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Looking Back on Aug. 7

100 years ago: 1919 The final coat of paint was applied for this season on the Washburn primary school at the corner of Lake Auburn Avenue and Whitney Street, Auburn, yesterday. The building looks greatly improved, the new coat of the same color as that originally applied. The work was done by James A. Langen […]

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Looking Back on Aug. 6

100 years ago: 1919 Some of the local barbers are charging 50 cents for a hair cut and 20 cents for a shave. But it is said more of them are holding to the old prices: 35 cents for a hair cut and 15 cents for a shave. 50 years ago: 1969 The Pine Tree […]

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Looking Back on Aug. 5

100 years ago: 1919 Miss Jasmine Fenner, industrial secretary of the Lewiston YWCA, left Friday to attend the two weeks’ conference of industrial workers at Camp Makonikev at Vineyard Haven, Mass. Delegates with her were the Misses Lowell Quint and Grace Foster, Constant Comfort club, Leona Baron and Pearl Burgess, Triangle club. 50 years ago: […]