100 Years Ago: 1924 Officials of the State Fish and Game Department assert that they have failed to find any evidence of a pestilential louse, or tick, attacking the partridges in Maine. Robert K. Tukey, cashier of the Newcastle National Bank, is going to show ’em that such an insect exists. Saturday Mr. Tukey shot […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Starting next Monday noon, the Waterville Rotary club will go on a bread and milk diet for the three weeks preceding Christmas and the money thus saved will go into the club Christmas fund. This decision was made at the meeting Monday noon. The club also considered plans to finance treatment […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An article for November 30, 1924 is unavailable, therefore an article for November 30, 1923 is being offered instead. Everett Carter Marston, senior at Colby College, missing since Saturday night was found in Portland. He came home Friday afternoon, accompanied by friends who have been searching for him since Tuesday. Marston […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Auburn Planning board which also has charge of the parks and trees of the city is asking $1,575 from the city in the budget, now in process of making. It has been included in the budget and will go through the mill at the December meeting when the budget is […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The announcement that Paul Whiteman and his orchestra are coming to Lewiston will interest a large public. There are few persons who do not respond to the rhythm and the joyousness of dance music — if it is good enough. Paul Whiteman’s is the best to be had. His fame as […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An article for November 27, 1924 is unavailable therefore an article from November 27, 1923 is being offered instead. The Spear Folks Candy store at 33 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, closed its !luncheonette department Tuesday, preliminary to closing the entire store the latter part of this week. A. G. Spear, proprietor of […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 “Put in a dozen oranges, please!” Housewives are including the above in their grocery orders these days, ever since the announcement of the California Orange Recipe Contest, to be held Dec. 2 to 16th, which is creating widespread interest among the readers of the Lewiston Journal. Dealers report increased sales of […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Auburn United Baptist Church of Court Street, Auburn, is holding special services this week. The subject Tuesday evening will be “Is Woman’s Curiosity Greater Than Man’s.” Mrs. Grace Elles will be the soloist. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Two young artists, Gary Conant, 14, of Church Street, Auburn, left, and Wendy […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The oyster stew supper given by the Methodist ladies’ aid at Rumford Center was well attended, Thursday evening. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Augustus K. S McGraw of Waterman Road, Auburn were honored recently at a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party given by their children, Mrs. Merle (Arlana W […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An exhibitor at the seed show at the Armory was E. P. Atwood of Auburn who carried off some of the prizes. Mr. Atwood “took time off” and went to the show every day. He had some good looking samples of potatoes and corn and a plate of tomatoes that everybody […]