100 Years Ago: 1920 The storm cleared just in time for the Chapman concert and everything looks favorable for a large audience and a delightful evening. The artists are among the finest that Director Chapman has ever brought to Maine. 50 Years Ago: 1970 A torchlight parade was held last night at East Auburn by […]

100 Years Ago 1920 The United States Army recruiting bureau has a fine display of ordinance equipment in the window of one of the Court Street, Auburn merchants. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Lewiston will host members and dignitaries of 87 snowshoe clubs this weekend.  Ninety snow-shoers from New England are to be expected for the […]

100 Years Ago 1920 In the window of an agricultural implement store in Lewiston is a machine that looks Ike an engine for war, but is a corn-planter to be drawn by horses and which will plant corn and fertilize it at the same time. This machine plants two rows of corn and places each […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The “annual frolics” under the auspices of the Lunn and Sweet Employers  Association will take place in Lewiston City Hall, Thursday evening, March 3, at 8 pm. Lunn and Sweet salesmen from all over the country will be here at the end of the week for the semi-annual sales convention which […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Leap Year Circle met with Mrs. Arthur Hawkins, Wednesday evening, at her home, 79 Manley Street Auburn. Those present were Mrs. Ralph Hawking, Mrs. Harry Hawking, Mrs. Harry Sawyer, Miss Pearl Hunnewell, and Miss Vivian Jackson. Three members were absent. Next meeting will be next Wednesday, will be at Miss […]

100 Years Ago 1920 It was ladies day at the Lewiston and Auburn Rotary club, Friday noon at the DeWitt, Lewiston, and altho nearly 30 members were either confined to the home by illness or members of thelr family were in the attendance numbered nearly 76. Mrs. Gertrude Chittenden was chairman of the meeting, and […]

100 Years Ago 1920 People are desperate for nursing in Lewiston and Auburn. “All classes of society are coming in for help,” said Adjutant Abbott of the Salvation Army, “but the nurses can’t be found. I have a dozen applications right now that can’t be filled. Any woman who can do housework or knows how […]

100 Years Ago 1920 Mrs. F. E. Mason of Mechanic Falls, received an envelope thru the mail addressed to her, in which was a dollar, and nothing else, wrapped in half a sheet of letter paper. There was not one word of writing. The postmark was Lewiston, Feb.12th. Mrs. Mason wants to know one of […]

100 Years Ago 1920 The annual luncheon of the Woman’s Literary Union of Lewlston and Auburn, held Thursday at Auburn Hall will go down in the annals of that organization as one of the most enjoyable in its history. At one o’clock nearly three hundred prominent women  took their places at long tables attractively spread […]

100 Years Ago 1920 The annual reports of the superintendent and special teachers of the Auburn Public schools have been made to the school board. This is the 12th annual report submitted by Superintendent Randal. One problem which he mentioned as confronting the authorities, not only in| Auburn, but in all parts of the country, […]