100 years ago, 1916
The unusual interest which was manifested in the Presidential election Tuesday night, became more intense Wednesday.  After the election had been practically conceded to Hughes Tuesday night, the tide suddenly turned for Wilson and the early Wednesday morning bulletins indicated that the results were in doubt. This news was first told here by The Lewiston Daily Sun in a special election extra issued at 7:15 A. M.

50 years ago, 1966
The six liquor referendum questions of Tuesday’s ballot won overwhelming ”yes” votes in both Auburn and Lewiston, according to the unofficial returns. The totals were closest in Auburn’s Ward One, but the “Yes” votes still carried this ward by 3-1 and 4-1 margins. Elsewhere in the Twin Cities, the split between the “wet” and “dry” factions ranged upwards to about 124.

25 years ago, 1991
As a prelude to the ice-fishing season, residents in the lake-laced town of Poland are being invited to a demonstration on the making of fish decoys, Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ricker Memorial Library. The decoy carver, James Fawcett of Poland Spring, known locally for years for his retirement hobby, carving figures of ducks and such small birds as chickadees and goldfinches, will tell about his recent variation: the making of fish decoys. “I’ll be showing how to carve and color fish models from lightweight cedar wood, so that they hopefully will attract fish looking like the decoys. Targeted especially are rainbow trout and brown trout.” “I weight the decoys with lead,” Fawcett says, “so that they sink under the surface where they can attract hunted fish. I really don’t know yet whether they’ll be effective, but I’ll find out when the ice-fishing season opens on Middle Range Pond.”

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