Location Map and School Alarm Instructions
A list of fire alarm box locations in Winthrop with streets and intersections. Includes notes on box 22 four rounds, school signals, and procedures for reporting a fire, opening the box, and summoning the fire department. Provides Beach Station and Central Station telephone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodside
Seymour St
Winthrop Centre
R. R
Buchanan and Pleasant
Washington
Thornton PLC
Washington and Elmwood
River Rd
Batesay
Winthrop St
Chester
Bowdoin and
Buchanan Sts
Town Hall
Metcalf Sq
Jefferson and
Fremont
Quincy and Cliff
Sewall and
Grovers
Pleasant St
Main
Beach
Central Station
England Embraces Havana Tobacco Says Importer Figures
An English Havana tobacco importer with 30 years in trade estimates 100,000 cigar smokers in England and 28 million Havana cigars yearly worth about 10 million dollars. He puts other cigars smoked in Britain at 400 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Havana
Britain
The Needle's Eye Gate in Jerusalem Still Exists
A small gateway in Jerusalem, called The Needle's Eye, remains in the wall. It allows a frail camel, kneeling and unburdened, to pass through with effort, illustrating a narrow passage still present today.
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Jerusalem
What Is Beauty Across Poets and Lovers
A compact reflection on beauty as a subjective concept linking Ben Jonson Spenser and Rogers. It notes that beauty resists description with different ideals such as simplicity flowing hair or sapphires and pearls. The piece concludes with the notion that every lover views his beloved as beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Jonson
Spenser
Rogers
War and Disputes Reflections on Peace and Sportmen
A quotation compares war to disputing, noting peace as the only true end and that disputants share a sportsman’s relish in pursuit rather than truth, suggesting restraint in conflict. The lines voice a view of war, dispute, and pursuit as akin to a hunt, ending in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tully
Pope
The Ugliest Bird in Africa: The Shoebill
A description of Africa hosting the shoebill in museums and zoos, noting it as perhaps the ugliest bird. The piece contrasts preserved specimens with live sightings and highlights the shoebill as a striking, large wading species.
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Africa
First clock in Milan's San Eustorgio tower 1809
The Chicago Post states the tower clock in Milan's San Eustorgio dates to 1809 and calls the clock's invention the birth of industrial slavery, framing it as a long historical arc from a short modern lifetime.
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San Eustorgio
Milan
Italy
Chicago Post
Ham’s Special See Page Eight Piano Service Ad
An advertisement notes piano tuning for 3.00 and repairs by Joseph Bernhardt at 34 Powder House Blvd West Somerville with reference from Geo Wales supervisor of music. A new baby boy arrives at John McAuliffe’s home on Jefferson Street.
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Joseph Bernhardt
Powder House Blvd
West Somerville
Tel
Somerville
Geo. Wales
John McAuliffe
Jefferson St
How to prevent window sticking after painting
After painting windows for two or three days, open each window and run it up and down two or three times daily. This prevents sticking as the finish cures.
Can You Really Blame Them Parody Sparks Public Debate
A quip from the Shoe and Leather Reporter notes the paradox of crowds cheering and rallying for an hour while many would balk at five minutes of manual work. The remark underscores human inconsistency in public performance versus everyday labor.
Deepest Hollow in Pal estine Holds Dead Sea
The deepest hollow in the world lies in Palestine with the Dead Sea at its bottom. The basin is about 1300 feet below sea level, forming a vast salt lake.
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Palestine
Dead Sea
Greatest Drinking Song Attributed to Walter Map
The article claims the eleventh century ballad Let Me in a Tavern Die was written by Walter Map, credited with much of the Arthurian romances.
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Walter Map
Arthur
Man Uses Driver Instead of Putter on Rug
A man beats a rug with a golf club as his wife comments that a driver is more suitable than a putter. The quip appears in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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John
Louisville Courier-Journal
Uncle Eben Questions A Talker’s Truth
A line from Uncle Eben questions the value of fluent speech when the speaker’s actions remain unclear. The quote highlights skepticism toward rhetoric without concrete deeds backing it up.
Genius and Dullness Insight on Creators and Society
A reflective saying from Longfellow contrasts genius with dullness noting that brilliant minds can seem inert in social life. It likens a meteor burning bright in the sky to a stone on earth.
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Longfellow
Human Race Improving Says Health And Strength Are Rising
A historical paragraph asserts that boys and girls today are healthier, smarter, and physically stronger than previous generations, reflecting optimism about generational progress.
Lost Upon Coral Reefs Memoir by Douglas Jerrold
A fragment quotes Douglas Jerrold recalling a man whose fate is sealed by a kiss and promises. The brief text hints at romance and danger ending at perilous coral reefs.
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Douglas Jerrold
Duty's Attributes From Queen Elizabeth of Romania
A clipped quotation quotes Elizabeth Imitations on duty. It notes that duty only frowns when one flees from it and suggests moral guidance about facing obligations.
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Eizabeth
Rumania
Not Matter of Principle Quote by Bishop Whately
A pithy quotation notes that honesty depends on action not mere adherence to principle. It critiques those who claim virtue without practicing it. The speaker, Bishop Whately, emphasizes ethical integrity over theoretical claim.
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Bishop Whately
Normal Cotton Crop Forecasts 22 Million Bales
The report states a normal world cotton crop stands at 22,000,000 bales. It notes this figure as a standard expectation for the season, reflecting typical supply conditions and market projections.
Foreclosure Auction of Winthrop Hotel Property
In Beaton toessie Silk mortgagee Bessie Silk will foreclose a 1924 mortgage on a Winthrop hotel parcel described as lots 3 4 and 5 on Whitman Howard plan. Sale at 10 AM January 16 1925 on site. Terms 500 cash, balance in ten days. Includes hotel furnishings and billiard room equipment. Taxes and liens pass to purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael F. Kelly
Beaton
Toessie
Suffolk
Winthrop
Massachusetts
Whitman & Howard
Suffolk Eeney
Shirley Street
Annie McQuarrie
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Celia Berkowitz
Local Notices Report House Sense and Marriages
Andrew Nester of 447 Witthrop Street enjoyed appendicitis surgery early this week. Mr and Mrs Eldridge F Belcher have moved into their Lincoln Street home. Miss Bertha Goberman of 9 Coral Avenue and Louis Barnett of 319 Warren Street Roxbury filed marriage intentions.
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Andrew Nester
Witthrop
Mrs. Eldridge F. Belcher
Lincoln St
Bertha Goberman
Coral Av
Louis Barnett
Warren St
Roxbury
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Albion R Campbell
Ocean
Emerson Road
T. F. Burke
Washington Ave
Harry
Meridian Street
East
Boston
Tel. E. B
Mikes Barber Shop
Main Street
W. W. Barker Plasterer
Beal
Max Silverman
Winthrop Trust Company Bavings Dept
Winthrop Trust Company
Harry W. Aiken
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. E. Whittemore
Treas
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Washington St
Mass
Ham
Elliott & Whittier, Agts
Fremont St
Washington Avenue
Somerset Av
Review
Walter T White
Undertaker
Woodside Ave
Court Road
Haroldf Baumeister
Ey Eile Gash
Anaynent
F. Richard Gillooly Pianoforte
Shirley St
Mabel J. Ity Elocu
Boston el
Winthrop Taxi Service
Byrne Telephone Ocean
Sewall Avenue
Woodside Avenue
Center Station
Ear
Davy
Joseph J. Pimentel
Locust Street
Winthrop Fire Alarm
Triton
Triton Pathway
Tafts
Harbor View
Terrace
Cottage St
Hillside
Crystal Cove
Faunbar Ave
Shirley
Beacon
Tewksbury St
Shore Drive
Sturgis
Cutler
Dolphin
Seafoam
Mermaid
Beach Rd
Locust St
Crest
Grovers and
Cliff
Floyd St. Temple
Highland
Revere St
Dean Av
Sagamore Ay
Almont and
Cross Sts
Revere
Winthrop Sts
Bowdoin
Ocean View
Banks Sts
Pleasant
Lincoln Sts
Court and
Loring Rds
Hermon and Lincoln Sts
Read and Jerald Ats. Main and Marshall Sts
Lowell and Loring Rds
Waldemar Ay
Wheelock St
Pleasant and
Sargent Ste. Somerset Av
Prescott At
Sargent St
Johnson Av
Cottage Park Rd
Orlando Av
Buller
Spencer
Gertrude Lappen Halstead
Beacon, St., Tel
Spencer Corsetiere
Mrs
Walborg Peterson
Massace
Belegrade Ave
Roslindale
C. H. Prescott
Ocean Avenue
Board of Selectmen
Fred J. Leary
Selectmen’s Room
Charles A. Hagman
F. N. Russell
Adams Street
Uncle Eben
Bessie Silk
Kellogg’s
Fr. N. Downs & Son
Frank’s
Beauty
Jefferson Street
Florence I. Foote
Marcel
Tewksbury
Fremont Street
J. B. Tewksbury
Prop
Cleveland
W. H. Ruttle
Bowdoin Street
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