100 Years Ago: 1924 Calvin A. Cole celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birth on Wednesday. Mr. Cole, or “Gus” as he is generally known by Hallowell people, conducts the oldest grocery establishment in the three Kennebec cities purchasing the store of Day and Company at that time over half a century ago and has […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The snappy minstrel show given by the Twin City U.C.T. will be taken to Rumford on March 21st, it was announced today. The same cast and all the features of the specially written show “In Korzan” will be included. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Richard Gross, director of the Lewiston Public Library, will […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An Ohio man, who enjoyed a stay at Norway’s Wayside Camp for Tourists, takes pains to write to Maine his appreciation of eastern hospitality. “It can’t be beaten out West,” is his verdict. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Something new in the regulation of traffic flow is being tried in Lewiston for […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The members of several classes at Gardiner High School enjoyed a party on Thursday afternoon at the school building. It was called “The Penny Age Day.” Each student was asked to bring as his or her contribution as many pennies as they were years old and the results were very satisfactory from a […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 A Main St. trolley car bound for the fair grounds, ran into a car on the Ware Street siding at 5:35 o’clock Thursday night. The stopped car was at the rear of the siding and hadn’t quite cleared the main track. The motorman, Joe Brown, put his brakes on, but the […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Elaine Stephens, Edward Little High School, class of ’24, will hold a violin recital at the Philharmonic Studio, Main St. Auburn at 8 o’clock on Thursday evening. She will be assisted by Edward Ransom, tenor and Miss Enna Bolduc, flute, with Miss Priscilla Alden and Mrs. Gladys Pitcher Sleeper, accompanists. […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Hollis Bradbury, Bates ’27, entertained seven of his friends at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alden G. Bradbury, 115 Whitney Street, Auburn, Saturday evening. After a bracing hike on snowshoes in the early part of the evening the party returned to the Bradbury home where everyone enjoyed “Listening […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 This year visiting day at Skowhegan High School will be Wednesday, March 5th. School will be in session from 3:30 to 9 pm with 5 to 6 for lunch. This change is made so that all citizens who are unable to visit the school during the regular session may come. The […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 A very pretty leap year dancing party arranged by Mrs. Ralph G. Haskell, Mrs. Charles Corey, Mrs. Bernard Haskell and Miss Dorothy Macomber was held at the Stevens Mills Grange Hall last evening. Forty-two couples attended and music was furnished by Perry’s Orchestra. The hall was attractively decorated, the color scheme […]

Because there was no Feb. 29 in 1974 and 1999, the entries for 50 years ago and 25 years ago will come from the March 1 papers of those years. 100 Years Ago: 1924 The second auxiliary benefit dance for Home for the Aged Women to be held at  Mrs. Heth’s Academy tonight, will draw a […]