100 Years Ago: 1924 Sheriff King F. Graham was yesterday appealed to by Mrs. F. L. Buzzell of East Poland to try and locate her son, George F. Buzzell, who she declares has been working in Portland for some months. In her letter to the sheriff, Mrs. Buzzell states that her husband is critically ill, […]
175th anniversary
News and information about the 17th anniversary of the Sun Journal.
Looking Back on Sept. 28
100 Years Ago: 1924 An article for September 28, 1924 is unavailable, an article from September 28, 1923 is offered instead. Turner has been famous for its Solon Chase, the great Greenbacker of Maine and candidate for President; for its Turner Center Creamery which has grown and spread itself all over New England; and for […]
Looking Back on Sept. 27
100 Years Ago: 1924 “Diphtheria” says the little card on the door front of Frederick G. Payne of Arch Avenue, Lewiston; and this means that wedding bells will not ring for Freddy on Saturday evening as had been planned. Mr. Payne or “Freddy” as he is intimately known to scores of people in both cities, […]
Looking Back on Sept. 26
100 Years Ago: 1922 An article for September 26, 1024 was unavailable, an article for September 26, 1923 is being offered instead Mr. D. Holbrook has kept a record for twenty years of the thunder and rainstorms in Livermore Falls and he informs the Journal that this was the first summer that he has not […]
Looking Back on Sept. 25
100 Years Ago: 1924 A pear tree in the orchard of Walter I. Clark on Cedar street in Belfast, regardless of the lateness of the season has just come into full bloom. Frequently there is an occasional blossom that comes out at this season of the year and often strawberry blossoms are found, but this […]
Looking Back on Sept. 24
100 Years Ago: 1924 Mrs. Emma Samson of 33 Maple street, Lewiston, dressed in deepest mourning was ordered to furnish $500 sureties for her appearance at the October term of the Superior Court; 22 year old daughter Alexandria was fined $25 and costs and an 11 year old daughter, Beatrice, was placed on probation, all […]
Looking Back on Sept. 21
100 Years Ago: 1924 One of the old landmarks on the county fair grounds in South Paris known as the “Bill” Twitchell dining hall, was handled to Fore Street this week. The monkeys that escaped from Sam Cohen’s side show at the midway on the fairgrounds were finally captured after a week’s outing in the […]
Looking Back on Sept. 20
100 Years Ago: 1924 Few people locally realized the variety of shoes manufactured in Lewiston-Auburn until the display by 10 manufacturers in one of the large show windows kindly lent for the purpose by the Androscoggin Electric Co., of Main Street. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Each year the Key Club of Saint Dominic’s Regional High […]
Looking Back on Sept. 19
100 Years Ago: 1924 In connection with the New England Week, displays at B. Peck’s of locally manufactured goods is the attractive window given over to the Bates Street Shirt Co., Lewiston, whose shirts are known the world over. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Two thousand gallons of coal tar poured into the already polluted Androscoggin River […]
Looking Back on Sept. 18
100 Years Ago: 1924 Frank M. Hacker of Frye Street, Lewiston, is going to give the city of Lewiston a handsome watering trough in place of the trough that was wrecked when an automobile crashed into it some time ago. He made the offer to Mayor Brann and the Lewiston aldermen accepted it Wednesday night. Mr. […]