100 Years Ago: 1924

Albert H. Palmer, aged 26 years, of Oakland, confessed Tuesday night to the police that he entered the Blaine House, the executive mansion, during the day and stole two watches, a ring and a camera belonging to Gov. Baxter and the family of his sister, Mrs. Fenton Tomlinson. Palmer also confessed to entering the residence of Mrs. Herbert M. Heath and stealing jewelry and silk to the  value of $1,000.

50 Years Ago: 1974

A parade in Skowhegan featuring more than 1,500 firemen has highlighted the 11th annual convention of the Maine State Federation of FireFighters, Inc.

Saturday’s three-mile-long procession included all types of firefighting equipment, ranging from horse-drawn steamers to the most modern apparatus available.

25 Years Ago: 1999

Robert Davidson doesn’t have kids, doesn’t want them. But he knows how to raise great ones.

He’s even written a best-selling book to tell parents how.

“You’ve got to talk with them,” he told an audience Wednesday night at Lewiston Middle School. “You have to be available, spend time with them. Encourage them to develop intellectually, to read. Discipline them. Instill self-esteem.”

Those aren’t Davidson’s ideas. He went to the experts — parents of well-adjusted, self-confident children. High school principals pointed him to the families. He contacted 100 of them.

The result was “How Good Parents Raise Great Kids: The Six Essential Habits of Highly Successful Parents” published by Warner Books.

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