100 Years Ago: 1920 The enterprising owner of a motion picture theatre, observing that his patrons had difficulty in finding their way to seats in the dark, had an electric light installed under the end seat of every tenth row. The lights were arranged on alternate sides of the aisle, and shaded in such a […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 John Phillip Sousa, the “March King, who is to give a concert in Lewiston August is to be entertained by the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Automobiles will be sent to Brunswick, where the band gives a concert in the afternoon, to convey Mr. Sousa and others to this city. A dinner will […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Reports that the recent increase in the number of Intoxicated persons in Lewiston and Auburn was due to importations of contraband whiskey brought from the Province of Quebec by autotrucks is not true. Some “Canadian high wine” leaks are occasional, but Lewiston and Auburn are free from whiskies of the old […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Laying of 20,000 gallons of oil on the dirty streets of Lewiston has started. The oil, ordered since April, arrived in time to start the distribution Tuesday. Work was continued thru the night and will be rushed until it is completed. The night is the best time for such work, traffic […]