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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
8
A letter from Charles L. Underhill of the U S House of Representatives to Charles L. Ridgway of Winthrop Mass congratulates Ridgway on his Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary. Underhill recalls a voyage to the Orient and Hawaii and expresses admiration and hoped future in person congratulations.
The article explains how color influences surfaces under light. It notes red is aggressive, blue is soothing, green static, yellow enlarges, orange can appear smaller or larger, violet shifts with red or blue content, and gray remains static unless tinted.
The Kudsia Bagh gardens in Delhi were laid out in 1748 by Qudsi Begum, mother of Ahmed Shah. The grounds preserve a central old gateway and a picturesque ruin, with an associated mosque noted for its interest.
Winthrop residents are invited to the Winthrop Yacht Club Jamboree and Carnival August 20 21 and 22 at the club house Shirley Street. A Packard model auto display will be shown in Ham stores windows noting features like radiator wind shield and foot power driving. The event promises prizes and a festive three day program with the latch string out for all to visit.
Exalted Ruler John V. O'Donnell led a busy day as Winthrop Lodge staged a gala circus and fair with a novelty canvas show by Henry Hayward of the Highlands. Committees across Ladies' Hope Chest Refreshments and big fair crowds kept booths busy while the midnight lights signaled a return engagement for August 1, 1926.
The Feast of the Banners marks May 5 in Japan to honor male children. Bamboo poles with paper fish flutter from homes, fish believed to symbolize health and long life. Families display colorful banners and boys parade in festive attire with toy sabers and wooden swords.
The American breeder who buys Millais portraits expressed a gracious compliment. After viewing the painter’s work, he explained that his daily habit is to watch fillies approach his window at feeding time. He added that once the portrait is home, he would place it at that window to have the fillies gallop up.
The Bureau of American Ethnology reports Hopi dolls are made from the subterranean branch of the cottonwood tree not clay and are playthings for children. Apache dolls, often adobe, resemble Hopi ones in use, though not considered deities.
A traditional note explains that April first fools originate from Noah sending the dove in the first month of the year. It describes commemorative punishments where people who forget the date are sent on foolish errands, reflecting the ark narrative and deliverance.
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