100 years ago, 1917The mass meeting in City Hall, Saturday evening, in the interest of the Liberty Loan and the Conservation of Food, was attended by at least 1000 men and women. The speaking was preceded by a street parade, headed by Ste. Cecelia band and in which many of the shoe workers of Auburn […]

100 years ago, 1917Mr. Brownstein, proprietor of the motion picture theatre at Lewiston City Hall, and George N. Heald, manager, have returned from a two days’ trip to Boston. With them they brought the news that Mr. Brownstein had purchased a $10,000 organ which will be installed at City Hall inside of two weeks. The […]

100 years ago, 1917Work was finished yesterday of laying paving stones in the drain at the westerly side of Union street, Auburn, from the gully to near Manley and Union. At this point preparations are being made to start the paving work to extend towards Court street. 50 years ago, 1967More than 100 Sun-Journal carriers […]

100 years ago, 1917H. W. Getchell, better known in Auburn as “Bert,” and Harry W. Bumpus have dissolved partnership in the firm of Bumpus & Getchell at Auburn, where they have been in the drug business at the corner of Court and Main streets for 14 years. Mr. Bumpus plans to continue in the business […]

100 years ago, 1917An advance in wages in all of the cotton mills in Maine will go into effect on Monday morning Oct. 29, according to an announcement made in Lewiston last night. Over 6,000 operatives in the Lewiston mills will be effected. It was not definitely stated how much the increase would be, but […]

100 years ago, 1917One of the results of the Lisbon Board of Trade meeting is that L. A. Jack Esq. started today for Boston to represent this Board at the meeting of New England Governors in consultation on the coal situation. That there is a big shortage of coal in this village was brought out […]

100 years ago, 1917Seventy Lunn and Sweet bowlers opened their first bowling league last evening at the Bowlaway lanes and when the last maple had been toppled over there was little doubt that it was one of the biggest nights ever witnessed in local bowling circles. A fourteen team league is unusual in any city, […]

100 years ago, 1917The attention of the office of Sheriff Stevens was called last night to the fact that Sheriff Graham of Cumberland county, had placed a ban on Jamaica ginger as an intoxicant and was making many seizures of this popular remedy, including seizures at a wholesale flavoring extract establishment. Sheriff Stevens declined to […]

100 years ago, 1917A Mechanic Falls man says: “A person here recently was obliged to ride on the electric cars less than two miles and it cost him ten cents on account of the fare limits. This shows the injustice of the way in which the limits are placed. There is probably no part of […]

100 years ago, 1917The third annual Leeds fair was held today at the grange hall and grounds and its success was equal to that of the previous years. With departments well stocked and the livestock exhibits especially large, the town fair shows that it will continue to be a big event of the year. Sports […]