Local Advertisement Locations and News Agents List
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor announces 5 cent copies of the paper are distributed at multiple posts including Ast. Hangness opposite Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Boston Winthrop Beach News Co. opposite Beach Station J H Totman News Agency Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre Ww B Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station and at the Lewis Block Washington Ave office of publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ast
Hangness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
J. H. Totman
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown's Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
Ww. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
Dream of Winthrop’s Future Park Transforms Town Vision
A reflective piece imagines Winthrop by the Sea evolving into a modern waterfront with a wide road, canal enlarged lake, new park, bandstand, and public playground. The narrator envisions thriving trees, green spaces, athletic facilities, and canals turning marshes into safe canoeing expanse. The dream foresees rulers of improvement guiding residents to embrace natural resources and relocate those who resist progress.
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Buchanan Street
Lewis Lake
Winthrop
Ocean Beach
Shirley Street
Embryo Park
Fort Banks
Winthrop-by The-Sea
Dream Gemi
Dow
Boston Walker Plans Near Hundred Mile Patriot’s Day Trek
A. F. Hannaford of Boston intends a 24 hour walk from Boston to Winthrop for Patriots day to set a potential amateur road walking record. The route avoids the Mystic and Charles rivers, passing through Dedham Westwood Norwood Walpole Hopedale Milford Holliston Natick and finishing at Winthrop Public Library with towns such as Norfolk Wrentham Framingham Bellingham Wellesley Weston and several others along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Hannaford
Boston
Winthrop
Mystic
Charles River
Hannaford
Milford
Middlesex
Worcester County
Winthrop Public Library
Norfolk
Wrentham
Frantlin
Bellingham
Wellesley
Weston
Waltham
Belmont
Arlington
Winchester
Wobars
Stoneham
Melrose
Malden and
Revere
Richard Golden stars in A Case of Divorce at Keith's
Richard Golden wins New England audiences with Jed Prouty persona in a new vaudeville sketch A Case of Divorce based on Holman Day story Squire Bill adapted by Clay M Greene. Irene Franklin headlines with American song and Bert Green accompanies.
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Richard Golden
Jed Prouty
Golden
Clay M. Greene
Holman F. Day
Squire Bill
Jed
Keith
New York
Comedienne
Irene Franklin
Miss Franklin
Bert Green
Mortgagee's Sale of Winthrop Real Estate in 1908 Auction
Mortgagee Samuel G. Irwin will sell at public auction the Winthrop lot numbered 60 on the Whitman Breck plan, 6,454 square feet, on April 20, 1908 at 3 PM, for breach of a 1904 mortgage by Michael J. Kelly and Noran Kelly. Sale subject to unpaid taxes and recorded encumbrances. Two hundred dollars must be paid at sale. other terms announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Michael J. Kelly
Noran Kelly
Michael J
Winthrop
County of
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Whitman and Breck
Ter Street
Hermon Street
Center Street
Norherly
Hermon and
Center Streets
John E. Joyce
Samuel G. Irwin
Mase
Winthrop Post Office Letters for Week Ending April 4
List of letters remaining at the Winthrop post office for the week ending April 4 includes Fanny G Delahanty John J MacMahon James Mitchell Mrs Karl H Weinerhen Violet Whitman.
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Winthrop Post Office
Fanny G. Delahanty
John J. MacMahon
James Mitchell
Mra
Karl H. Weinerhen
Violet. Whitman
Foreclosure sale of Winthrop mortgage property in 1908
Public auction to foreclose a 1905 mortgage on a Winthrop lot of 6086 square feet, bounded by Center street and plan lines. The sale, set for April 20, 1908 at 3 PM, requires a $100 deposit and is subject to unpaid taxes and liens. Auctioneer Winthrop, Mase, notes terms at sale.
Village Struggles with Single Band Amid Quiet Years
In a small community residents note only one band exists to brighten village life, while some speak of enduring the monotony with quiet resignation. The exchange hints at a shared sense of resignation rather than celebration.
Woman Nurse Defies German Capture at Vendome Hospital
Mme Coralie Cahen, head of a French hospital in Vendome, refused to surrender the facility to Prussian forces. She declared the hospital would stay French and protected by the Red Cross and the French flag. Her stance earned German admiration and preserved care for wounded soldiers.
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Vendome
Mme
Coralie Cahen
Christian Sisters of Mercy
Mme. Cahew
Madame
Red Cross
The Manager Chooses Part for Fallen Star
The manager offers a role in a new wnson piece where villagers form a mob and hang the villain in effigy. The fallen star objects, recalling a Macbeth memory, and learns he is cast as the hanging effigy rather than the mob leader.
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Wnson
Why Maude Won't Join the Sewing Circle
Nell asks why Maude does not join the sewing circle. Belle replies she could sew but has a speech impediment. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Record with a note about 25 cent want ads in the paper.
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Nell
Maude
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Petition for administration of Harriet Jane George estate
Suffolk Probate Court cites heirs and creditors of Harriet Jane George of Winthrop to show cause why David Floyd should not be granted letters of administration. Hearing set in Boston on April 16, 1908. public notice to run weekly in Winthrop Sun and Visitor for three weeks. Notice to next of kin by mail seven days before court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Harriet Jane George
Winthrop
David Floyd
Boston
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Robert Ivant
Arthur W. Dolan
Register
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Winthrop Beach News Co
Keith’s Theatre
Mass
Commonwealth OF Massachu
George G. Fox Co
What Is
Castoria
Centiinse Castoria
Centaur
Mpany, TY Murr
Hyreet
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educato
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Krell
Ludwig
Winter
Shultz
Blake's Piano
Washington St
Hoston
Chas. F. Totti
Winthrop Beach
Garden Tools
Leeds
Heath & Milligan’s
Winthrop Hardware Co
Revere St
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St. Winthrop
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