100 Years Ago: 1922 Few boys in Maine and possibly any state can boast the record of Ellery M. Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie E. Doyle of Bath, when it comes to attending school. He just completed his eighth consecutive year without being absent, a wonderful record! He will be a sophomore next […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 About 150 were present at the banquet held in the New Hartwell Restaurant, Lisbon Falls, this evening. The occasion was the 20th anniversary of the Lisbon Falls Board of Trade and the dedication of the Hartwell Restaurant. About 26 members of the Lisbon Chamber of Commerce were present as guests of […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Today will be club day, the Boys and Girls clubs of Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties making a tour. The trip will be a visit to Augusta with the State House, the objective point. Those from the northern section of the twin counties will meet at Winthrop, […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Mrs. Harriet Spiller, who has so efficiently conducted the duties of superintendent for the district of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, was notified today of her reelection to that office for another year. This was a unanimous decision of the members of the joint committee. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The possibility […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A West Sumner correspondent says: “The crops In this section have not suffered a great deal on account of the rain but the roads are getting almost impassable. The water is over the roads in many low places.” 50 Years Ago: 1972 An Auburn girl was this past week elected governor […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Some of the Perryville residents didn’t quite agree with the beautiful description of the Logan in Auburn by one of the Edward Little High pupils Thursday night. She forgot the odor, said one of the signers of the sewer petition. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The doors of the Central Maine General […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The pressing need for an adequate public hall in Auburn was demonstrated again Thursday night at graduation. Men and women stood five and six feet deep around the hall. 50 Years Ago: 1972 The lce Cream Company, a Rap Place sponsored troupe of actors, will conduct their first performance in the […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Over 50 attended the meeting of the Alumnae Club at Rand Hall last evening. Marguerite Lougee, 1913, vice-president, presided in the absence of the president, Bessie Gerrish, 1904. Marion Coan, 1899, outlined the program for raising money for the million-dollar drive. It is planned to have a tea at Ocean Park […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The Mass. Minimum Wage Commission has handed down a decision increasing the minimum wages of women and girls employed in laundries by approximately 75 percent. The boards recommend to employers that they pay experienced employees of not less than $13.50 a week; learners and apprentices not less than $12.50 a week; […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Babe Ruth today was suspended for three days by President Ban Johnson of the American League for the altercation in yesterday’s Cleveland-New York game which resulted in Umpire Dineen putting the slugger out of the contest after he had disputed a decision by Nunamaker of Cleveland at second base. 50 Years […]