100 years ago, 1909

Britton & Darling have fitted up a “Victor room” at their store, 87 Lisbon Street, where customers may listen to the Victor records undisturbed by the noise of the store. The room is about the size of an ordinary house room. It is furnished in Carolina pine with walls of a dark green shade. The Victor records played here gives the same effect as in the home itself. 

50 years ago, 1959

What started out as a lark for four Lewiston High School students early yesterday ended up as a tedious chore with scrub brushes and soap.

About 5 a.m. the boys went to Walton Field and started to paint the goal posts. The effect pleased them so much that they “went wild,” as one of the boys later told police. They painted “LHS” on the ELHS player’s bench, the press box and at several places in the bleachers.

They were stopped by officer Earl Nickerson. They discovered that it was a lot more work and a lot less fun to scrub the paint off than it had been to put it on. 

25 years ago, 1984

RUMFORD — A local area Bulletin Board System (BBS) for microcomputers has been established by Dyer’s Electronics & Radio Shack and Pulsifer Computer Services.

The system will allow users to communicate with other electronic bulletin boards. Equipment required will be  a 300 baud modem and a microcomputer of any variety with a smart terminal program.