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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu.

"… members and the menu served at the five course dinner. Formal dress was suggested, and there were beverages."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"Every time she went there the parents would have dinner guests and she would have to do all of the dishes afterwards."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"He is shown "haulling his pas dinner on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"1910-1920 Ester McDonald's dinner dress, ca. 1910Maine Historical Society Two lace dresses, one black and one white, provide further examples…"

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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… was a man who I must say is quite a bore Eating dinner with his wife The two of them were partners for life The two of them heard not a sound Not…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… the boys in the family would take turns cooking dinner. Jeremiah would usually make meatloaf or baked potatoes."

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Abbot Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"… Burns taking islanders out for a cruise and dinner or lunch in Stonington or Isle Au Haut. During the summer months Normie provides these very…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… and cream figured silk double gigot sleeved dinner or opera dress, and her openwork cream silk and chiffon opera coat are certainly Maine…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"Wine with dinner, beer at a ballgame, and champagne at a wedding are pleasures that many adults can enjoy without difficulty or overindulgence."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"It was normal to eat only lunch and dinner in Vietnam. “Only the rich people ate breakfast,” my mother said."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… padded, high necked olive green, long sleeved dinner dress is a study in subtle cut and fit, from unexpected multiple-pieced sleeves to the loose…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… of your plans.” That night it was quiet at the dinner table. Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"A "Take-Out Dinner" fresh from the brook, Strong, ca. 1895Strong Historical Society There were many guys here from Strong that shot huge deer."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… someone was roasting a chunk of porpoise for dinner or boiling its fine oil to sell to watchmakers and lighthouse keepers."

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"There were many family dinners and entertainments provided to the farming families. Skowhegan GrangeSkowhegan History House Maine lost many of…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… the school year, they got together for meetings, dinners, and to present their scientific work. The Champlain Society would return to Mount Desert…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… that she was often asked to perform at private dinner parties. The theater lasted less than 20 years and closed in 1931."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… birthday and I have just celebrated it by A good dinner. I will give you The bill of Fare Roast Turkey (captured while on Picket) Sweet Potatoes…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… in the evening, the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and dances. During the early years of the twentieth century, upscale cottages were built…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"Then I have lunch break and dinner break. I don’t start work until 9 in the morning. I get paid monthly; it’s just enough for me to pay my rent here."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Shore dinner places, such as the Dunscroft and Wayland, tourist cabins and lodging houses attracted motorists; and large guest hotels on the coast…"

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… as 1940, as local citizens raised money with dinners at the Grange Hall to assist Finland in their fight against Russia's invasion."

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… a restaurant open everyday serving tea, lunch, dinner and after theater snacks. During those years they continued with Broadway hits such as…"