100 Years Ago: 1924 A lot of land on Thornes’s Corner has been sold by Andrew Belanger to a land company to be cut up into lots for people who want small places with garden-spaces, in the suburbs. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Girls of the Youth Fellowship of the High Street Congregational Church are serving as […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 “Success,” Harry Collins Spillman of New York told a gathering of nearly 300 men at the Auburn YMCA Friday night, “is doing what you can with what you have where you are.” Mr. Spillman–businessman, lecturer and educator, was at once entertaining and inspiring, and fully lived up to the reputation that […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Mrs. Elmina H. Royal, a graduate of the class of 1848, and grandmother of Prof. Hutchins, of the school faculty, was one of the speakers of the annual reunion of the Kents’ Hill Academy alumni in Portland Wednesday night. 50 Years Ago: 1974 The annual Charity Ball sponsored by the Gardner […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 If you don’t believe Maine girls are handy with the needle, let the folks visit the domestic arts class, being held this spring, like that at Edward Little High School. 50 Years Ago: 1974 The next meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society, Tuesday afternoon March 26, will be devoted to an […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Gov. Baxter today issued a proclamation designating April 11, 1924, as Bird Day and April 6 to 12, 1924 as Be Kind to Animals Week. “We people of Maine have an unusual opportunity  to enjoy the beautiful and useful things God has placed here for us, the forests, hills, rivers, seacoast […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The shops devoted exclusively to millinery which are to exhibit new fashions in spring chapeaux are Nellie Leader, Pickering Hat Shop, C. R. Roberge, Miss Oleson, Maude Merrow, Misses Bernatchez, Bella Bouchard, E.F. Soule and Caroline Fuller. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Maurice Fontaine, proprietor of Val’s Flower Boutique, will present the program […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Besides a very pleasant  social evening at a recent dancing party at Mrs. Heth’s Studio, the Lewiston Auburn BPW club made over $20. 50 Years Ago: 1974 (from a Sun Journal photo) Lewiston’s Comprehensive High School Band, The Bandsmen from Edward Little High School and Brunswick High School presented an unusually […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Lewiston-Auburn BPW, will have as a speaker at its next regular meeting, Miss Harriette Thompson, teacher of art in Portland High School, whom members of the club found so entertaining and helpful when she addressed them three seasons ago, that they have been wanting to hear her again ever since. […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 H.W. Ricker of Poland Spring is leaving Maine soon for California to look into California’s method of publicity. Mr. Richer is a born investigator and student — a judge of large businesses. He will bring back much information. Some day he will be appreciated by those whose chief activity is at present […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The members of the Lewiston and Auburn MotorCycle Club have had, and are planning for some social events this winter in preparation for runs this coming summer. The last meeting was at the Auburn Y when 34 were present at a banquet. A.E. Parker acted as toastmaster and several speeches were made. Following the […]