100 Years Ago: 1924 A report current in Lewiston Wednesday morning that the Mystic Ballroom on Lisbon Street was to be remodeled into a suite of offices, was corrected Wednesday noon by a statement from the office of William P. Gray that the office in the upper floors were to be moved to the main floor of […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 On Saturday evening, the Triangle Club will hold another of its famous public suppers at the rooms on 86 Main St., Auburn. Mrs. Laura Crocker is chairman of the committee in charge and she has several capable assistants. Tickets may be secured from club members, the Blue Triangle or YWCA. 50 Years […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Trolleys and steam railroads were struggling out of Lewiston Wednesday in one of the most severe blizzards of the year. One foot of snow fell between 8:15 pm and 1:45 am Wednesday. It was the heaviest snow of the season, the records at the Lewiston Gate House show. The heaviest snowfall […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Fred W. Barron of Bath is the champion garden here so far as is known. He has planted his first patch of peas. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Second District William S. Cohen was seen warming up in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C. for the fourth Annual Walk-A-Thon […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Kennebec River is open to navigation from Augusta to the sea. The ice above Merrymeeting Bay broke up Saturday afternoon, and jammed at Swan Island Saturday night. The jam broke Sunday, and the ice floated on the ebb tide. Last year the ice went out on April 13. 50 Years […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Hugh Pendexter of Norway, the well known writer of short novels based on historic facts, and a great student of history, addressed the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club at its meeting yesterday. He spoke of the methods used now in teaching history to children and stated that instructors should appeal to the children’s […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The film, “Home Sweet Home,” which is to be shown at the Empire Theatre on Monday afternoon and evening together with the regular program, is brought to Lewiston under the auspices of the Women’s Literary Union, and is sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Club. The objective is bringing about […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Policemen Sheffield and McGraw seized 5 one gallons of alcohol near the Grand Trunk freight shed Tuesday evening. The owner or owners skipped off into the darkness so that no arrests followed. The two officers received a tip early in the evening that the booze was to be delivered to that […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Spring “bunnets” to be worn by Edward Little High School girls will be “exclusive” handmade models in every sense of the word. Furthermore, of the dozens of hats made by the sophomores and Senior girls not a single one cost more than $4. The cheapest one — a stunning poke model […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Hiram B. Perkins, the well known barber of Spring Street, Skowhegan, got the surprise of his life a few mornings ago when on opening the kitchen door he found a skunk sitting on his doorstep. Presumably his foot hit the animal, at any rate Mr. Perkins changed right away to another […]