100 years ago: 1919 The ladies of Idyl Wilde Association assisted by the members of the Effie Preble Class of the Court Street Baptist Church will entertain the ladies from the Home for Aged Woman in Auburn, Thursday, if fair, if not, Friday. Dinner will be served at noon. 50 years ago: 1969 Helicopters landed […]

100 years ago: 1919 The Horticultural Society of Lewiston and Auburn is now holding its annual show in Auburn Hall and it is a fine showing that has been made. This is the sixth year of its existence and each show has been an improvement on all the preceding ones. Never has there been a […]

100 years ago: 1919 George Bistany, proprietor of what was said to be the most pretentious show ever exhibited at a Maine fair, was at Lewiston Fairgrounds this morning looking over all of the midway with Secretary Wilson. He liked the arrangement of the grounds, he said and determined that what he will bring Lewiston […]

100 years ago: 1919 One of the brightest boys in Lewiston is Edward Boulette of 10 Winter St. He is only 15, but he has one of the finest gardens in the city. Last spring he planted one-and-one-half bushels of potatoes and has carefully sprayed and hoed them. They are now very “thrifty,” and it […]

100 years ago: 1919 Owing to the fact that it is impossible to be able to fill the demand daily for rooms at the YWCA on Pine Street, that the resident house is crowded and all known available rooms are now filled, the question is raised of a “Room Registry Service” in this city, such […]

100 years ago: 1919 Declaring that the United States is strong enough to withdraw from the League of Nations at any time it cares to, that the United States is strong enough to protect the continent, referring to the powers which control the council of the League as a “voting trust,” James Montgomery Beck of […]

100 years ago: 1919 All through the hours of Monday morning a stream of young women who resemble, or believe they resemble, Mary Plekford of motion picture fame passed through the lobby of the Empire Theater and registered their names. All are to be photographed, beginning tomorrow, and the one who upon the screen most […]

100 years ago: 1919 Turner schools will open; August 25 this year with the exception of those at the Center and West Turner Schools which will open the first week in September. Several of the children who attend West Turner are lust recovering from whooping cough and are not yet able to begin school work. […]

100 years ago: 1919 Work was started yesterday preparatory to the paving of Dennison Street, Auburn. The surface is being removed from the section between Dennison Street bridge and Winter Street. In this section, a crew also started work yesterday, for the construction of a sidewalk on the easterly side of Brookside Circle. Paving of […]

100 years ago: 1919 Lewiston-Auburn will see Lieutenant Moffatt do stunts in the air over the two cities, after all, according to advances received from Portland last evening by Secretary Leach of the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce. Lt. Moffatt and his plane were due here Monday morning, with the Army recruiting circus, but on account […]