100 years ago, 1913Supt. W.H. Bowie of the L.A. & W. Street Railroad Co., says that the grand finale of the three weeks of “misty moisty” weather, which came on Monday night, was the worst storm in the history of the road. “Everything happened that could happen,” he said. “Poles blew down, trees fell across […]

100 years ago, 1913Bliss College Notes — Average daily attendance this week 129. New students this week, seven. Six calls for office assistants this week. Our class in stenography is progressing nicely. After two weeks’ study they are able to write ninety net words per minute, matter taken from lesson drills. Miss Lord of Auburn […]

100 years ago, 1913Sidewalk conventions and smoke caucuses have already begun, and candidates for Lewiston’s municipal offices are springing up. Campaigns are quietly being planned and slyly launched as the days go on so that by the time the political breezes of today have become the gales of February and March, the candidates will be […]

100 years ago, 1913Lewiston has a dress suit case mystery! About ten days ago a cheap suit case, one of those of the brown canvas variety, was shoved behind one of the counters at the front of the Woolworth store, by whom, nobody knows. When the clerk discovered it, it was thought the owner would […]

100 years ago, 1913 The clothes reel in the backyard is getting to be a dangerous place to hang the family washing, according to the reports received at Lewiston police headquarters. Thursday morning three complaints came into the office that lines had been divested of clothes. Wednesday evening Patrolman W. Murphy, assisted by D.E. Murphy, […]

100 years ago, 1913Frank Edwards of South Poland, who works for the Shakers, last week was driving a three-year old bull into the barn when the bull turned on him. He prodded him the best he could with a pitch fork, but the bull was following him up, when he slipped down and the bull […]

100 years ago, 1913It was a model opening, a model display of garments and living models displayed them to perfection at the fall opening of E. S. Paul & Company, Lisbon street, Lewiston, Wednesday afternoon and evening. Over 600 people gathered in the suit department which had been cleared of all the racks and hangers, […]

100 years ago, 1913Between 11:30 and 12:20 o’clock Thursday noon the office of H.S. Crosby, 163 Main Street, Lewiston, was entered and about $23 in cash and a diamond ring valued at $25, stolen. When Mr. Crosby left his office at 11.30 the curtains were up, but when he returned they had been drawn. This […]

100 years ago, 1913Four horsemen dressed in true western garb, riding genuine broncos, jogged leisurely down Main street, Lewiston, Wednesday noon, rode up to the Riverside stables, Chapel street, swung lightly out of the saddles and went looking for dinner. These four men, real cowboys from the ranges of the middle West, were completing another […]

100 years ago, 1913Jack Lapp, the noted catcher for the Athletics, and Mrs. Lapp are planning to come to Maine directly following the completion of the World’s Series and will be guests for a month of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Houser, at their farm in Litchfield. Jack Lapp, who has been with the Athletics for […]