100 years ago, 1913George H. Dillingham of Auburn is a clean cut fighter and hard hitter. For several years he has fought the movement to change the name of Dillingham Hill to Maple Hill and by his persistence has at last won out. As a court of last resort he carried the matter to the […]

100 years ago, 1913The land and buildings occupied by the old Pingree mill, on the shore of the Androscoggin, also the tract of land between the river and Avon street, continuous to the land occupied by the purchaser has been bought by the Pineland Lumber company. Altho no definite plans have been made, it is […]

100 years ago, 1913“Profit Sharing with Our Co-Workers.” Such is the title of a 37 page booklet, which the Great Department store of Lewiston has just issued and is distributing among friends and acquaintances in the business world. The object of the book is to explain the method by which this huge mercantile house divides […]

100 years ago, 1913Space between the shutter and window frame at a cafe, lower Lisbon street, proved to be the undoing of its proprietor and his clerk, who were convicted of liquor charges in the Lewiston court Friday morning on the testimony of Deputy Lynn, who perched on a ladder, saw four drinks of cider […]

100 years ago, 1913Mr. Cloutier, proprietor of Cloutier’s Market, 261 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, returned from the Boston Markets, Saturday, with the best selection of Thanksgiving supplies that could be found. These good things were all picked out by Mr. Cloutier personally and are now in his store. The line includes Vermont and New York turkeys, […]

100 years ago, 1913The Maine Poultry Association has been obliged to abandon its annual show … because there is no hall in Maine big enough to hold it. The Lewiston committee to visit the officials of the Maine Teachers’ Association and induce them to meet in Lewiston is unsuccessful … no accommodations in Lewiston. What […]

100 years ago, 1913As serene as ever the good old Spanish-Russian swindle has bobbed in once more. This time the man selected as a prospective victim by the operators is George H. Potter of Main street, Lewiston. It is the same old yarn, told in the same old way and written on the same kind […]

100 years ago, 1913Lewiston post office is certainly sprucing up, aided and abetted by the government at Washington, in its desire to please. The latest order that has become universal over the country is that upon request clerks must place the stamps on all second, third and fourth class mail matter. This means that the […]

100 years ago, 1913With the thought of a new city building in their mind, the committee on public property of the city of Auburn have advertised for bids on the building on Court street, Auburn, containing Auburn Hall, three stores and the Auburn police station, which the city now owns. Beside this piece of property, […]

100 years ago, 1913Considerable interest has already been manifested in the proposed plan to establish a museum in the Lewiston public library and the first thing Wednesday morning, Miss Evelyn L. Gilmore, the librarian, received the loan of a bread-toaster and a meat-roaster over 100 years old. These were contributed by Miss Alice Frost Lord […]