Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-08-24
OUR SOUVENIR.

| OUR SOUVENIR.
We, In our most successful wear
salute you. The Casco Bay Breeze
recognized as the par excellence or.
gan OF this section, again presents its
souvenir edition in response to the
earnest solicitation of its weekly
augmented readers. You tell us now
that you are proud of us for what
we have done during these five years
and Will assist us to your utmost in
the accomplishment Of our one desire
to build for this territory a Journal
hrst-class in every respect. and rep-
resentative of the people of Casco
Bay and vicinage. For your appreci-
alton. announcement and prospective
assistance--all thanks. We are firm
In our conviction that this locality
can support thoroughly up-to-date.
clean publication which will furnish
information OF peculiar interest to YOU
and appeal to the best. the highest of
its right-thinking readers. We are
disciples of the creed that success is
self-generated and that by conscious
conviction of ability we may attain
whatever we dare. Feeling thus. and
with your continual co-operation-will
1t be long before the Breeze shall have
been developed into a more satis.ac-
tory publication even than IL is at
present.
Five years have we been issuing
this paper in (you yourselves have
told us sol "frst-class shape" wehaye
not been parsimonious, the Breeze
has led in every effort for the BAYS
best being. has advocated fearIessly
Whatever seemed to be right and ad-
HantaSeous. Its dealings have been
honest, trustworthy and prompt We
look back with you and echo your
comment that orr labor during these
nVe years has. been well spent But
We can see what you have not seen.
Would you learn the secret? We see
what the founders of any bona fide
enterprise see at the inception stage
OF organization. We see that cur lab
ors during those years were not pecu-
niarily OF great profit. You little real
lied that each weeks. issue i'm those
early stages of our existence may
nave been loss rather than
a profit to the Breeze publish
ers-yet ii is a provable fact. Nor
would we now so inform you were il
not that In the same breath the pleas
ure is ours of making you sharers in
our gladness OF reward. Our bread
cast upon the waters is returning to
us and this seasons issues will re-
turn us fair interest on our invest.
ment with prospects bright for future
dividends. We know that you are
glad OF our success and thank YOU
again for the share you took in it's
attainment and whatever we can do
for the public Of Casco Bay. shall be
done with pleasure and eagerness.
Today our anniversary souvenir
number comes from the presses. IL
Is neatly and artistically CARRIED in a
cover which authorities tell us Is as
fine one as they ever saw-much
more elaborate than any other sum-
mer journal has yet clothed itself with.
But the cover is but a side issue
the editorial and special story feat
ures are where we are most optimis-
tic OF meeting your praise. Earnestly
has force of clever writer's done our
/ bidding that you might enjoy this fin.
ished product ard esteem IL a "souy
enir beyond compare" to send to
friends. What could better describe
the Bay than the Breeze does? What
pleases any man more than the men.
tai IMMIGRATION and recreation of
reading Here is the worth and pur.
pose Of this issue.
All the bona fide news of this sec.
tion. social functions. business infor.
nation. the gossip of the summer
tourist. the chronicle of arrivals and
departures. the general fotsam and
and jetsam of vacation life-aII is told
and well told in the pages of this
souvenir. Seat yourself I'm a comfort.
able rocker. inclined I'm a hammock
or "a you wili-pick up the Breeze
and your mind will be taken on an
unurlng ana informing trip to all the
Inhabited islands of Casco Bay. Yos
will be shown the life there as seen
by the eyes of those who know its
everyday routine and not infreouent
times Is not the souvenir a friend
worth holding mental converse WITH
And would YOU put your mind In
channels of yearning for the truth.
the light. the way would you learn
the great secret of life. success and
happiness In all our columns will be
found food for thought Author.
itative and thoughtful writings
are here. too numerous to mention
Way you enjoy them as much as we
have enjoyed compiling them for your
deiectation' Our souvenir for 1905 is
In your hands. Critics have looked