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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
7
Mrs. R. W. Patch advertises new curtain fabrics arriving from mills at 36 Charles Street Winthrop Beach Mass. She offers made to measure curtains or selling the materials for customers to sew themselves. Samples available by mail. Tel 1373-M.
Billy dislikes his silk suit with ruffles on the collar and cuffs saying it is too much girl when asked why he objects to wearing it.
The highest point in Florida whose altitude is determined is Iron Mountain in Polk County at 825 feet above sea level. The U S Geological Survey notes the state's average elevation is about 100 feet.
The article details a short focus Devon micro telescope with 10 to 18 inches working distance and 15 to 38 diameter magnification. An adjustable rubber tipped rod supports the instrument for studying insects plants and rocks.
Explorers report African tribes using baked mud furnaces and bellows to smelt ore with charcoal fuel. They note a primitive blast furnace method likely originated with ancestors traced to Arabs and Phoenicians who later influenced vast parts of Africa.
The Seattle Times recounts the balloon invention origin as a simple observation. A linen shirt hung before a fire rose with warm air, inspiring Stephen Montgolfier to pursue the invention.
A well known statistician is quoted stating that only about 2 percent of those connected with US business and institutions run them. He adds that within this 2 percent four percent are bankers’ sons, eight percent are businessmen’s sons, twenty five percent are educators’ sons and thirty percent are preachers’ sons.
A simple remedy removes ink stains from brass or copper. Pour a few drops of fresh ink on the stain and rub with rag until it disappears, then polish as usual. This quick method prevents stubborn ink spots from setting on brass or copper ink stands.
A proverb-like note contrasts talkative fools with the quiet thinker. It says a busy brain serves best, making bluffing unnecessary and profitable for the speaker and listeners alike.
Since 1881 the value of rare coins has roughly increased one thousand percent. Many wealthy men have turned to coin collecting. A Washington man owns a penny collection valued by him at $6,000, and he refused the price. For a single highly rare specimen he traded a one carat diamond.
Quote from London Morning Post where a bishop asks who made a child and the answer is God followed by the remark that he made me naked. The exchange highlights a provocative moment about creation and innocence in a historical newspaper snippet.
Old copper cents from 1817 to 1820 once rare and valuable were plentiful after bags were found in an old bank, flooding the market and reducing their value substantially.
President Theodore Roosevelt notes that the Pilgrims arrived three centuries ago and their arrival shaped the destiny of this continent and profoundly affected the world. Provincetown, 1907.
A health expert advises women to take five minutes daily to lie flat on the back with eyes closed and all muscles relaxed. This simple rest is described as a wonderful preserver of health, beauty, and strength.
A quoted Edinburgh Scotsman line recounts a patron's claim of a rude encounter at a local bar. The speaker describes a confrontational moment over a moustache and a rude remark about personal grooming, reflecting social tensions in casual nightlife discourse.
The note asks what worn-out phonograph disks can be used for and answers that they can be used on phonographs just the same as ever. The remark reflects a practical approach to repurposing obsolete records in everyday devices.
Local items report upcoming Phi Beta Phi dance at the Elks Mall with committee chair J Wakefield and members KB Gordon Harvey J Plynn R Curran and J Herbert. Also mentions Douglas Hardware Paint Co Store ads, dancing winners Ruth Campbell and Paul Nichols at the Elks, Nov. dancing contest results, Ruth Farrar and Mildred Farrar planned performances at fund-raising Basket Dance, and the St John’s Pageant Advance the Line with church participants and pageant committee.
A fair next Tuesday and Wednesday runs from 2 to 10 p m at the Parish House offering more gifts for men than for women and inviting broader participation.
Winthrop Storage at 22 Fremont street and 3564 Main street holds goods in the names of J Toucher J L Shurtliff Dr Clark Wm Barter Berman and Helen Thatcher with storage charges overdue for over a year. If arrears are not paid by December 21 1920 at two o clock the goods will be sold at public auction at the Winthrop Storage to cover the charges. December 2 1920 J B Tewksbury.
The California bellhop's estate is valued around $80 000. He appears to have been ill much of his life or permanently incapacitated from work, according to probate notes.
A Paris bride wore a pet canary during her wedding ceremony. The bird was tied to her shoulder with a gold chain and sang while the service proceeded.
Mr and Mrs Dwight M Dickinson announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Elisabeth to Walter F Gilliland son of Mr and Mrs E P Gilliland of Norwood Walter Gilliland served with the U S Marines in World War I.
A common Brazilian plant produces remarkable luminosity visible for a mile. Seated near one after nightfall a person can read fine print and perform tasks requiring light.
A cautious reflection on saving money, comparing small deposits to stones in a bridge that bear weight during emergencies. Promotes disciplined thrift and long term financial resilience.
On lower Washington street in New York Arab shops display a red-brown corklike sheet smelling of dried apricots. It is dried apricots pressed into a sheet form, a quicker alternative to regular dried apricots with identical uses.
A reflection noting the disparity between visible wealth and hidden poverty. The text argues that many in large cities conceal indigence, living through temporary expedients while daily life concerns focus on tomorrow. It attributes this to a broad human effort to mask lack within splendor.
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