Boston Elevated Railways announces spring schedule changes
The notice details Orient Heights to Scollay Square service via tunnel with 5.23 a.m. start and varied intervals through night, including Sundays. Special cars may be chartered for events. inquiries to the Transportation Office at 101 Milk Street. August 8, 1908. C. B. Sergeant, Vice-President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Heights
Scollay Square
Gladstone Street
Superintendent of Transportation
Milk Street
Winthrop Post Office Hours and Mail Deadlines
City postal office details list daily opening hours for offices money order and registration windows, carrier delivery times, and Sunday holiday schedules. It includes street box pickup times, sub stations, international money order rules, and mail close and arrival times with David Belcher as superintendent.
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Bates Avenue
Washington Avenue
Winthrop Street
Pleasant Street
Sunnyside Avenue
Bartlett Road
Pauline Street
Court Road
Lincoln Street
Reed Street
Centre R. R
Ocean View
Revere Street
Cherry
Summit
Highlands Station
Crest Avenue
Cor Green
Ocean Spray
Sea Foam Avenue
Shirley R. R
Cottage Street
Hillside Avenue
Shirley Street
Gove
Cor. Sturgis
Boston Revere Beach Lynn RR Timetable May 28 1908
Daily weekday and weekend train times from Boston to Orient Heights Beachmont Beach Bath House West Lynn Lynn and Winthrop with departures to Boston via Highlands Ingalls and Highlands routes. Notices state departure times not guaranteed and company not responsible for delays. Officials H. L. Hoyt and A. Fenno endorse timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Heights
Beachmont Crescent Beach
Bath House
West Lynn
Winthrop Beach
Highlands
Ingalls
Winthrop Fire Alarm Manual and Box Locations
Instructions list fire alarm boxes by location in Winthrop with streets and intersections. It includes bell codes, alarm procedures, and contact details for Central and Beach stations along with officials and staff names and the 1908 Board of Fire Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Beach Station
F. W. F. Woollcott
H. W. Roberts, Jr
Women Suffrage Debate Across Atlantic Divides
A letter discusses Mrs. Humphry Ward and the English suffrage movement versus American views. It argues British tactics alienate voters in the United States, notes Ward already holds municipal rights, and distinguishes local enfranchisement from national parliamentary suffrage. It warns against conflating English and American suffrage debates.
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Great Britain
America
England
Evening Games Describe Ladies Gowns and Pins
A party organizes light hearted games with men describing a chosen lady's gown within ten minutes. Women compete in a silly contest filling a pin cushion with holes pre-made while judges pick the best description and best feminine effort. The winning male earns a book of portraits of famous beauties in historical dress.
Observing a Girl by Her Clothes and Details
The passage explains how men assess a girl by small details of attire and grooming. It notes run down shoes, worn gloves, missing buttons, and lack of pressing as telltale signs, while exaggerating impressions of neatness or slovenliness. It contrasts impressionistic views of color and material with precise observations of minor flaws.
Eden Garden and Eve tale of temptation
A National Food Magazine verse parodies the Eden story with Adam gardening while Eve seeks robe clothin and temptation follows. The poem uses playful dialect to recount the biblical myth in lighthearted fashion.
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Garden of Eden
National
Curtain loops in upholstery reflect country house charm
An upholstery note outlines choosing curtain loops to unify varied draperies. It highlights grass linen loops, ready embroidered strips, and shaped options. The piece compares looped back curtains with straight hangings for summer country rooms, and mentions revival of antique supports in cretonne and other fabrics with glass or crystal imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wistaria
A Good Letter and the Social Duty of Tone
A discussion of letter writing as social contract, urging ease and courtesy over strict formality. It argues against egotism and overprecise phrasing, notes edited letters by famous figures, and favors dropping the word I from openers to convey genuine sentiment.
New Princess Gown Hanger From Cardboard Tube
A simple hanger idea uses a 12 inch by 2 inch pasteboard tube covered in Dresten ribbon with edges sewn. The ends are folded in and pasted, leaving openings to thread a 1 inch wide ribbon through. The gown is placed with the waist over the tube and tied into a bow, suited for dresses with impractical waist tapes.
Concerns About Women and Social Roles in London News
The article notes Bernard Shaw's wife a suffragist marching in London and recounts a playful exchange about pushchairs and dogs in the procession. It highlights small gender contrasts, women as club and archaeology authorities like Mrs Morton Worthan Sloan, and various humorous security devices by women against burglars.
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Bernard Shaw
London
Morton Worthan Sloan
West Virginia
Sloan
Richmond
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia State Federation
A Cure for Freckles and Skin Cream Formulas
A dated remedy advises a facial treatment to remove freckles using a lacic acid based lotion, with glycerin and rosewater, applied with a linen rag. It warns of varying skin tolerance and suggests an elder flower oil cream to prevent burning and soften skin, claiming smoother, dainty skin after nightly massage.
Home Made Repairs and Care for Trunks and Clothing
Practical tips on repairing trunks with torn hinges and lining using tape and wallpaper, plus home polish recipes for different woods. Includes fabric care like tansy whitener, boiling procedures for clothes, and guidance on repurposing lingerie pieces into corset covers.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Sergeant
Winthrop
David Belcher
Boston, Revere Beach
Lynn R. RB
Boston
Lynn
Rane
Winthrop Centre
P.M. Winthrop
H. L. Hoyt
G. T .A. Jan A. Fenno
Winthrop Fire Alarm
Shirley St
Siren Ave
Harbor View Ave
Cottage St
Hillside Ave
Crystal Cove
Farnbar
App. U. S. A
Tewksbury St
Shore Drive
Sturgis St
Ocean Ave
Pearl Ave
Mermaid Ave
Beach Road
Locust St
Crest
Gravers
Cliff Aves
Floyd St
Temple
Highland Aves
Revere St
George Turner
Sagamore Ave
Almont and
Cross Sts
Winthrop St
Bowdoin
Ocean View Sts
Banks
Hermon and Lincoln Sts
Main and
Marsnall
Pleasant
Lincoln
Sts. -S Teanwanade
Court and Loring
Waldemar Ave
Wheelock St
la Sargent St
Pleasant St
Johnson Ave
Cottage Park
Cottage Park Road
TrAial
Chester Ave
Kimball's
Frank
Barrett
Photographic Studio
Wadsworth Block
Walter Bs Thayer
Walter B. Thayer
Winthrop, Maes
Robert P. Murphy
HOTEL
Albany
41St Street
Broadway
New York
College Inn
Co-operative Bank
AB. Whitpemore, Sec’y. and
Treas
Wadsworth
Mass
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