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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1920
Page
6
The list maps fire alarm boxes across Winthrop with street crossings and box numbers. It notes school closure in forenoon and a single afternoon session, 12 45 PM, with details on alarm procedures and two and three bell signals. It also advertises fall sport hats and Rayburn Cleansing Shop agents with contact numbers.
Leta Picker co staging with Willem Coertenay eyes a water edge bungalow in Winthrop or Swampscott with white paint green shutters a red brick path and two outdoor fireplaces. She plans a quiet life away from theatre chatter amid old fashioned flowers while Boston theater headlines loom for the week.
At a monthly meeting at President Wrights home the Winthrop Highlands Association admitted ten new members including James Jackson and Clarence Perkins. A Cliff House whist party drew large attendance with winners listed and a winter dance praised for success led by Herbert Clough and associates.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph notes Katie seeks help choosing a gift for her fiancé. She asks his sister in law for guidance and is told he would likely value something easily pawned. The exchange reveals Katie's embarrassment and a pragmatic view from the sister.
An English scientist uses X rays to image the hand of a Second Dynasty Egyptian princess, dating around 4500 B C, exposing all bones through wrappings and revealing a ring on her third finger. The breakthrough offers detailed anatomical insight into early royal mummification.
A Brazilian report states that new steamship lines are contemplated linking Italian and Brazilian ports, signaling potential growth in transatlantic trade with Italian and Brazilian interests pursuing closer shipping connections.
Frances Starr stars in the play One opening at the Tremont Theatre next week. The engagement promises a bold stage performance as audiences anticipate strong reviews from critics.
Maude Fulton wrote The Humming Bird and refused the lead but agreed to play as author and actress for production. In Boston she met her boyhood sweetheart and plans to marry Robert Ober of East Is West. The play rests for repairs as Fulton heads toward marriage.
A Wednesday wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs H G Butt Thornton Park united Miss Mildred Butt and Mr Sydney Hooper Hall in marriage assisted by Rev Wm I Sweet and Rev John L Ivey. After a reception the couple left for a Maine trip amid rice and confetti.
Philadelphia researchers tested water tea coffee and cocoa with mixed meals. One liter of water or drink does not delay gastric emptying. Cocoa markedly delays digestion while coffee and tea stimulate secretion. Sugar in coffee adds a small delay and sugar cream reduces the effect.
A note observes that a lemon tree can display fruit at all ripening stages simultaneously, a phenomenon described as perpetual blooming. This curious fact highlights the tree's ability to bear ripe and unripe fruit together on the same plant.
The lines celebrate finding a sunny side amid hardship and lingering aches. It speaks to resilience and the odd joy found in relief after a stubbed toe heals. A playful, hopeful tone portrays pain as a temporary companion on the path to improvement.
The Winthrop page highlights a Christmas Club event led by Miss Annie McGillicaddy with Rose Sullivan volunteering a piano program at the Godfrey Studio window display near Bank Building. It notes town figures, long local items, and a Da rlington press anecdote about Joseph Cogan. Also mentions Christmas Eve shop hours and Edison lamp agent W F Stover.
An adapted paraphrase of Mark Twain describing camels from The Innocents Abroad. The piece notes camels’ posture when loading, comparing them to a goose and an eld ostrich, and mentions their lips, feet, appetite for varied foods, including a tombstone or nails, with a humorous tone.
The essay notes terrapins once abundant along the Atlantic coast have become highly prized as delicacies. Overfishing has reduced supply and Chesapeake terrapin six inches long now fetch $50 to $60 a dozen, with Louisiana Texas and other regional varieties also valued while Carolina and Florida types are less in demand.
The first umbrella in the country reached Baltimore in July 1770 from England but found few buyers and faced ridicule. In Philadelphia, nine wagon loads of anthracite coal arrived in July 1812, with two loads sold for the transport cost and the rest given away as buyers called it useless and claimed it would not burn.
A six year old explains age unknowable yet mentions a long time with his grandpa. The remark highlights a child's sense of duration and family bond.
A compact reflection on duty noting that completing one obligation grants the strength to meet subsequent responsibilities. The quote attributed to George Eliot emphasizes sequential moral effort and personal growth.
A short, lively phrase notes a bustling bee carrying a load straight back to its hive, illustrating industrious behavior and the daily rhythm of a small creature.
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