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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
6
The notice lists fire alarm boxes by location across Winthrop with pairings like 6 Tritor av and Triton Pathway, 7 Shirley st and Tafts av, and many others. It includes school signals for a four-round alert, the procedure for sounding alarms, and contact numbers for Central Station and Beach Station.
The Rayburn Cleansing Shop promotes its full line of sport hats. Agents listed include I. F. Grover, at 485 Shirley St, contact 1514R.
Luminaries x stage presents The Sweetheart Shop at Tremont for a fortnight longer. The musical comedy bursts with song and dance, fresh costumes, and strong performances by Bethel Howard, Joseph Lertora, Helen Ford, and others, keeping audiences laughing from rise to curtain. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. advance seating via money orders with war tax and SASE.
Crystal Bay Lodge No. 233 of the I O O F marked its 25th year with a banquet and celebration in the American Legion hall attended by about 300 members and guests. Eight surviving charter members traveled from distant points including Charles G. Craib from Montreal.
The Baptist Light house Chapter World Wide Guild presented Lighting the Xmas Candles on Tuesday in the vestry of the Methodist church. The cast included Charlotte Seaburg Tokyo Mildred L Mooney Peking Florence Piercy Peking Lillian E. Nelson Gingling Elizabeth J. Bainbridge Lucknow Grace Horton Madras Elizabeth H. Law Vellore Ruth A. Hannaford and Rev. D. Brewer Eddy. An appeal was made for a Xmas gift to Union College for the Women of the Orient. Donations may be sent to Mrs. Frank F. Bauer at 68 Thornton pk.
The Milwaukee Journal notes that misfit workers should change paths rather than persist in unfulfilling roles. It argues many shift careers to align talent with passion, from farmer to stock breeder or engineer to salesman, and stresses doing work well and with enjoyment.
A surviving folk quote describes the chicken as the most useful creature, noting it can be eaten before and after it dies. The saying attributes practical value to poultry and reflects dialect speech.
A lodge devotee spends five nights weekly at different lodges. His wife, tolerant yet sharp, taunts him about his ritual. One quiet evening she nudges him to compare his marital vows with his lodge studies, suggesting he would be a model husband if he studied marriage vows as avidly.
A visiting American physician says American voices suit telephones better than British ones. He attributes London’s maligned service to British vocal timber and claims American voices carry well on wires. He notes American women are not louder, but their voices project more, which can be trying in public spaces.
In old fields green circles known as fairy rings were once linked to midnight revels. Science explains them as subterranean fungus growth radiating outward to access nutrients. When fungi exhaust soil the grass dies, later fertilization from decomposing matter boosts regrowth and greenness.
The piece explains testing fabric strength by inspecting raveled threads. It notes that a fine warp may fail under a heavy filling and that fabrics with a heavy cord next to a fine thread tend to be weak.
A Scientific American note describes a simple cylindrical steel roller bearing for dresser drawers and extension tables. It fits a five eighth inch auger hole and uses a flange to keep the roller one sixteenth inch above the surface to prevent sticking.
A Detroit News story recounts a legend that poverty led to the blanket’s invention. It narrates a 1340 English tale of a man named Thomas Blanket who used rough cloth for warmth and supposedly coined the term blanket.
Exchange over Bridget reveals a public stance of praise contrasted with private criticism. The speakers imply Bridget is a prized cook and a tremble point in marital tensions, suggesting spouses fear airing true grievances to callers.
In Borneo a court of justice is imagined where two litigants hold clams over limewater. On a signal, each drops a clam into the dish and the first to recoil loses. Locals believe gods reveal the right through the sign.
The text explains London fogs arise from moisture condensing on smoke and dust particles in polluted air. As the city expands and more people and smoke are produced, the likelihood and frequency of fogs rise accordingly.
A New Guinea practice shows women send a string to a man's sister or mother to signal love. The recipient informs the man, who then meets the woman alone to decide on marriage, bypassing any formal courting as undignified.
Describes prairie dogs and related rodents as mammals that do not drink water in desert regions. Explains their bodies separate water from the seeds and other food they consume, highlighting the remarkable biological adaptation that allows survival without direct water intake.
Recent experiments on the island of Madagascar claim to produce silk fabric from spider thread replacing silk worm filament. The fabric is said to be superior in many respects to existing silks.
An 19th century note describes the burning tree of India whose leaves and stems are covered with stringing hairs. Touching it causes a burning pain like hot iron and the discomfort can spread to other parts of the body, lasting several days.
Town topics mention Capt John F Lee relocating his family to Roslindale from 23 Center St. Godfrey Studio displays showcase children and Winthrop citizens near Bank Building. Local ads promote Christmas Club at Our Trust Company, piano tuning and repair services, Ruth Kenrick hairdressing at home for events.
Winthrop Massachusetts post office sets deadlines for holiday parcel mail to reach various regions. December 10 for California Oregon Washington and Pacific Coast states. December 13 for Montana Wyoming Colorado and the Rocky Mountain states. December 15 for Dakota Minnesota Illinois Mississippi Florida and the Middle West and Southern states. December 18 for New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Virginia and for New England. Dana Belden Superintendent.
A London hatter with a large intellectual clientele is asked about the hat size of Robert Burns whose skull measured 22% inches. The same source claims Sir Walter Scott wore a 20% inch hat. A Dumfries hatter notes no local customers wear Burns sized hats today.
Several glacier insect species, mostly spring-tails, are tiny and overlooked by passersby. On sunny days millions of worms appear on ice surfaces, then retreat into holes in the ice when heat rises, sometimes traveling feet deep.
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