Old Timer comments on theatre, politics and daily life
An elderly columnist notes the K of C show at Winthrop Theatre, praises Fred Devereaux and crew, and reflects on Roosevelt Lodge letters. He cites Rev Ralph Harper on neighborly spirit, urges consistent Christian living, and defends a strong national defense under President Coolidge amid changing domestic pursuits.
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Pres. Eliot
Harvard
Roosevelt
Lodge
Bill
Ralph Harper
Harper
Pres
Coolidge
Old Timer Views on Radio News and Local Affairs
In a Winthrop Broadcaster column a resident discusses growing radio options and the cost of tuning in. He notes a New Year’s concert as a high point and questions pushes for censorship and “free speech” headlines. The piece honors Austin Belcher and invites readers to the K of C show at Winthrop Theatre.
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Bridge
Mah Jong
Bill
Italy
Mussolini
Winthrop
Austin Belcher
K. of C
Winthrop Theatre
Church Notices at St John the Evangelist
Rev John H Griffin pastor and Rev John J Obrien assistant outline mass times 7 8 30 10 16 and 1 30 children urged to attend the 8 30 mass Sunday School follows daily masses at 6 and 7 am first Friday each month 5 30 and 7 30 Holy Hour 7 45 to 8 45
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John H. Griffin
John J. O’brien
Union Congregational Church Schedule at Winthrop Beach
The union Congregational Church at Winthrop Beach lists Rev Martin E Van deMark as pastor. Sunday School primary and junior departments begin at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 45 and a sermon at 12 10 followed by Sunday School intermediate classes and a men s class. Junior Christian Endeavor meets at 5 30 and seniors at 6 15 prior to the 7 30 evening worship and sermon.
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Tewksbury St
Winthrop Beach
Martin E. van deMark
Junior Christian Endeavor
First Baptist Church announces weekly services
Rev William J Day leads morning worship at 10 30 Bible school at noon Christian Endeavor at 6 15 and evening worship at 7 30 A church prayer meeting is held Friday evening at 7 45 in Hermon Street location
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William J. Day
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Union Church of Christ Point Shirley Services
Point Shirley church invites all to attend a Sunday school at 11 with age appropriate classes and a Sunday evening preaching service at 7 30. The church describes itself as a community church with a welcoming message for all residents.
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Union Church OF Christ
Point Shirley
First Unitarian Church Services and Activities
Sunday worship at 10 45 A M with sermon and Sunday school at noon The Men’s Bible Class led by Rev Leonard Cushman Superintendent Mrs Maude Paradis Lane organist Miss Ethel Dyffryn soloist and 7 30 P M R W Savage Guild meeting at Hermon Street church
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Leonard Cushman
Maude Paradis Lane
Ethel Dyffryn
R. W. Savage Guild
First Church of Christ Scientist at 165 Winthrop Street
Sunday services held in church office at 10 45. Lesson sermon Life. Sunday school for under 20 at 12 15. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 30. Free public reading room in the church building.
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First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Winthrop Street
Temple Tiffereth Israel Service Schedule
Temple services listed for Shirley Street Winthrop include daily 7 am services and Friday sunset special services, with Saturday 8 am services. The notice cites recurring worship times and location.
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Temple Tiffereth Israel
Shirley St
Winthrop
St John’s Episcopal Church Calendar and Sermon Topics
The notice lists services at St John’s Episcopal Church at the corner of Buchanan and Bowden. Rector Ralph M. Harper presides, with organist Eugene P. Whittier. Morning worship at 10:45 features a sermon on St Paul by the rector and a 7:30 p.m. address by Percy S. Beatty from Newton Theological Seminary. Church school times are 9:30 a.m. for Grammar and High, and 10:45 a.m. for Kindergarten and Primary.
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Corner
Buchanan and Bowdenists
Ralph M. Harper
Eugene P. Whittier
First clock factory in Canada near Montreal
The first Canadian clock factory began in Ocete des Neiges two miles west of Montreal. Water power from a stream fed by springs at Mount Royal powered the works. Proprietors were J. and W. Twiss.
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Canada
Ocete Des Neiges
Montreal
Mount Royal
J. and
W. Twiss
Birds Safe At Sea As Lighthouses Offer Perches
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds equipped lighthouses with perches to calm birds drawn to the lights. The number of birds killed at night dropped from nearly a thousand to fewer than that figure per season.
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British Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Wells River Watchmaker Notes Night Mainspring Breaks
Harry Holton, a Wells River Vermont watchmaker, has tracked mainspring breaks for years and reports 70 of 75 breaks occur at night. He believes daytime warming by the body and nighttime winding cause contraction and strain in the spring.
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Harry Holton
Wells River
Comet Donate Returns After Two Centuries
The famed Comet Donate dazzled observers in September and October 1858 as the century’s finest showing. It was described with a head about 250000 miles wide and a tail stretching beyond half the sky from horizon to horizon, and predictions say it will return after two hundred years.
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Donate
First Church of Winthrop schedules weekend services
John L. Ivey leads morning worship at 10 30 with Amelia Lueck Frantz as soloist and Minnie Floyd on organ. Sunday school for all departments at noon, Epworth League at 6 30, evening worship at 7 30 led by Frank Bauer. Friday 8 pm prayer meeting and bible study.
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Amelia Lueck Frantz
Minnie Floyd
Epworth League
Frank Bauer
Farmer Has Best of It
A brief remark notes a farmer gains advantage as the average life span of a business man is said to be two thirds that of a farmer.
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Farmer
Popular Georgette Crepe Fabric Origin and Spread
The light sheer Georgette crepe, woven in gum and boiled off, is dyed or printed. Originated by Hans Brothus, it has since been widely copied.
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Georgette
Hans Brothus
Public Hearing Set on Winthrop Street Junction Improvement
The Winthrop Board of Selectmen declares public necessity for laying out altering and relocating the Hermon and Belcher street junction. A hearing is scheduled January 26 1925 at 8 p m at Winthrop Town Hall to consider taking land for the project. Attest Chas A Hagman Clerk.
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Winthrop
Mass
Board of Selectmen
Hermon St
Belcher St
Herman St
Hall
Winthrop Post Office Hours and Mail Schedule
The Winthrop Massachusetts post office lists daily hours 7 a m to 7 p m on weekdays and 6 p m Saturdays. It details mail arrival times from 6 a m to 7 30 p m on weekdays and 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Sundays, with holiday variations and carrier collections at multiple times. R M Baker postmaster and D Belcher superintendent sign the notice.
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Winthrop
R. M. Baker
D. Belcher
Gas well drill turns oil into fuel used by motorists
The Jewell Republican notes a Kansas City Star comparison that a year's output from a good oil well equals the gasoline consumed by drivers visiting the drilling site. It emphasizes conservation.
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Jewell Republican
Kansas City Star
Education for the Deaf Begins in Germany in 1778
The first institution for the education of the deaf and mute opened in Leipzig in 1778, founded by Samuel Heinicke who dedicated himself to teaching the deaf.
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Germany
Leipsic
Samuel Heinicke
Career arc of Socrates through crafts and public life
Socrates began in his father’s sculpting trade, then spent years in the market place teaching and questioning. He served as a soldier and later joined the senate, marking a path from craft to civic leadership.
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Socrates
Senate
Precocious English Poet Chatterton Began Rowley Poems
The young Thomas Chatterton began writing what he called Rowley Poems in 1764 at age twelve, later passing them off as the work of a fifteenth century priest.
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Thomas Chatterton
Literary Bibles Of World Literature
A compact reflection on how certain works stand as the defining texts of their civilizations. The Iliad and Odyssey, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Shakespeare’s and Goethe’s Faust are cited as archetypal powers in culture and taste.
Begin With The Boy Quote Inspires Early Youth Work
Roosevelt emphasizes long term impact by starting with children before age four. The idea stresses shaping habits and character early to influence the adult. This remark frames youth initiatives as foundational for societal benefit.
Mast Kheru Epigraph Meaning in Ancient Egypt
The phrase Mast Kheru served as the epithet for all dead Egyptians and carried the sense of true of voice or justified. It underscores the belief that the deceased achieved rightful speech in the afterlife and met moral standards required by the weighing of the heart.
World’s Oldest Book in Existence Dates to 1500 BCE
The oldest book in the world is the Big Veda, which researchers say existed in a complete form about 1500 years before Christ. The claim places the text among the earliest known literary works.
Two-Mouthed Fish Caught by Albany Resident
An Albany Georgia man preserves a remarkable fish with two fully developed mouths. One mouth sits in the normal position while a second mouth lies under the head, resembling a sucker mouth.
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Albany, Ga
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Cinderella
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