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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

also voted that :: committee Of fifteen
should be appointed by the moder-
ator to submit TO the town estimates
of appropriate, rs called for at the
next annual meeting.
The total valuation of the town for
the past year was real estate. s2.SS6,-
0-0. Personal estate, s9o1,35O. max
ing a total of S3.1SI,426 The num-
Der of taxable polls. Lose. A town
meeting diner was served by the
Ladies Aid Of the f. B. church, in the
church dining room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

weirs, pointing out that this act
would change the duration of the fish
weir licenses from one year to two
years. He said that fishermen in his
county felt that one year is not long
enough. They would be benefited by
this change. No one appeared In OPP
position to the act
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
SKOWHECAN
Observe Birthdays

On Saturday. March the 3rd. D.
Hamil Bartlett of Madison Ave.
past his eightyfifth birthday and
on Monday the 9Th Mr.. Alonzo Smith
of Shirley was eighty-siX years of
age. They are two of the young men
of the town in spirit and activities.
Many friends will wish them both
many returns of their natal days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

The annual town meeting of ZOE.
vile was held in the Wesserrunsae',s
Grange Hail. Lester Stevens ae'e.
as moderator and Fred c. Rowell :
clerk. The following officers wen
elected: LIST selectman, Frank HlgEl.
second. John Scott: third. frsa
Pugh. Mrs. Emma Hight. Wno " y.
several years has served in mis'
efficient manner as treasurer I've, We.
reelected to that office. auoiT
George Foster; clerk. Fred T. kos,
ell: tax collector. Fred Tuscan w
bid at Is "a mills which is ye'
low: member of school board, ~
land Bosworth: and /superlntenue"
of schools E. a. Potter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamont H. AppNS
We're in Waterville for a few nou'
Tuesday forenoon on business -,
Myron J. Smith of the ssa
Music company was in Fairiiei0 !"
business Tuesday. .,s
r. Miss Elizabeth Barrett. the he. !,
nurse made a professional VIE" :
Fairveld. .,
Robert Barker has returneus s,
Bangor where he is employed s
visiting recently with his pais'''
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barker. IN
Col. Roy l.. Marston was IN d
Capitol CITY Tuesday attenalns
meeting OF Maine Foresters =
I,lmhermep. u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
Funeral Of Ceorae Merrill of Detroit
Charles A. Bragg

Charles a. Bragg died at his home
near the Detroit X. X. crossing Sun
day night at about 10 O'Clock. The
deceased had resided in Pittstield for
the past five months. coming here
from Palmyra, where he had. lived
for quite a number of years. and had
been engaged in agricultural pur-
suits. He was born in Nassalboro
and his age was % years. two
months and four days. He is sur
vived by a wife and several chill
dren. The funeral service will be
held from his late home "Wednesday
forenoon at 10. o'clock. and Rev. r..
L. Converse. pastor OF the Free Bap-
fist church. will ofFiciate. The re-
mains will be placed in the receiv-
ing tomb at the village cemetery
and will be taken to Augusta later
in the spring for interment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

"A good fiavoring extract is the soul
o. a cake. Bakers Certified Extracts
have been good for almost fifty years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
To euro q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative BROMO QUININE tab.
lor> Tho box bears the signature Of
e. W. Grove. tBe sure you get BRO
MOI soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
.PlTTSF|ELD

An alarm of fire was pulled in
from Box -. corner Hartland Ave-
nue. and Henry street at 11.4O. Tues
day forenoon for a chimney fire and
a slight blaze on the roof of the
house owned by the estate of the
late Sarah Roberts on Hartland Ave-
nue.. Neighbors with ladders and q
few pals of water had the blaze eX-
tinguished before the fire depart
ment arrived, although they were
quickly on the scene. The damage
was slight.
Funeral of George Merrill Of Detroit
The funeral service OF George
Merrill of Detroit. was held from his
late residence at Detroit, Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Frank Chester
Cheever, pastor of the Monson street
Methodist church officiating. The
service was largely attended by the
many relatives and friends of the
deceased. The remains were taken
to Newport for interment. Rela-
tives who survive are the widow,
formerly Miss Nellie Robertson.
three sisters. Mrs. Albert Bradford
of Newport. Mrs. Lester Nelson OF
Pittsfield, and Mrs. Belle Babcock of
Pittsfield. and two brothers. Daniel
Merrill of Boiden. Montana. and
Stephen Merrill of Boston.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
DECLARES TANLAC
rs BEST OF ALL"
81; raul Woman Says Stomach
trouble Is Gone and She Has
Gained 10 Pounds.

ranlac has meant health and bo,
pihess To me, and I think # bos no
equal declared Mrs. Albert Kaplrg
n.eh,y-respected resident Of 20 f. 10Th
81. st. Paul, MINI.
l was so terribly run down nv
housework seemed like n mouptoIr ~
me, and lots of times | had to givo nm
and rest ] was nervous, weok ana
had splitting headaches and owfnl d.
zy spells. My stomach was so hod,,
out Of order almost everything 7 ots
would sour and suffered terribly from
gas, heartburn and a distressing smotb
ering feeling. could not sleep nights
my back ached terribly, 1 lost weight
I'LL my clothes didn't fit. and was in
a generally wretched condition,
But now I get real Joy out OF car
Ing for my house. Since taking Tim.
lac l have gained ten pounds, never
nave Indigestion and all my aches and
pains are gone. take pleasure In
recommending Tanlac."
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Over 30 million bottles Sold
Advertisement.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
LOSES FORTY MILLION DOLLARS

declares he can name at least $50
SHADY" houses in New York city
alone.
"Men are bigger suckers than wom-
en-" said Minton. "iore of them fall.
mean. Women are more conserya.
tive-but when they fall. they fall
harder. l know one woman who re-
Gently lost $4,000. In a fake stock
deal.
"oil stocks used to be the favorite
medium for 'gyp artists Next came
mining stock. These are pretty well
played out now. New schemes are be-
ing hatched all the time. Radio Is
now being used to trap suckers.
Many of the artists have long sucker
lists, and boast that they trap one
out of every five persons they scheme
against. Americans are becoming
more gullible every day."
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DIR. kimer's swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every Dot'
tie of SwampRoot.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
u is not stimulant and is taken IN
tnaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in renewing
and overcoming kidney, liver and oiaduer
troubles. al.
A sworn statement of purity IS with
every bottle of DR.. kilmer's swamp
Root. -,
II YOU need a medicine, you shouia
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large
However, if you wish first to try TINS
great preparation send ten cents to IT,
Kilmer l. Co., Binghamton, N. T. tor a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this observation-disclosures.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Pork Film Released by Government.

Washington.-For popularizing pork
in foreign lands the government has
prepared especially for distributing
abroad a motion picture film entitled,
Behind the Breakfast Plate" Scenes
of handling hogs in the Omaha stock
yards are presented. Exports of fresh
pork, bacon and lard showed a de-
crease last year. During the eleven
month period ending with November
fresh pork showed decrease of 3d.,
100000 pounds, bacon, 9l,000,0OO
pounds, and lard. 102. 100000 pounds
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Insist Mascot
Be Saved First

The rescued men-33 in all-were
aboard. one of them in sick bay with
cracked skull and smashed feet.
On January 10 the Montello sailed
from Philadelphia for Marseilles, her
wheat-filled holds pushing her far
down into the water. Two days later,
about 400 miles north of Bermuda, 1t
encountered whistling nor'wester.
For three bleak days, with her crew
never out of oilsklns, straining en-
gines showed the Montello ahead at
eight knots. On Monday night at 10
o'clock she heeled over. Her rudder
chains had jammed. Then they had
broken.
The vessel was helpless 400 miles
from land and in hurricane sea.
Then the bulked grain shifted and
the ship listed.
Ship Fills Rapidly.
Waves washed the deck at every
lunge. The coal bunkers floated and
water poured into the ship faster than
the exhausted men could pump It out.
1t was not until 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning that Capt. Sturese permitted
Wireless Operator TGmasco Montanari
to ask aid. The Verdi. 100 miles away
answered, and arrived at O'Clock that
afternoon.
1t was impossible to launch boats in
that sea. SO the Verdi, with 610 pas.
sengers aboard. spent the night circling
about the waterlogged Montello, whose
decks now were continually under
water.
The Verdis passengers knelt in
prayer. Among them knelt four nuns.
The ships chaplain, Giuseppe Verdi,
chanted the TIE Deum, and plaintive
Italian voices repeated 1t.
Boat is Launched.
The sea thwarted an effort to launch
a boat at dawn. AT Z 80 the Montello
got boat overheard
The first lowered into the heaving
shell was the Montello's mascot, Ma
netti, a water spaniel. Twenty-Five
men followed the dog. The crew had
refused to bulge until the pup was
saved. A battle of an hour and a half
brought the weary cuilors close to the
Verdis side. AS they grasped for lines
and life belts, swell washed over
their boat and eleven went overheard.
All were saved.
A half hour later First officer Stag
naro and members of the Verdi's crew
rescued the eleven remaining aboard
the Montello. The freighter sank us
the Verdi turned her nose toward New
York.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
!" Bulletin

Farmers Phone Companies" Bulletin
Washington.-"Fa Telephone
Companies" is the title Of Farmers
Bulletin /, 1,245, just issued by the L. S.
Department of Agriculture and obtain
able free on application to the depart
ment ut Washington. The authors are
l. NJ. Spasoff and ii. S. Beardsley of
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Five hundred farmers mutual tele
phone companies are now in existence
in the United States, and careful stud
les of operation methods of these have
been made with the idea of suggesting
to farmers the more desirable features
of such organizations.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Commercial inquiries answered aud
Information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
Forest Conversion Held Often Unwise.

Denver.-As agricultural land iu-
creases in value there is proportion
ate Increase in the value of the ada
cent forest land which retains the
moisture necessary to farming, and ag-
riculturists are rarely pursuing wise
policy when they seek the conversion
of certain kinds of timbered land into
crop areas. Speakers declared this at
the recent sessions of the National
Forest Supervisors convention in the
federal building here, and the stand
was given general approval. John V.
Leighou, superintendent of the Arap-
ahoe national forest, declared it was
necessary at times to resist the de-
mands of settlers for the designation
of land atshigh attitudes rs agricultur-
al in nature.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Americans Easy Marks for the
"Shady" Stock Dealers.
United States Lambs Fall Hard
When SwindIers Describe Golden
Schemes to Make Fortunes,
Expert Asserts.

New York.-"America squandered
$4O,OOO,OOO In fake stocks last year
Americans with u little money laid by
are the biggest suckers in the world.
They get skinned-then they holler.
and when it's too late they listen to
advice"
That is the estimate Of Charles NJ.
Minton. the shepherd Of Wall street" "
He is the head of the Mint0n Brokers'
Investigating bureau of New York
city, and his job is to keep tab on
crooked stock statesmen and brokers for
the big exchanges. Stock swlndles are
being operated In every big city and
In some smaller ones. he sayA He
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Speed Cutting
Down Life Span

ways of prevention for diseases now
largely responsible for the high death
rate. the man in the street defeats
their object by living at such an alb
normal rate that his constitution, fear
fully overworked. eventually gives. up.
The Age Of Man.
1T Is question whether our con-
stitutions will adapt themselves In
time to this new era of speed. but the
result OF my Investigations leads me
to believe that this Is unlikely.
"A study of the age Of man will re-
veal that the average life span has
fallen with each increase in the speed
of universal locomotion. When men
Travelled in OK carts and afoot a CEN
tury was an ordinary lifetime. When
the horse became universal the normal
age dropped TO eighty and then to
seventy. At the time of Jesus Christ
the average age of man wos seventy
the threescore-years-and ten of le-
gend.
Then came the locomotive and
within fifty years as many years were
Topped off the average lifetime as had
previously been taken off in more than
100 centuries! This was because the
locomotive came into general use be-
fore the human constitution had had
time to effect even partial readjust.
ment.
Before the body machine nd re-
covered there came the automobile.
and then the airplane. Should the
latter ever become general means
of lOcOmOtiOn do not hesitate to pre-
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
$4,000 Miners Quit in Lorraine.

Forbach, Lorraine. = Twenty-Five
thousand miners have quit work in tie
coal fields in northeast Lorraine, neso-
tiationS having failed of definite re-
suits. The strikers We're counting on
the suspension of Ruhr shipments 10
impel the owners to grant their claims
presented month ago. Reinforce
ments of troops have been sent to the
principal centers. but no untoward in
cidentS have occurred.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
State Forester Supplies Trees at Cost

Fort Collins.-During the past sew
eral years the state forester, w. ].
Morrill,, Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, has distributed trees at
cost each April. The trees are species
believed best suited to Colorado condl-
tions. The size offered make them fl
nancially within reach so that they
may be planted abundantly as groves
or windbreaks. Full instructions for
the planting and care of the trees are
sent on request. The idea is service
and not profit. 1t is aimed that the
profit shall accrue to the planter in the
form of Il more beautiful farm home.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Famous Pool Dries Up.

The romantic and mysterious Isl
lent pool at Albury. Surrey, England,
whose creeping legends. including
death pacts, go back TO King johns
day, has dried up and disappeared.
The drought of 1921 is blamed for the
exhaustion of the springs which fed
the pool.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Meanest Man.

breckenridge. Minn.-A new type of
tho .,neapest man" has been discovered
here.
on. night recently some person or
persons entered graveyard mere ana
mi down several evergreen trees and
.arri, 4 them eway.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Police Car skids; Two Killed.

st. Paul, Minn.-Two policemen
were killed and four other persons
were injured, two critically, when
speeding police car sllidded on the icy
street and crashed into a millinery
shop in the residence section. The
front of the building collapsed when
the police car struck it. Edwin Earl
Hackert, 80 years old, patrolman, and
William Wilson, 40, negro chauffeur,
are the dead. Arthur Haessig and Will
liam Kostohrys, patrolmen, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Throckmorton, were
the injured.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

no good, until my sister insisted on nv
trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. She said there was nothing
like it. / know that she was right,
for | began to improve with the first
bottle and it mas done me more good
than anything else. | am able now
to do anything on the farm or in my
home and | recommend it to my
friends. ."-LTLLIE EDWARDS, R. Ed.
3, Box "A, Wilson, N. c.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Robbers S1lve Safe Mystery
but Fail to Get Any Money

Reloit, Wis.-Four Beloit ron
hers e, TO the bottom OF
cafe mystery here when they
found that the good-looking safe
in the Beioit Snlvoline com
n,ny's otnce had plaster of
nnrls bottom. The quartette Ia
n,red several hours taking the
heavy safe into nearby woods,
chipped out the bottom, ana
found not even Il postage stamp.
soIyollne officials say the safe
was used for Cooks
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
No Lynchinss in Sixteen States.

Washington.-Only sixteen states
have been free from Iynchings in the
last ten years, the commission of re-
search and race relations of the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ in
America, declared in an analysis of
lynching statistics from 1885 to 1921.
States given clean record" in the
last ten years include Nevada, Iowa
and Colorado.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Crew Refuses to Bulge From
Sinking Ship Until Small Dog
Is Rescued.
BECOMES HELPLESS IN GALE
Italian Freiehter MontelIo succumbs
to Mid-Atlantic Storm After Days
and Nights Of Ceaseless
Struggle. .E

New York.-The Giuseppe Verdi
steamed into port, two days late from
Naples, with graphic details of the
rescue of the crew of the Italian
freighter Montello, which succumbed
to n mid-Atlantic storm.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
average Age of Mankind Fell
From ST to 81 in Last Nine
FEARS, Says Scientist.
FINDS AvIAT0RS DIE YOUNG
rreo'ess II Ever Airplanes Become
eeneral Means of Locomotion
span Of Life Will Be
Cut to 20 or IS,

iarls.-ln the nearly nine wears
since the war was declared In 1o,l,
.ne average age of mankind has fallen
,I''i uity-seven to tifty-one, accord
e ~ statistics complied by the Dan
ish professor Carl Fischer. and reod
oelore the French Academy of
Sciences.
-No' tue war directly, but the fact
'''"' lhe war speeded up life is the
I"use Tor this. asserts Fischer
Before the automobile became gen.
eral the average age in Europe ot
mhich % men died was sixty" he said
Even In 1914 the automobile, while
UNIVERSAL, was still not vehicle for
'he common people. But now the man
VINO rides on or behind n horse Is n
rarity, while legs are becoming In.
cFeaSIngly obsolete as means of loco
motion.
Inc human constitution demands a
certain degree Cf exercise which Is
pest obtained by activity in the ordi-
nary round Of existence. The man
who walks % his office every morning
mas better chance to live to three
score and ten than the man who goes
IN MS Limousine or who takes the
subway or autobus.
AViators Die Young.
Few men who devote their lives to
the fnSclnatiOn of speed live long. |
recently investigated the average age
OF aviators. past and present, and
found 1t TO be only thlrty-six
There are, Of course, other causes
for the reduction in the normal life
span. They include the growing ten
dency to degeneracy and looseness of
morals to be remarked through the
world This. however. l regard as a
consequence of the reign of speed. A
man who travels fast lives fast in
other ways. He overworks his blood
without compensating it by wholesome
exercise.
ut is deplornble to find this con-
tradictory tendency in the human
makeup which will permit him by his
own negligence to counteract the la
hOrs of doctors and scientists who are
giving their lives to his welfare.
While Savants in their laboratories
are striving to discover cures and
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Shackelford
have just returned from an extensive
exploration trip into the desert Of
Cobb in Mongolia. The pet Mrs. Shack
elford is carrying Is "Jonnie Tsaga
Nor" the first Mongolian hedgehog
ever brought to the United States.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Lucky World.

All men can't be orators
true, and how fortunate for the
world that it is Sc"
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Right!

Teacber-.Who was the iather Vi
tho hlock p-ince?'' Intrepid Boy
"Old King Cole. miss !-Lohdoh M"''
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Health In Good humor.

Good humor Is the health of the
soul; sadness is Its poison.-Stanis
laus.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

dict that within twenty years there
after the average span of human ex-
istence will have been reduced to for
ty or forty-fve."
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Diamonds Win.

How did he win her?
Case Of n hnlf-carat man with a
three-carat diamond"
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

Perfume manufacturers make dollars
out of scents.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
MANY WOMEN
AVOID OPERATIONS
Through the Use of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Two Interesting Cases

Some female troubles may through
neglect reach a stage when an oper-
alton is necessary. But most of the
common ailments are not the surgical
ones; they are not caused by serious
displacements. tumors or growths, al
though the symptoms may appear
the same. When disturbing ailments
first appear, take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to re-
heve the present distress and pre-
vent more serious troubles. Many
letters have been received from wo-
men who have been restored to health
by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound after operations have been
advised by attending physicians.
Mrs.EdwardsAvoids Operation
Wilson, N. c." For about q year
was not able to do anything, not
even my housework, because OF the
pains in my sides and the bearing
down pains. l could only lie around
the house. The doctor said nothing
but an operation would help me, but
l tried different medicines which did
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

Did you ever hear Of Doctors tell.
lng rich man that there was no hope
for him?
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

When in doubt. n wise man gets
out-If possible.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

of the University washington n Seattle have an
They
scholarship pharmacy
college, them Is
shown nbeauty chum
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Another Operation Avoided

Akron, Ohio" can never praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly for what it has done
for me. l had such pains and weak
ness that the doctor told me nothing
but an operation would help me. But
my mother had taken the Vegetable
Compound and she told me what it
had done for her, and so l took it and
l am glad to tell every one that it
made me strong woman, and | have
had two children since then. Mrs.
r. G. WEsTovER, 325 Grant Street.
Akron, Ohio.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
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CREAM wANTED-The largest buyers
of direct from farm to factory" in
the Rocky Mountain region. Write us
for cans and prices. THE MIDWEST
CREA MERRY CO.. Denver. Colo. tMen-
tion this paper when writing.)
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

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Peculiar Women request Write
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This book contain valuable information