Courier Gazette

Issued Tuesday Thursday Saturday Courier By Tin Courlsr-Gustts.. 465 Main St.. THREE CENTS A COPY Established January, 1846. Entered ee Seeeetf Clue Mill Metter. Rockland, Maine, Tuesday, May 12, 1925. Volume 80.................Number 57. THE WAYS OF A PIGEON Blaine was the Republican standard eons the better they will do,” said Mr The Courier-Gazette bearer in a Presidential contest, hut Bird, who has a special helper to aid those whose memory harked hack in his work. “I feed my birds THREE-TIMES-A-WEEK over this long political trail had not whole peas and corn from Argentina, wholly forgotten the bitterness en the latter because it is a stronger ALL THE HOME NEWS As Told By Elmer S. Bird Who Has World’s Champion gendered by that campaign, the like flint corn than the native product. Subscription 13.00 per yesr psysbls la ad Modena—Prominent Business Man With An Admitted of which New England has never The pigeon menu also includes hynip vance ; single copies three cents. since witnessed. seed, whole wheat, Kaffir corn Advertising rates based. upon circulation Hobby—His Executive Council Record. Few knew, however, the real reason (bought through a Western seed and very reasonable. house) and bread crumbs. Cracked NEWSPAPER H18TOBT why Mr. Blaine’s body did not find grain is not fed, as it is likely to The Rockland Gazette was established In its resting place in the soil of his 1840 In 1874 the Courier was established BY FRANK A. WINSLOW beloved Pine Tree State. They did spoil. The diet as a whole is base*! and consolidated with the Gazette In 1882. not know that the burial in Wash on proteins and fats. Pure water “President Coolidge,” like his Il moved down town to Glover Block, The Free Presa was established In 1855, and is served for drink. In 1801 changed Its name to the Tribune. ington was the outcropping of per lustrious namesake, has never known now the home of the Central Maine “The pigeons are fed once a day These papers consolidated March 17, 1807. the sting of defeat. Winner in a Power Co., where It remained until sonalities to which the campaign of >884 had given rise, and which wore except when breeding. A hopper is national contest, and conceded by his 1898, when the present block on Till kept before them constantly. While YOU’LI, be delighted with .uriges in Le quite in a class by him son avenue was built. especially marked. The children o<* ♦ — hatching is in progress the female self, he is now riding .on the top Elmer Bird was admitted to part Mrs. Blaine also harbored this feeling a dinner eaten here, ♦ Carelessness doc. more harm than a ♦ of resentment, and it remained for comes off the nest at 11 a. in. and ♦ want of knowledge. —Franklin. —* wave ol popularity, with no opponent nership in 1890, and a year later the I returns at 4 p. m., being ‘spelled’ Food of proven purity served ♦ in sight to threaten his proud title. Arm Incorporated as the John Bird Gov. Milliken to effect a reconcilia tion. , meantime by the male. The female In the style that will please A pigeon of aristocratic birth Is Company, retaining the time-honored j btfd has to go through the process of “President Coolidge,” deemed by his name. Sidney M. Bird died in Sep Tlie body of the distinguished you. Appetizing salads and Rehearsals are being held dally statesman was brought hack to the I loving and setting in nrdnv to nnptt- owner, and declared by Judges, to be tember. 1907, and with the opening I maiuic *it ai.ppi> ’>*. pi. ••• ' desserts that will cause you for the revue and dance recital of the best American bred Modena in of the new year Elmer S. Bird suc Commonwealth which he had so sig nally honored, the Blaine mansion which forms in the crop. Nothing to talk about us. Mrs. Percival's classes to be given the United States. He is an argent ceeded him as the corporation's pres else will sustain the young for the sehiettl, to be more exact, born of ident. was presented to the 'State as a me Friday night In the Arcade with morial to a grandson who had made flrst three or four days. The sub Get acquainted with aur parents who were Imported from Marston's music. The program Mr. Bird became a director of the the supreme sacrifice in the World sequent feeding of the young by both parents is through the regurgi "Bill O'Foro” presents a list of acts that have War, and the Executive Council of -which Mr. Bird was a member w;»s tation method, the offspring being never before been attempted In this assigned to the duty of converting th • i fed with predigested food which has city, and includes the Maypole | been kept in the crop three or four Newbert’s Cafeteria Blaine mansion into a residence for dance. Spanish and Interpretative hours before it is given to tlie young. numbers, a clown dance by the the State’s future governors. Rockland’s Finest Eating Place The work proved very expensive “The Carneau squab dresses off at boys, a baby ballet, all specially a pound, and is said to he the finest costumed. The hour is 7.45. and brought down severe criticism from the party of opposite political meat in the world. Its value over faith. Wages and materials had ad the chicken arises from the fact that vanced enormously and the cost of the latter runs about a great deal and the work mounted so rapidly that creates muscle while the squab fat Gov. Milliken became alarmed and tens to adult size In the nest, which NEW BARBER SHOP . counselled retrenchment. But Mr. It does not leave for the flrst month. Bird foresaw that the Blaine man Squabs grow very rapidly and sell sion wab destined to he one of the at $1 a pound. Some steamships Three Chairs show places of the .State, and in carry 100,000 of them on a voy sisted upon the original plans being age. There are vast squab farms in Wisconsin, California and carried out. These called for i n 15 Limerock St., Rockland Texas, some of them carrying 10.000 annex and separate dining rooms so birds (or breeding purposes. Tho that one portion of the residence “President Coolidge,” with the Proud Rank of First Pigeon of the Land. female is capable of producing 20 Neu) Building could be used by the Governor's fam birds a year.’’ ily while the other was reserved for prominent figures as Andrew Mellon, I yellow and make the dominant colors Mr. Bird has been showing his pig White Glass Fixtures State occasions. The Council de Bascom Slemp and Frank W. Stearns, of the Modena hold in the offspring, eons four years and has taken at>out voted much time to the reconstruc lie was one of the flrst to learn of I The problem is to get the new color. 100 flrst prizes. At the last Boston tion, the very best of materials were Everything Modern President Coolidge’s telegram urg yet Setain the Carneau type. The show’ he took three firsts and two used, and the result was an execu ing the nomination of Senator Borah Carneau will w eigh 24 ounces and the seconds. If all goes well he will tive mansion almost without ■parallel for Vice President, and says that Modena 11. 1 have got to get the attend the classic show’s in London Ladies’ Work a Specialtiy in the whole country. Criticism is there were lively times among the new bird hack to the 24-ounce stand this year and will exhibit a few of his rarely heard nowadays, and the peo leaders when this move became ard. best birds. First Class Service to Everybody ple of the Pine Tree State are as known. “In the shape of the birds there Is Thus you see how one very busy proud of the task as Mr. Bird fore ♦ * ♦ ♦ also a marked difference. The Car man spends his idle moments. saw they would he. “I can per “I have always been fond of pig neau presents a straight, true line sonally testify that there wgs not a eons,” said Mr. Pird, getting hack lo from head to stern, while the Mo OPENS MAY 18 dollar of graft in the whole job.’’ he the subject. “When I was a boy dena i. shaped much like the letter BAPTIST GO-GETTERS told a Courier-Gazette reporter. of 14 I had a number of them, but S. My task then is to eradicate the ARTHUR L. ROGERS Another interesting and important my fa*her didn’t share my admira curve and maintain the Carneau size Annual Campaign Has 3 Fine commission which came Mr. Bird s tion for the birds, and offered me and desired color. ° way, while nerving on the Executive $2.50 for the lot, if 1 would close the “I have been leading up to this Start With $4600 Raised 15 Limerock St., Rockland Council, was the duty of acting as doors to the cotes and have no more. experiment several years and have official escort for Gen. John J. Per That <2.50 represented quite a siz the birds all selected. The offspring In 20 Minutes. 57-59 shing, when the World War hero able sum to boyish eyes, and the of the first mating will he half and made his tour of (Maine.

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