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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
3
The article traces maple syrup production from New England settlers tapping native trees to modern methods. It notes early settlers, including in Virginia and Kentucky, adopting Indigenous techniques before advancing with improved tapping and evaporating equipment.
An exhibit in London features a Mexican swordmail fish described as aquatic and unusual. The article notes that unlike most fish it does not spawn, instead producing young alive, with females often outnumbering males and a balance shifting over time. The fish exhibits male traits including a long sword-like tail in some instances.
About 200 children attended a Sunday Christmas Party sponsored by Winthrop Post 146 American Legion with Santa Claus gifting presents. Nearby residents including Mrs Delorey and families shared holiday news as neighbors recalled trips and visits.
The article notes the so called University Wits Lyly Peele Greene Lodge and Nashe as Oxford Cambridge graduates shaping drama. It then lists local holiday greetings as births visits and parties, including the McClintocks, McNamees, Westcocks, and Kenney, with community hospital births and school vacation notices.
The origin story traces QO K to Haine Aux Cayes Haiti where O. K. was used for good quality. The port’s name appears as O. K in colonial records and words carried the meaning across goods. Jacob Astor used the term to mark trustworthy items while in Sumner County Tennessee a court record cites O. K as approval. Another theory links it to the Choctaw word ohek meaning it is ready.
An official report describes plants that trap and digest tiny worm-like animals. The ferminage note explains the plants attract prey with feelers and paralyze with a toxin before consuming the victim.
An article recalls the organ in St Mary’s church Edge Hill built over a century ago by Edward Moon, founder of the church, known as the King of Edge Hill. It mentions Henry VIII’s Defensor Fidei title, granted by the Pope and later confirmed by Parliament, with the original Latin treatise kept in the Vatican.
The text explains Indian shawls are of two classes: embroidered and woven. Embroidered shawls feature exquisite needlework with numerous tiny animals and human figures on separate fabric pieces joined to lie flat, making the needlework almost indistinguishable from weaving.
The note traces legalization in Italy in 1369 backed by the International Medical Congress and cites England’s first cremation practice at Woking in 1885.
Fred K. Smith aged 67 68 died at 53 Waldemar Avenue after an eight day illness He was born in Lamoine Maine and lived in Winthrop for years Employed by Eastern Steamship Company 48 years Elks conducted services at his home Soloists Wm H O Brien and John Shaughnessey Rev Ralph M Harper officiated A wife and daughter Mrs Wm F Coffey survive Burial was at Winthrop Cemetery
East Boston theater starts 1934 with super screen productions and first run hits. Management plans a gala New Year’s Show with holiday lobby dancing and vaudeville acts. Patrons invited to send in favorite titles for the season’s program.
Bids for piers and foundations of the Point of Pines bridge over the Saugus River were opened by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works. A federally funded plan under the 3070 program will replace the timber structure with a six lane, 60 foot wide bridge. The project costs are about 1.4 million for loan and 560 thousand for piers and foundations. construction may begin in about two weeks with a one year timetable for traffic readiness.
This piece recalls alchemy as a forerunner of modern chemistry. It notes the red preparation the philosophers stone was believed to melt with metals to yield gold and the white preparation to yield silver. It explains alchemists' magical image and their presence in royal households.
A western-raised reader encounters the sea and its endless horizon, a simple shore transforming into a vast, almost magical expanse. The piece contrasts familiar mountains with the inexhaustible ocean, noting the sea’s mystery and boundless reach to provoke contemplative thoughts.
The owl is a valuable bird crucial for pest control. Owls eat gophers, rats, mice, and other pests. a Washington DC pair reportedly consumes mites, rats, shrews, and mammals. They have keen vision, excellent hearing, and silent flight for hunting.
Cows in Holland are described as yielding more milk as a result of modern milking conditions. Their stables stay warm in winter, floors are tiled and spotless, horns scrubbed, coats groomed, and even lace curtains appear in some sheds. Electric lighting brightens the barns during dark months to keep the animals cheerful.
Mrs Esther Twiss aunt of Mrs Charles Bright of 15 Washington Avenue died suddenly on Christmas Day. Funeral services were held at St Johns Episcopal Church Wednesday at 2 pm. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery Saugus. In her brief time in Winthrop she endeared herself to many people.
The article argues Leviticus 11:16 may not refer to an ostrich and suggests scribal errors or omissions. It notes owls inhabit deserts, ostriches swallow varied foods, and why the bird may have been excluded from lists of clean and unclean animals.
In a critique of Russian culture, Waldo Frank describes a persistent herd mentality rooted in centuries of living under social norms. He suggests this instinctive conformity influences Moscow audiences and reflects a broader tendency within Soviet society toward proletarian dictatylorship that shapes intellectual life.
The article notes Columbus never met cannibals but heard from friendly Caribbean Indians about warlike Caribs. It explains Caribs, once in the West Indies, were then on the South American mainland, with natives in fear of these fierce tribes.
A historical quotation emphasizes opportunities for young people to lead in future battles. Pershing stresses that today’s youth will earn leadership chances by serving and shaping history, referencing American decorations as a benchmark.
Coral is found widely along borders and around Mediterranean islands. Major fisheries run along Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco coasts, with notable deposits near Naples, Sardinia, Corsica, Catalina, and Provence. Additional values exist off northwest Africa and in tropical Australian waters with black coral reaching substantial height.
The C W A hospitality effort in recent days draws praise for Mrs. Sam Brown and Mrs. Lucius Peterson of 14 Bates Avenue who hosted over 100 men in their homes for hot coffee in warm kitchens. Little Regina Peterson helped clear tables while a trench-worn crowd thanked generous neighbors and a fourth volunteer at 480 Pleasant Street contributed a pail of coffee.
Richard J. Huyes of Somerville announces his engagement. No wedding date has been set.
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