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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
6
The Blue Bell sign promotes Pay Station use for calls to 290000 New England Telephone numbers in four northern states and 80000 cities via Long Distance lines. It warns against borrowing others telephones, noting risks of tying up lines and blocking calls.
John Muir in a dining scene with a friend loses track of orders as he obsesses over a story. He breaks off pieces of bread from a French loaf while talking until his companion asks what to order. He snaps back to reality, noting the last bite and declaring the bread "bully."
Irving R. Bacon notes people with large thumbs show practical minds and ruling instincts. He adds large thumbed women may love deeply but marry mainly if they see future bread and batter security, while they prove helpful in hardship.
A New England village school records honor Flora and Minetta Lovett for perfect attendance. They were never absent during the year except May 10 when their twin brothers fell ill from a food incident and recovered, and the occasion is noted with a tone of gentle pride.
A Chicago News item features Sandy Pikes objecting to clipping dog details while debating a housewife about a pie and a dog with no tail. The vignette notes concern over interpreting canine behavior from wagging tails and its impact on approaching the house.
A city dentist defends the profession against charges of charlatanism and graft. He argues fraud exists in all areas but notes that experienced dentists can detect dishonesty quickly by asking about previous treaters and judging workmanship, claiming a dentist cannot fool another dentist. The remark echoes a New York Globe attribution.
A primary class at a young ladies school sought to imitate the senior class by writing about nails. Five seven year olds were given half an hour. Sadie M. stood out with a witty essay listing four kinds of nails finger nails door nails toe nails and tacks, then returned to her seat unaware of the amusement she caused.
Scientists explain that insects see the net as a continuous surface due to many facet eyes and hesitate before passing, while birds clearly perceive the meshes and pass through. The text adds a moral note on choosing pleasure before duty versus duty before pleasure.
A speaker addressed a humble, intelligent audience near Whitechapel on the topic Rhymes and Rhyming. He illustrated how poetry can brighten the poor man’s hearth while noting rhyming difficulties. A heckler quipped about a seven year sentence, adding local color to the London scraps.
The term caddies or cadies once described a class of men in Scottish towns who ran errands for all, including those heading to games of golf. Now they are employed solely by the golfer for odd jobs and carrying duties.
A brief dialogue notes Smiley’s remark that he has no luck. The other speaker counters that his comment is unusual for him to complain, but Smiley clarifies he would rather have no luck than constantly be unlucky.
In a quoted exchange from Louisville Courier-Journal and Atchison Globe, a woman admits kissing a man while her friend questions the aftermath. The fragment hints at social judgment and the imagined return of a hero, triggering speculation about crowd reaction.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip questions if all men are dust and replies that many seem made of cement. The remark comes from a exchange about extending notes, reflecting a dry urban humor on patience and persistence.
Quotation on women playwrights by Max Beerbohm noting lack of authentic male characters. Argues men often depict their sex better, hindering female dramatists from achieving fully real male roles.
A fragment quoted from a theatrical piece shows a character answer to a question about crying with a witty reversal. The exchange features a stage direction style line and a playful mood.
The text presents a coin trick using a right hand and left hand to reveal which holds the even number, with a mathematical explanation. It then shifts to a discussion of storms around Cape Horn, detailing currents, winds from the Pacific, and the region’s reputation as the most stormy on Earth due to temperature contrasts and fog formation.
A party game idea where players form a circle and a leader recites a proverb half, then throws a handkerchief to another player who must add the last half of a different proverb before ten counts pass. Correct replies continue the rotation with new pairings. Examples include rolling stone knows his own father and a wise son gathers no moss.
A collection of playful definitions and rhymes about twins farming, pigs, umbrellas, and brisk songs. Includes lines about a porcelain egg under a hen and a cheerful maiden whose song grows brighter when clouds appear.
Theodore Thomas, rehearsing the Chicago Orchestra at the Auditorium, was annoyed by scene painter Albert Burridge whistling in the loft. The librarian relayed Thomas’s request to stop whistling. Burridge replied he would whistle only if the orchestra could join.
Lord Palmerston once inspected Summer In the Lowlands by Sir John Watson Gordon and questioned why the grass was long with eighty sheep in the field. The artist replied the sheep had only been turned in last night, and the lord purchased the work at a high price.
A bookmaker reflects on staying in the racing game amid people eager to hand over money. He admits trying many goods before finding that the allure lies in the crowd’s willingness to bet.
A farmer sells an old horse after slicking it up to seem young. The buyer asks questions about the horse and is surprised by its real condition. The exchange ends with a sharp retort about the horse’s true qualities.
Library of Congress records a copyright claim for a song titled The Lass on Shore with words by Geo Cooper and music by J L Gilbert. The entry notes tenor or soprano in D, published by White-Smith Music Pub Co Boston, renewal for fourteen years from April 21, 1908. Officer: Thorvald Solberg, Register of Copyrights.
White Smith Music Publishing Company declares the 2nd of March 1908 in Boston as the owner of the copyright for Light of the World Madhe de Concert by Chas D Blake. Registration notes renewal for 14 years from March 5, 1908 under U S copyright law.
Notice records claim of ownership for piano four hands pieces by O. D. Blake and White-Smith Publishing Company Boston for works including Nearer My God to Thee Fantasie, filed under copyright law.
Notice records a renewal claim under copyright law for Racquet Waltzes by Geo Thorne White-8m with Music Pub Co Boston. It states ownership rights are renewed for 14 years from March 1908, citing Herbert Putnam as official.
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