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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
6
The advertisements below come from unemployed individuals seeking work rather than charity. The paper offers no guarantee but believes in giving these people a chance to work. Call The Review office Ocean 2200 with the ad number and we will send the worker to you.
A series of terse entries describes individuals by trade, family dependents, and availability for any work. They include drivers, chauffeurs, clerks, office staff, and general laborers, with unemployment spans ranging from months to years and notes on reasonable or low wage expectations. Names and precise details appear as brief points.
The text explains how the term Abyssinia was likely coined by the Portuguese from Habeseh meaning mixture, while Greeks labeled the people Aethiopes meaning sunburnt. It notes Ethiopians now identify as Ethiopians, are Hamitic, and have Christian origins from the fourth century. They claim Cush as their land and descent from Hezekiah and the Queen of Sheba.
A planetarium is described as an inverted bowl ceiling auditorium projecting the sky with precise astronomy. The system stages a celestial drama in about an hour, with control to pause, rewind, or accelerate the universe for the audience.
Halibut vary from 10 to 20 pounds in small forms to 600 pounds for the largest. Males commonly weigh 50 pounds while females run 100 to 105 pounds. They favor cold water and stay deep, often at 250 fathoms, though they may rise to surface when chasing other fish.
An enormous fire pinwheel, described as two battens of flame as large as twenty four suns, was observed whirling at about a million miles per hour in a space roughly one eighth the distance from the Sun to Earth, startling observers with its immense scale and rapid rotation.
The first polyglot Scriptures edition presented the Psalter in Hebrew Greek Arabic Chaldee with three Latin interpretations and was published by AgnAfitie Glustt a Genoese ecclesiastic and scholar.
No. 12 M H seeks work at 4 percent for mother and sister. willing to do any kind of work but not heavy labor. No. 13 M re painter experience seeks employment in any kind work. No. 14 man with two dependents unemployed wants polishing, auto work, cleaning. experienced chauffeur. No. 16 M single desires painting or any work. unemployed two years. rate reasonable. No. 17 M desires janitor work. has 4 state licenses engineer. will do any work. No. 18 M with four dependents unemployed two years seeks any work. mechanically inclined. rate reasonable. No. 2 F young unemployed 2 years seeks office or clerical work. No. 19 3F male desires any work. three months available. four dependents. rate reasonable. No. 20 M with one dependent desires any work. prefers painting, heavy cleaning, furnace and stove repair, or window washing. 14 months unemployed. rate reasonable. No. M young woman desires any work such as sewing. very reasonable rate. No. 45 F desires stenographic or sales work but will do any work. rate reasonable. No. L M O man desires any work such as auto driving. has years painting experience. new. No. 4 No. 69 F woman desires work. hears heavy tasks?
The starling is unusually prolific and muscular in build, known to nest in building crevices during ties and in trees in the country and parks. It often drives out sparrows and prefers to seize the home of a woodpecker.
The article notes Jade ranks highest among gems for Chinese and Japanese, guiding stone values. It explains Jade’s virtuous associations, exquisite carving, and contrasts it with nephrite and jadeite varieties, including Burmese jade usage and distribution to China for carving. It details color, luster, and relative rarity, with mention of jade’s role in Chinese craftsmanship.
The article explains the editor or cutter’s role in assembling film scenes. It details photographing scenes from multiple angles, selecting the best takes, balancing closeups and long shots, and shaping the story. It describes the moviola and the process of reviewing film at a magnified view to decide where to cut.
A description of Japanese iris varieties shows a spectrum from white through blue to deep reds and purples. Segments include variegated patterns with parker going and streaks, plus several lively pink forms.
The philosopher Socrates faced a board that found him guilty by a small majority. He requested a public penalty, then, on friends' advice, asked for a fine of 30 minas but was sentenced to death. Refusing escape he drank hemlock with calm resignation, bidding farewell as he began a so called happy journey.
Monkeys tease crocodiles by swinging from a branch and striking the croc on the nose. A monkey harms a dog by lifting its tail and swiping it. A pelican and a kitten engage in a playful toss that forges an unlikely friendship. Squirrels bite apples for sheep to chase as the flock bounces between trees.
A craftsman once made opal ornaments for ladies and created a legendary bracelet from a massive opal. Decades later a young dancer wore three opalescent bracelets, bought cheaply, echoing the craftsman’s dream and the jewel’s enduring allure.
The Panama hat, often linked to Panama but rarely made there, originates from the tequilla palm leaf used in Ecuador Colombia and northern Peru. The leaves are harvested young and split by hand to craft lightweight straw hats popular among visitors.
The Rural New Yorker notes duplication in town names across the United States. Post offices in Dayton, Dime Box Texas, and multiple Eagles and Warre n s appear, causing blurred postmarks and mail delays. The piece urges clear addressing with full town and state names in black ink.
Siberia records extreme winter temperatures with Verkhoyansk cited as the world’s coldest. The Road to Oblivion describes how ice forms in water and the hardships of wildlife. Perfume making is a blind art, needing talent and science, while placer mining can be done with basic tools and a simple sluice.
Ants outnumber all other land animals in individuals and form colonies that defy enumeration. William Morton Wheeler, a noted ant expert, states ants inhabit Arctic to tropical regions and span from timberline to shifting dunes and deserts.
The article notes spiders as solitary predators with multiple silk glands and eyes, describing their hunting behavior and web silk use. It contrasts spiders with silkworms, joking about silk production from spiders and suggesting practical lessons for the silk industry.
Andrew king of Hungary and husband of Queen Joan I of Naples is executed by conspirators at a monastery in Aversa during the joint reign saga. Joan, heiress of Robert the Wise, ruled Naples and faced pressure from her brother Louis as palace drama unfolds.
An archaic note recalls a river island in the Tiber dedicated to Esculapitus, the god of medicine, where slaves and plebeians were sent to die or recover as decreed by the gods, an ancient refuge narrative tied to healing.
Historic accord between United States and Canada limits water diversions from Niagara River to protect scenic beauty and river levels. US cap 20000 cfs on their side and 36000 cfs on Canada’s, with flow drawn to avoid affecting the American Falls. Taft noted Canadian withdrawals avoid impacting Goat Island area. The Horseshoe Falls loss is described as imperceptible.
University of Minnesota experiments with 200 butterflies across ten species show legs detect sweetness far more keenly than a human tongue. Butterflies dipped in sugar solutions uncoil their proboscis as detection thresholds differ. the butterfly’s taste sensitivity is 1600 times greater than humans.
The seven famed lawmakers Solon Chilo Pittacus Bias Periander Cleobuhis and Thales are linked to Delphic temple mottoes. The lines include Know thyself by Solon and Nothing is impossible to Industry attributed to Bias, with other attributed phrases for the rest.
The Forth Bridge in Scotland has never finished its painting since its 1890s construction. For 42 years crews apply weather protection across 135 acres of surface, with three men taking three years to paint from end to end before starting over. The article notes constant, long term labor and cyclical maintenance.
Pathfinding accounts from early explorations note Wilkes sighting Antarctic land on January 19 1840 and D Urville reporting a snow covered high mass the same day. The article states US claim to the continent under international law and mentions arbitration if disputes arise with no signs of human or animal life found.
A Science News Letter reports beetles that breathe air and live entirely underwater for months in the Great Smoky Mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina. They hatch underwater and spend most of life submerged except for a brief pupal stage when adults emerge to fly briefly.
The article argues Sir Walter Raleigh introduced tobacco to England and suggests he also bears fault for bringing the muskrat, now a scourge to British agriculture, due to its rapid breeding. It notes four centuries elapsed for the muskrat to become well acclimated in the New World and spread its impact.
A tapestry declared the most valuable in France was found after years in a dusty closet of St. Eustache Church in Paris. Following an ecclesiastical legend, searches in several churches led to the hidden textile high in the sacristy. The piece on view bears the Bourbon arms with palms and lilies along the edge.
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