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Notes On The Nut-Crackers' Monthly, Larry Glatz

Maine History Documents

A short piece providing the history of what is believed to be the earliest "strictly puzzle" magazine published in America, The Nut-Crackers' Monthly printed in Auburn, Maine, in 1875 and 1876.

Story Of The Girls' High School Of Portland, Maine, 1850-1863, Elizabeth Mcl. Gould Rowland

Maine History Documents

A detailed account of daily life for the students at the girl's high school in Portland, Maine, as overseen by Moses Woolson. Includes lists of graduates, librarians, scholars, and a diagram of the schoolroom.

Catalogue Of The Springfield Normal School, Springfield Normal School (Springfield, Me.)

Maine History Documents

Full title: Catalogue of the Springfield Normal School, Established in 1887, Springfield, Penobscot County, Maine, for the School Year, 1895-6. Includes lists of instructors and students with information about the design of the school and methods of study.

Ransom's Family Receipt Book, 1895: Free To Everyone, New Every Year: Receipts For Fish, Oysters, Game And Eggs, D. Ransom, Son & Co.

Maine History Documents

A booklet of recipes for fish, oysters, game and eggs. Includes testimonials and advertisements for several medicines offered by D. Ransom, Son & Co. Stamped on the back as being offered by Taylor & Mitchell Drug and Grocery Store, Unity, Maine.

Poland Spring Centennial: A Souvenir, Hiram Ricker & Sons

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

The Maine Central, Issued By The Authority Of The Maine Central R. R. Co., Maine Central Railroad Company

Maine History Documents

A scan of an issue of The Maine Central, an illustrated monthly journal issued by the authority of the Maine Central Railroad Company.

Illustrations in this October, 1894, issue include Bates College in Lewiston, portions of the Bates Manufacturing Company plant, Frank L. Noble, John Y. Scruton, Wallace H. White, Col. Charles H. Osgood, Col. A. B. Nealey, George W. Bean, C. I. Barker, Edward Little High School in Auburn, Androscoggin's county municipal buildings, Seth M. Carter, Ferd. Penley, Ara Cushman, George C. Wing, Hillman Smith, Ether S. Paul, C. R. Gannon, and William L. White.

A Brief Outline Of Penobscot Bay, J. Murray Howe

Maine History Documents

Full title: A brief outline of Penobscot Bay : with a partial list of lands, peninsulas and islands theron, for sale by J. Murray Howe, 27 School Street, Boston, Mass. Includes a map and several illustrations.

Reply Of Mr. Wm. E. Chandler To The Slanders Of Honorable Bainbridge Wadleigh, William E. Chandler

Maine History Documents

Full title: Reply of Mr. Wm. E. Chandler to the slanders of Honorable Bainbridge Wadleigh, lately U.S. senator; together with a request for explanation of some acts of Mr. Wadleigh while senator.

The Nut-Crackers' Monthly, [Editor Not Identified]

Maine History Documents

Four issues of a periodical published in Auburn, Maine, in 1875. Each four-page issue includes puzzles and riddles for subscribers. Some content is contributed by readers using pseudonyms, like "Nettie," "Bess," "Ruthven," "Tadpole," and others. This file includes four issues from Volume 1 -- No. 1 (January, 1875); No. 4 through No. 6 (April, May, and June, 1875).

Recent Changes Of Level On The Coast Of Maine: With Reference To Their Origin And Relation To Other Similar Changes, Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

Maine History Documents

A report of recorded changes in the sea level and observations from several summers along the coast of Maine as reported in 1874.

Catalogue Of The Officers And Students Of Lincoln Academy, New-Castle, Maine, For The Year 1868, Lincoln Academy (Newcastle, Me.)

Maine History Documents

Information about Lincoln Academy including a lists of members of the Board of Trustees, Superintending Committee, instructors, male and female students, a summary of statistics of past classes, a description of the course of study, and list of textbooks used.

National Fast: A Proclamation By The President Of The United States, Abraham Lincoln, Israel Washburn Jr.

Maine History Documents

A flyer printed at the direction of Israel Washburn, Governor of the State of Maine, to be distributed "in the same manner as Proclamations of days of Annual Fast and Thanksgiving, issued by the Governor of this State." United States President Abraham Lincoln called for a day of Public Humiliation, Prayer, and Fasting, to be observed by the People of the United States... the last Thursday of September next," 1861.

From the James Vickery Manuscript Collection, box 2676, folder 42.

Report Of The First Annual Meeting, Held In Union Street Church, Bangor, Maine Unitarian Church Association

Maine History Documents

Report of the first annual meeting of the Unitarian Church Association of Maine, held in Union Street Church, Bangor, September 14 & 15, 1853.

The American Ladies' Memorial; An Indispensable Home Book For The Wife, Mother, Daughter, H. B. Skinner, J. B. Hall

Maine History Documents

Full title: The American ladies' memorial; an indispensable home book for the wife, mother, daughter; in fact useful to every lady throughout the United States. Embellished with numerous engravings, illustrative of the contents of the work.

Sections include Embroidery, Dress-Making, Millinery, The Florist, Ladies' Toilette, Ladies' Book of Etiquette, Drawing and Painting, and Acrostic Poems for Albums.

An Act In Relation To Lands Reserved For Public Uses, Maine State Legislature

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

Might And Right: An Oration Delivered Before The Erosophian Adelphi Of Waterville College, August 12, 1846, E. H. Chapin

Maine History Documents

The published transcript of a speech delivered by Edwin Hubbell on the concept of Might, or Power, and the scholar's opportunity for establishing the true idea of Power, as identical with Truth and Love.

The People's Claim On The Scholar: An Address Before The "Society Of Inquiry", John P. Cleveland

Maine History Documents

Full title: The people's claim on the scholar : an address before the "Society of Inquiry," in Wabash College, Ia., July 22, 1845. Copy signed, "From the Author."

First Quarterly Report Of The Superintendent And Instructor Of Schools In Madawaska Settlement, James C. Madigan

Maine History Documents

No abstract provided.

Intemperance Among Literary Men: An Address, J. Bannatyne

Maine History Documents

Full title: Intemperance among literary men. An address, delivered before the Portland Young Men's Total Abstinence Society, on Sunday evening, July 31, in the Park Street Church and repeated, by request, on Sunday evening, Aug. 7, in the First Parish Church. By J. Bannatyne.

Love Of The Gift, Not Love To The Giver: A Thanksgiving Sermon Delivered Dec. 28, 1839, At Lewiston Falls, Horace B. Chapin

Maine History Documents

A published transcript of a sermon delivered by Rev. Horace B. Chapin, Pastor of the Congregational Church at Lewiston Falls in 1839.

An Address Delivered Before The Penobscot Association Of Teachers And Friends Of Popular Education, Joseph C. Lovejoy

Maine History Documents

Full title: An address delivered before the Penobscot Association of Teachers and Friends of Popular Education, at Bangor, Dec. 26, 1838.

An Address Delivered At The Inauguration Of Rev. Joseph Muenscher And Rev. John R. Cotting As Instructors In The Female Classical Seminary, Brookfield, Joseph Muenscher

Maine History Documents

Includes the speech delivered by Joseph Muenscher, names of members of the Board of Visitors, Trustees, instructors, course of study and textbooks used at the Female Classical Seminary.