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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1922
Page
4
Published every Saturday with second class matter status since March 13 1919 at the Boston postal office under the act of March 3rd. The notice appears in a period paper serving local readers with official announcements and community updates.
The Winthrop Review lists subscription prices: one year two dollars by mail outside New England two fifty per year. payments to The Winthrop Review. Editor and Publisher George H. Russell.
The notice requires both new and old addresses and a one week lead time for changes. It states that copies of news items and comments should arrive by Wednesday afternoon to ensure same week consideration. Written communications must include the sender's name as a guaranty of good faith.
Advertisers are urged to submit notices and ads early each week to guarantee inclusion in the upcoming issue. The note emphasizes prompt submission and avoiding delays at the end of the week.
An editor advertises using the Review section to publish ad results and gauge responses. The note invites readers to place their own ads there and try the system.
A Paris humorist Max O'Rell joked that Australians fill their days holding lamp posts. The Sydney Morning Herald recounts a tale of a young English traveler in a New South Wales station seventy years ago who, after misunderstandings about his right to roam, borrows a horse and becomes respectable. Today motorcars and airplanes would replace the horse.
The Washington Star reports that Canada set up a wireless time signal system at Camperdown near Halifax. Each morning the exact hour is transmitted to sea to help incoming ships adjust their chronometers to Greenwich time.
The paper notes beavers as first animals to secure thermal and chemical constancy in their environment, creating an artificial habitat. It compares beavers to humans, praising their environmental control and highlighting notable activity in some parts of the country.
A New York Sun note discusses extended mourning customs abroad, noting Sicilian families expect widows and daughters to wear black indefinitely. Girls reportedly endure three years of mourning, with strong social scrutiny if the practice is ever relaxed.
A recent film star entered a bank to pay in her first salary installment. On the paying-in slip she wrote check and specie. Opposite specie after a brief hesitation she wrote female, highlighting a playful moment in a public transaction.
Henry Ward Beecher argues that attempting to beat a man down to steal his goods is burglary and that cheating occurs on both sides of the counter with less behind it than before.
Holland ranks second to Belgium in population density. Great Britain is third with 389 people per square mile. Australia is the least populated with under two per square mile and about 5,484,000 inhabitants mainly along the coast. Canada averages 242 people per square mile.
A witty remark about mis takes and mortality attributes the idea to a mummy in the British Museum's Egyptian department. The quip suggests only the dead avoid mistakes, delivered in Wayland’s characteristic humor.
Union Congregational Church in Winthrop Beach schedules morning and evening services led by Rev. Thomas Street. The Eternal Triangle sermon anchors the 10.45 a.m. service, with Colonel Percy A. Guthrie of MacLean Kitties giving an address at 7.30 p.m. Guthrie, first to enlist in the Canadian Army, served in the Great War and was wounded.
Morning worship at 10 30 led by William J Day pastor. Bible School at noon Y P Y C E at 7 30. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Friday evening at 7 45. Hermon Street near Ingalls Station.
Corner of Buchanan and Bowdenists rector Ralph M Harper organist Eugene P Whittier leads Holy Communion at 8 a m Morning sermon by Malcolm Taylor at 10 30 a m Evening service with address at 7 30 p m Grammar and High School Church School at 9 30 a m Kindergarten and Primary at 10 30 a m Young Peoples League at 6 30 p m
The speaker extols the value of genuine friendliness with varied people. It notes the risk of narrowness if one always associates with the same group and suggests broad, inclusive social engagement as a virtue.
A aphoristic reflection on humility noting humanity endured before one’s birth and will likely continue after one’s death, suggesting individuals overestimating self-importance should consider human continuity.
Aborigines of the Mala bar islands communicate across distances by loud whistling. Selected whistlers make this practice their livelihood as a means of daily exchange and livelihood.
A philosophical reflection extols love directed to the eternal as a source of pure joy, free from sadness. It urges seeking such love with whole effort, presenting a devotional view of love as divine and sustaining.
A reflective column notes beauty in unlikely places and in people raised in poverty with limited moral teaching. It argues fine character traits can emerge from harsh surroundings and modest upbringings.
A Chicago woman filing for divorce says her husband threw the family dog at her. The Detroit News notes the moral question about a husband’s rights over his own dog in such a dispute.
For nearly seven decades England’s soap was produced in bond under duty. Each boiling pan was secured at night by an excise officer, highlighting strict control over the industry and its processes.
Mrs. Pluyleigh declares she always ties up her dog to prevent bites or bone theft by potential trespassers, illustrating neighborhood caution in a Richmond Times Dispatch style report.
A reflective quotation from Jean Paul urges gratitude for parents in times of sorrow, urging the soul to seek a comforting bosom during tears, and to thank God for familial support.
The First Unitarian Church on Hermon Street announces Sunday services at 10 30 a m with Rev R W Savage as pastor and Mrs Maud Paradis Lane as organist plus G B Allen of the Unity House Vesper Chorus as soloist. Sunday School begins at 11 45 a m with Rev Leonard Cushman as superintendent. Men's Class meets after Sunday School. Church study mornings 9 to 12 except Mondays. Telephone Ocean 886 M.
John L. Ivey, pastor, leads Sunday worship at 10 30 morning with a sermon. Sunday school at noon for all ages. Epworth League meets at 6 30 led by Frank Bauer on the canvass for current expenses. Evening worship at 7 30. Friday prayer and Bible study at 8. Teacher training after the prayer meeting.
A concise guidance piece urges periodic self assessment to ensure personal standards align with those expected of others. It emphasizes reasonable behavior, prudent reflection, and maintaining integrity in daily conduct.
A thoughtful note on preserving human achievement through literature. Carlyle’s quote frames books as magic archives storing all mankind has done and thought for all ages.
The article notes horses quickly learn military bugle signals showing acute listening. It also reports Jamaica faces yearly sugar cane losses from rats, destroying at least one twentieth of the crop and costing about a million dollars.
John Middleton Murry argues Disraeli flirted with romance in Henrietta Temple, noting Ferdinand and Henrietta declare love at first sight. He compares this to Shakespeare and recalls Ferdinand’s line echoing the famous Miranda exchange, suggesting Disraeli mimicked or misremembered Shakespeare.
The article notes that the total length of all the world’s islands surpasses seventeen times the earth’s equator circumference, highlighting the vast abundance of landmasses.
Wadsworth Hall hosts Sunday services at 10:45 with the lesson subject Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force The Sunday School serves youths under 20 at the same hour A testimonial meeting is held Wednesdays at 8 PM A free public reading room is located at 216 Winthrop Street Wadsworth Block
Temple Tiffereth Israel in Shirley Street Winthrop lists daily prayers at 7 a.m. Special services Friday at sunset and Saturday at 8 a.m. The notice outlines routine worship times for the congregation.
Existing coal mines in the United States can produce 700000000 to 900000000 tons annually. Nearly 2000000 tons of sand are used domestically each year in glassmaking.
Report suggests poison gas can be transformed into a solid form that a soldier could carry in a canister. The claim describes a portable antidote like substance enabling deployment from a soldier’s pack.
A concise observation notes patience as a virtue in interactions with others. The line emphasizes restraint and understanding in judging others.
Rev. John H. Griffin pastor on Winthrop Street lists Masses at 6.45, 7.15, 8.30, 10.15 and 11.30 A M with 8.30 as the children’s service. Sunday School follows and daily services at 6.45 and 7.15 A M.
Rev Ralph Bayes of Beverley delivers illustrated address on The Passion Play at Union Church of Christ Congregational corner Shirley Street and Pebble Avenue. Bayes attended the Passion Play last summer.
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