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100 Years Ago: 1924 Mrs. Merritt Farnum entertained a newly formed auction club at the Hotel Atwood last evening. The members of the club have not decided on a name as yet, but expect to choose one before the next meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs. Frank Peck, Feb.5. The first prize last evening was […]
100 Years Ago: 1924 The “Old Gang Minstrels” is to be staged in Auburn Hall, the night of Washington’s birthday, February 22nd, by a group of talented local young men. Frisby Robinson of Lewiston is in charge of the show which promises to be one bone of the amateur hits of the winter. Rehearsals are […]
Central is like the Yeoville of Johannesburg, marginalised by the government, occupied by economic migrants, and in decline.
100 Years Ago: 1924 Executives of the Lewiston Community Services Inc. are loud in their praises of Thomas Malenfant and Fred Nadeau, employees of the street light department, for their efforts on behalf of the organization’s skating rinks and toboggan slide. The assistance offered by these individuals was not in any way connected with the […]
I always take a moment to read the “Looking Back” column; I usually focus on the “100 Years Ago” entries since they tend to be the most charming, such as an entry a few weeks ago describing a man who showed up at City Hall offering to chop wood to pay his taxes. (His offer […]