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Newspaper

The Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1885

Page

4

Winthrop Highlands Growth For Summer Season Expansion

Prominent Ocean Spray residents discuss building on the highlands for another season. Plans include a hall for social use, a bowling alley, and a billiard room. The Bugtes move to Jamaica Plain. Haskell reports a new son. grounds are laid out for a park and lawn tennis near Winthrop Highlands station with shade trees and seating.

Ocean Spray Highlands Joseph Gall VU. J. Haskell Sunmtt Avenue Mr. Haskell Mrs. Haskell Winthrop Highlands Station Winthrop Highlands Cottage Hill

Beach development and closures hit Crescent Beach

The Crescent Beach area reports many new houses under construction while Ocean Vista restaurant closes for the season amid disappointing finances. Mrs. Carroll plans winter boarders at Glendon house, and local venues Vue de l Eau and the Narrow Gauge hotel face seasonal decisions. The Banana Glee Club held a first annual picnic at Oak Island Grove as a cold spell affects shore life.

Banana Glee Club Oak Island Grove Old Oaks Revere Beach Edward F. Lewis Revere Journal E. J. Freeman

Grant monument fund flounders amid empty subscriptions

The Grant monument fund struggles with a daily average around 200 dollars and little progress toward the million dollar goal. Letters offer odd souvenir schemes and show-business tie ins, while veterans propose lectures or museum displays. Most committee members have not visited the rooms and large donors remain absent as the effort stalls. A separate note mentions a Nevada incident where Aryaan and her child were killed after a French speaking dispute.

Grant Monument Fund United States Grant Washington New York

Beach Echoes At Coney Island Expose City Pleasures

A Sunday Herald writer highlights Coney Island verandas crowded with families and couples, where music, dining and casual romance blend with public scrutiny. The piece notes married pairs, betrothed couples, and a clamor of observers, plus a comical tale of a minister's wife and a dog pit scene, contrasting decorum and revelry. Long Branch meanwhile greets London import Griffin whose theatrical outfits and bold poses amuse summer crowds.

Herald Coney Island New York Ife Jim Dido

Oddball News Fragments Surfacing From Various Locales

A collage of blunt snippets covers crime tales and odd incidents from Arkansas to New York. Jail fires, mob violence, a cyclonic disaster near Washington and a Kansas City clergyman clash with a reporter surface among lighter quips and local gossip.

Invention Promises New Vision of Air and Soul

A Lincoln Nebraska inventor claims a device will pierce air to reveal the soul in flight toward another world. The pitch includes fanciful items and exaggerated claims, offered with a 15 cent shipping note and a box of chromes, secret literature, and a “silver-mounted soul detector.”

Holland Lincoln Neb Boston

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