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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 1, 1917

rr i The Suffrage Resolve Passed by the Maine House 113 to 35 Augusta Me Feb 211917 Suffrage for the women of Maine on equal terms with men won the greatest victory in the history of the movement today when the House of Representatives of the 78th Maine Legislature voted 113 to 35 with only three members absent to submit the question to the people The vote m the House followed a lively debate which involved an exchange of personalities between Representative Bussabarger of Lubec a Democrat and leader of the Democratic faction in favor of the resolve and Representative Mur ray of Bangor Democratic floor leader and leader of the faction of the Demo cratic party opposed to the passage of 4he resolve Others who took part in the debate were Representative Percival P Baxter of Portland Republican Free man D Dearth of Dexier Republican Charles E Gurney of Portland Repub lican Seth L Snow of Mars Hill Re publican Theodore W Longley of Sidney Republican and Ralph 0 Brewster of Portland Republican in favor of the resolve and Representative Sherman L Berry of Waterville Democrat Edward W Larrabee of BathDemocrat John L Meserve of Naples Democratand Edgar E

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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 1, 1910

fgS injrohibitton Portland Business Man Ad a Urge Audience in Dover V6 Jw cne of the prominent j K Ll of Portland addressed a jni Methodist Episcopal ednCver on the subject Shall r ti a License System eReturis a forceful speaker and Jk tion hi such a manner as t at ion of his hearers scourse A man of Otif nd opportunity to j va t of prohibition as a liaise or local option in mpu a not hesitate to state nns that he thorough ly i i hit ion for Maine native of this State J v t the great men from if cfOti high in the coun on in the past fifty years so pressmen and giants gov j Maine has furnished ii md many other States SI standing well every seeking employ Jer r great commercial t that he was reared if j rt to success in find f Hi That no State has t ns more comfort es and he earnestly i prohibition is not list ii h very much to do P iii our State id ist between former If aker said that in if where he was rear t irj law was enact ij

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Library of Congress1911

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 22, 1911

he Secret Orders atholic Order of Foresters held fe state convention at Livermore P Twentytwo courts were repre f ivcr300 of the order paraded W mUit was served Rev Louis i8 f Biddeford will remain as a until his successor is appointed Walsh Noel Beaupre of was reelected chief ranger S y rotary lierre P Thibault of tf Treasurer Elzear F Thib iurn L Micheau of Fort Laboie of Chisholm and u ante of Westbrook were cues of 11 of the 14 can latriarchs Militant were council held with Canton Waterville June 13th The Miners were elected presi Wewart Bangor vice presi Berry Waterville secre vette Bangor treasurer Portland chaplain L L mien officer of the day or Augusta officer of the Lennan Gardiner aide Waterville sentinel M South Portland picket Warley Gardiner afternoon June 13th Rev a ith of Bangor grand mas nH InHiro F anH A TV1 iis suite convened a special grand lodge at Livermore icated the new quarters of i lodge The quarters are in building the finest brick 1 section in the third and and are believed to be the in that part of Maine lodge antedates the setting State ol Maine by Massa out

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 4, 1917

MAINE ITEMS j Bath Women Knit For U S S ManleyJ j Bath Me Sept 23 The women of Bath are taking great pride in knitting for the U S S Manley which leaves Bath early in October When the ship leaves here she will have on board 110 each of sweaters mufflers helmets wrist ers and twice that number of socks Many people will be interested to know that after equ ppingthe drafted men with the articles there are still remaining 46 sweaters 50 helmets 90 pairs of socks 89 pairs of wristers and 59 mufflers Even with this supply there is demand for many more More knitters are needed at once especially to make the sweaters Portland Diver Finds Ring Robert Chase of Portland deep sea diver packed up his diving suit and went down to Beauchmont Point dived into 24 feet of water and recovered a 3000 diamond ring which had been lost by Mrs Alexander Biddle of Philadelphia a couple of days ago while she was waiting on the wharf for the Rockland boat He was submerged only four minutes When the ring slipped from her finger she ac curately noted the place it hit the

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 22, 1917

Thousands of Children Have Worms Their Parents Do Not Know It Symptoms of worms inBbihlren are Der fired stomach swollen upper lip sour stomach offensive breath hard and full belly with occasional griping and pains about the navel pale face of leaden tint eyes heavy and dull tvfiching eyelids itching of tte nose Mb narkEsL itti itching of the rectum short drv cough grinding of the teeth little red points stick ng out on tongue start ing during sleep slow fever Grown folks are subject to worms also The one best remedy is Dr Trues Elixir the Family Laxative and Worm Expeller Good tor pdults also Mr Curtis of Houston Texas believes this and writes that she will be glad to tell her friends of the b nefU she has re ceived Get a bottle today at your deal ers 40c 60c and 1 00 Write for further in IVvyvTtJaui 7 formation Auburn Maine MAINE ITEMS Chosen Becaust of Fitness Mrs Florence Moore Walla e has been appointed as the Waterville district man ager for the Kennebec Journal Mrs Wallace was born in Portland and is a graduate of the Portland High school She did her first newspaper work as

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Library of Congress1912

Image 9 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), July 12, 1912

r burgess 0besC PRODUCTS Vtomam WwmMw WFWJNf ruQUpMjwT PORTLAND PORTLAND VARNISH STAINS A paint for every purpose indoors and outof such exceptional quality that it oSMkaitnrf You will practise economy jdiftd acliieve the very best re sults possible IF you will ask 5for POR I LAND goods when you want anything in the paint line Dealers all over Maine carry these QUALITY tfoods Insist on them it is distinctly to your advantage __ J EYES TESTED AND GLASSES FITTED Broken Lenses end other repairs while you wait C H RUSSELL OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN 177 Water St Up Stairs Tel 2434 5 remo cigar Jjaain and oJcain MOTHtfl AM PHiii iJAbi I have oiways used uticura ijoap and no other or my baby and lie has never had a sore of any kind lij does not even hafc an most babies do I f 1 that it b all owing to Cuticiira Soap for he is iny and healthy and when five monilir old on a trizo in f brhy eldest It makes my heart ache to go Into so many lomc3 md see sweet faced baby ruth tin whole top of it b ad a solid niis3 of scurf t

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Library of Congress1850

Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th 1850

Shows New England, eastern New York, and the Maritime Provinces. Gives completed, in progress, and proposed railroads. Indicates drainage, state boundaries, and larger cities. Slightly different edition, engraved by B. W. Thayer & Co., Boston, accompanies Morton's Report on the Survey of the European and North American Railway ... in Documents in Relation to the European and North American Railway Company ... (Portland, Harmon and Williams, 1851)

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Library of Congress1902

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 6, 1902

k FINEST MOUNTED CAVALRY i hern Trihare to the Blk Horse Company indebted U Gen I illey uni tor copies of the Huirle i y Edwin Eibby Post i Alt tair J an 22nd and 23d and a h we quote the following Generals Utice Portland Me Gen J P I illeyMy Dear herewith a letter which ie 1 haw no doubt that the li 1st Me 1 avalry As now you wen captain of the i Frank li Cutler of Enion my s as lieutenant I have writ o giving him your address him that 1 have lorw arded his a It may be of interest to you eat with him ours very ti lth Gkokoi M s eiders Jan 51902 on of MaineHear SirIt mg time since the Civil War as N il We people in Virginia ething of the many ups and downs lour years of war There was a avaliy from your State known u k Horse company the finest iipany 1 saw during the war I thought of writing to know if in are living as I never heard of May 1 sias thev were just then hard lighting in the valley of We were

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Library of Congress1903

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 30, 1903

Literary News and Notes Marjie of the Lower Ranch is the attractive title which lias been given to the story which lias hitherto been an nounced as A Ranch Romance by a Real Ranch Girl J lie 0 M Clark Publishing Company will issue this book in September Miss Cairo M Clark who is at the head of this re markably successful bouse will be the guest of Miss Frances Parker the author of Marjie on her fathers ranch in the Rears Paw Mountains Montana in May The Columbia Club of Portland which has been studying ttie Maine writers this season recently listened to a sketch of the life of Kate Putnam Osgood of Boston one of the sweet singers who went out from the historic old town of Fryeburg including a des cription of the beautiful village which was her home and the Saco valley as a setting to the famous war time poem Driving Home the Cows which was given in closing by Mrs K S Osgood whose husband is a cousin of Kate Put nam Mrs Hiram L Cox was hostess Tiie Open Air Number of Leslies Monthly justifies its name by some re markable outofdoor articles

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 7, 1905

MONTREAL AND QUEBEC Impressions of These Canadian Cities by an American Tourist Leaving Belfast on the 120 p m train Sept 27th we arrived in Portland at 635 and after a short stop there took a sleep er for Montreal over the White Mountain Division Well now a sleeper is all right but it proved to be a waker for me and I had a good chance to study the sky all night as I laid beside a window In the mean time others were sleeping 1 could tell this by a peculiar sound coming from some of the berths near me We were sidetracked at St Johnsbury Vt for a while waiting for the through train from Boston to Mont real We had been riding head towards the engine but after we were coupled on to the Boston train and started 1 said to my wife good Lord they are taking us to Moutreal feet first and so it was Well we were up and dressed early and had a good view of the country as we went speed ing along toward our destination We noticed that it was good farming land and very level for miles before we

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Library of Congress1910

Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 20, 1910

AN AUTO RIDE I To Boston and Back in a Packard Cr The writer recently enjoyedhere may be added all the superlatives to be found in the dictionarya trip to Boston and return in a Packard touring car The ride was one for pleasure and the rough places in the Maine roads of which there are many were gone over at low speed and at no time was the rate too rapid to prevent full enjoyment of the scen ery So parts of two days were taken each way to cover a distance that could easily have been made in one The route both going and com ing was through the towns and cities of Bel mont Searsmont Appleton Union Waldoboro Damariscotta Newcastle Wiscasset Bath Brunswick Freeport Yarmouth Portland Scarboro Saco Biddeford Kennebunk Wells York Kittery Portsmouth Newhuryport Lynn Cambridge and Boston I may have skipped a town or two but those named will indicate the route taken The start was made from Belfast at 7 a m on the coldest morning of the coldest day of the season The party were clad in winter clothing but fur coats would not have been amiss The wind was blowing a gale

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 28, 1917

YOU DONT NEED HEALTH INSURANCE If you will take just a little care and so keep well all the time The best way to keep well is by proper diet sufficient rest enough exercise and above all things by keeping the bowels regular If you are unfortunate enough to be suff eringfrom sick headaches disordered liver dyspepsia or constipation you can get quick relief by a change of diet by reforming your habit of hasty eating by regulating the amount of rest or exercise and by depending on the True L F Atwoods Medicine to relieve you of other disturbing symptoms You can insureyour health against sicknessat little expense by systematic use of this old and reliable household remedy Large bottle small dose thirtyfive cents at any dealers Sample free for the asking LFMedicineCo Portland Maine Aeroplanes for Winning the War Mr Frank A Munsey has written a letter upon the above subject which is well worth reading It reads as follows France needs 100000 aeroplanes from us far more than she needs our soldiers at the present time She also needs our en gineers our artisans our captains of in dustry far more than her immediate need of our

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Library of Congress1917

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 6, 1917

YOU CATCH COLD QUICKER IF YOUR STOMACH IS UPSET You will develop any illness more eas ily when your food is not properly diges ted and when the natural functions are disturbed A cold in the earliest stages should never be neglected as serious illness mayresult It is well to get early to bed to have the body well warmed and very important to have the bowels move freely There is no better or safer remedy to use at the beginning of a cold thanhe true L F Atwoods MedicineTwo to fourteaspoonfulsina cup of hot water will quickly relieve con gestion carry off the imperfectly digested food andhelpto ward off further trouble 35 cents at any dealers If you have never used this medicine ask us for A free sample L F MEDICINE Co Portland Maine MAINE ITEMS Sworn Friends Twas a line welcome that the Second Maine regiment gave the First New Hampshire at Springfield Those two regiments are sworn friends since the border days at Laredo and woe betide the enemy who picks a fuss with one of them without reckoning upon the other for the interests of one are the interests of bothManchester Union Question of Right

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