Sanford Tribune and Advocate, Oct. 8, 1925
Sanford 100 Years Ago
By Lawrence Furbish
The Tribune Publishing Company had purchased the Sanford News in 1919, the Ossipee Valley News in 1918, and the Springvale Advocate in 1923 and rolled them into one newspaper. The paper sold for 5 cents.
The sport of boxing made the front page when the “fast and clever Billy Hindley just about met his match in Emery Kid Cabana last night at the Pinell boxing show in Springvale Town Hall.” A crowd of 600 was in attendance and the feeling was they wanted a return match.
Also on the front page was an article about where Sanford High School graduates who had gone to college were studying. The list, which included 60 names, was provided by the Sanford School Board and covered graduates from 1923 through 1925. The list included the universities of Maine and New Hampshire, Gorham and Farmington normal schools, Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin colleges, Boston University, Nasson and a number of other schools.
Finally, the Sanford Building Corporation announced that in November it would begin building a four-story addition to the Sanford Trust Company building at the corner of Main and Washington streets.
Local news 100 years ago was very local. Under “Springvale News,” we learned that:
- Donald Turner was enjoying a two-week vacation in Lynn, Mass.
- Mr. and Mrs. James Davis were in Boston over the weekend.
- Mrs. Howard Ross was visiting her sister, Mrs. George Batchelder, on George Street.
Not to be outdone, under “Sanford News” we learned that:
- John Sawyer, employed on state road construction, was home for the weekend.
- Mr. L. Ford fell 24 feet from the attic of his new house and was bruised and severely shaken up.
- Mr. Morrissett from Sanford was jailed in New York City for running down an aged woman. His two boys asked to sleep with him in jail, but the police refused permission.
Sears Roebuck Shoe Factory offered ladies’ shoes for $3 to $3.50.
At Thayer-Diggery, a gentleman could purchase a Kuppenheimer suit for $25 to $35.
Anyone not wishing to purchase a new horse pursuant to the advertisement in the photo accompanying this article could instead get a brand-new Studebaker for $1,575.
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