at night without a hot water bottle on her back. After trying the pills she reports no aches and better sleep, adding her overall health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Notices announce foreclosures on two Sedgwick mortgages to Samuel Herrick and Mark Etwell with details of the described parcels and breach of conditions. A third foreclosure notice targets Moses Carter and Henry Carter properties. Collectors report unpaid 1900 taxes in Hancock with sale by public auction set for December.
A US probate court in Hancock County Ellsworth on October 1 1901 orders publication of notices to interested parties about wills administrations and settlements for multiple estates including Wilbur Barbour Gray Hale Seavey Stason Young and others. The notice names executors administrators and heirs and sets a hearing date in November with various accounts and petitions for distribution and settlement. Also non resident taxes for Ellsworth city real estate for 1900 are due with public auction on the first Monday of December 1901.
Unpaid taxes on real estate in Ellsworth and surrounding towns for 1900 1901 1904 are to be sold at public auction December 1904. Lists show owners and taxed properties in various parcels including houses farms and lots with amounts due. Administered by local collectors, notices urge payment to avoid sale and penalties at town hall and Castine public auction sites.
Foreclosure notice states Eunice J. Knenam and George H. Pinkham of Dedham Hancock County Maine owe on a mortgage dated November 24, 19th, and recorded in volume 220. parcel in Dedham described. Also tax list for Surry town shows unpaid real estate taxes for 1900 with notices of public action at Town Hall on December 1 at 9 a.m., including names and property descriptions such as Card Waldow lot and others.
The town of Castine Hancock county Maine publishes unpaid taxes on real estate owned by non residents for 1900 1001. Taxes interest and charges must be paid to avoid sale at public auction December 2 1901 at 9 am at the town hall. Taxes listed include parcels in North Castine Heath house Jot and Hagaduce road with owner names Baker Cain Hagaduce and others. collected by J N Gaxpsen town tax collector.
Collector’s advertisements list non resident lands with unpaid 1900 taxes in Tremont Hancock County and Mount Desert. Notices warn that taxes plus interest will be sold at public auction in Tremont hall and in Mount Desert on dates in December 1901 and May 1901 respectively. Names and descriptions cover numerous parcels and owners with details on lot numbers and boundaries.
POE, undersigned, gives notice that the tins contracted with the city of Elleworth for support of the poor during the ensuty year, has made sufficient provisions for support. He forbids all furnishing supplies to any pauper account without his written order, or payment will be refused. Harry S. Jones.
A fragmented dialogue shows a farmer praising a white cow for milk while a city girl jokes about the brown cows providing beer tea. The scene shifts as someone named Hawkins and Sellere reach a top speed, with Robbink noting the rapid pace as he arrived amid ongoing chatter.
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