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Excerpts from Monday, October 12, 1936, Daily Telegram: Big crowd at Pioneer Day celebration By Frank Gehring All traffic on San Luis Obispo County highways […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The members of the YWCA. are busily engaged at present getting their various committees organized in preparation for the long looked for “Kathleen,” a romantic musical comedy, which is to be staged under their auspices. The cast of “Kathleen” will be composed of local talent and is expected to be one […]

THE POET, PROSE WRITER, and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich moved to Boston in 1866. He relocated there from New York City to become the editor of a new magazine, “An

100 Years Ago: 1923 “We’re all ready,” said President Totman this afternoon when speaking about the 69th exhibition of the Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural society. Isaiah Morrell, who looks after the horse department said: “Give us the weather and we’ll do the rest. More horses than ever.” 50 Years Ago: 1973 The Knight House, Auburn’s oldest […]

The D&S Times of 100 years ago this week was reporting that the vicar of Hawes, the Reverend CF Richardson, had thrown himself into “the…

‘Orwellian’ is an accusation increasingly levelled by both right and left but what does it mean, asks author Sandra Newman, who has reimagined Orwell’s novel – and why does Orwell’s dystopian classic speak so powerfully to our current moment?

100 Years Ago: 1923 North Auburn Grange held its annual fair yesterday. Profits from the fancy work, vegetables, etc., were very satisfactory. There was an excellent vegetable exhibit. In the evening, the drama “Safety First ” was presented, followed by dancing. Austin’s Orchestra played throughout the afternoon. Outside, the horse pulling was a center of […]

Ariana Grande became a star at a young age, and Us Weekly is taking a look back at the Nickelodeon alum through the years — pics

Terry Newsom of Littleton submitted this photo of Mark Taylor taken in 1978 in front of “the real Lakeland Arts Center and the first Arts Festival on the lawn. The

100 Years Ago: 1923 One of the Sun’s oldest advertisers is Dr. J. F. True & Co. of Auburn, who have been in the paper almost continuously since The Sun was established over 30 years ago. This Auburn concern has just shipped to New York 16,068 bottles of Elixir, the largest single shipment ever sent […]