Lawn Party Aids St John’s Parish in Winthrop
St John’s Church Winthrop hosts an extensive lawn party with 25 tables, games for children, dancing on a central platform, illuminated grounds, and prizes. Rev. John H. Griffin and Rev. D Gorman led the event with doctors and local residents assisting. notable activities included potato and dash races, sack races, and eye and toe races for children and youths.
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St. John’s
Winthrop
St. John's Parish
John H. Griffin
Blasco
Harvey
William Horgan
Thomas Sheeney
Hale
Sullivan
Burke
Tracey
Clarke
Girls Play Ball at Cottage Park Hotel Game
Seventeen guests from the Cliff House and Cottage Park Hotels played baseball on Cottage Park grounds in Winthrop Saturday afternoon. The Cliff House team won sixteen to eight against the Cottage Park team. The Peaches protested the inclusion of ten year old Freddie Burke at shortstop after his second inning homer. Frances Hastings pitched for the winners and Marjorie Leslie pitched for the Peaches allowing twelve runs.
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Cliff House
Cottage Park
Winthrop
Cliff House Penches
Freddie Burke
Frances Hasting
Marjorie Leslie
Peaches
Winthrop Sun and Visitor street sale locations
Copies of this paper are available for two cents each at multiple outlets. Buy at A T Busness near Highland Station Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Depot Boston and at Winthrop Beach Station Rogers Centre Store Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre W O B Thayer Ocean Spray B Pharmacy Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station and at the office in Lewis Block Washington Avenue.
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A. T
Busness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
Winthrop
Troop Beach
Stattonr
Rogers’ Centre
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown's
Wadsworth
Centre
W. OB. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Avenue
Bride-to-be Elizabeth Lowerre buried on wedding day
The funeral for Elizabeth Lowerre of Flatbush took place at her sister Mrs. Robert E. McConnell’s home in Brooklyn just as her wedding to Edwin Sherwood of Bridgeport was to occur. She died suddenly in Winthrop on Wednesday while resting prior to the planned ceremony. Rev. Dr Brigham led the services, with Sherwood as chief mourner.
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All Souls’ Church
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Lowerre
Flatbush
New York
Robert E. McConnell
Rugby Road
Lowerre
Winthrop
McConnell
Locust Street
Winthrop Highlands
Edwin (. Sherwood
Bridgeport
Curtis B
Elizabeth
Wright
Sherwood
Dr. Brigham
AH Souls
Benison
Winthrop Centre
Tragedy on Bridge as Train Fatally Injures East Boston Man
Ernesto Moschera 44 of 9 Boardman Street East Boston was fatally injured on a trestle alongside the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Sunday afternoon. A Winthrop bound locomotive struck him as he sat with another man on the bridge between Orient Heights and Jeffreys Point. he died Monday from severe injuries including a broken spine and internal damage.
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Ernesto Moschera
Boardman Street
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Moschera
Orient Heights
Jeffreys Point
Winthrop
Maschera
Autos damaged at Winthrop collision near beach station
A two seated runabout driven by Joseph Cahill of 714 Massachusetts avenue and a four seated touring car driven by Theodore A. Bissell of Technology Chambers collided on Shirley street near the Winthrop Beach station last Sunday evening. Both cars were moving slowly and no one was injured. Steering gear on both machines was rendered useless.
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Joseph Cahill
Massachusetts Avenue
Theodore A. Bissell
Technology Chambers
Shirley Street
Winthrop Beach
Winthrop
Pointe Shirley Yacht Club Nears New Clubhouse Completion
Members of the Pointe Shirley Yacht Club congratulate progress on the new clubhouse at Point Shirley. The wharf, nearly finished, extends 1000 feet from shore and 8 feet wide. Work on the clubhouse will commence at once, with a float placed beside the wharf to allow tidal landings anytime.
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Pointe Shirley
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Winthrop Listings
A series of property transfers show Lucinda A Atwood to Arthur H Atwood on Pleasant street for $1, Edith Melvin to Mary A Atwood also on Pleasant street for $1, Whitfield E Porter et al to Anna J Scanlan at Harvard and Payson Streets for $1, Erick G Hagman et ux to Fernando S Lobao on Hermon street for $1, Augustus P Loring trustee to Evelyn M Flaherty on Loring and Court roads for $525, William H Flaherty et ux to Erick G Hagman et al on Loring and Court roads for $1, Harry Lee et ux to James T Gunn on Shirley and Cutler streets for $1.
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Lucinda A. Atwood
Arthur the Atwood
Pleasant Street
Arthur H. “Atwood
Edith Melvin
Mary A. Atwood
Whitfield E. Porter
Anna J. Scanlan
Harvard
Payson Streets
Erick G. Hagman
Fernando S. Lobao
Hermon Street
Augustus P. Loring
Evelyn M. Flaherty
Loring Road
Court Road
William H. Flaherty
Erick_G. Hagman
Harry _ Lee
James T. Gunn
Shirley
Cutler Streets
Winthrop Post Office Letters Summary for Week
List of letters remaining at Winthrop post office for week ending August 7 1909 includes Miss Esther Aldrich Mrs Mary E Bellinger Miss Fannie Burke Miss Elsie Collins Mrs Lee Diamond W Gilson TJ Huston Mrs Alice H Jones Mr and Mrs N Lindsay Mrs F H Mills Miss A R Nye Mrs Catherine Walsh.
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Winthrop
Esther Aldrich
Mary EB. Bellinger
Fannie Burke
Elsie Collins
Lee Diamond
TJ. Huston
Alice H. Jones
N.lindsay
F. H. Mills
A. R. Nye
Catherine Walsh
Surprise Gift For George A Wigman At Prendle Home
A surprise presentation of a traveling bag was given to Mr. George A. Wigman on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace HM Prendle 16 Crest Avenue where he is a guest. Hugh Lawson presented the gift and Wigman pledged to pay back the favor before his upcoming marriage to a Colorado young lady. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ev T Hall, Mr. and Mrs. C L Garritt, Mrs. George McIntosh, Miss Helene Haynes, Miss Ella M Stuart, Mr. Frank Haynes, Mr. Frank W Dykeman, Mr. Frank H Roseboom, Mr. J D Spaulding, Mr. Peter H Lawson, Mr. Leonard B Lawson, and Mr. J D Taylor.
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George A. Wigman
Wallace
HM Prendle
Crest Avenue
Hugh Lawson
Wignan
Lawson
Colorado
Ev T. Hall
C. L. Garritt
George McIntosh
Helene Haynes
Ella M. Stuart
Frank Haynes
Frank W. Dykeman
Frank H. Roseboom
J.D. Spaulding
Peter H. Lawson
Leonard B. Lawson
J. D. Taylor
Let Those Vacant Rooms by Advertising in the Sun and Visitor
A note urges hotel and lodging owners to advertise empty rooms in the Sun and Visitor newspapers. It promotes rapid fill of vacancies by reaching readers seeking accommodations and leveraging regional coverage. The item reflects typical classified-ad style notices.
Dancing Party at Crest Lodge Highlights Locust Street Social Scene
A gala night at Crest Lodge on Locust street featured Miss Annie Mooney hosting friends for dancing and cheering. Attendees included Henry Davis Lecitia McCue the McCue family and numerous named guests and couples enjoying the event.
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Crest Lodge
Locust Street
Annie Mooney
Henry Davis
Lecitia McCue
Wilder
Margaret Gibbons
Helen Gibbons
Louise E. Barrett
James Doyle
Cobb
Swiver
Cahill
Ethel Todd
Ethel Todd, Mr. and Mrs.c. Fr. McCue
Frank Converse
Mahoney
Robinson
O'Gorman
Ans
Bergen
Albert Bergen
Smonds
Henrietta Simonds
Alice Barnes
Barnes
A. Mooney
L. Kantian
Mtiss B-Kaufman
Kaufman
W. G. Twining
Graney
Mack
McCarthy
Finn
Carleton
Josephine Carleton
Keiths Theatre Promotes Double Shows Week
Keiths Theatre announces a star studded week starting Artrust 9th featuring the Fadettes and a line of vaudeville acts. Ben Welch the Hebrew and Italian impersonator, Fred St Onge and his wheel act, Kelly and Kent, Miss Kent as a Bowery girl, Sadie Jansell, the Flying Martins acrobats, Clinton and Jermon in Back to Louisville, and Estelle Wordette and Company in a sketch headline the program.
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Fadettes
B. F. Keith
Ben Welch
Fred St. Onge
Kelly
Kent
Miss Kent
Bowery
Sadie Jansell
The
Flying Martins
Clinton and
Jermon
Louisville
Estelle Wordette and Company
Three Twins to Open Boston Theatre Week of August Jord
The Boston Theatre will feature the musical comedy Three Twins as its opening attraction for a week in August. The original New York Herald Square cast returns with Clifton Crawford and Bessie McCoy leading a strong ensemble. Revised from a farce by Mrs. Pacheo with lyrics by O A Hauerbach and music by Karl Hoschna, the show is praised for nonstop humor and novel stage effects.
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America
Boston Theatre
Boston
Herald Square Theatre
New York
Clifton Crawford
Bessie McCoy
Charles Dickson
Mercury cleanup tip with tin foil roll method
A historical advice note describes collecting spilled mercury by rolling tin foil to a pencil lead size, touching it to globules, then squeezing the gathered amount into a suitable container. The technique emphasizes using foil to pick up small mercury droplets safely.
New Year Sneeze Believed to Bring Misfortune
A superstition described in a Chinese tale says a sneeze at midnight on New Year’s Eve signals bad luck. To avert it a person must beg for small tortoise-shaped cakes from three different families and eat one before midnight.
A Prodigy Dog Story About Mr. Jefferson
A New Iberia dog trainer showcases clever tricks but Joseph Jefferson outdoes him with a dejected dog that fetches a shoe and then a specific Dickens second volume from the library. The trick unfolds as boys conceal successive items, delighting Jefferson and onlookers.
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Joseph Jefferson
New Iberia
Mr. Jefferson
Jefferson
Nevill Henshaw
Bohemian
Table Mountain Tops Capetown Landmark and Flora
Capetown greets travelers with Table Mountain rising almost 4000 feet behind the city. The flat summit spans about three square miles and is famed for the tablecloth of clouds that sometimes surrounds it. A unique flower grows atop the peak, and a rare silver leaf tree lies at the base on the northern side.
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Capetown
South Africa
The Quiet Kiss Under Darkened Room
He asks if she would be angry to kiss her and she replies she turned on the light long ago. He contemplates how other young men who began behind him could still pass him in the race of life.
A Chronic Grumbler and the Whist Hand
Charles Lamb recounts a chronic grumbler at whist who, with few trumps, receives all thirteen cards by trickery. The man gains no satisfaction, lamenting that though he has trumps he has no other cards. The tale ends with the grumbler admitting he has trumps but nothing else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Tom
Lamb
Woman Seeks Fourth Dimension In Jest
An amused line in Puck notes a woman declaring her grasp of the fourth dimension with earnest flair. The quip contrasts feminine interest in metaphysics with convention.
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Puck
Homeward calls echo in anxious house scene
The head of a household asks if a young man will return home while the mother replies that he always has gone back before, reflecting a tense domestic moment in a Washington Herald excerpt.
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Washington Herald
Father Figure Exposes Smoking Habit Tale
A brief Detroit Free Press quip quotes a boy admitting to smoking as an adult questions whether his father knows. The exchange notes a lax attitude toward cigars.
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Detroit Free Press
A Useless Rule in Bridge Lesson Quip
A Philadelphia Record excerpt shows a teaching moment where he says play trumps when in doubt and she counters that doubt leaves her unsure what the trump is. The exchange captures a lighthearted card game dialogue from a historical column.
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Philadelphia
Noted Woman Says Weight Myth Undercuts Worth
A Philadelphia Record column notes a woman's self worth tied to body image, suggesting she would resist excess weight despite believing in self value and gold standard proportions. The quip reflects era attitudes on female appearance and social judgment.
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Philadelphia Record
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Martha Jenkins
Nora Pike
Rudolph Murray
Robert Jenkins
Margaret Maloney
Daniel Campbell
J. F. Caulfield
Mary Maloney
William Jenkins
Sarah Goodwin
H. P. Lappen
Susie Hasson
Gertrude Lappen
Vwmiss
Sarah Tenry
Ksathleen Goodwin
James H. Doyle
Mary Boylan
Edith
Agnes Cyr
Annie
Julia Visall
Joe Pero
Mary Butler
May
Marjorie Manuin
Louise Cody
Ruth Sullivan
Blanche Hayes
George Harris
Nancy
James McGlynn
Theo, McGlynn
Mo Lie Call
Edward Furness
Eleanor Wickham
Julia Sullivan
Agnes Curran
Josephine Molloy
Alice McDonald
Frank Maloney
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Point Shirley
Winthrop Real Estate
Keith’s Theatre
Fletcher
Table Mountain
Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Winthrop, Mass
Floyd & Tucker
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
School Street
Winthrop St
H.T. Whitman
Channing Howard
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Devonshire St
Winthrop and
Revere
Fort Hill
Gabler
Shoninger
Ludwig & CO
Winter & CO. Bays
Blake. the
Piano
Man
Washington St
Oxford
R. J. Promises
Revere Street
Tel
Winthrop Hardware Company
W. G. Grant
Magee’s Corner
Winthrop Delivery
Kilby Street
East Boston
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