100 years ago, 1913
A big open air demonstration will be given by the Salvation Army in Lewiston Wednesday evening. There will be a street parade and an open air meeting at the head of Main and Lisbon streets. A big mass meeting will take place in Pine Street Congregational Church at half after seven o’clock. All the officers will bring their instruments, mandolins, guitars, cornets, etc., and the street music and also the music at the church will be by them and will be sure to be delightful.

50 years ago, 1963
CITY LOCALS — William P. Dumais, proprietor of the Chuck Wagon Restaurant at 720 Sabattus Street, Lewiston, said yesterday that he will open a western type restaurant this spring on the ground floor of the B. Peck Co. store.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cote, well-known local piano and organ team, will entertain at the Thursday noon meeting of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club at the DeWitt Hotel.

The foam gun installed on the Auburn Fire Department’s newest truck received its first workout yesterday. During a demonstration period, the gun was putting out 1,200 gallons of foam per minute. The foam is used primarily on liquid fires, such as oil tank fires.

25 years ago, 1988
University of Maine art professor and painter James Linehan says he is continually amazed by the way students fail to relate their studies to the everyday world. In a vast 8- by 24-foot mural he has painted in the main building of the Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Linehan tried to force students to think about the effects of their studies of technology on their surroundings. The mural, called “Silva Rerum (A Forest of Things),” extends the length of the hall just beyond the receptionist’s desk.

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