100 Years Ago: 1924 The Lewiston-Auburn BPW, will have as a speaker at its next regular meeting, Miss Harriette Thompson, teacher of art in Portland High School, whom members of the club found so entertaining and helpful when she addressed them three seasons ago, that they have been wanting to hear her again ever since. […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 H.W. Ricker of Poland Spring is leaving Maine soon for California to look into California’s method of publicity. Mr. Richer is a born investigator and student — a judge of large businesses. He will bring back much information. Some day he will be appreciated by those whose chief activity is at present […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The members of the Lewiston and Auburn MotorCycle Club have had, and are planning for some social events this winter in preparation for runs this coming summer. The last meeting was at the Auburn Y when 34 were present at a banquet. A.E. Parker acted as toastmaster and several speeches were made. Following the […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Calvin A. Cole celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birth on Wednesday. Mr. Cole, or “Gus” as he is generally known by Hallowell people, conducts the oldest grocery establishment in the three Kennebec cities purchasing the store of Day and Company at that time over half a century ago and has […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The snappy minstrel show given by the Twin City U.C.T. will be taken to Rumford on March 21st, it was announced today. The same cast and all the features of the specially written show “In Korzan” will be included. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Richard Gross, director of the Lewiston Public Library, will […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An Ohio man, who enjoyed a stay at Norway’s Wayside Camp for Tourists, takes pains to write to Maine his appreciation of eastern hospitality. “It can’t be beaten out West,” is his verdict. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Something new in the regulation of traffic flow is being tried in Lewiston for […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The members of several classes at Gardiner High School enjoyed a party on Thursday afternoon at the school building. It was called “The Penny Age Day.” Each student was asked to bring as his or her contribution as many pennies as they were years old and the results were very satisfactory from a […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 A Main St. trolley car bound for the fair grounds, ran into a car on the Ware Street siding at 5:35 o’clock Thursday night. The stopped car was at the rear of the siding and hadn’t quite cleared the main track. The motorman, Joe Brown, put his brakes on, but the […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Elaine Stephens, Edward Little High School, class of ’24, will hold a violin recital at the Philharmonic Studio, Main St. Auburn at 8 o’clock on Thursday evening. She will be assisted by Edward Ransom, tenor and Miss Enna Bolduc, flute, with Miss Priscilla Alden and Mrs. Gladys Pitcher Sleeper, accompanists. […]