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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
6
A dialogue highlights a geologist who claims to date the earth, an astronomer who weighs the moor, and a capitalist named Mr Grabcom who predicts stock market moves tomorrow. The scene pokes fun at pretentious experts and speculative wealth in a social setting.
A young man and an old bachelor debate love as a disease doctors cannot cure. The old man recalls a friend cured by a female physician who married him, revealing a lighthearted twist on romance.
A suffragette candidate confronts a man offering to sell his vote. She refuses, declaring it not worth a dollar. The man pushes back offering 97 cents and suggests double voting for a dollar ninety three. The exchange captures a cartoonish chamber of political barter.
Society gossip notes that Miss Knowsitt cannot reconcile with Mr Leads who, though very rich and possessing much space, fails to act with proper manners. The column mocks his social missteps and wealth.
Despite the high cost of living sparking alarm elsewhere, a farmer stays untroubled by price hikes. The piece contrasts urban concern with rural resilience as the farm dweller keeps steady routines and budgets despite economic pressure.
A fiancé recalls a late night thought wave exchange at a club around midnight. He says a distracting influence may have caused him to miss an easy billiards shot, leaving ambiguity about the exact timing and source of the disturbance.
A student cites Demosthenes using pebbles to sharpen speech and a contemporary quips that many men talk too much after drinking rock and rye. A brief depot exchange follows with Hyker asking Pyker for a temporary loan before departure to the West.
Dribbles asks about a restaurant job while Scribbles scolds his literary retreat as hunger drives action. Braggs boasts of an uncle with money to do as he pleases. Naggs retorts that his uncle can make his wife do as she pleases.
Henry asks Omar to have a drink this morning but Omar declines saying he has sworn off. Parker remarks Omar seems thirsting for notoriety.
A landlady asks a wary Irish boarder if he will have a piece of apple pie. He jokes about health and recalls an uncle who died of apple pl exy, suggesting fear of a similar outcome. The exchange captures light humor and staged concern at a shared table.
People in the neighborhood reported a burglary last night. The suspect was described as neither a menacing brute nor a well-dressed gentleman. Residents expressed disappointment at the robber’s unremarkable appearance.
A statesman is described as paying attention to constituent wishes only to forget them, as letters from voters are filed by his secretary and then ignored. The remark notes the tension between public input and political memory.
A pessimist notes parental resistance to marriage. "You say your mother is willing you should marry me, but your father isn't?" "Yes. They never can agree. Married folks never can."
A reflective note on how leaders of the people feel acute dismay when their guidance goes unheeded and ignored by the public, highlighting a sense of neglect and frustration among those in charge.
A dialogue hints at injustice toward bald headed men and foresees a future tale about a bald headed hero. The exchange suggests societal bias and a hopeful romantic reversal in fiction.
A chorus girl plaintiff testifies about her life as the judge weeps and the courtroom is steeped in gloom. The atmosphere lightens when the lawyer begins reading love letters from the millionaire defendant.
A humorous piece on bass fishing lists odd gear and tactics. It jokes about boats priced at 50 cents, a tomato can for bailing, and improvised equipment while poking fun at anglers. Zim makes a wry aside about church pews and stubborn boat comfort.
A Baltimore convention report from the American Numismatic Association claims Cleopatra was not beautiful. Coin portraits shown by attendees suggest irregular features, a flat chest, large ears, small eyes, and a scrawny neck, implying the queen would not have endorsed such likenesses.
A humorous social column suggests playful, satirical advice for housewives. It pokes fun at husbands and fashion, encourages DIYlaundry, and offers witty tips on clothing care and domestic life with dated tone and playful jabs. The piece underscores gender roles and light household humor.
A humorous dictionary entry from the Indianapolis Star defines playful terms such as Books-Vehicles for conveying thought and Death as the relief from troubles. It lists items like a man’s best friend or worst enemy and Cupid’s assist to describe traits, with light satirical definitions.
Heirs and all interested persons are cited in Suffolk Probate Court for the estate of Charles F Cass late of Winthrop Massachusetts. Catherine L Craib of Montreal has petitioned for letters testamentary without bond. Court date December 14 1916 at 10 a.m. in Boston. Public notice to be printed weekly for three weeks and notices mailed seven days prior. Judge Robert Grant. Register Arthur W Dolan. N25 3t
The speaker jokes that marriage to a small woman was chosen for practicality, citing the proverb that when faced with two evils one should pick the lesser.
A native damsel candidly admits embarrassment after delivering shockingly innocent expressions at wrong moments. She describes realizing a terrible break after studying up a phrase and using it inappropriately.
A speaker recalls a pageant of courtship where a man boasts of having many supporters and wins the hand of a woman, framing the union as a playful conquest. The passage emphasizes social influence and playful rhetoric over lasting bond.
A physician quips to Mrs Mix up about her husband’s condition, joking that the problem resembles servitude of the spiral system. The exchange hints at a medical or mechanical satire rather than a clear diagnosis.
In a light exchange a wife notes new fashionable shoes will be shorter and her husband agrees, both commenting on style trends with a playful tone. The brief dialogue hints at evolving footwear fashion.
Emigration from eastern states to the Midwest surged after Ohio’s 1803 statehood and land credit sales in 1800. Letters from Massachusetts New York and Pennsylvania describe roads crowded with wagons to Ohio and Indiana. An 1816 English traveler noted abandoned Virginia farms and mass westward movement via Cayuga and the Hudson, with over 15 000 wagons passing Cayuga Bridge in 18 months.
A letter to the New York Times argues that the regional use of you all represents a purer English form. The author cites biblical and Shakespearean precedents along with Cicero and laments old assumptions about southern speech as ignorant, claiming closer source yields purer language.
A brief dialogue questions Turkish funeral customs with a humorous doubt about wives being burned. The exchange notes lack of cremation traditions and contrasts beliefs about Turkish practices.
A playful collection of word contrasts from the Chicago Examiner ponders soft versus hard in coal water eggs and shells. The items mix proverb humor with wry questions about egotists and readiness in everyday phrases.
A clipped blend of mottos on indifference, ego, and social manners. It suggests Eve prompting Adam to eat, warns against perfection, and jokes about family dynamics and missing a man after death, with a saintly guise shading worldly temptations.
The notice lists operating times for Orient Heights to Bowdoin Square and Gladstone Street to Bowdoin Square routes, with frequent intervals, daytime and night service, Sunday schedules, additional service to Kendall Square, and night runs from Sullivan Square to Forest Hills. Special cars may be chartered. information available at 101 Milk Street, Room 701. Edward Dana, Supt. of Traffic, Sept. 5, 1916.
A fragmented verse setting humor on life, marriage, and social pretenses with lines about undertakers, a spinster learning to strike a match, and commentary on umbrellas, silence, and self conceit. The garbled text hints at social observations and punchlines about marriage and behavior.
The post office operates weekdays 7 am to 7 pm and holidays 7 am to 10 am, closed Sundays except Special Delivery. Carriers deliver weekdays at 7 30 am 10 50 am and 2 50 pm with 6 30 pm and 9 pm collections. some boxes are not collected at 9 pm. Several street boxes are collected 9 pm on weekdays, and Sunday street boxes are collected at 6 pm.
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