100 Years Ago: 1922 One of the interesting establishments in Lewiston, and one known all over the country, is the T. J. Murphy hat and fur store on Lisbon Street, with branches on Ash Street, where raw furs from all over Maine, Canada and other points are handled. Mr. Murphy has dealt in this business […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Babe Ruth hits 33rd home run! Kenneth Williams hit his 38th! 50 Years Ago: 1972 The Auburn Educational Council voted Monday night to go ahead with its Rent-A-Kid program and appointed a committee to coordinate the project with Lewiston. The program is more or less a job bank for teenagers, with […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 With a frost early in the week, fashion turns a more concerned attention to fall styles than it might have otherwise. The warm heavy garments that are to be displayed at the openings tomorrow afternoon and evening in Lewiston stores seem very seasonable. More shops are to have style shows than […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Kiwanians are preparing for a big event on Sept. 27 when the Lewiston-Auburn club and the Augusta club will motor to Poland Spring which they are to call the Kiwanis Inter-City Field Day. Vans are being formulated for a full afternoon of sports. The clubs, of which there will be about […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Spanish American War veterans are to hold a corn roast Sunday at the home of William Ricker, Peppermint corner to which G.A.R. members are invited. They are to leave on the 9 am Lisbon Falls car. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Members of the Auburn Police Benefit Association are planning a […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 According to an announcement by City Manager Lewis Haskell of Auburn, Friday, repair work at the Edward Little Building will be sufficiently completed by Monday morning, September 18, so that school will open for the fall term at that time. Opening and closing hours will be on standard time to conform […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Donald B. MacMillan in an address in response to the welcome extended him this afternoon by the people of Wiscasset and surrounding towns made a brief reference to the work accomplished during his 14 months in the arctic regions. He plans to make another trip from here in July. “Our trip […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Supt. Roy of the Lewiston Street Department stated yesterday that the Chestnut Street bridge underpinning which was washed away by the forms for the concrete piers of the Main Street bridge could easily be replaced. The highway commission plans to construct a modern concrete bridge at this point next year. 50 […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The local chapter of the Red Cross was on the job at the Maine State Fair last week. During the five days of the fair, attendants at the Red Cross tent treated over fifty persons for injuries. Many people expressed surprise at the fact that all treatments were free. As an […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A  monster welcome will be tendered to Donald MacMillan, explorer, and scientist, on his return this week from his 14 months exploration trip to the Arctic region. Preparations have been completed for greeting the explorer on Tuesday when it is expected that his auxiliary Schooner Bowdoin on which he entered the […]