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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
2
The piece questions the cost and purpose of the Lewis Lake beautification plan and compares it to Ingleside Park. It argues the public lacks understanding of the project and warns of rising annual maintenance costs to taxpayers, urging clearer public information from the Board of Selectmen.
Children inwardly protest the constant nosy comparisons of growth and looks from relatives. The piece recalls aunts and uncles praising or faulting a child’s development and resemblance, noting how such comments feel like public autopsies and fuel a lifelong wish not to be judged by growth or family traits.
The article explains that infantile paralysis spreads mainly from person to person via respiratory secretions with rare foodborne transmission from raw milk. It notes that beach contagion rumors are unfounded, that most adults are immune due to prior exposure, and that vaccines are not yet proven safe or effective. Early diagnosis relies on neck stiffness and spinal fluid tests, with emphasis on early physician care and aftercare to prevent deformities and aid muscle function.
An Associated Press report from Berlin notes a leading German newspaper editor was sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason with no official explanation. Journalists recall he previously disclosed press orders from the minister of propaganda and was arrested, illustrating how dictatorial regimes control the press and curb free speech.
The piece argues factory accident rates decline due to strict safety culture while auto accidents rise as motorists exceed laws. It attributes the gap to the “human element,” calling for stronger public opinion to curb reckless driving and enforce safer behavior on the road.
A list of book titles and authors including Frost public library selections such as A Place in the Sun and The Death Riders, alongside novels like Anne of Windy Poplars and The Presidents in American History, reflecting a catalog of literary works available. The list spans poetry, mystery, romance, adventure, and children's titles from various authors.
The adult locust resembles a harvest fly with red orange markings and near the end of each front wing a mark like the letter Ww. A tradition linked the W to war that might arise with the 17 year locusts' appearance.
The Lewis Club defeated Winthrop 7 to 6 at Park, after a see saw nine inning. Crowley, Brickley and Cronin starred for Everett with key hits while Ricker homered for the visitors. Burns Crowley Cronin MacKay also contributed for Winthrop in a tight contest.
Local writer notes season finale with Lewis Club beating the hometown team 9 to 7. Manager Baker plans away games and a printed schedule once confirmed. Local players Gus Rasmussen, Jesse Cronin, Obbie Guidi, Spider Burns, Eddie Coghlan, Red McKay, Hy Bostrim, Jack Hendricks feature in Suburban League and East Boston clubs.
Sunday morning services at 10 45 a m with a reading room open daily 2 to 5 and Saturday 7 to 9 pm Weekly Wednesday testimonial and Leson Sermon read in all churches August 9 subject Spirit Golden Text from Psalms 143 10 Jeremiah 23 23 24 and quotations from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy Mention of Spirit as All in all and omnipresence
A historical note explains that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs used about 1,700 distinct characters. The article surveys the complexity of hieroglyphic writing and its role in deciphering Egypt's past.
The article surveys lemon, fulvous, orange and fulvous daylilies, noting 13 distinct species and nearly 250 named horticultural clones. It details flower colors, heights from 1 to 7 feet, blooming from May to July, and ornamental varieties such as Aureole Bijou Charmaine Cinabar Jubilee Mikado Margaret Perry Ophir Princess Radiant Royal Rajah Sudan Taruga Theron Vesta Vulcan Wau Bun.
Boston University reports 1227 students enrolled in its 22nd annual summer session ending August 15, announced by Prof Atlee L. Percy and Dr Daniel L. Marsh. Among Winthrop attendees are Geraldine D Carsley Wilma Dearborn Carter Lutman Barbara Eugenia Lill Frances E Lill Benjamin Abbott Little Mary T Macken Edward Rowe Snow Charles A Williams Jr
Miss Ruth Hallenbrook celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a surprise party at her home on Wednesday night. Friends joined in games and singing with prizes awarded to Barbara Tewksbury Bill Brown Ruth Hey and Dick Devereux. Mrs Hallenbrook and daughter June served a delicious collation and gifts were plentiful.
The text notes that Newport and Portsmouth are among the earliest settlements sharing with Providence the distinction. After Roger Williams founded Providence in 1636, religious dissenters from Massachusetts led by William Coddington and Anne Hutchinson settled at Portsmouth in 1638. Dissension caused Coddington and his group to move to Newport in 1639.
The article notes Zulu belief that adults who die return to earth as lions and that exceptionally notable individuals may be reborn as snakes. The piece reflects traditional folklore and its view of reincarnation within tribal culture.
An essay links lilacs to early settlers from England and traces the flower’s growth from Persia to Europe. It recounts Spring, the Sun, and Iris painting the world with lilac and other colors, noting lilac’s thrive in rich loam and Scandinavia as emblem of purity and strength.
Elaborate Elizabethan and Tudor beds in England and France carried formal grandeur with carved headboards, columns, and rich textiles. The Great Bed of Ware seated 12 and the Eng land Bed featured arms on violet velvet curtains.
The sixteenth century Venetian artist Tintoretto, born Jacopo Robusti, earned the nickname the little dyer from his father’s trade. His works are signed with this title.
Beeswax, a honey by product, serves in candles, wax polishes, modeling waxes, ointments, and certain paints. Historically favored over tallow candles for odor and melting point, it remains valued for its texture in wax polishes. European and Japanese sources still derive waxes from beeswax, while researchers note minerals in honey alongside its famed sugars.
The piece traces early transcontinental mail from St Joseph to California before the Civil War. It explains how independent carriers and express firms set delivery charges, creating the franks, with rates from San Francisco to mining camps dropping from two dollars to one by 1854. It notes riders as informal mail directors of the era.
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