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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
4
A writer in St James Budget cites a poet describing a beautiful girl with hair nearly golden. The exchange probes originality and a whisper as a metaphor for silence, with a playful, self-aware tone about avoiding egotism. The piece blends literary reflection with a memory of Indian burial customs and magazine notes from the Winthrop Sun and Visitor.
The pelican is not attractive yet shows regular habits. Parent birds catch fish and store them in elastic pouches under the beak to feed their young, with pouches holding three to eight pounds. Odor comes from decaying fish, and the bird is tireless in air and water but awkward on land.
A naturalist reports experiments reviving frozen insects. A brittle cecropia moth revived in twenty seconds near a stove, and newly hatched io moths, ants, butterflies, and house flies did similar. newer hatchlings resist cold better than older ones.
The organ’s invention is shrouded in mystery. Attributions point to Ctesibius of Alexandria around 250 B C and Archimedes about 220 B C. It likely reached Europe from the eastern Greek world and was used in churches for devotion by about A D 650.
A minister paused during a service to apologize for a missed notice. He then humorously began to read the hymn aloud with a playful misquote, eliciting amused reactions from the audience as he altered the line to describe himself as a thoughtless wretch in mock humility.
A collection of quotes on language and genius. The note cites Country Life on standardizing vowel sounds and Twain at a New York banquet describing genius as a man who knows more than he can learn. Handel and a remark about facing trouble are included with brief anecdotes.
The twenty sixth August Conference for Christian Workers founded by D L Moody ends with delegates from across the country and international speakers. The laymen's subcon ference was highly practical and athletic events featured a Moody tennis tournament and a Methodist victory over the Baptists in baseball.
Mr and Mrs T F Lennon of Winthrop and others from Charlestown East Boston Elizabeth NJ and New York visit The Surfside for the season. A Sunday musicale featuring about a dozen guests including Mrs Dr J Raymond and Doris Levin is reported along with piano solos by Benjamin Morris.
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor consolidated on December 9, 1905 and is listed as published in the Lewis Block opposite Beach Station. The notice indicates the paper opens daily and every Thursday evening from 7:30 to Saturday August 22, 1908.
Hortense Dudley Hay, Regent of Deane Winthrop Chapter D A R, defends town events and exhibits showcasing colonial-era life. She notes efforts to provide wholesome amusements for visitors and residents, and laments a critic who has not even entered the Chapter room.
Miss Josephine L Munsil of Brookline canvasses beachcottage residents and summer visitors to back a recordbreaking event, earning numerous assurances while a weekly list of letters awaiting pickup in Winthrop shows many names including Miss Elsie Noonan and Mrs. Delia Brown.
The August visitors list at Young's Hotel, run by Mr. and Mrs. George A. Cabot, features Worcester residents such as E. W. Burns and family, Misses Burns, Kingston, Holton, Drury, Longrall, Snyder, Eaton, Warfield, Norwood, Buttler, Carroll, Reynolds, and others. Springfield attendees include F. B. Jordan and numerous young ladies. Holyoke entrants include Mary Mulligan, Mary Leary, Anna Leary, Anna McCabe, Katherine Callahan, and Delia Moriarty. Also noted are Mrs. E. T. LeDuke and daughters, plus several Brownes and related individuals.
Saugus assessors announce a rate hike of five dollars per thousand to 2.80, up from 17.80 last year, blaming too low a prior rate and a $538,509 drop in real estate valuation plus $29,392 fall in personal taxes. Protest over last year’s valuation led to reductions this year.
Four Winthrop girls Kathleen and Edith Atkinson Frances Pero Alice Knight organized a charity afternoon fair on Mrs Norah Barbour's veranda. The event featured handmade items lemonade candy and cake with Mrs Knight handling proceeds totaling 46 dollars for the Floating Hospital. Master Nelson Barbour supervised the grab-box amusements entertaining attendees.
The famous tenor Carel Brignoli, famed for his voice, was easily flattered and once invited New York orchestra members to supper at the Ballverett House after their applause. He reportedly spent $500 on the supper and feared drafts, taking three quarters of an hour to brace against cold before leaving his room. He paced the hall, waited in a cooler lobby, and paraded the vestibule to endure the draft before stepping out.
At the Ocean View Hotel the Dorothea Dix Hall Association child entertainment drew about 1500 guests in the main dining room last Thursday evening followed by an informal dance with Mrs A Stanford Wright of Boston at the piano. Readings by Mrs T J Coughlin of Boston opened the later program. A large Sunday dinner gathering saw about 200 guests. A list of recently registered visitors includes Mrs H M Childs Syracuse NY Miss Mamie Cashman near Syracuse E J O Connell Springfield Mrs L G Dunpree Brockton Miss Clara R Dunpree Brockton Rev W J Stewart and wife Whitman and a party of Waterbury Conn young ladies among them Misses Agnes R McElroy Della R McElroy Gertrude Ti McElroy Helen L Carroll Katherine A Carroll Elizabeth L Quinn Mr and Mrs C C Dow and family Roxbury R B Sturtevant Warner B Sturtevant Springfield Mr and Mrs H O D Carruthers Holyoke M E McCabe Pawtucket R J R E Fay and K A Conley Haverhill Eugene Buckley and family West Somerville Mr and Mrs Carl F Jaensen Washington DC Mr and Mrs C W Powers Boston Mr and Mrs W F Richmond Shelburne Falls Mr and Mrs L Bowen Chicago Mr and Mrs E B Cooley Holyoke
A Illi nois political convention renominated a friend with praise for war and peace services. A dissenting voice urged choosing the best runner, challenging the war record claim. A fable-like closing pair of animal anecdotes followed the debate.
The Nevada reports new guests including Miss Minnie Hercules and Miss Fannie Falkson both of Roxbury. Mr. and Mrs. Mose Morris and their two sons Ben and Joe Morris of Roxbury are also guests. Miss M. J. Margueratt of Dorchester stays for three weeks. The guests are noted for their musical talents and lively house atmosphere.
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