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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"The cover refers to "Gentlemen's Night"--the previous two annual events had been for ladies only. This was organized by an ad hoc group of women…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"The Kennebeck Proprietors, 1749-1775 "Gentlemen of Large Property & Judicious Men". Somersworth: New Hampshire Pub. Co, 1975. Saxine, Ian."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"Many thumbs have been jammed by these hoists. The gentlemen on the back of this truck get a chance to ride through the field and talk to the pickers."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… Council granted large tracts of land to various gentlemen, including a tract along the western banks of the "Swanckadocke" River to Richard Vines…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"All foreigners and gentlemen of distinction from all parts of our country visiting Washington make it one of their first pleasures to pay their…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… the Commonwealth? Some of the District's leading gentlemen—William Gorham and Stephen Longfellow III for example—led the charge for complete…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Aspiring "ladies" and "gentlemen" could refer to the many manuals and magazines available in the nineteenth century that detailed behavioral rules…"

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… officers of the company are earnest, Christian gentlemen, and many of their employees are Christians."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of England granted lands to noblemen, knights and gentlemen, which comprised most of present-day New England."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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