100 Years Ago: 1920 A party of 10 boys and three councillors from Camp Cedarcrest at Belgrade passed through Lewiston, last night, on their way to camp. They intended to spend the night at the Bates campus. A week ago today the boys Ieft Belgrade. Since then they have visited the White Mountains, as well […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Grand Army boys in these cities are still talking about the grand outing given to them by the Mary Cotton Tent, Daughters of Veterans, Wednesday. Nothing was too good for the old boys and nothing is now too good for them to say of the girls. It was a big […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 A black tom cat amused several Auburn people on Court Street, Thursday, by hurtling itself out of the branches of a maple tree and landing squarely on the back of a large Airedale dog, trolling along about his business. The cat  dug his claws into the dog’s rough coat and, at the […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Henry D. Gallant, who was formerly employed by the Lewiston Journal, has recently enlisted and is now assigned to the recruiting service in these cities. His work in Lewiston commenced Monday, He likes the service very much and thinks that when his year is up he will re-enlist. 50 Years Ago: […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Cyrus H. K. Curtis’ yacht, The Lyndonia with Mr. Curtis and a  party of friends has arrived at Camden. The yacht is an ocean going craft in every respect, measuring 230 feet over all with a 30-foot beam and is propelled by two marine steam engines of 1,000 horsepower each. She […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Within three weeks they will be pouring cement on the new state highway between Auburn and Portland. The contract for construction of the section of this road between Portland and New Gloucester was awarded several weeks ago. There had been a fear that work on this road would be delayed by […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Holman F. Day, Maine’s famous  novelist and poet was here last week on route to St. Beaupre, Canada, where he was to attend a Catholic carnival which took place there Monday, says Skowhegan correspondent. The trip was being made to enable him to get scenes for a book which he is […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Plans are under way for the final phase of the late President Chase’s house on Frye street by the Bates College trustees. This will be used primarily as a girls’ dormitory and small section as a recuperating room for minor illnesses or fatigue and will be under the direction of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The recent closing of the certain mills of the American Woolen Co. and many other woolen mills In various parts of New England, as well as the appearance of curtailment in cotton in  Fall River, has caused some anxiety as to local conditions. The mills here are still running steadily and […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Elaborate arrangements are being made for the joint outing of the Auburn-Lewiston Chambers of Commerce, which is to be held Wednesday at the Y.M.C.A. camp at Winthrop. Some who will be unable to go out in the morning, and have no other means of transportation,are planning to take the 12:05 train […]