Winthrop Sun Ad Lists 5 Cent Paper Outlets
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor prints an advertisement detailing locations selling the paper at 5 cents per copy. Listings include Highland Drug Store near Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot and multiple Winthrop area shops and pharmacies. Also available at 6 Shirley Street office.
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Highland Drug Store
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach & Lynn Depot
Totman & Ham
Beach Sta
Boston Gets First Green Street Letter Boxes
The Boston postal district will soon receive new street letter boxes that drop mail into the collector’s bag via a lever activated chute. The design promises time savings and reduced risk of letters sticking in the box.
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Boston
Old Steamer Connecticut Burns Off Governors Island
Crowds from East Boston and Winthrop watched as the old wooden steamer Connecticut burned at Governors Island after inked papers ignited at the stern. Flames spread within minutes, great timbers fell into the sea, and spectators retreated from the heat while hoping for dramatic movie actor rescues that never occurred.
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Governors Island
Connecticut
Boston
Winthrop
Governor's Island
Boston Bill Promises New Attractions at B F Keiths Theatre
New Boston bill features The Great Atlas Troupe of sensational aerialists from Barnum & Bailey, Kramer and Morton in blackface dances, Captain George Auger with a troupe of midgets in Jack the Giant Killer, Irwin and Herzog, Burke, King and Walsh, Bell and West, and the Oxford Trio debuting in the United States with other acts to be announced.
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Boston
B. F. Keith
Atlas
Barnum & A Riley Circus
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Kramer
Morton
George Auger
Jack
Irwin and
Herzog
Burke
King
Is dey for lady and gentleman
A comic anecdote from the New York Post tells of a determined old woman at a theater ticket window. She weighs 75 cent first balcony seats and 50 cent second balcony seats, then confirms two 75 cent tickets cost a dollar and a half. She finally asks if the seats are for lady and gentleman.
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New York Post
Ancient Jesters Comment on Deposed King
Two jesters discuss the king’s deposition and his plan to force others to earn a living on his behalf. The scene presents a sharp exchange on power and survival in a royal court.
Elderly Woman Refuses to Sign Deed Draft
In a curious scene an elderly Mrs Donahoe resists a lawyer's request to sign a deed. She mirrors spelling with a witty defiance, saying her eyes and teeth fail, and instructs to spell it as she plate. The exchange reveals her sharp humor despite aging.
Cause for Worry
A department store salesgirl yawns while preparing for work and recalls a sleepless night pondering whether a item she bought was a nickel or a broken button. Comfy and another worker discuss neighbors the Scrubbs, noting their fluctuating finances and social invites.
Rolling Stone’s Travel Insight on Rare Ordering
A sage asks what has been learned in travels and the rolling stone replies that if you want anything well done you must order it rare. The exchange uses proverb-like humor to comment on perfection and patience.
Fresh Candies Spark Nationwide Youthful Gibe
A youth with sunset socks questions candy freshness. a saleslady with Titian hair replies that the sweets are fresh but in a different class. The exchange creates a brief, colorful moment at the counter.
Happy Bride Narrative Baffles Judge in Wit and Wordplay
A courtroom aside features Hawkins asking about a daughter's remarriage. Dobbs replies truthfully that Mabel’s happiness with her first husband shapes the tale, as the judge notes the sentiment in a light exchange.
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Dobby
Hawkins
Dobbs
Mabel
Christian Harmony in a Morning Church Visit
Dialogue excerpt shows a mistress planning to take one child to church to suit her new dress while the General asks which child should go. The exchange reflects social norms and a light domestic mood of the scene.
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Mary
Married for Money. A Clever Wife and a Wealthy Husband
A young woman confesses she married for money and feigns love to secure wealth. After a cablegram signals a financial collapse, her husband learns of her deception and reveals he believed she cared, leading to mutual realization and a heartfelt reconciliation.
Foolish medical query and divorce theatrics in old papers
A physician recalls a patient asking whether eye drops should be taken before or after meals. The piece also notes a woman delaying divorce proceedings until a formal ritual mirrors their wedding day, walking in with her father to a staged ceremony.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Decision on Naked Truth statue draped with split skirt
A dialogue notes several committees reached a compromise on the statue known as the Naked Truth. An extra long headed fellow proposed draping it with a split skirt and the idea was adopted unanimously.
Pittsburgh at Noon Revealed as Prize-Winning Landscape
A gallery visitor misreads a Futurist piece titled Pittsburgh at Noon, only to learn it is a regular landscape and a prize winner after the attendant consults the catalog.
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New School of
Pittsburgh
Puzzle Woman Sparks Talk in Cracked Banter
The exchange shifts between mystery and mockery as Crimsonbeak notes a woman’s unpredictable nature. Yeast counters with a quip on her tendency to speak, highlighting a playful verbal back and forth.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Vacuum Carafes Promise Cold Water Two Days
A discussion about vacuum carafes designed for hotel rooms notes they keep water cold for about two days and allow warm baths in roughly four days, with remarks on practicality and condition.
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Bill
Jill
Fragmented dialogue on work pace and future finances
A brief exchange between a doctor and wife about working fast now and money later. The doctor warns of ruin before forty five while the wife reassures they will be able to afford it by then.
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Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Brown's Centre
Jefferson
Quality Shop
Centre Station
Williams Drug Store
Winthrop Pharmacy
Magee’s
Ner
Brown's
Wadsworth Mock
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Winthrop News Co
Shirley Street
Fletcher
Old_ Lady
Lady and
Scrubbs
Lillian Peterson
Leland Lawson
Leland
A van Cortland
John Lawson
Mediterranean
Algiers
Paris
Rome
Venice
Chateau
Heurty
Lawson
Pater
Una
Bois
Boksy
Feet
Daily Story Pub. Co
Cys
Tingere
New York
Castoria
Bears
Charles F. Totten
Winthrop Beach
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St., Winthrop
ST. Whitman
Channing Broward
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers & Surveyors
Devonshire St
Revere
Fort Hill
Revere Street
Main St
Winthrop Hardware Co
Grant, Magee’s Cor
The
Sun
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