100 Years Ago: 1925 “The greatest show on earth,” came off as advertised Saturday morning the eclipse of the sun by the moon, more than 90 per cent of which was visible in Lewiston and Auburn under the most ideal conditions. Roofs were crowded and the easterly windows of tall buildings were crowded. It was […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Janeatte Derelittle, 15, braved death to rescue her 11 years old sister Mary from the flames which destroyed her home and four other buildings at Smith’s crossing in Rumford, early Friday morning. The bed upon which little Mary was sleeping was a mass of flames and the child’s night clothes were […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 A single stick of wood was all the fuel a Lewiston couple had on one of the bitterest nights of the recent cold weather, with which to ward off winter, reaching with icy hands for their shivering figures, away from their door. Around the one stick of wood, as they received […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 More than taxing the capacity of the Supreme court room, Auburn, 99 petitioners for naturalization and their witnesses together with many spectators faced Justice Dunn as he mounted the bench Wednesday. Conducting most of the examination himself, as he was very thorough, slow progress was made and the work gave promise […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 It was 40 below zero about town in Kingfield on Monday morning. 50 Years Ago: 1975 The home of Bertrand Marcoux of 195 Central Ave., Lewiston, was broken into Sunday night, and two strong boxes taken. However, the boxes were found intact behind the Marcoux home and police are surmising that […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 An article for January 18, 1925 is unavailable therefore an article from January 18, 1924 is being offered instead.  It has come to be a well known fact that anything the Shriners do is done in an entirely new and perfect manner. So will it be on Friday evening when Party No. […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Karl Dresser, Vienna butcher, in terror carried a red-lettered note to the police — a note, “written in blood,” he declared. “I will see you at your shop at ten o’clock tonight,” the note read. The missive later was proved to have been written in lipstick by a woman customer who […]

100 Years Ago:1925 The Jay Pastime Club observed Gentlemen’s Night Jan. 14th in the New Grange building. There are 25 members in the club and every member was present with a gentleman. Principal Dennison and sub-master Blanchard also were guests. So just fifty were present. This included the pastor, Rev. H. H. Hathaway and wife, […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Albert Dubois of 146 Lincoln Street, Lewiston, is 13 years old. He is a Lewiston Journal newsboy. He is one of those known as a “corner boy” for the reason that his stand is at Main and Lincoln streets. These statements alone stamp him as a real live boy, but the […]

100 Years Ago: 1925 Two members of the Mollere Snowshoe club of Montreal will walk to Lewiston for the great winter carnival and winter sports convention in February, it was announced today by P. L. Gagne, secretary of the committee. They are Wilfred Dupres and Adelard Tourcot who will leave Montreal on the 28th planning […]