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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
3
A promotional appeal urges readers to stock Ivory Soap for home use, arguing its floating nature and affordability outperforming yellow soaps, and noting its value for both men and women in everyday housekeeping tasks.
Ellsworth markets report retail prices and standard weights for farm staples. It lists butter, eggs, dairy, poultry, vegetables, fruit, sugar, lumber, coal and flour costs, with current Ellsworth quotes and notes on supply, demand, and strike impacts.
A Maine healer promotes magnetism as a cure for disease, claiming ancient miracles and modern college study prove its value. He warns against unqualified practitioners and travels to Ellsworth, offering two days of demonstrations at the American House with details in his notice.
A Maine news brief covers Waterville patent grants for coat screen and wrench, local political nominations, masonry degrees for two Maine men, state tide board officers, a suicide in Portland, fatal gun accident in Dresden, a deadly electric shock in Lewiston, a portrait commission for Hannibal E. Hamlin, the derailed schooner Susan Stetson near Boothbay Harbor, Elias S. Kenney of Eastport’s death and hotel history, a collision near Long Island Sound between Oberton and Thurlow, and a coal cargo loss with brief weather notes and a cough remedy ad.
Miss Addie Hodgkins leaves Wednesday for Waterville to enter Colby College. Mrs. M. E. Winterbotham travels to New York to spend winter with daughter Mrs. William Grath. Henry W. Cushman family return to Ellsworth after summer here. Mrs. Helen French and daughter Dorothy depart to Massachusetts. Ladies of the Methodist society set baked bean supper at vestry Tuesday evening. Rev. P. S. Collins preaches at Baptist church Sunday. Charles Carter drawn to serve on grand jury. Francis J. Gasper on traverse jury for October term starting Sept 21.
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