150 years ago

“The Frenchmen are still whacking away and off with our forest trees in this vicinity. Can’t the demands of cordwood allow us a few of the surrounding forests?”

100 years ago

“Auburn is considering the purchase of one or two ten-ton snow tractors and keeping the highways cleared of snow all winter, as is done in other modern cities.”

50 years ago

“Sean Kelly, editor of National Lampoon, will speak at the Bates College Chapel Thursday. Responsible for much of the Canadian humor in the Lampoon, he wrote most of the lyrics for the musical hit ‘National Lampoon Lemmings’ and received the 1973 ASCAP Song Writers Award.”

25 years ago

“If there is one thing proponents from both sides of Question 1 can agree on, it’s that this citizen initiative is very complex. The public forum on the Death With Dignity Act held Sunday at the United Methodist Church attracted almost 60 people, and voices from both sides were loud and clear. Edie Smith, one of the panelists, disagreed with the phrase ‘death with dignity.’ She said she refers to it as ‘suicide with indignity.’”

This feature is courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society, 93 Lisbon St., Lewiston.