PARIS — Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris has selected Roland St. Amour for their Veteran of the Month for April. St. Amour was drafted to the U.S. Army at the age of 19 in January 1943. He attended basic training at the Army Mobilization Training Camp in Texas. He later was sent to a […]
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Recently Phil McAlister, of the Buckfield Historical Society, ran across this intriguing composite of clippings. He’s wondering (and so are we) if anyone can tell us more about this mysterious murder. The photo shows farm buildings owned by Elihu W. Turner, a 75-year-old Hartford farmer, before they burned to the ground, according to the clipping. […]
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Smooshy
Sweet Smooshy is the resident love muffin at Responsible Pet Care. She lives for cuddle time. Smooshy is a golden feline. She’s 12 years old. She is a quiet cat that will draw you closer to her just by looking into your eyes. Take one look and you will want to snuggle her in your […]
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What I’ve Learned/About crows versus ravens
Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “The Raven,” might have featured an annoying person. Or a parrot. He wrote the poem backwards, in a sense, deciding on everything from the meter and one-line refrain to the effect he wanted to achieve and the characters before actually composing what would become one of the best-known and creepiest poems […]
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Home Cookin’
Tuna Surprise Duneee Pratt, Florida and Norway 1/2 pound wide egg noodles 2 cups frozen peas 1 can condensed cream of celery soup 1 3-ounce can sliced mushrooms 1 cup milk Dash Worcestershire sauce 1/2 pound unsliced processed cheese, cut into small pieces 2 cans tuna, drained and flaked 1 package cashews, chopped Cook noodles […]
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Zeke
Zeke is a mixed breed dog that is part boxer and part Great Dane. Yes, he is a big boy. He is very handsome with his super, long legs; gorgeous brindle coat; and that cute boxer-looking snout. Zeke came to Responsible Pet Care from its partner shelter in Tennessee. He quickly learned to love the […]
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Yesterdays
This week we are giving “Yesterdays” readers a last chance to identify the location of the photo featured on a 1907 postcard that came to us from Jim Gates, a name many of our readers will recognize. He told us that it was postmarked 3-18-1907, Norway, Maine. Jim’s best guess is that the photo was […]
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Scalloped Potatoes Renee Wales, Norway 4 large potatoes, sliced thin 1 medium onion 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/4 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste 4 slices cheese of choice Butter a casserole dish and alternate slices of potatoes and onions; dot each layer with butter, salt and […]
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What I’ve Learned/About the Raven
Now is a good time, this being National Poetry Month, to look at the world’s creepiest poem. The title (“The Raven”), the poet (Edgar Allan Poe), and the opening line (“Once upon a midnight dreary,”) tell the reader that the poem is probably not about daffodils and butterflies. “The Raven” has been analyzed every which […]