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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1885
Page
4
A reflective verse passage recalls a mother’s sorrow and endurance as she pleads for her child and finds solace in family. It contrasts sin and sanctity, mourning a lost home, yet urges mothers to endure and cherish their remaining children with renewed strength.
A collage of quips and brief items quotes jokes about vaccines cats and goats and odd news blurbs from various papers. It includes playful lines about a Siberian cat with a sharp voice, a goat that chews a horse’s tail, and a milk stool that stops when the cow kicks.
An eyewitness account recalls staged imperfections during the coronation rites. The archbishop and officials lacked rehearsal, causing confusion as the Queen questioned her actions with the orb and other ceremonies.
The New York Mail and Express describes baby and children's footwear from No. 0 to No. 8, noting soft kid and pasteboard first shoes, turned soles, and side buttons. It explains square toes, broad soles, and spring heels for two year olds, warning poor fit harms foot development.
At a grand Hindoo festival in Calcutta a tiger escaped its keeper. General Sir Robert Gillespie seized a spear from a bystander, mounted his Arab on a small gray horse, and charged. The horse carried him over the tiger as the spear pierced the beast, saving the crowd and earning a present to the Prince Regent.
A Portland Oregonian report quotes a shepherd with long-range interests describing a toxic weed on Eastern Oregon ranges. Sheep grazing in fall ingest seeds, droop their ears, froth, act dazed, then wander to cliffs or gullies and die. no known cure for poisoned sheep, though cattle and horses are unaffected.
The article reports that the German government dismissed all women employed in postal, telegraph, and railway clerical work, sparking concern over employment loss. It notes broader social debates including land rights for women, alcohol substitutes, and evolving medical discourse.
A novel instrument named the Pyrophone uses gas jets to produce music across three octaves. Thirty seven glass tubes burn in circles, with sound depending on burner number and pipe size, offering a full tonal range. The device resembles an organ in use and tone, with some tubes nearly eleven feet tall. The article also notes the Miquelon islands near Newfoundland with a population around 6,000 and Pierre as the capital.
A Boston wife travels to San Francisco with two daughters after years of silence from her husband. He, a prosperous California brickmaker, hides his life and wealth until a costly Boston lifestyle collapses into debt. The mansion later becomes Judge Dolos Lake's, then fades with the couple’s final ruin.
Boston area timetable shows departures from Boston depot on Atlantic Avenue to Winthrop Junction and Point Shirley with afternoon and evening runs Wednesday and Saturday. Specific times include 6 50, 8, 9, 10 P M and returns from Point Shirley at 6 10 to 7 50 P M plus Sunday service from Boston at 10 A M to 6 P M and returns from Point Shirley. Management listed J H Burrick and SLE as president and manager.
Trains run from Boston to Winthrop Junction at 6 50, 7 30, 8, 8 30 and 9 10 with return times from Winthrop Junction to Boston listed. Sunday service runs every hour from 10 A M to 10 P M and a Workingmen's train operates.
Junction coaches operate from corner of Winthrop and Pleasant streets to connect with the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad trains on weekdays with multiple morning and afternoon departures. Additional services run from Winthrop street residences at various times and from Magee's store Main street during weekdays. George and Collins offer coaches at reasonable rates.
Watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles and eyeglasses repaired in a first-class manner and warranted. Send postal and I will call.
A tame rabbit at the Paris Physiological Laboratory, after facial nerve removal, recovered and lived four years with M. Laborde. It greeted him at the stairs, sat on the operating table during experiments, and loved microscopical work. The animal remained friendly with the staff dogs but shunned unfamiliar dogs and people.
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