In his 1906 autobiography, John M. Todd relates the boasts of some of Portland's 260 barbers:Charles C. Haskann, the king of left handed barbers, once hauled off eighteen dollars on a Saturday while working in Portland. Fred Cook at the Preble, one of the swiftest wielders, raked in the cool sum of fifty dollars during Grand Army week. J. B. Powers is slow but thunderingly sure. J. J. Sullivan says he pushed the steel over a man's face in a minute and a half, bear in mind I am not telling you any fish stories. Luke V. Whalen, the only official...
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Channel 6 Audio Will Soon Be Gone
Posted on 09:52 by blogger
When WCSH finally goes digital in June, Mainers will no longer be able to listen to Channel 6 in the car. All American TV stations assigned to Channel 6 broadcast their analog audio signal at 87.7 MHz—down at the lower end of the FM dial. When WCSH switches off its analog signal on June 12, Mainers' ability to listen to its programming on the radio will be lost.To compensate for the loss, WCSH will be broadcasting its morning and evening news reports on The Oldies Channel (870 AM in Portland, 1470 AM in Lewiston/Auburn)."We know Mainers have come...
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