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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
3
A physician investigates nurse Miss Marcel after a patient fears her harm bringing a perilous influence. He hires a detective, uncovers a family history of deceit, and exposes Marcel’s predatory past. The husband vows to avoid her and the doctor warns of risk to patients.
Allsworth Markets reports on a local weights and measures standard for shipping produce. The notice lists bushel weights for salt, Turks Island salt, potatoes, apples, beans, and ore. It notes good supply of country produce and dairy items, with poultry prices and wholesale cartons in demand.
Notes from Kittery to Caribou cover new posts and local incidents. The week records a new postmaster in Milberidge, a patent to W H Collins of Portland, a fire loss at F C Batley Co in Portland, deaths of Gilbert Sproul and Albert W Townsend, a deer hunting accident involving Ed Brown, and a drowning near Calais. A Bangor insane hospital case ends with suicide, plus stray humorous vignettes and rural dialogue reflecting early 1900s Maine life.
The forthcoming volume, starting in November, will feature historical papers on the invasion of Canada in 1775 by Montgomery and Arnold, titled The Prologue of the American Revolution. Professor Justin Harvey Smith of Dartmouth College authored the illustrated narrative tracing Arnold’s Maine march and major action sites.
Richard Whiteing's The Yellow Van starts in the November Century as the tale of two Americans with a rural England focus. It contrasts English life with London in a manner akin to No 5 John Street, exploring social contrasts through a marriage between an American schoolmaster and an English duke.
A portrayal of female friendship by Anne Douglas Sedgwick with illustrations by Charlotte Harding, beginning in this issue.
John Muir contributes a brilliant descriptive paper on natural wonders. The issue reproduces a color drawing by Maxfield Parrish and features additional color pictures from the artist, including his drawings of The Great Southwest.
Discussion on small versus large colleges features Bowdoin President Hyde and Amherst President Harris. The Outlook educational issue cites John A. Peters on how a large university trains the student and how a small college shapes the student, stressing faculty continuity and distinctive small college advantages. Also notes on health cures and a 1903 calendar offer from The Youth's Companion.
Local notice states that a head of household has issued a prohibition on supplying any pauper within the area without a written order. It directs that no goods or supplies be furnished to paupers at the stated location, effective immediately, pending further instruction.
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