Looking Back on April 4

100 years ago, 1918

A delegate to the democratic convention in Portland on Wednesday brings back a characteristic story about Lewiston Mayor Lemaire. He said that the mayor went out on the street to purchase a Lewiston Journal. The boy hadn’t any, but he told the mayor if he would hold the bag of papers, he would get him one. So the mayor tucked them under his arm, and the boy scooted. Pretty soon the mayor sold out, and when the boy returned, the mayor tuned over the coins he had collected, and paid the boy generously for his trouble.

50 years ago, 1968

Historical artifacts from the Androscoggin Historical Society’s collections, assembled by Curator Clarence E. March of Lewiston will be featured in demonstrations by nationally known musicologists April 20 at a Museum Methods Seminar at Colby College. The seminar sponsored by the Maine State Commission for the Arts and Humanities, is being conducted by the Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums.

25 years ago, 1993

Customers of A-R Cable Services Inc., the Lewiston-Auburn area cable franchise holder, could be in for refunds if the Federal Communications Commission determines that the rates paid in the area exceed a benchmark to be set in the next 30 days. However, the rates have not been raised since Sept. 30, 1992, the date set by the FCC to which all cable companies must rollback their rates.

The material in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspellings and errors made at that time may be corrected.