100 Years Ago: 1918 The Empire Grove Methodist camp meeting in Poland begins tonight with a sermon by Rev. Kendall Burgess of Oxford. Sunday will be an important day connecting the Epworth League Institute, which has been holding meetings during the week at the Grove with those of the coming week. Sunday morning the special […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 The kiddies on the Salvation Army picnic had their lemonade, thanks to the generosity of 10 people, who when appealed to, each gave to an adjutant abbott a pound of sugar, and a gift of a pound of sugar today means real generosity. The request was made to the Journal Tuesday […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 Dr. A. W. Anthony of New York, formerly of Lewiston, has been appointed the secretary of the general wartime commission of the churches and home missions council. This commission represents 85 different home mission bodies, together with the council of women for home missions, and these bodies have formed a committee […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 Services were resumed at the Baptist church on Sunday after the church was closed for four Sundays. Services were held at Deering Memorial Church on Sunday, Rev. Charles Hall preaching in place of the pastor, Rev. D. F. Faulkner, who is on his vacation. The electrical shower early Monday morning, although […]

100 Years ago: 1918 (From a furniture store ad): This brass bed has 2-inch posts, 1-inch fillers, an absolute guaranteed ribbon satin finish and wonderfully constructed throughout. Regular price is $27.55. August sale price is only $19.75. Only a limited number of these beautiful beds and we advise selection at once. 50 Years Ago: 1968 […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 Another popular dance will be held at the opera house in Norway on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, with music by Miss Grace Dean, violin, Roy Edwards, cornet, Harold Anderson, pianola, and George Soper, drums. There will be no formal dance orders and no limit to encores. A late car to South […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 Congressman White delivered the keynote address at the housewarming of the New Auburn Wallace H. White Jr. Club, held in the K. of P. Hall, Pulsifer and Third streets, last night. A large gathering of enthusiastic citizens gathered for this feature of the meeting, and enjoyed, meanwhile, several inspiring talks by […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 (Ad for a local store): There are about a dozen parasols left that formerly sold at $1.08, $2.50, $2.71. and $3 which we shall place on sale Monday morning at just half price. 50 Years Ago: 1968   Work being done toward securing statewide approval of a bond issue for a […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 The Salvation Army kettle has made its appearance once again on the street and quite a number of nickels and dimes have found their way into it to swell the fund for the poor children’s picnic which will probably be Thursday, Aug. 8. This is one of the army’s “worthy” efforts […]

100 Years Ago: 1918 Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Marks of Monmouth and their son, Harland Marks took an auto trip Monday to Harpswell, where they will remain for two weeks. They were accompanied by Miss Hazel Davis, who will be their guest for a few days. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Woodbury Brackett, city manager […]