Boy Scout News: Troop 8 Leaders Appointed and Council Reports
The Winthrop Council held its first meeting of the year on Jan 20 despite a storm, naming committee chairs including Leslie Griffin finance and Lewis Farnsworth leadership. Troop 10 was hosted by the council on Jan 21 at Wadsworth Hall, with a future report on Troop 4’s reorganization by Episcopal Church members. In LeGrand Iowa, Troop 1 sent help to a needy family by delivering wood and corncobs, reflecting the Scout Law’s principle of being helpful.
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Sea Scouts
Shipping Board
Clarence HB. Perkins
Charles R. Gardner
Charles Blaze
Charles H. Liebfried
John Winthrop
Leslie E. Griffin
Lewis D. Farnsworth
J. Parker Margeson
Court of Honor
Alfred M. Bent
Charles R. Bennison
Fred G. Knell
Winthrop Council
K. of C
Wadsworth Hall
Episcopal Church
LeGrand
Iowa
Town Topics and Local Notices From Winthrop
Mrs J W Hanlin of 44 Pleasant St wife of a well known Winthrop builder recovers quickly from an operation at Community Hospital. Mr and Mrs Fred G Curtis travel to Cocoa Nut Grove Florida for the winter. Pianos tuned and repaired for 3.00. Joseph Bernhardt 34 Powder House Blvd Somerville tel Somerville 5221 M reference Mr Geo Wales supervisor of music. Mrs James Kelso of Thornton Place and family stay at Fort Myer Florida for remainder of winter. Ham's Ice Cream advertised with dances and parties. In Banker and Tradesman January 24 Poor Debtor Court notes John P Lilllepack 18 Erwin St Winthrop by Edwin W Cox 2731.62. Mrs Walter Larkin of Thornton Place ill and bedridden.
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J. W. Hanlin
Pleasant Sr
Winthrop
Community Hospital
Fred G. Curtis
Orange Grove
Cocoanut Grove
Fla
Joseph Bernhardt
Powder House Blvd
West Somerville
Tel
Somerville
Geo. Wales
James Kelso
Thornton PLC
Fort Myer
Ham
Banker and Tradesman
John P. Lillepack
Erwin St
Edwin W. Cox
Walter Larkin
Writing Health and Weather Sensitivity Alters Essay Flow
The text notes many people in good health who are highly affected by surroundings or weather. It observes writing changes with mood and environment, sometimes flowing smoothly, other times stalling. It suggests some individuals never write in the same way twice.
Winthrop School Alarm Signals for Possible Closure
Officials announce signals for Winthrop schools via fire alarm. If all schools close, alarm rings at 7 30 A M with street lights on for three minutes. for grades only, alarm rings at 8 15 A M with lights on for three minutes. a single-session grade closure triggers 11 15 A M bells only.
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Winthrop
Burnside Class Holds January Meeting at Parsonage
The Burnside Class met at the M. E. Parsonage with hostesses Mrs. Burnside Mrs. Frank Douglas and Mrs. Coffin Mrs. Layton opened the session and prayer was offered Anna Knudson sang a solo and the class joined in the chorus Seven calls were made on newcomers A Christmas morning call group visited shut ins carrying flowers and greetings Readings from Whittier Emer son and others were enjoyed Mrs. Annie Campbell led games and community songs Refreshments followed Attendees included Rev Ivey Mrs Ivey Mrs Ernest Weed of Portland Me and Mrs Thurston The February meeting is planned for February 17 at Mrs Gorham 87 Upland rd
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M. E. Parsonage
Burnside
Frank Douglas
Coffin
Layton
Anna Knudson
Bas
Miss Floyd
Gertrude Belcher
Whittier
Winthrop Post Office Schedules and Hours
Winthrop 52 MA post office hours 7 a m to 7 p m weekdays 7 to 6 Saturdays. Mail arrivals vary by weekday Sunday and holiday times listed. Carrier deliveries at 7 40 a m 10 50 a m and 2 35 p m on weekdays and 7 40 and 11 30 a m Saturdays. Note winter disruptions possible. R M Baker P M D Belcher Supt.
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Winthrop
R. M. Baker
P. M
D. Belcher
Adventurers Lured to Their Fate in Mexico
In Sonora and Lower California the lure of El Dorado drew explorers after 1849 gold fever. Marquis de Pin dry led 200 followers and was slain in sleep at Cocospera. Count de Rousset-Bourbon, 240 Americans in his army, was executed August 12 1853 after resisting Mexican forces. He urged his men to fire true as he fell.
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Sonora
Mexico
William Walker
Nicaragua
Walker
California
Charles de Pindry
Poitou
Cocospera
Gaston Raoul de Rousset-Bourbon
Provence
de Rousset
Count de Rousset-Bourbon
Adventure Magazine
Weasel Dominates Field Mouse Nuisance in Birds’ Tale
The article quotes Jack Miner praising the weasel as a supreme field mouse destroyer. Miner recalls how many field mice a weasel stores in its winter den and describes his past misperceptions after years of hunting and observation across Ontario and America.
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Jack Miner
Ryerson Press
America
Ontario
Knowledge and Enjoyment in Nature by Burroughs
The passage contrasts two ways of pleasure in nature. Wordsworth’s poet aims to enjoy what others understand while the scientist seeks understanding beyond common enjoyment. Burroughs suggests many balance contemplation and investigation, citing Tyndall as a model of combining both approaches.
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Wordsworth
Tyndall
John Burroughs
An Honorable Form in Fiction Essays
Richard Burton sings the essay as a rare refined literary form worth praise. The piece calls essays an Ariel among genres, shy and elusive yet compelling, an aristocrat of letters that reveals its antecedents and deserves acclaim when a true essayist appears.
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Richard Burton
Dreiser Denounces Academy Membership in Whistler Tale
Theodore Dreiser notes that Whistler and Sister Carrie author were not part of major art bodies. An American admirer once wrote to Whistler via the Royal Academy, only to receive a mocking envelope marked Not known at the Royal Academy. Whistler sent the envelope to the Times with a quip about merit.
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Ascola
French Academy
Theodore Dreiser
Carrie
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Whistler
Mr. Dreiser
Algonquin
Royal Academy
Royal Acad
Emy. Whistler
the ‘Times
Winthrop Town Voter Registration Sessions Set
The Board of Registrars of Voters will hold sessions for voter registration in three precincts. Precinct 1 at Town Hall on Tuesday February 10, 1925 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Precinct 2 at High School Building Pauline Street on Wednesday February 11, 1925 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Precinct 3 at Shirley Street School House on Thursday February 12, 1925 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
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Board of Registrars of Voters
Registration of Voters
Town Hall
High School
Pauline Street
Shirley St
Shirley Street
New Highland School Bldg
Albert B. Dunham
Geo. H Harris
Edward F. Sullivan
Bessie L. Dodge
Winthrop
Town departments cooperate to cut town costs
The town manager idea shows efficiency as the Board of Selectmen Fire Department and Street Department work together to clear snow. Winthrop could save 3500 to 4000 annually, an amount equal to a town manager’s proposed salary. Deputy Income Tax Assessor Richardson helps taxpayers at the Town Hall February 2 and February 11 in two sessions.
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Board of Selectmen
Board of Health
S. Epstein
Prospect
Winthrop
Edward G. Richardson
Town Hall
Buildings Converted or Altered Under Section 9
A building not a tene ment house that is converted or altered to such use after this Chapter’s acceptance becomes subject to all provisions that affect tenement houses erected thereafter.
Certain Tenement Houses To Be Fireproof
Section 34. No tenement house shall be erected exceeding two and one half stories in height nor shall it be occupied or intended arranged or designed to be occupied by more than two families unless it be a fireproof tenement house.
Ground wood pulp and chemical pulping for paper
The text explains that newsprint is largely ground wood from long fiber balsams and spruces, as hardwoods are power-intensive. Ground wood alone is unsuitable for printing paper and must be strengthened by chemical pulping that removes lignin, yielding cellulose fibers for stronger paper.
Arctic Expeditions Seek Franklin After 1845 Voyage
Between 1847 and 1857 thirty nine searches explored Arctic regions for Sir John Franklin who departed toward the North Pole on May 19 1845 and left relics from his expedition as the last found traces.
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Arctic
Sir John Franklin
North Pole
Franklin
Nothing Like Marriage to Stir Up Interest
The Boston Globe notes weddings cross social lines from chauffeurs to AA‑rated families. It observes the constant chatter around unions, the impact on careers, and the uneasy match between democratic ideals and social hierarchies, even as the Constitution forbids nobility.
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Register of Society
Register of Finance
The
Boston Globe
United States
India
Cats Have Positive Likes and Dislikes
The article details cat behavior described as a tongue in cheek guide. It notes cats sniff disliked foods then return to them when hungry, shows a feline smile when spoken to by loved ones, and describes ecstasy with pawing the air. It mentions a domestic cat’s kneading instinct reflecting wild ancestry.
The Nile Source Question Through History
The article traces the Nile’s true source from James Bruce who claimed the Blue Nile as the source, to later findings that the ancients were right in favoring the White Nile, and finally the discovery by Grant and Speke of Lake Victoria Nyanza as the ultimate source.
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James Bruce
Bruce
Equator
Grant
Speke
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Birth of Words and Pages Shape Language
The article notes how new terms arise from scientists philosophers or by transfer between languages. It highlights French sabatage English adoption, and shows words like apache and suffragette traced to newspaper coinage, with suffragette first appearing in Daily Mail answers.
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Academy
Figaro
Matll
Answers
Lady Arabella Johnson Foundress of Boston Remembered
The Chicago Journal recalls Lady Arabella Johnson daughter of Thomas earl of Lincoln and wife of Isaac Johnson who sailed with him to New England in 1630. They landed in Salem in April and Arabella died that September while Isaac survived little longer. he is revered as a founder of Boston and their legacy endures in New England memory.
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Arabella
Thomas, Earl of Lincoln
Isaac Johnson
New England
Salem
Mass
Mr. Johnson
Boston
Chicago Journal
Obituary for Mrs. Jessie Dyce of Beach section
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Jessie Dyce of 36 Nevada street Beach section after a long illness. Native of Glasgow she lived in America for over 50 years including 30 in Winthrop, widow of James G. Dyce. Daughter Mrs. Herbert F Reinhard and sister Mrs. J H Alger survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday with Rev. Ralph M Harper, Emanuel Quartette singing. Interment will be in the family lot at Winthrop cemetery later.
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Jessie Dyce
Nevada St
Beach
America
Winthrop
James G. Dyce
Herbert F. Rienhard
Ralph M. Harper
Emanuel Quartette
Reinhard
J. H. Alger
Bridgewater
Winthrop Cemetery
William Morgan Dies. Longtime Town Resident
William Morgan a longtime resident of this town for over 60 years died last Friday at about 80 years of age born in Cardiff Wales he came to the United States as a young man and worked as a bricklayer later aiding in the sewer project He served in town departments and his funeral was held Monday at his home 132 Hermon Street a requiem mass followed at St John the Evangelist Church Interment was at Winthrop Cemetery He is survived by his wife Ellen and daughter Elizabeth He belonged to Leo Court No 5 M C O F East Boston
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William Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Cardiff
Wales
Hermon St
John J. O’brien
St. John the Evangelist Church
Winthrop Cemetery
Capt James H Brown Dies After Long Illness
Captain James H Brown aged 75 died at Brooks Hospital Brookline after a long illness. Born in Rye Beach Maine he sailed the seas and captained the steam yacht Malay owned by Dr Charles B Weld. He led the Masters Mates and Pilots Assn served in several Masonic and engineering organizations and is survived by three daughters Mrs Colton Winthrop Mrs Waite and Mrs Bastin Springfield. Funeral from the Colton home with Rev John L Ivey officiating. Interment at Winthrop Cemetery.
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James H. Brown
Charles A. Colton
Atlantic St
Brooks Hospital
Brookline
Captain Brown
Rye Beach
Maine
Rowe’s Wharf
Charles B. Weld
J. A. Colton
Winthrop
George F. Waite
Lk. Bastin
Springfield
Colton
John L. Ivey
Adelphia Quartette
Winthrop Cemetery
Great Artist Leonardo Genius Curiosity and Beauty
A compact reflection on Leonardo da Vinci describing curiosity and the desire for beauty as two key forces in his genius. It notes their tension and their union producing a refined grace. The passage emphasizes the interplay shaping his artistic method and lasting influence.
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Leonardo
Walter Pater
American industries fuel vast manufacturing network
The United States hosts about 300000 manufacturing plants meeting domestic and global needs. They consume materials worth approximately 400000000 dollars annually, sustaining jobs and industry nationwide.
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United States
Rome Is Declared More Modern Than London
A playful claim contrasts cities with dates. London allegedly arose in 1108 B. C. and Rome in 735 B. C., suggesting Rome as the more modern of the two.
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Rome
London
B. C
Linked by Sorrow Grief Knits Two Hearts Closer
A succinct reflection on how shared sorrow strengthens bonds more than joy, suggesting grief binds people in enduring unity beyond ordinary happiness.
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Lamartine
Inseparable Toil and Pleasure Theme Note
A reflective line from Livy contrasts toil and pleasure as opposite natures yet bound in a necessary relation. The aphorism invites readers to consider how work and enjoyment intertwine in human life.
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Livy
The Bride Carried On English Paper
The Boston Transcript notes an unusual wedding moment as the ceremony ends with the groom absent unnoticed. The report records the bride proceeding with the ceremony and the lack of notice until after the rite.
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Boston Transcript
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