100 years ago, 1914With her bunkers filled with coal and a plentiful supply of provisions on board, the revenue cutter Androscoggin steamed out of Portland harbor today for the west coast of Newfoundland to rescue the United States Naval tug Potomac, which was caught in drift ice in the gulf of St. Lawrence while attempting […]

100 years ago, 1914(Letter to Editor) Dear Sir: Please insert the following in the evening edition of your worthy newspaper. We, the All Stars of L.H.S. do hereby challenge the E.L.H.S. second team to a game of basketball to be played some time within the next two weeks. The sooner the better. The team is […]

100 years ago, 1914Lewiston and Auburn automobile dealers will meet at the sales room of the Darling Company, Turner street, Auburn, for the purpose of discussing the plans of the proposed automobile show which will he held in the Park street section of the Lewiston Journal building within a few weeks. At this show the […]

100 years ago, 1914At a meeting of the Women’s Hospital Association in Lewiston arrangements were made with Harry C. Webber of Bath to conduct an indoor circus at city hall sometime in early March for the benefit of the Central Maine General hospital, which is about to construct a new building in connection with the […]

100 years ago, 1914A kerosene lantern exploded in the rear of Seltzer’s bakery wagon, at Hospital square, Lewiston, Thursday morning, and destroyed several dozen loaves of bread. The lantern was thrown from the cart and the sparks extinguished before other damage was done. 50 years ago, 1964Otto Wallingford of the Lost Valley Ski Area told […]

100 years ago, 1914Not a penny will be charged and not a cent will he asked for subscriptions at the meeting to be held in Lewiston city hall, Wednesday evening to talk over the baseball situation here. The meeting will not be held for the purpose of raising funds but for arousing enthusiasm in order […]

100 years ago, 1914WANTED. FOUR HUNDRED ROOMS. With or without meals for entertainment of State Grange Lecturers, for Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Feb. 3 and 4. Heated rooms preferred. In answering please give price per night, and also whether meals will be furnished, and if so the price of meals. Answer by telephone or letter […]

100 years ago, 1914One of the finest concrete bridges in the State has been completed and opened to traffic in the town of Lisbon. This handsome structure and thoroly modern structure spanning the Sabatis river at Lisbon Village replaces an old three-span wooden bridge which has been an eyesore, as well as a danger to […]

100 years ago, 1914NEWS FROM NORTH TURNER — C.G. Gould has nine hens which have laid 15 doz. eggs in January. J.C. Swett, Claude True, Harry True and others are hauling logs from the Thompson place for Merrill’s Mill. A new pier is being built for the little bridge. Mrs. Mason is spending some weeks […]

100 years ago, 1914R.A. Partridge of the Central garage, Lewiston, made a trip from Portland to Lewiston Thursday afternoon in a 1914 model Palmer-Singer, Brighton six, automobile coming via Gray and Poland springs, which is considerably remarkable by local automobilists when the condition of the road is considered. At many places the car, which is […]