Santa Catalina Island Details and History
Santa Catalina Island lies off southern California about 50 miles south of Los Angeles. Discovered in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, it was named San Salvador and later renamed Santa Catalina in honor of Saint Catherine. The island covers about 55 000 acres and features a hilly, heavily wooded terrain with many deep gorges.
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Santa Catalina
California
Los Angeles
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Spain
San Salvador
Sebastian Vizellino
St. Catherine
Siehna
Four-Leaf Clover as Luck Symbol Through Ages
The article traces the four leaf clover as a luck charm dating back to ancient superstition. It cites medieval writers linking the cross shape to fortune in games and love, and notes the three leaf clover’s link to the Trinity and Saint Patrick's use of shamrock symbolism to illustrate Christian unity.
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St. Patrick
Gasoline license hearing set in Winthrop
Notice announces a public hearing on September 28 1925 at eight o'clock p m in Winthrop Town Hall for Rachel B Morrison to keep and store gasoline in tanks of three cars to be housed at 20 Palmyra street. Objections may be presented at the hearing.
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Winthrop
Mass
Rachel B. Morrison
Palmyra St
Board of Selectmen
Town Hall
Charles A. Hagman
Mortgagee Sale Notice for Wilinski Property Roxbury Auction
Realty Investment Company forecloses a personal property mortgage from October 1 1924 on Felix R Wilinski Gertrude Wilinski at 149 Locust Street Winthrop MA. Sale set for September 21 1925 at 9 00 a.m. at 99 Munroe Street Roxbury by treasurer Harry Bornstein.
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Felix R
Gertrude Wilinski
Locust Street
Winthrop
Mass
Munroe Street
Roxbury
Location of Boxes and Fire Alarm Instructions
A list of box locations including Triton av and pathways Shirley st intersections and several others around Shirley st, Beach rd, Grovers av, Main st, and River rd. Directions for giving an alarm explain using the nearest box and proper bell blows to alert the fire department. Beach Station and Central Station contact numbers are provided.
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Triton, Av
Triton
Shirley St
Tafts
Harbor View
Terrace
Cottage St
Hillside
Crystal Cove
Farnbar
Shirley
Beacon
Tewksbury St
Shore Drive
Sturgis
Cutler
Dolphin
Seafoam
Mermaid
Beach Rd
Locust St
Grovers
Crest
Woodside
Seymour St
Winthrop Centre
R. R
Buchanan and
Pleasant Sts
Washington
Thornton Pf
Washington and
Elmwood
River Rd
Bates Av
Winthrop St
Chester
Bowdoin and
Buchanan Sts
Town Hall
Metcalf Sq
Jefferson and
Fremont
Quincy and
Cliff
Sewall and
Pleasant St
Main St
George C Tibbetts Former Winthrop Man Dead
George Carlisle Tibbetts a contractor died suddenly last Monday at Symmes Arlington Hospital. Funeral held Wednesday at his North Lexington home 60 Reed St with Rev. Christopher W Collier officiating. Born Dover New Hampshire March 9 1888 he lived in Winthrop before moving to Lexington in 1916. Survived by parents wife Mary C Flint and daughter Florence Tibbetts.
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George Carlisle Tibbetts
Symmes Arlington Hospital
Reed St
North Lexington
Christopher W. Collier
Hancock Congregational Church
Mr. Tibbetts
Dover
N. H
John F. Tibbetts
Lexington
Emma M
Clark) Tibbetts
Winthrop
Fremont and
Jefferson Avs
Chester Av
Winthrop St
Dacey & Tibbetts
Odd Fellows
Simon W. Robinson Lodge
A. F
A. M
Hancock Church Men’s Club
Mary C. Flint
Baldwin, Me
Florence Tibbetts
Freidburg and Saul Announce Winter Engagement
Miss Dorothy Freidburg daughter of Albert Freidburg Center and Morris Saul Roxbury announce their engagement. The wedding will take place some time this winter.
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Dorothy Freidburg
Albert Freidburg
the Center
Morris Saul
Roxbury
No School Signal Details for Winthrop Schools
The notice explains fire alarm signals for Winthrop schools. If all schools are closed, bells ring at 7.30 A M and street lights stay on for three minutes. For only grades closed, bells ring at 8.15 A M with lights on for three minutes. One session in grades uses 11.15 A M bells only.
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Winthrop
Conjecture About Actors Conceit Sparks Light Talk
A famous female screen star argued that excess focus on actress conceit is overblown and that men are often more conceited. She shared a tale of an actress lunching with a male star who dismissed concern with a sharp retort.
Nesting Bird Capture Practiced By Brazil Natives
The text describes natives in Brazil monitoring parrot nesting sites and trimming a wing feather of a fledgling fledglings a few days old so the parrots are easier to capture. They are then placed on perches and transported to the nearest village.
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Brazil
Worms and Rain Myth Debunked by Smithsonian Institute
The Smithsonian debunks the belief that worms descend with rain, noting there is no factual foundation for the superstition. Worms are already active in soil, moving through crevices and passages independent of rain events.
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Smithsonian Institution
Town Topics Notes and Local Court Action
Mrs. Alice Hunt of Nahant Avenue faced East Boston District Court this week for assault on Mrs. W. H. Howard. Judge Barnes imposed a $10 fine after a hearing, and Hunt appealed. Gerald and Leonard Shea, sons of Capt. Geo H. Shea, visited their grandfather John H. Shea in the Highlands from Arizona. Mrs. Seibert hosted her visiting mother at 60 Birch Road. Frank E. Davin and wife enjoyed motor trips in the White Mountains, with Mrs. Davin recuperating well after Twin Mountain. DOMINANT ad copy notes metal equivalence and highlights advertising reach.
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Gerald and
Leonard C. Shea
Capt
Geo. H. Shea
10Th
U. S. Cavalry
John H. Shea
The
Highlands
Arizona
Alice Hunt
Nahant Av
East Boston
W. H. Howard
Barnes
Frank E. Davin
Pico Av
White Mountains
Twin Mountain
Rainy day happiness at Ham's Stores
Miss Mabel Howatt returns from a European summer to New York aboard the steamship Minnekahda. Mr James H Winston of Sagamore Avenue travels to Miami for the winter. Mr and Mrs Daniel J Canney finish a 15 day Canada and Hudson River trip before returning to New York. Ladies hairdressing offered at home by appointment. Tel Ocean 1590. It is easy to shine with DOMINANT.
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Mabel Howatt
Europe
New York
Ocean
James H. Winston
Sagamore Av
Miami, Fla
Daniel J. Canney
Canada
Hudson River
N. Y. City
N. Y
Old Negro Servant visits. chairs in room too far apart
A historical dialect note describes Miss Alice and young Walter Ridgeway visiting, noting the seating arrangement is unusually spread out. The fragment hints at social distance and expected presence in a domestic scene.
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Miss Alice
Walter Ridgeway
Evolution Again Says a Syndicate Doctor
A Toledo Blade item quotes a syndicated doctor warning that adiposity breeds pomposity and animosity as public talk turns toward a fat dispute involving local opinion.
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Toledo Blade
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Albion R Campbell
Tel
Lincoln St
Ham
Mikes Barber Shop
Main Street
Max Silverman
East
Boston
J. B. Tewksbury
Notary
H. W. Shaneck Real Estate and Insurance
Winthrop Street
R Morris Avarbook
Bowdoin St
Winthrop, Mass
Winthrop Beach
Apt
E. Abbott
Cottage Ph. Rd
Mason
Geo. E. Mason
Western Ave
East Lynn
Bath
Thornton Station
Congress
Cliff Av
Buchanan St
Desirable
Winthrop Center
Lawlor
Elliot & Whittier
Winthrop St. Fel
Willoway
Maine
Beachmont
Revere
Bowdoin St.orel
Point OF Pines
Revere St
Winthrop Highlands
E. W. Abbott
Point Shirley
Water View
Cottage Ph
Beacon St
D. M
Florida
Wheelock St
Winthrop Co-Operative Bank
Almon E. Whittemore
Treas
Crystal Cove Av
Review
H Marcel
Shirley Street
Winthrop Call Ocean
Kathryn Haslam
METAL
Harrington & Freeman
Court ST
A. Freidburg
Pauline ST. Tel
F. E. Whitman Lumber CO. Lumber
Winthrop Bridge
Joseph J. Pimentel
Davy
Douglas Hardware & Paint Store
A. L. Lawrence
Waltham Watch Co
Washington Avenue
Elks Home Telephone
Harry Bornstein
Winthrop Fire Alarm
Grovers and Cliff Avs
Floyd St. Temple and
Highland
Dean Ay
Sagamore
Almont and
Cross
Bowdoin
Ocean View
Banks
Hermon
Lincoln
Read
Jerald
Main
Marshall
Pleasant
Lincoln Sts
Court and
Loring Rds
Lowell and Loring Rds
Waldemar Av
Wheelock
Pleasant and
Sargent Sta
Somerset
Prescott
Sargent St
Johnson Av
Cottage Park Rd
Cottage Park Hotel
Orlando Av
Diamond Cord
D. J. Honan Company
Pauline St
Fire House
Diamond and Goodrich
Good Gulf
George C. Tibbetts
Kellogg’s
Walter Janvier Ie Tne
Canal Se
Arthur M. Seibert
Birch Rd
Tonic Nya
Winthrop Chain
Ingalls Station
Belgrade Ave
Roslindale
D. Spector & Sons, Proprietors
utoStrop Eee
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