100 Years Ago: 1924

DON’TS FOR SWEETHEARTS
For Him
Don’t tell your girl you don’t like her dress;
Don’t say she’s like her father if he’s plain;
Don’t knock her hair down with a rough caress
And say you’ll help her do it up again;
Don’t keep her waiting if you’ve asked her out,
For if you do excuses will not save you;
Don’t lose your temper or your head and shout,
And don’t, above all, lose the gifts she gave you.
For Her
Don’t tell your beau he’s not as tall as you;
Don’t keep him standing in the cold and wet;
Don’t greet excuses with “That can’t be true”
Or fix a time for lunch – and then forget;
Don’t say some other man is “simply sweet”;
Don’t give commands to see if he’ll obey them;
Don’t run down every other girl you meet;
And if you’ve got thick ankles – don’t display them.
G. L. H.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Tenants of an apartment house on Ash Street in Lewiston discovered an oil spill Wednesday in their basement, caused by a rusted tank in the vacant building next door. Firefighters, city and state inspectors and a private oil cleanup business were called after the noontime discovery to 103 and 101 Ash St.

Anthony Bussiere, who owns All Occasion Caterers, said he found the pool of oil in his basement and called the Fire Department.

Officials don’t know how much of the No. 2 fuel oil spilled, said Fire Department Capt. Tim Myers, but the tank could have contained as much as 275 gallons of the smelly if not particularly volatile fuel.

25 Years Ago: 1999

Coins and an estimated 200 packs of cigarettes were stolen in a weekend break discovered this morning at the Songo Shoe Manufacturing Corp. in the Hill Mill building on Canal Street, Lewiston.

Police said entry to the plant was attained by prying open a wooden door on the second floor. Five vending machines in the plant were broken into. Coin loss was reported somewhat limited by the fact that the machines had been emptied Friday and only money deposited by the Friday night shift workers was in the coin boxes.

The break was discovered at 6 a.m. today by Phil Dionne, maintenance man at the plant. Investigating are Detective Roland Morin and Patrolman John Dilodovico.

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