100 Years Ago: 1923 The ladies of the west Minot Union Circle will hold their usual fair at the grange hall. There will be quilts on sale, an orange tree, fish pond, domestic table and display of fancy and useful articles, ice cream and homemade candy on sale. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 7:45 […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The Saturday Club of Brunswick began its 29th year with a short business meeting followed by a lecture on “Color Harmony and Clothes” by Mary Walker at the Community House Saturday afternoon. Miss Walker used living models to demonstrate the various points she wished to demonstrate. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Hebron […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Lucretia Bore, noted opera singer, has arrived in this country from abroad and will be heard during the upcoming opera season. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Geneva Kirk of the Lewiston High School teaching staff presented a program recently at the monthly meeting of the Patrons at St. Mary’ General Hospital this week. […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The first lesson in the millinery course will begin tonight at the Blue Triangle at 7:30. Members are reminded to bring their frames, coverings and sewing materials with them. Any girl in doubt about what to get may inquire of Miss Fuller. 50 Years Ago: 1973 (Journal photo) These  members of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Lewiston policemen directing traffic at Lisbon and Main Streets will find standing less wearisome. A large triangular space at the juncture of the two streets has been paved with the not ordinary granite blocks, but with wooden blocks and covered with a black composition. It is easier to stand on wood […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Gov. Baxter today issued a statement endorsing Temperance Sunday, November 4,1923. It would be difficult for us to imagine what the State of Maine would be today had it not been for prohibition and certainly every citizen who had the welfare of the state at heart must admit that the state […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The Auburn Art Club met at the Sixth Street Congregational vestry yesterday afternoon for an address by Rev. G. E. Kinney on the “Enchanted Island”, commonly known as Mount Desert. A report of the Maine Federation meeting was given by Mrs.Chittenden. 50 Years ago: 1973 Fire Chief Reginald Doucette reported to the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 An Arctic owl, a most unusual denizen of this climate, particularly at this time of year, has been seen frequently in the trees of Grant and Sherman in Portland. Amateur weather prophets of pessimistic tendencies take this to mean a long and cold winter is to be anticipated. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Brrrrr! […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 One of the large Hallowe’en parties will be held in Heth’s dancing academy, Lisbon street, on Monday evening, when the Abbott Brothers have the annual party. Elma W Abbott is chairman of the committee in charge, and the affair promises to be unusually pleasant. There will be a number of charming […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The ribbon of concrete that runs from Lewiston and Auburn to Gray and on into Portland, the greatest stretch of road in Maine of its kind and one of the wonder roads of New England was officially and affectionately dedicated to the service of the state on Friday morning. A long […]