Building a Warship at Bath Iron Works
The Lewiston Journal notes Maine’s Bath Iron Works, led by Gen. Thomas W. Hyde, builds modern battleships with rapid, intricate processes. It details drafting, mold loft, keel laying, bulkheads, engines, and launching, highlighting the Georgia contract and the plant’s capacity, workforce, and leadership as central to Maine’s shipbuilding prominence.
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Rainbow Danseuse Foils Debtor Husband In Paris Affair
Jim Percival, a young man with limited income, marries a Irishwoman in Paris amid debt. He worsens his finances courting a theater dancer, follows her home, and learns his wife already knew of the affair. The wife reveals she has earned $250 a week from the dancer’s job and will help him out, leaving Percival and his debt in a rare reconciliation.
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The Country Boy and a Stage Charity Farce
A country boy marvels at city life then a local choir fundraiser drama unravels. James Ashton Tarraway organizes the entertainment but is drawn into a family alliance with the Parkinsons and Maxwell Smiths. George Parkinson pushes a safe farce and a sentimental one act, veto power granted, Tarraway yields. The plan collapses into debt, with the vicar’s reproach and a £629 7d deficit.
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Maxwell Smiths
George
Mr. Tarraway
Romeo
Montague
J. Ashton
Tarraway
Juliet
Aughter
Capulet
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Shakespeare
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Fox and Farmer Circle Game From Philadelphia Ledger
A child game described where a fox stands center and a farmer outside the circle asks the fox what it is doing in the vineyard. The fox replies and runs between players, the farmer chasing in the same path. If caught, the fox stays. if not, a new farmer is chosen and the fox may play again.
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsed by Ellsworth Residents
Public endorsement from Ellsworth neighbors supports Doans Kidney Pills for back pain and urinary weakness. Mrs. Geo. W. Day of Morrison district recounts relief after using the product from Wiggin's drug store in Slisworth, noting she could walk again and avoid bed confinement. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells the pills for 60 cents a box. Remember the name Doans.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
U.S
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Everard H Greely Petitions for Quiet Title in Maine
In Hancock County Maine Everard H Greely petitions the Supreme Judicial Court seeking to quiet title to lands including The Hop and Porcupine Island in Machias Bay. He asserts free, uninterrupted possession for over ten years and warns of clouded title due to unknown claimants linked to Franklin Collins. The petition seeks summonses to challenge any right or interest by those claiming through Collins. A public notice in Ellsworth American is ordered for four weeks.
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