100 years ago: 1919 Six young women, all in their early twenties, shivered upon the steps of the Lewiston telephone exchange at nine o’clock this morning. Four were pickets stationed by the striking operators; the other two were after jobs. For two minutes, perhaps longer, they stood there and argued — the pickets expostulating and […]

100 years ago: 1919 Telephone service in Lewiston-Auburn and branch exchanges limped and hesitated and almost gave up Tuesday with the strike of the day operators. At 6.59 o’clock you could get any number in town. At seven the lines became duds. An effort was made to handle emergency calls, police and fire calls, physicians’ […]

100 years ago: 1919 The annual gymnastics meet of the women of Bates College was held Saturday evening. The gallery was filled with guests. At the opening of the meet, Miss Lena Niles explained that this was the regular work of the four classes by all of the girls, and was not an exhibition, by […]