100 years ago, 1918Chief Petty Officer John Banks of Auburn has been at his home for a few days, taking much-needed rest from the strain and worry of doing duty on naval transports. When interviewed by the Lewiston Journal prior to his leaving for duty again, Officer Banks spoke of his work and the war […]

100 years ago, 1918The various Auburn department heads are hard at work on the inventories asked for by Manager Otis, and because the work is new, and in many cases has never been done before, it is proving a sizable job. Manager Otis is working on the budget, and he requests all who contemplate asking […]

100 years ago, 1918Operators of the Lewiston exchange of the New England Telephone company have never demanded the wage scale which is the basis of a strike vote to be taken Thursday in more than twenty New England cities. They are not demanding it now. They received on Dec. 23 a substantial increase, in common […]

100 years ago, 1918When informed by a Lewiston Journal reporter Wednesday morning that former Mayor Brann, who termed one of Rev. W. A. Bartlett’s statements “absolutely false,” has not retracted his denial and has made no further comment. Dr. Bartlett said: “It is a serious matter when one man says that the statement of another […]

100 years ago, 1918Mechanic Falls horsemen and scores of visitors from the surrounding country took part in the Washington’s Birthday carnival under auspices of the local reinsmen today. Many of them had entries on the snowpath, and many others were interested spectators. In the feature race, Dictator showed too much speed, winning handily from Fickett’s […]

100 years ago, 1918Many readers of The Sun yesterday noticed a difference in the appearance of the paper. This was due to the fact that The Sun was printed on the new press for the first time. There has been a delay in getting part of the stereotyping machinery. This necessitates some rearrangement in the […]

100 years ago, 1918Rabbits will win the war! That is the latest slogan of the food enthusiasts and a corporation of local business men headed by F. C. Tibbets and Grant Rogers, of Auburn, have set about to prove it. Under the name of the Androscoggin Food and Fur Co., several of the prominent professionals […]

100 years ago, 1918Fred M. Furbush Jr., 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Furbush of Washington street, Auburn, was saved by a chance of good luck yesterday from death by drowning or freezing. He was trying out his father’s snowshoes when he attempted to cross what appeared to be a sheet of ice. […]

100 years ago, 1918County Agent Harold J. Shaw, who has now moved to Auburn where an office will be found for him, is making plans for much work among the farmers the coming season. Among the important things under his consideration at present is the use of farm account books which are being gotten out […]

100 years ago, 1918Five arrests charging single sales of liquor were made in Lewiston Wednesday under the direction of Fred Tarbox of the bureau of criminal investigation of the Attorney General’s department at Augusta. Franklin H. Fisher, assistant attorney general, stated to the Lewiston Journal that “It was simply Lewiston’s turn in the statewide enforcement […]