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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
7
Notice advertises Albion R Campbell a sewing machine expert with over 35 years of practical experience repairing all makes. Contact Ocean 1228 W or call 219 Lincoln St.
Lost on Winthrop street a olive type bag containing sum of money. Kindly return same and receive reward to 148 Winthrop street or tel Ocean 1308. TO LET five room suite all modern electric light gas instantaneous gas water heat working elsewhere. Rent 50 dollars with heat. Tel Ocean 0860 or call A O Roberts 270 Main street.
A brief quip notes that adversity strengthens, likening opposition to a beard that grows tougher when resisted, implying resilience through challenge.
Willie Jones the office boy forgets his errand at a stationery shop. The clerk points to shelves and a swarm of flies on the ceiling triggers a gag. One swipe with a broom makes the flies vanish and the boy recalls the required item as ceiling whacks.
Citizens recall the town steeplejack who has long known every resident and faces, with quiet pride, the looming heights and daily tasks that keep the village spire safe and accessible.
Location list details fire alarm boxes in Winthrop with cross streets and landmarks. It provides step by step instructions for giving an alarm including how many blows to ring and which stations to contact, Beach Station and Central Station, with telephone numbers.
A reflective note on continued detours for motorists as long as roads and streams require travel. The piece emphasizes ongoing adjustments drivers must make to navigate changing routes and maintain mobility.
The motorist recalls six weeks of hard work to learn to drive. The pedestrian asks what the effort yielded, and the motorist responds with a pun about liniment in a London joke exchange.
A brief quip from Pearson's Weekly in London shows a beggar defending himself after being caught taking money. The exchange features Mrs Kindly and a wearer of social shame as the beggar reflects on a year in prison for theft.
A Pearson's Weekly extract notes a line about removing stains with petrol from a coat. The remark links to Mary and a jilting by a chauffeur, highlighting themes of social embarrassment and lingering scent as mood cues.
Dialogue reveals playful confusion as Mrs Newgill and Mrs Plainsmith discuss club affiliations and slang names. The exchange highlights social pretensions and inside jokes among lodge members.
In a fragmentary verse strip, households vent about tax relief and unequal burdens. The dialogue references hunger and a humorous exchange about a novelty aquarium meal. The piece uses quirky characters to sketch a domestic scene of strain and satire.
A farmer jokes about lightning rods deter ing salesmen, quipping that the rods may keep agents away. The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corn tessel, noting a lighthearted exchange on home safety and pestering sales approaches.
Officials outline two possibilities for Winthrop schools. If all schools are closed, the fire alarm will sound at 7 30 A M and street lights stay on for three minutes. If only grades are closed, alarms sound at 8 15 A M with lights on for three minutes.
In a brief exchange a mother criticizes Miss Giddi for entering bathing facilities without her necklace. The dialogue notes concern over attire and propriety in a seaside or pool setting. The remark reflects social expectations of dress for young women in public recreation.
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