Saturday Publication Notice for Boston Post Office Entry
Published every Saturday and entered as second class matter March 18 at Boston post office under the act of March 3 1879.
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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
4
Winthrop News Wanted From Readers For Local Interest
Readers invited to share items about Winthrop news personal events and notable happenings. Submissions may cover residents community activities and topics of special interest to Winthrop people.
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Winthrop
1925 Outlook and Local Affairs Cast in a Folksy Echo
In a reflective 1925 dialogue, Bill and Old Timer discuss a brighter year ahead, with optimism on wheat and cotton prices, stock markets, and consumer spending. They note a 15 million dollar East Boston bridge plan, debate auto traffic and parking challenges, and ponder Soviet policy amid global hunger and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Will Jenkins
Winthrop
Maine
Youngstown
Ohio
Boston
Sky Pilots
Aeewane
Christmas Spirit and New Year Hope From Old Timer
A Christmas note ends with a call to sustain the spirit of giving into 1925. The writer praises charity, neighborly acts, and small kindnesses over grand deeds, urging readers to help lonesome neighbors, share meals, and keep goodwill year round. He and Bill express best wishes for 1925 and praise practical kindness over big resolutions.
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Trotsky
Russia
St. Petersburgh
Petrograd
Leningrad
Norway
Christiana
Oslo
the Elks
Bill
Mythological Venus and Mars in Olympus Court Tale
Mythological Cytherea, another name for Venus from Cythera, a mountainous island in Laconia, is linked with Aphrodite worship. The tale says Venus and Mars formed an illicit affection, were ensnared by Vulcan, and exposed to ridicule by Olympus in a delicate net.
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Cytherea
Venus
Cythera
Laconia
Aphrodite
Mars
Olympus
Felt Hats Popular In Philippines Rainy Season
Felt hats are described as the most popular headgear for men in the Philippines during the current rainy season, reflecting local fashion and practical needs.
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Philippines
Conservatism and funds limit Sicily farmers use old implements
In Sicily farmers cling to traditional plows and tools, avoiding modern machinery due to deep conservatism and scarce financial resources. The piece notes how this reliance on ancient equipment shapes harvests and productivity across rural communities.
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Sicily
Meaning of Piker in Gambling Slang Across Regions
The term piker refers to a person who gambles on a small scale or bets the minimum. Its origin is unclear in American usage, while in England a piker denotes a petty thief or tramp, and in Australia a stray or wild steer is also called a piker.
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England
Australia
Pathfinder Magazine
Lakes Formed by Subterranean Work in Cheshire England
Subterranean digging in Cheshire England has created lakes of depths 80 90 and 100 feet where solid ground once existed signaling dramatic land subsidence and landscape change.
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Cheshir
England
Bread sales shift as doctors warn white bread raises cancer risk
The sale of white bread in England has fallen by about 50 percent over two years after doctors warned white bread may cause cancer. Demand for whole wheat bread has increased in response to the warnings.
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England
Its Place Had Plant and Its Parasite Love Story
A reflective line stating that every plant hosts a parasite and every creation embodies a lover and a poet, attributed to Emerson. The aphorism links nature with art and human imagination in compact form.
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Emerson
Retiring Advice from Devon Medical Officer of Health
Dr Br Skate-King of Ilfra combe Devon, nearing a hundred, resists stepping down as medical officer of health. He claims he is hale and able to work daily and believes age is mostly a mental state. He says he will continue in his post while able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. Skate-King
Ilfracombe
Devon
Church Notices Service Schedule and Leaders
Morning worship at 10 30 with Mrs Amelia Lueck Frantz as soloist and Mrs Minnie Floyd on organ. Sunday school at noon for all departments. Epworth League at 6 30 for young people and Evening worship at 7 30 led by Frank Bauer. Friday 8 o clock prayer meeting and Bible study.
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Amelia Lueck Frantz
Minnie Floyd
Epworth League
Frank Bauer
Union Congregational Church Weekly Schedule Tewksbury Winthrop Beach
The Union Congregational on Tewksbury street in Winthrop Beach lists Sunday School for primary and junior departments at 9 30 morning worship with sermon at 10 45 intermediate classes and men s class at 12 10 a junior Christian Endeavor at 5 30 seniors meet at 6 15 and evening worship with a sermon at 7 30.
First Baptist Church Services Schedule
Rev William J Day leads morning worship at 10 30. Bible school at noon. Christian Endeavor at 6 15. Evening worship at 7 30. Church prayer meeting Friday evening at 7 45. Hermon Street church announces weekly schedule.
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William J. Day
Bible School
Christian
Endeavor
Union Church of Christ Point Shirley Service Notes
Point Shirley church invites all to Sunday school at 11 with classes for all and a Sunday evening preaching service at 7 30. It operates as a community church and emphasizes welcome to everyone.
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Point Shirley
First Unitarian Church Service and Events
Rev. Herbert L. Buzzell leads Sunday worship at 10 45 with Sunday school at noon The Men s Bible Class meets Rev Leonard Cushman oversees The organist is Mrs Maude Paradis Lane and the soloist Miss Ethel Dyffryn The R W Savage Guild gathers at 7 30 with speaker Mr Charles S Bolster on The Spirit of Youth.
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Leonard Cushman
Maude Paradis Lane
Ethel Dyffryn
R. W. Savage Guild
Charles S. Bolster
First Church of Christ Scientist at 165 Winthrop Street
Sunday service at 10 45 in the church edifice with the Lesson Sermon God. Sunday school for youths under twenty meets at 12 16. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 30. Free public readings in the church edifice.
Temple Tiffereth Israel Daily Services and Friday Sunset
Temple Tiffereth Israel on Shirley Street Winthrop conducts daily services at 7 a m Special services Friday at sunset and Saturday services at 8 a m for weekly worship and observances.
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Temple Tiffereth Israel
Shirley St
Winthrop
St John’s Episcopal Church Notices
St John’s Episcopal Church corner Buchanan and Londonist rector Ralph M Harper organist Eugene P Whittier active in service listings and music program arrangements.
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John’s Episcopal Church
Buchanan
St John’s Church New Year Services and Sermon Topics
The schedule lists New Year services at St John’s Church with an 8:00 a.m. communion 10:45 a.m. sermon and Holy Communion and a 7:30 p.m. evening service with address. The rector’s sermon at 10:45 a.m. is Wholesome Resolutions for the New Year of 1925 and the 7:30 p.m. talk asks what change you would make if the coming year were your last. Church School meets 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. for different departments.
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St. John’s Church School
Meaning of Alienist in Medical History
The text explains alienist as a term for a mental illness expert. It defines alienation of mind and associates alienist with diagnosing and treating mental diseases. It notes origins from aliena tom and contrasts lunacy with derangement of mental faculties.
Byron split over best work among readers and critics
The article notes Lord Byron's own claim that Childe Harold is his masterpiece, while the public favored Don Juan written between 1818 and 1820. It highlights the split between authorial preference and popular opinion.
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Lord Byron
Childe Harold
The Triumph of Gallio Excerpt Recounted
A literary excerpt describes Winnie as affectionate and practical, seeking simple pleasures and a safe return home. The scene highlights her casual desire for companionship, flattery, and affordable comfort, ending with a nightly curfew and concern for her mother.
An Unsatisfied Quest for Wealth and Souls
A quotation reflects on pursuing riches and financial balance as real goals yet warns they are small rewards for the loss of an immortal soul. Henry Van Dyke argues wealth cannot satisfy once attained, urging a deeper, spiritual aim beyond material gains.
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Henry van Dyke
Death Notices and Funeral Details From Winthrop
Death notices list Robert Sampson Watts of Winthrop died December 18 and Catherine Stuart Woods died December 26. Services were held at Bennison Funeral Home 147 Winthrop Street and Arthur G. Campbell 16 Madison Avenue, with interments at Cedar Grove Cemetery Dorchester and Winthrop Cemetery.
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Charles R. Bennison
Winthrop St
Bennison
Watts
Winthrop
Robert Sampson
Robert B
Dorothy
Ralph M. Harper
Cedar Grove
Dorchester
Woods
Catherine Stuart
Frank Woods
Arthur G. Campbell
Madison Ave
John L. Ivey
Winthrop Cemetery
Death notices for Jenkins Welsh Brennan from Boston area
William N. Jenkins aged 68 died December 27 at 175 Pleasant Street. William Welsh aged 62 died December 27 at 891 Shirley Street. Mary B. Brennan aged 3 died December 29 at 40 Adams Street.
Ocean Travel Etiquette Rules From Early Steamship Era
Fifty years ago ocean travel was more a mystery to the public than today. Steamship managers issued rules and suggestions that developed into the etiquette of ocean travel.
The Origin of Mother Goose Legends Explored
The text questions whether Mother Goose was a real figure and suggests the name may derive from Queen Goosefoot or Berthe au Grand Pied, mother of Charlemagne. It notes Mother Goose as a special patron for children in folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose
Queen Goosefoot
Berthe Au Grand Pied
Charlemagne
Reality of the Supernatural Quoted by Washington Gladden
A quotation from Washington Gladden discusses belief in the supernatural as essential beyond physical analysis. The text asserts life carries a sense of something underlying all law and matter, akin to space or existence.
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Washington Gladden
Easy Girls and Sisters as Poor Sports in Card Game Debate
The Norfolk Virginia Pilot notes a group of girls with peach bloom complexions criticize their sisters for rouging, claiming anyone could win with a straight flush in a lighthearted card game debate.
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Norfolk Virginia Pilot
Magnetic Spell Affects Mersey Ship Compasses
The Magnetic Spell When ships travel to and from Liverpool they reach a spot in the Mersey where compasses fluctuate oddly. London Answers suggests a magnetic influence from iron on a wrecked vessel, its position shifted by waves or currents, causing the anomaly.
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Liverpool
Mersey
London
English Idea of Murder in English Law
The article defines murder under English law as unlawfully killing a reasonable creature in being within the king's peace by a person of sound memory and discretion with malice aforethought, either express or implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke
Land of Cockaigne Satire of Avalon Luxuries
A satirical piece recalls Land of Cockaigne as a fabled indulgent realm. It describes edible houses and rivers of wine with geese marching through streets, lampooning excess in a mythical setting.
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Cockaigne
Avalon
Mary Brennan Child Dies at 3 in Centre Area
Mary Barbara Brennan age 3 years 3 months, daughter of James F and Mary T Brennan, died Monday morning. She was a beloved child known in the Centre section and will be missed by playmates. Funeral held at parental home 49 Bartlett Rd last Tuesday at 2:30.
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Mary Barbara
James F
Mary T. Brennan
Bartlett Rd
Frost Library Hours And Card Deck Display
Frost Library opens with weekday hours for adults and children from 1 30 to 5 30 or 8 PM. Book deposit at H E Dupee's store 28 Taft Ave Point Shirley operates Tuesday and Saturday evenings 7 30 to 8 30 and Thursday 4 to 5 30 PM. Xmas cards on display at Ham's Stores.
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Children’s Department
H. E. Dupee’s
Taft Av
Point Shirley
Ham’s
Post Office Hours and Mail Schedule for Winthrop
Winthrop Mass post office operates 7 am to 7 pm weekdays and 7 pm Friday. Mails arrive on weekdays at multiple times including 6 am and 10:30 am. Sundays 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. Carrier deliveries occur at 7:40 am 10:50 am and 2:35 pm on Saturdays. Winter weather may disrupt times. officials pledge best efforts. R. M. Baker Post Master and D Belcher Superintendent.
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R. M. Baker
P. M.D. Belcher
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