100 years ago: 1919 New England Telephone and Telegraph announced to supervisory employees today, an increase of wage from $1 to $3 per week for men employees and from $1 to $2 per week for women employees. 50 years ago: 1969 Businesses along Park Street, Lewiston, from Main Street to Pine were without water for […]

100 years ago: 1919 The Auburn W.C.T.U. met this afternoon in the New Odd Fellows Hall. The program was on “Child Welfare and Anti-Narcotics.” In charge was Mrs. Susie Rogers, music was furnished by the I.T.L. 50 years ago: 1969 What’s green and white on one side, black and white on the other side, has […]

100 years ago: 1919 Thousands of spectators who stood in the rain and mist received their fill of sensation when Polley, the “human fly ” climbed to the top of Lewiston’s lone skyscraper, the Manufacturers Bank Building. The preliminaries were rather long. Rex Casey, who is Polley’s manager, climbed out upon the iron covering of […]

100 years ago: 1919 The opening day of the 77th annual Oxford County Fair was set ahead on account of the unfavorable weather. 50 years ago: 1969 The first meeting for the Lewiston-Auburn Chapter of Hadassah is being planned for Tuesday afternoon in the form of a dessert meeting at the home of Mrs. Ernest […]

100 years ago: 1919 The Stanton Bird Club will hold its meeting, postponed from last week, at Carnegie Science Building at 8 o’clock on Monday night. Miss Carrie Miller will speak on the “Fall Migration of Birds.” 50 years ago: 1969 Lewiston City Controller Lucien Gosselin today said that his office has received several applications […]

100 years ago: 1919 September days bring no decrease in the throng of visitors at Ricker Hill, the Poland Spring House and the Mansion House, and promise to be filled well up to October. There have been more automobile tourists here this year than ever before. In particular from the far southwest and middle-west. Prominently […]

100 years ago: 1919 The Republican city committee of Lewiston, at a conference on Friday, unanimously voted to endorse the Good Roads Amendment — Referendum Number Five, to be voted upon Monday. They earnestly request republican organizations and work areas throughout the city to do everything possible for its success. “Vote Yes,” they say. The […]

100 years ago: 1919 The Lewiston Firemen’s Relief Association has received a check for $400 from the Oxford Paper Co. in Rumford, where the Lewiston Fire Department sent its crew and apparatus recently to assist in putting out an enormous fire of pulpwood, which threatened for a time the safety of the buildings in town. […]

100 years ago: 1919 The girls who live at the YWCA will give an “Amateur Show” at the Pine Street residence at 7:30 tonight. No admission will be charged. An informal good time with plenty of music will be enjoyed after the show. This is more or less of an informal and impromptu affair and […]

100 years ago: 1919 Auburn has been a city for 50 years and she proposes to make a report at Lake Grove Pavilion Friday afternoon and evening, September 12. All present or former citizens are expected to be there (others will not be interested). If you are over 5 years of age and under 100, […]