Ellsworth Paper Skims State Affairs and Hanscom Petition
A historical journal notes weekly in Ellsworth, Maine, discussing coal and water power plans, national politics, and state campaigns. Rev f S J Hanscom of Bar Harbor files a petition claiming election defects in Hancock County sheriff results, urging certification based on voter intent despite ward counting errors.
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Hanscom
J. Hanscom
Bar Harbor
Sherif
Hancock County
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Enforcement of
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Contested Ellsworth Results Spark Demand to Disfranchise Voters
In a heated petition Hanson seeks disenfranchisement over ward clerical errors while urging acceptance of votes and waiving technicalities that benefit him. The piece questions the feasibility of invalidating a city’s entire vote and cites skepticism about fraud, urging adherence to fair processes despite partisan aims.
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Ellsworth
Hanscom
County Gossip and Local Notes From Brooksville
Aunt Salome Seiers of Deer Inle aged 107 leads a village chatter on Granny Neagle of Bath and a city charter debate with Nov 1 target. Fire department praise arrives via Hon Parker Spofford, while Brooksville neighbors Nancy Bickford and Bully Bowden renew old churchgoing ties. Widespread medical cure claims and Dr Pierces advice fill the page with miscellaneous local items.
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Salome Seiers
Deer Inle
Neagle
Bath
Debts of Maine Towns Show Surplus in Treasuries
Maine towns report total debt around 5 780 100 as of assessment, with 132 towns debt free and 20 cities bearing over two thirds of the total. Hancock county sees many towns debt free while Deer Isle and others carry small obligations. several towns hold cash surplus.
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Maine
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Camberland
Oeserver
Tia
Emaliest
Citien
Auguste
Hancock County
Deer Isle
Hancock
Anwherst
Autor
Hrookum
Brookerlie
Cranberry Ines
Franklin
Greitehors
Isle Au Haut
Lamoine
Mariaville
Sedgwick
Sorrento
le Titan
Trenton
Verous
Waltham
Winter Harbor
Elisabeth Cady Stenton obituary notes and reform history
Elisabeth Cady Stenton, noted advocate for women’s suffrage, dies in New York at age. Born in Geneva New York, the first women’s rights convention was held at her home in 1848. The piece also touts Catharre Cure and medical remedies from Chexet & Co Toledo, Ohio.
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Elisabeth Cady Stenton
New York
Jennetown
Voting for Milk and Produce in Hard Times Signboard Motto
A fragmented civic plea mocks shortages and taxes as households barter eggs, pork, corn, beans, oats, and fodder to meet rising costs. The call laments empty larders, failing cash, schooling needs, threadbare trousers, and a pressure to sustain public service while a local paint ad touts fewer gallons for better coverage.
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Maratere
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