Winthrop Football Ends Season With Hard Fought Victory
Winthrop edged Revere in a slashing game that kept fans on their feet until the final second. Captain Mal loy collapsed after the decisive goal as Saunders, Russell and Allen starred, and the team set up a hopeful basketball season with Dec 10 and 11 matchups ahead.
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Ralph Marber
Porta
Winthrop Lade
Malloy
Saunders
Revere
Allen
Ralph
Boozer" Russell
Melrose
John Kelley
Billy” Russell
Winthrop
Ross
Welber
Breeze” Freeman
Reddy
McClintock
Breeze
Dunn
O’maley
Hamey Freeman
Gersumky
McLeod
Harrington
R. Russell
Legser
Campbell
Lawrence
Manter
Talcott brothers and stars to perform at Legion game night
The Talcott brothers Ray and Bill, Dick Anthony, Gunderson, Louis Sheehan and other stellar performers will headline a series of games expected to draw strong crowds. Admission is 35 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for ladies. After the match, dancing will follow, offering a long evening of entertainment.
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Talcott Brothers
Ray
Bill
Dick Anthony
Gunderson
Louis Sheehan
Legion
John Henry
Boy Salutes Officer On Field Between War and Legion Wish
A boy salutes an officer at the field Saturday from habit formed in war. Joe Burgen muses about the moon as a lucky dog while noting the boy on the High School steps, penniless but hopeful to see the Legion football team face Camp Devens. He urges a line to Lieut. C. J. Bettee for a possible matchup.
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Joe Burgen
Man In the
Joe
Legion
Camp Devens
Devens
First Corps
Bill
Santy Promises Iron Typewriter for Christmas
A townsfolk reports Santy plans to gift a sturdy iron typewriter for Christmas. The remark reflects holiday spirit and light humor about gift expectations in the community.
Rail freight at night could fund better service
The writer urges Nar row Gauge to change its charter to carry freight during night hours to capitalize on traffic between Boston and Lynn. The extra revenue, it is suggested, would stabilize the railroad, fund improved service, and deliver dividends for all stakeholders.
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Boston
Lynn
Elks Dancing Contest Winners Named
Miss Marie Coakley and Charley Mc Genzie won the Elks Saturday night dancing contest. Judges Miss Josephine La Fleur Edward Cousins and Jack Clancy announced a popular decision.
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the Elks
Marie Coakley
Charley” McGenzie
Josephine la Fleur
Edward Cousins
Jack Clancy
Threading a Needle with a Pocket Flashlight
A tip for the visually impaired to thread a sewing needle quickly by placing a pocket flashlight behind the needle eye. Keep the flashlight in the machine drawer for easy access and ready use.
Statesman Sees Crisis After Brick Wall Encounter
A statesman confronted with an impasse signals a political crisis, likening the stalemate to a barrier he cannot surmount. The remark underscores mounting pressure and calls for decisive action amid stiff opposition.
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Baltimore Sun
Siamese Noblewomen's Hair Styles Rule Court Etiquette
In Siam the wives of nobles cut their hair to stand erect as a symbol of status. The average length noted is about one and a half inches, forming a distinct headpiece described as a Siamese headdress.
Goose Eggs Best for Nourishment Among Poultry
From the list of poultry types, geese eggs are rated the best for nourishment, followed by ducks and guinea fowl. Hens rank fourth, with turkeys and plovers behind them.
Ware of the United States Wars and Conflicts
A brief list outlines nineteen wars and conflicts involving the United States. It highlights ten clashes with Native tribes such as the Black Hawk and Seminole wars, notes the possible Modoc war of 1870, and ranks major wars like the Revolution, 1812, Mexican, Civil, Spanish, and World War I era fighting along with minor episodes including France 1708, Tripoli 1801, and the Philippine War 1900.
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United States
Germany
France
Tripoli
Meteor Observations Find High Altitude Impact Point
Observers at distant stations determine the meteor first appears about eighty miles above Earth and vanishes at thirty miles, meaning it travels fifty miles through the atmosphere where friction heats it to about eight million degrees, preventing any chance of reaching the planet.
Devilfish Overcomes Whale in Ocean Clash
A naturalist notes squid or cuttlefish as sperm whale food, but a dramatic account from Bullen describes a huge sperm whale rolling on the moonlit sea as a colossal devilfish, octopus, and other sea monsters entangle in a fierce fight. The witness believes the devilfish was larger than any previously recorded fragment.
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Bullen
Swordfish spear in timber and Atlantic fishing lore
A heavy oaken plank from a stout ship portion shows a swordfish’s sword still embedded, now on display at the British Museum. Swordfish are hunted along the Atlantic coast for food and to protect bluefish and mackerel schools from their raids.
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British Museum
Atlantic
United States
Nathaniel P Banks and His Nickname Origin
This passage explains a nickname given to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks of Massachusetts a former governor and long time congressman who served as speaker of the house during the 133rd ballot and whose youth included work as a machinist in a factory. The nickname arose from that early trade.
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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
Massachusetts
Congress
House of Representatives
First English Coin Made of Gold Around A D 460
The article notes the first English coin was gold, dated about 460, not copper. It credits the coin to celebrate the victory of Scan, overlord of ten southern Britain provisional chiefs, over Saxon invaders.
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Scan
Britain
French Dante Divine Comedy at Paris Exposition 1882
The complete French version of Dante's Divine Comedy shown at the Paris exposition in 1882 measures less than half an inch square and, though over 500 pages, needed only two printer's sheets for its makeup.
Mariette Reacts to New Baby Brother With Disdain
A young girl named Mariette initially enjoys the arrival of a baby brother but weeks later frets he is a burden. When tasked with rocking his cradle she scowls and calls him a bothersome thing.
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Mariette
Sultan Seeks Washing on Ships at Johanna Island
A primitive independent kingdom on Johanna Island in the Comoro group notes the sultan boards incoming ships to secure washing for his wives while the prime minister trades coconuts and bananas.
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Johanna
Comoro Group
North Carolina Driver Rejects 18 Plate Over Losses
A man mails back his license plate numbered 18 to the secretary of state after claiming $13 lost the first day and 13 inches of skin lost the second day. He asks for a safer number and receives a replacement.
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North Carolina
Secretary of State
Elephants on His Hands Grocer Receives Odd Order
A Boston Evening Transcript item recounts a grocer taking a call to send ten cents worth of animal crackers but to remove the elephants as a baby fears them, showing a humorous miscommunication in a domestic setting.
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Boston Evening Transcript
One Good Innovation Plays in Hamlet Tone
The excerpt features Hamlet and an aside praising cinema as not yet invented, allowing the king to avoid abandoning the show. Jud Tunkins notes a political change that stops men from neglecting work to seek bids for votes, highlighting civic duty and production aids.
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Hamlet
Jud Tunkins
Five living ex Presidents at Lincoln's first inauguration
At Lincoln's first inauguration five former presidents were alive, the most ever at one time. This historic moment highlighted a rare confluence of past leaders still with the nation.
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Lincoln
Iceland Supplies Gems for Watches and Instruments
Iceland provides agate and chalcedony used as bearing jewels for watches and electrical instruments.
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Iceland
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Cooper
Crumble, Legion
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Gric
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O'Connell, K. of
Breckenridge, Elks
Grunty
Bargeér
Prescott
Ellis
Evans
Fredericks
Heffernan
H. A
Stewart, Legion
Roach
Huriock
Nickerson
Crowell
Murray
Elks
Nhastinge aWerll
Winthrop Legion
Arlington K. of C
Honey” Tenry
Ed. Wilson
Osborne
Crumbie
Monti
Wocesanmne
Marshall
POO: Vessey
Webster Sec
LV As
Hodgdon Aee Vercoscemarnessi
Jordan Beet LL SG
Bennett Ee
Wakefield
Urquhart
Richardson
K OF C. Archdeacon Pacemen
O’connell
Cao Oulu
Howard Aetenemer
Ea Cate
Winthrop Yacht Club
Cottage Pk. Yacht Club
American Legion
Hids
Yacht Club
Odd Fellows
Me le
Knights of Columbus
Elks Streree Aueeene
Cammum Manseses Et Sesumes
Seeeeereneen
Winthrop Hids
Santy
Harry
Winthrop Revere
Winthrop Lynn Classical
Brookline
Marblehead
Peabody
Swampscott
East Boston
Beverly
Lynn English
Natick
Gloucester
Reverend
Products of
East
Day Square Market Farrow
Parker House
C. E.walker
Chiropodist
Winter Street
Room
Telephone Beach
Winthrop Trust Company
Highlands School
Crest Avenue
Eastern Building Wrecking Co
Broadway
Tel
Winthrop Storage Co
John B. Tewksbury
Prop
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