Curio town items mix pipes to prayer and progress
Curiously diverse notes report a Piedras Negras theater installing a large pipe organ, a dramatic rise in Methodist membership to 4 180 864, and a 82 mile canal project in Matanzas Cuba. Other items mention lens aided scissors, Wisconsin Lutheran dominance, North Borneo timber studies, bequests to Lindenwood and Westminster colleges, peanut exports tied to California seed, Austin's waste fuel plant turning city garbage into oakons, and coal comparisons.
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Austin
Tex
Revised Proverbs on Knowledge and Wisdom
A fragmentary quote attributed to a Judge contrasts those who do not know with those who are ignorant of their ignorance. It advises listening to the humble and cautioning against the self unaware to avoid missing wisdom awakening in others.
Among the Inventors in Brief News
French researchers show iodine and bromide vapors pass thin glass at room temperature. British engineers aim to save 12 percent fuel by using air gaps between ship hulls. New sun shielding tires and spring driven shades debut. A high power French static machine uses an ebonite cylinder. A Polish hand held camera operates by compressed air when a button is pressed. A steel steering lock limits car movement to a circle. German jointed metal strips raise or lower multiple ventilators with one lever.
Health Hints Drill as Mental and Physical Discipline
The article emphasizes drill as a discipline for mind and body, linking preparedness to strength and endurance. It notes obesity stems from overeating and underexertion, stresses correct breathing, water intake, outdoor activity, and a liver’s role, and urges proper hydration, posture when drinking, skin upkeep through bathing and perspiration as essential.
Winthrop News Highlights Local Happenings
Winthrop Sun notes news from Brown's and Highlands drug stores, school closings, Thanksgiving mail disruption, and a Maine auto trip. Locals Gibbons and Letellier cited, Elks memorials, Red Cross sewing machine requests, baby Elks prize, pianos for sale, and a St John guild sale upcoming. Also reports service flag honor, church events, charity events, and railroad schedule changes.
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John H. Griffin
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop Social Notes Highlight Visits and Local Events
Miss Frances Foster returns from Thanksgiving visit with Mrs. C A Rhines and others in Lynn Wilmington and East Boston. Chief Burrill returns from Patterson New Jersey. Beachmont Wet Wash growing business in Winthrop. Whist party hosted by St Vincent Orphan Guild. A Norman Sharp named junior class VP at Boston University. Eleanor Powers to Washington for government position. Winthrop Woman's Club prepares a program featuring Louis Besserer and James Ecker. Captain Love to Fort Monroe after training camp.
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St. John’s Guild
Episcopal
Bowdoin Street
Winthrop Branch
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Charles A. Kimball
Winthrop Street
William M. Donovan
Woman's Alliance
Oaks
Unitarian Church
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Guild
A. Norman Sharp
Pico Avenue
Arthur Page Sharp
College of Liberal Arts
Boston University
Sharp
Melrose High School
Eleanor Powers
Temple Avenue
Miss Powers
Washington
Winthrop
Winthrop Woman's Club
Louis Besserer
James Ecker
Ecker
Georgia A. Jarvis
Baker Fox wedding linked Winthrop families in 1915
Lewis Franklin Baker and Miss Francis Elizabeth Fox of Winthrop wed at the bride’s mother’s home on Sagamore Avenue with Rev Edward B. Sanders officiating. The bride, a Winthrop High School and Boston University graduate, teaches at Uxbridge High. Sgt Baker, of Charlton, serves at Camp Devens. couple to reside in Uxbridge after a brief wedding trip.
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Seret
Lewis Franklin Baker
Francis Elizabeth Fox
Winthrop
Blanche Cs. Fox
Sagamore Avenue
Edward B. Sanders
Fitchburg
Marian Fox
Betty Kirtland
Malden
Helen Johnson
Wakefield
Willis Baker
Charlton
Winthrop High School
Boston University
Uxbridge High School
William L. Fox
Sergeant Baker
Darius Baker
Dresser Hill
25Th Company
7Th Battalion
Depot Brigade
Camp
Devens
Baker
Red Cross Activities Aid Local Guards and Fort Banks
Winthrop residents assist the Red Cross with equipment and supplies for State Guard duties through the Metropolitan Chapter. A patriotic ball at the Flks Hall on December 4, chaired by Herbert Clough, supports the Red Cross treasury. At Fort Banks Thanksgiving saw $100 raised for entertainment after a soldier dinner, with crayon artist Pitt Parker and the Nottingham Ladies' Quartette performing.
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Winthrop
State Guard
Red Cross
Metropolitan
Boston
Flks
Herbert Clough
Red Cross Treasury
Fort Banks
Treasury
Harold Orcutt
J. Stewart Carr
Fort Gymnasium
Pitt Parker
Nottingham
No Chance in Love Confession from Miss Ethel
A brief exchange reveals a shy suitor’s plea to Miss Ethel about a future romance, met with a firm rebuff. The dialogue captures a moment of unfulfilled affection and social restraint.
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Miss Ethel
Nine Winthrop Men Receive Commissions in New National Army
The article profiles nine Winthrop men earning commissions in the National Army. It notes backgrounds and service paths including Second Lieutenants Almeda Remby Gersumky and Max, detailing birthplaces, education at Boston Latin, Harvard, and the Harvard R O T, and affiliations with local lodges.
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Winthrop
NEW National Army
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Winthrop Co-operative Bank
Lincoln
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A. P. Wentworth
Buchanan Street
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Aloha
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T._F. Burke
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R. J
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Edward A. Buss
Water Street
Circuit Road
O. KE. Pettman & Co. Electricians
Chelsea
Milo Tf
Piedras Negras
Methodist Episcopal Church
Matanzas
Cuba
Wisconsin
British North Borneo
United States
James G. Butler
St. Louis
Lindenwood College For Women
St. Charles
Westminster College
Fulton, Mbd
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Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Brown’s Drug Store
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Stover's Drug Store
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Highlands
the Sun and Visitor
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Brockton
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Jefferson Street
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
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Joseph Bernhardt
Walker Street
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Geo. E. Wales
Wainthrop
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State Armory
Court Road
Angus Kirby
Mary Abely
Adelaide Robicheau
Mary Tierney
Katherine Moran
Margaret Harvey
Gertrude McCormack
Anna Barnes
Gertrude Kenney
Bertha LeCour
Lo Oelock Frida
Ernie
Welock
Nicht
Lue Bose
Teplice Avenue
Occus
Wilhiam Hi
Crest Avenue
Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association
Deane Winthrop House
Elmer E. Dawson
William W. Peck
Ayer
Camp Devens
Frances’ Priscilla Foster
Lynn
Donald Marr
Wilmington
Burrill
Patterson
N.J
Beachmont Wet Wash
Herbert C. Dow
John Dow
Lowell
Joseph Nerkampen
East Boston
L. M. Mosman
Linden
Pauline R. Nickerson
Danvers
John E. Joyce
301St Regiment
Mabel Mulrey
Baker—Fox
Castoria
Loring Road
Hagman
Winthrop Blue Lodg of Masons
Winthrop Royal Arch
Crystal Bay Lodge of Odd Fellows
Winthrop Athletic Association
Almeda
Jarius S. Hendrick
Boston Latin School
Harvard
Plattsburg
Harvard R. C. T
Remby
Joshua Remby
Board of Selectmen
University of Vermont
Winthrop Blue Lodge of Masons
Gersumky
Max
Harvard R. O. T
North End Savings Bank
Court St
Boston, Mass
Frank E, Buxton
F. J. Tukey
Winthrop Center
Totham & Hams
Columbia Square
Suburban Gas & Electric CO
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