Read more about March 25, 1998, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 One-fifth of all the women in the country earn their own living and some of the married ones earn a much better living than they get. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Tuesday, United Methodist Women’s Day will be held at the Auburn […]

Read more about March 24, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Miss Rachael Metcafe, superintendent of nurses at the CMG Hospital  is to give an address on “Community and Public Health,” at the social meeting of the Women’s Literary Union this afternoon at 2.30 at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Isaac […]

Read more about March 23, 1948, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Gov. Baxter is not a candidate for the republican nomination for governor in 1924. The governor in a statement issued Friday made it plain that at this time he had no concern with future political honors. 50 Years Ago: 1973 (photo […]

Read more about March 22, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 A Bath man dug through four feet of snow Sunday and found parsnips which he left in the ground last fall. He says that the ground was so soft and free from frost that he pulled the parsnips up by hand. […]

Read more about March 21, 1928, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 A whist party will be held at the new clubrooms of the BPW club Thursday evening. All the members, who care to attend are asked to notify Miss Charlotte Ball at 193-M or 2020 by Thursday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1973 […]

Read more about March 20, 1948, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The early “robins” being reported just now in Maine are said to be in reality an Arctic bird, a red breasted fellow like his brother robin. The reason he is here is because it is so much colder in Maine this […]

Read more about March 18, 1963, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 Donald B. MacMillan expects to get away early in June on his next Arctic expedition in the schooner Bowdoin, and may go as far as Etah in Greenland for a series of educational motion pictures. He said in a letter received […]

Read more about March 17, 1948, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 “Come to Lewiston city hall Monday” invites Mayor Brann. The  aldermen-elect will be inaugurated at 10 o’clock in the auditorium at city hall, Lewiston. The custom of sending out printed invitations to prominent men and women has, for the sake of […]

Read more about March 16, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 A woman for the first time in the history of Maine, presided over the deliberations of the house of representatives on Friday morning. Mrs. Dora B. Pinkham, representative from Fort Kent, was called to the chair by Speaker Holley, very early […]

Read more about March 15, 1948, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The Ladies Shrine club committee has sent out vivid looking programs, announcing their “Black and White Party” to be given at Kora Temple, Friday evening March 23d. Decorations will be carried out in black and white. As to costume, black gowns, […]