100 years ago: 1919 Work of dismantling the factory formerly occupied by the Oxford Knitting Company to make it ready for the Woodlast Shoe Manufacturing Company will begin at once and will be fully equipped for the manufacturing of shoes.  The company has been organized to make a waterproof and leather with wooden soles and rubber […]

100 years ago: 1919 Congressmen Wallace White Jr., who has just returned from a trip to France and a section of Germany met Lieut. John S. Childs of the 56 Pioneer Infantry, at Coberz. 50 years ago: 1969 Ray Geiger, president of the Lewiston-Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce will address a meeting of the Auburn […]

100 years ago: 1919 A scarlet tanager, the most brilliant bird that visits locally at any time of year, appeared on land in Auburn on Sunday morning in a local orchard. A scarlet tanager is due in this section the last of May, and while it is a migratory bird, a few nest in the […]

100 years ago: 1919 The campfire meeting of Troop 1, Auburn Boy Scouts took place as planned last evening. Knowler Eldridge, assistant scoutmaster was in charge. Numerous stories and songs were rendered by the scouts. 50 years ago: 1969 A testimonial honoring Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Florence) Varney for 25 years of service to boys […]

100 years ago: 1919 This is a nuisance, remarked a local druggist as he stuck three war tax stamps on a bottle of medicine, fished out his fountain pen and canceled the stamps. This isn’t the thing which makes me good and sore. “My dander begins to rise every time a child comes in and […]