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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"…   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest The Bangor Commercial newspaper ran a contest in 1893, offering trips to the World's Fair…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"… story of the 1872 presidential campaign -- the contest between Ulysses S. Grant, a Republican, and Horace Greeley, a Democrat/Liberal Republican."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"… an imaginary line through this perpetually contested and poorly understood region. In reality, the northeast border turned out to be quite…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… in 1851 it appeared that the long-running contest between “the wharf and the waterfall” – between maritime commerce and manufacturing – was over…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… but they were small, and control of land was contested both by Passamaquoddy people and the itinerant New England fisherman who remained the…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"It was lovely. The Seven Sardine Queen Contestants The contestants met at the town wharf before the ball for a photo op."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"Most contests were between teams of firemen. Back when musters first started, women were never allowed to be firefighters or volunteers."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… enabling schools, prosperity, and, on a still-contested frontier, safety in times of war. Residents also levelled frequent complaints about the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"Endnotes 1. "‘A Kind of Warr’: The Contest for Land on the Northeastern Frontier, 1750-1820,” The William and Mary Quarterly 46:1 (January 1989), pp."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Corn Yield Contest in Maine. She grew 175 bushels per acre of a hybrid corn. Comparing her yield with Clarence Titcomb's, she grew 2,450 lbs."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… pages 129-end Grant-Wilson Rally in Augusta, election results, Greeley's death,   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest X"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"Contested Northeast boundary map, 1843Maine Historical Society The Maine land companies which had been organized in the wake of the fall of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"There were oxen-pulling contests, agricultural exhibits, and local domestic and manufactured crafts."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"One of the highlights was a beard judging contest. The winners were Joseph Morin – most original, Roy Fairbrother – most luxuriant and George Tozier…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"The same violin received second prize at a contest in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was later exhibited on television."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… an exhibition of bells and bought the winner in a contest for the best tone. During the next 25 years in the interior of the church, the balcony…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… international border was the most bitterly contested segment, and an excellent visual orientation appears in Stephen J."

Music in Maine - Country Music

"He won a national talent contest hosted by Arthur Godfrey in 1957, and over his career had twenty-two Billboard country hits."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… of the program, lists a Automobile Hill Climbing Contest at 3:30 PM. The winner of ther "slow" high gear climb was Carleton Pike, who won the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club. By the 1950's, Scarborough’s extra curricular opportunities…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… what a celebration it was, with a huge parade, contests of all types, music, dancing, speeches and remembrances, and very high spirits."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… black and dressed as Elvis, winning a costume contest. People suggested I try my hand at being an Elvis impersonator."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… not elicit the same amount of interest that the contests between the local horses did. The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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