100 years ago, 1914Copenhagen blue, or copen for short, tango, rose, Reseda green, wisteria, and plumcot — these are the last words as to spring colors, and everything under the sun as to wearing apparel comes in these shades. No finer assortment of suits, coats, waists and separate skirts in all of these up-to-date colors […]

100 years ago, 1914A Lewiston carpenter, aged 30, was pulled from the railroad track on the bridge over the canal on the Lower Maine Central, Sunday afternoon, by Policeman William P. Murphy. The train was slowed to avoid accident. According to witnesses, the man struggled with the policeman in an endeavor to jump into the […]

100 years ago, 1914Thirty cottages, the entire number in the colony at the Maine State Fair Grounds, Lewiston, have been ransacked, the discovery having been made by A.C. Scribner. Mr. Scribner went to his cottage at the grounds, Thursday of last week, and noticed that an upper window in the cottage next to his, owned […]

100 years ago, 1914The prospect for a condensed milk factory in Lisbon Falls was discussed at a Lisbon Board of Trade meeting Tuesday. Geo. W. Beal referred to the creamery which did business in this village some 17 years ago. He stated they were obliged to give up at that time on account of lack […]

100 years ago, 1914“We are not setting a precedent, nor do we intend to continue the thing, but early next Monday morning if all property owners, who have been troubled with brush cut from trees being left on their grounds, will pile that brush up in some handy place, we will go around with a […]

100 years ago, 1914The new head of Lewiston’s telephone exchange is getting his feet placed. People of the city are becoming acquainted with him as he is with them. The process appears to be congenial on both sides. S.E. Austin, that’s the new man’s name, has a decidedly pleasing manner. He can smile just as […]

100 years ago, 1914“It’s all right!” With that remark, Deputy Sheriff Elmer Lynn whirled his revolver, pointing at three men in his custody. At the same instant, what had appeared to be solid coal shed partition fell away and Sheriff Stevens, pistol in hand, followed by Deputies Johnson and Sturtevant and Judge Harry Manser stepped […]

100 years ago, 1914“Do you know how many trees there are in the city of Auburn?” For a rough but reasonable estimate there are 3000 trees in Auburn, but this applies only to trees that belong to the city and for which the city is responsible to provide upkeep and care of. Approximately 3000, but […]

100 years ago, 1914“Green stuff” is making is first appearance in the markets. To be sure, it’s intensively raised but still it was but a few years ago that we couldn’t get that, of native culture. “Our first cucumbers came in yesterday,” said an Auburn dealer, Friday morning. The cucumbers he spoke of came from […]

100 years ago, 1914The following report has been submitted by W.H. Ward, overseer of the poor of Lewiston. Mr. Ward states in his report that this has been an unusually hard winter. It having been colder than in previous years and the fuel bills have consequently been much larger. The new school law where-by child […]