Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02

last summer ana mas siHCe peeH
twice welded. This shaft is ~ feet
long and 10 inches in diameter,
weighing slightly under 10000
pounds.
Asserting that the Mayors cam
paign to obtain employment for the
jobless in Lewiston might interfere
with his business w. d. Emerson,
proprietor of an employment agency,
visited Mayor Wiseman of Lewiston,
recently. He was assured by the
mayor that no effort would be made
to get Jobs for men in New Hamp-
shire, the territory handled by ME-.
Emerson, or at least that the mayor
would be glad to send them through
Mr.. Emersons agency. When word
came from Bangor that labor en-
ployment agent had been in Lewiston
and had found only IS of 125 pros
poets who were suitable for jobs as
woodsmen, Mayor Wiseman was sur
prised. He could not find that the
agent had visited any agency. includ7
ing Mr. Emerson's, and certainly
none had been to see the mayor him-
self.
Beile RAINIER VI It ull VIC" 4 a. AAi'
Whitefield. comes forward with the
following remedy in reply to
farmers request for suggestions for
keeping rats away from produce
stored in barns and cellars:
I'm harvest time this fall the
rats were very destructive. sampling
everything in the cellar when we first
began to fill the bins. We cleaned
up what we had put in and left the
bitten vegetables. We secured
tube of Rat Nip and loaf of yeast
bread, cutting the slices a OF an
inch thick, squirting the paste all
over the bread and then using
thin chip to spread 1T all over.
Then with a flour sieve we busted
flour all over and next cut the
slices in six pieces each, putting
three or four pieces every where tneg
had been. We used 30 pieces. The
next morning no bread-no rats
sure remedy. Care must be taken TO
have a thick paper spread to work
on as the remedy is poison. Burn at
once. Set a pan of water in the cell
lar at the same time"
From the Mt. Vernon cores
pondent comes the story of a dog
that enjoys attending school SO
much that he has not missed
single day, rain or shine, and this Is
his second term. In the first place
this valuable Scotch Collie. named
Rex owned In Vienna, accompanied
Miss Alberta Dolloff to her home in
Mt Vernon, and as she was going TO
school the dog decided to follow her.
Miss Dolloff carried dinner for the
Collie who remained that day and
has become so attached to the
teacher and pupils that he is daily
visitor at the sessions. The dog lies
down near Miss Dolloff's desk maxi
ing no disturbance and when she
goes to recite, he accompanies her.
At recess the animal enjoys a frolic
with the children and Is careful to
protect them from all harm. He is in
the fourth grade. On Friday nights
after school, Rex takes vacation
and visits his old home. in Vienna.
but Monday morning finds him again
at the schoolhouse, beside Miss
Dolloffs desk.
Bangor Commercial: The new
campaign to boom Maine by pushing
the slogan Buy Maine Products is
to be inaugurated Jan. /. The en-
deavor will be pushed by advertising
in the newspapers, by a speaking
campaign and by the distribution of
a booklet carrying a list of Maine
products and urging their purchase
and use. All persons manufacturing
Maine products are requested to see
that their industry is listed with the
Buy Maine Products Campaign, Au-
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