100 years ago, 1912
Lisbon Street is smiling yet at the little episode that enlivened the Tuesday morning business in the heart of the shopping district. It is said (we don’t pretend to know and neither does any one else) to have begun some days ago. The parties were Edgar T. Lambert, driver of a city of Lewiston team, and Conductor Penney of the Turner line of L.A. and W. Street Railway. It appears that Lambert had been smarting under some thought or fancied grievance against Penney. At any rate, he drove his team across the track and held up the car, where he opened a vigorous debate. Penney came aft with his controller-handle in his hand and the debate took on a livelier tone. Lambert was ordered to remove the team, and after the car went along, the team walked off and was finally run down way down Lisbon Street.

50 years ago, 1962
The Mammoth Mart, located in the Northwood Park shopping center, Lewiston, has completed extensive renovations, and will open a new area to the public Friday, it was learned today. The new 16,000-square-foot shopping area is located in the basement of the large store and will be devoted to a complete line of building materials and supplies, plus finished lumber products, bathroom fixtures and kitchen cabinets.

25 years ago, 1987
The “Dining Guide” page of the Lewiston Daily Sun featured ads from the following area restaurants:  Curly’s, Main Street, Monmouth; Cathay Hut, 1134 Lisbon St., Lewiston; No Tomatoes, 36 Court St., Auburn; Jade Fountain, 110 Center St., Auburn; Sim’s, Minot Ave., Auburn; The Harvest House, 5 High St., Lisbon; Happy Jack’s 1185 Lisbon St., Lewiston; The Dolphin, South Harpswell; Campus Cuisine Inc., 100 Campus Ave., Lewiston; The Steakout, 106 Center St., Auburn; Patricia’s Restaurant, East Winthrop; Charlie’s Family Diner, Leeds; Chick-A-Dee, Turner; El Paso Cantina, 121 Center St., Auburn; Korn Haus Keller, 1172 Lisbon St., Lewiston; Goldstreet Restaurant and Lounge, South Paris.