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Historic Hallowell - Blizzard Poems

"… inches of white unforgettable Surprise disaster warning last minute necessities struggling people Roads plow’s success died down difficult…"

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Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The police were also warning people about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and house fires with the use of candles, propane, and kerosene…"

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Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… Was this very bad? A Yes it was and we were even warned by the postmaster to be careful. Hallowell Fire StationHubbard Free Library…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… couple visited an English household to relay a warning. When the husband began to reveal too much information, his wife chastised him and ended the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Like cars, and homes. The weathermen were warning people that the storm was going to last the rest of the week."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… around them, told of their history, and even warned them of the arrival of Europeans, something that would change their lives forever."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"He rang the bell to warn people of the impending danger. Mrs. Chas. B. Harrington was another person to realize there was a fire, but from the inside…"

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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents inside."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"The building was attacked by the mob and after a warning, the militia fired into the crowd, wounding several and killing John Robbins of Deer Isle."

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… Webber who said that he only had about an hour of warning before the hurricane hit. He also said that he was afraid to go near the windows in his…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… killed the woman and a child and Bomazeen ran to warn the others in the village. He was shot down in the river where it is still today called…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… tried to convince them to wait until spring,warning them about the perils of traveling at that time of year, but Stephen Titcomb’s family set out…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Ships must be warned in conditions of fog, a ubiquitous phenomenon at West Quoddy. In early days a vessel beset fired a cannon, thus requesting the…"

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

"Warning slips are given out for not being prepared for class, and if you were to break the rules in a bigger way you may have to serve detention."

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… work like lumberjacks and loggers, and sometimes warn against job dangers or teach about techniques required to be a successful worker."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Bomazeen, who was keeping watch in order to warn the village of any approaching enemy. The people of the village were shot down in cold blood as…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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