100 Years Ago: 1920 Wednesday of next week is to be observed as “Lewiston’s Seventh Dollar Days.” This simple announcement means a great deal. It means that the streets will be filled with shoppers, who will come here from all parts of Androscoggin County and beyond; it means values unequalled anywhere in Maine, and, finally, […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Alden Gayton post, American Legion, of Auburn will start its drive for new members this morning. The organization for the drive is almost completed which the American Legion members, hope, will increase the roll of the Auburn post by scores as far as possible. A complete list of Auburn veterans […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Investigations following numerous complaints have prompted Chief Mower of the Auburn Police Department to issue strict orders to his men regarding the allowing of loafers to hang around the street corners and doorways in several locations of the city and particularly the section between Main street and the North Bridge. Numerous […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Daylight saving, appropriations for the Canal bridge, the fire station addition, a new generator for the lighting plant and the formation of a water district will be referred to the people of Lewiston at the same time they vote in the state primaries. Such was the decision of the special meeting […]