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Newspaper

The Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1886

Page

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Local milk delivery resumes to coastal towns for summer

Milk supplier announces season start May 1 for Ocean Spray Great Head Point Shirley Winthrop Highlands Beachmont and Cottage Park. New facilities this season with 7 cents per quart delivered in glass jars. Specialties include Pure Milk Rich Cream and fresh churned Butter. Deliveries run until Oct 1. Orders to Boston office or Hasiton's Bakery Great Head Brown's Market Winthrop.

Ocean Spray Great Head Point Shirley Winthrop Highlands Beachmont Cottage Park Boston Hasiton’s Bakery Great Head Brown’s Winthrop

Classifieds Rates for Newspaper Space per Year

Rates list for card size spaces and columns with prices in dollars and cents. Applies to yearly ads with movement from smaller to larger space. shorter periods incur a 10 percent surcharge.

Office Relocation Notices New Address Change

The Visitor moves from 71 Oliver street to 8 Change avenue between 56 State street and 13 Faneuil Hall square. The job printing and tag manufacturing will continue at the new office with low prices and good work guaranteed. Winthrop customer orders receive special attention. Your patronage solicited.

Winthrop

Colorful dress goods debut and aristocratic marriage plans

Yacat brown arrives as a new dress fabric color. Miss Carrott, daughter of ex Governor Carroll of Maryland, is set to wed an English baron with three of her sisters already married to titled husbands. The Aztec fair in Boston stems from Orrin Brothers and Nichols of the City of Mexico, who traveled through Texas on September 10 with many natives to showcase state industries.

Miss Carrott Carroll Maryland Boston Orrin Brothers Nichols City of Mexico Texas

France Confronts Spread of Murder Epidemic

The English and French press seek causes for a rising murder wave in France. Observers blame intoxicants, political agitation, waning morals, and the spread of atheism as factors in the distressing trend.

France

Earthquake Remedies and Debates Reach Across the Nation

Letters from many parts urge quake preventives such as venting gases through bored holes. The Lord Mayor of London faces criticism over Charleston aid, while some Americans advocate large private donations. McGee challenges volcanic causes for Charleston. he supports a landslide theory with granite and fragmental formations outlined from Appalachia to the coast.

Washington London Charleston Professon McGee Appalachian Mountains Columbia Piedmont Coastal Plain McGee

Voter Endorsement for David Floyd in Local Caucus

Editor notes a year of campaigning for David Floyd Jr as a General Court candidate. Supporters gathered at a district caucus praising his honesty and commitment to serving all people. The piece urges townsfolk to back him in Koramber and mentions a club house season finale event tomorrow evening.

David Floyd General Court Floyd Gothes Koramber

Gift Fountain Offered to GIT TOWN by Philadelphian Marcena Belcher

Philadelphia resident Marcena Belcher, son of Wa Belcher, has offered an about $800 drinking fountain for the town. The gift will be gratefully accepted, and placed at a favored site, requiring removal of hay scales at the village center and improving the area. The fountain design reportedly features bronze figures such as a horse, dog, and gun.

Marcena Belcher Philadelphia Wa. Belcher

Then and Now Growth Shown by Hopkins Atlas 1874 Map

A comparison of Winthrop as shown in Hopkins 1874 atlas and David Floyd, 2d, new map highlights rapid town growth. The two maps are laid side by side to reveal shifts in development, with statistics drawn from an analysis of both editions.

Samven H. Tewnssurr Winthrop Suffolk Catherine Tewksbury Hopkins’ Atlas David Floyd

Democratic Caucus Delegates Named Amid Friday Gatherings

At the Friday caucus the slate of delegates was set including State D-P Matthews and John B Huckins. Congress delegates M Belcher S A Freeman authorized to vote for Lovering. County picks Fred Seavey G G Belcher Geo K Pomroy. Senatorial J Everett Burrill C VP Tewksbury. Representative Jonathan Tucker Edsworth Burrill. Town Committee Fred Seavey J E Burrill.

Frugal festival crowds dampened by rain and travel

Attendance faltered as Boston visitors and local villagers faced weather and competing events. Despite mild first night with decorative displays, fruit and confections sold well while readings and instrumental music entertained. Rain thwarted planned Thursday performances and a later sale seems likely to clear remaining fancy articles.

Boston Dr. Ingalls

Music in a Prison and Church Sermons Across Town

Rev Judkins of St Johns Mission preached on Acts 16 25 describing music in a prison as a singular occurrence where joy comes from pure purpose not will. At Baptist church Rev Thombs spoke on edifying the church urging covenant fidelity and growth in knowledge and fellowship. Rev Cary addressed sin hardening at M E church morning session and Dr Baldwin preached missionary zeal from Zechariah 14 7 noting gospel light spreading through nations until evening time light.

Mr. Judkins St. John's Mission Baptist Church A. B. Thom Mr. Cary M. E. Church Baldwin East Boston

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Professionsl Eorge E. McCarthy Winthrop Street Charles A. Buswell A. French Washington ST Inundisl Walter Lawton, Cor Main and Pleasantstreste Winthrop, Mass Durant Japan Main Street Fremont Street Mass Civil Engineering Yymien, Breck & Co., Civil Engineers Devonshire Whitman B.C. Breck N.B Revere Wyman & C Edwin F. Carpenter & Builder Main Winthrop Streets K. Tewksbury Charles Street H. Griffin Winthrop St., Winthrop The Sey G. Irwin Fonsorial Gable Reap Brock Alfred Tewesbury Winthrop Centre Durable Suspender Co Walter C. Jenckes Crestave Cottage Hill Telephone E. B. Wadsworth Cor Madison Avenue A.W. Richardson Read's Block, Winthrop Revere Water Works Winthrop Division McNeil Bros Bowdoin and Revere Streets Winthrop Junction East 30Ston Land Co Congress St OAK Grove Farm CO Ruggles Street E. W. Fitzgerald W.T. Robinson Malden E. J. Wadsworth Imehl1 Conservatory of Music Fremont ST MR. and Mrs. Munson Solomon of Old Mrs. French Read’s Block Pauline Street Town Hall W.Z. van Nostrand & Co Crystal Lake P. B. Stock Crystal Lake Porter Alford St Charlestown Bottling Department Batterymarch St Boston. Y W. Snelling Winthrop Sts Shirley Street Sam W, Goodrich J. R. Brown Pauline ST Dole Dole Fertilizer CO Commerce St Wat Wales J. H. Lathrop Treas Setalled “Common Fertilizer Co Crest Avenue H. C. Bellows Tolet E. Pono Hermon Street Winthrop Village W. H. Wentworth, Jr Buchanan St E. Cowell Change Avenue Wixrinor Orrick Herman Street Stover Kar Oliver Street Change Faneuil Hall Square S. E. Cowey War Department Geronimo Crook San Carlos Minnesota Democratic Caucus Atcphite
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