Winthrop Lunax Visitor Ad Prices Copies at Local Stands
December 7 19% edition notes copies priced at five cents and lists multiple sale points: A T Bangness opposite Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lyon Depot Boston Winthrop Beach News Co opposite Beach Station J H Totmans News Agency Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown s Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre W B Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station and the publication office Lewis Block Washington Ave.
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A. T. Bangness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach & Lyon Depot
J. H. Totman
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown's Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
Maria Lloyd Caps Boston Debut at Keith's
English comedienne Maria Lloyd makes a Boston bow at Keith's last Monday afternoon to a packed house. The season also features Hilda Spong in Kit, the Zingari Operatic Company in a new season, Rice and Prevost in Bumpty Bumps style acts, and a diverse lineup of vaudeville stars including McKenzie and Sharnoo, Jack Gardner, Hawthorne and Burt, Max York with fox terriers, the La Haras, Paul La Croix, Alexis and Schall, De Verde and Zelda, the Musical Shirleys, Chefalo and Capretta, and new Kinetograph pictures.
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Boston
Keith’s
Maria Lloyd
London
Provinces
Hilda Spong
Frohman
Kit
Zingari Operatic Company
Rice and
Prevost
McKenzie
Sharnoo
Jack Gardner
Hawthorne
Burt
Max York
Fox Terriers
la Haras
Paul la Croix
Alexis
Schall
de Verde
Zelda
Shirleys
Chefalo
Capretta
Wizards In White
The Doctor's Imagination and a Tiny Bridge Table
A Washington Star report recalls a clubman's tale about a oculist who praised a patient for using eye drops while the patient had skipped them, highlighting the doctor's straitlaced humor. The piece notes miniature bridge tables now suit long car trips, fitting in large covered cars as chic gifts for keen players.
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Washington
Washington Star
An Apt Illustration in Local Slang
A brief exchange notes a rural quip about painting the lily and buttering the pork chop, illustrating dialect and humor in a Kansas City Times snippet.
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Kinky
Jackson
Kansas City Times
Quote from Gladstone on honoring forebears and country
A reflective line from William E. Gladstone emphasizes that those who rightly value their deceased ancestors will contribute little to honor or credit their country through action. It suggests humility and responsibility in service to national legacy.
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William E. Gladstone
Outdoor sleeping gains favor for children says Philadelphia paper
The article argues open air naps boost health and beauty for children and suggests warm wraps, a porch cot or similar setup, with careful wind protection. Start in infancy but not as nightly habit until the household adapts, noting warm weather eases discomfort.
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Philadelphia
Dough Raiser Method Patent by Wisconsin Inventor
A Wisconsin man has patented a heater designed to hasten bread rising using lamp heat. The device features a sheet iron casing as shown in the illustration.
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Wisconsin
Bread Rising Heater With Deflecting Cone
A novel bread heater uses a bottomless casing with air openings and a central partition. A lamp under the opening heats a deflecting cone that directs hot air to the bread pan sides, escaping through upper holes to prevent excess heat. Time savings are promised by the device.
Her Choice a Parable of Beauty and Virtue
A devout but vain woman reads noble maxims yet longs for elegance. Satan offers a choice between a flawless soul or luxurious gowns from Paris and Jeanne Malle, and the pendulum of temptation tests her resolve, ending with a pivotal decision attributed to Mrs Wilson Woodrow in Life.
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Satan
Jeanne Mallee
Wilson Woodrow
Century-Old Butter Cake and Raisin Icing Recipe
A detailed historic recipe describes making a butter sugar flour batter with milk eggs baking powder and rosewater, then folding in stiff egg whites and baking in three loaf tins with a hotter oven. An icing syrup is poured over beaten whites and filled between layers with chopped raisins and nut meats, pecans, and figs, to finish.
Homemade floor polish recipe from home manufacture
A simple floor polish is described using half a pound of beeswax melted with turpentine in a pot. The mixture is applied to the floor with flannel and rubbed in with a stiff brush to finish.
Cauliflower in Shells A Leftover Recipe
Separate cauliflower into sprigs and place three or four in each small shell. Top with white sauce containing grated cheese per gill of sauce, brown crumbs, and bits of butter. Bake ten to fifteen minutes. White sauce uses butter flour milk and cheese.
Household notes on cooking and home care
Household notes advise on cereals mistakes and timing for breakfast. It gives tips for quieting a creaking bed, cushioning a table with asbestos, and preserving polished linen with wax and borax. It also covers brushing embroidery and fabric care with crimson velvet for best results.
Frills Return In Elegant Wraps From Old Brocade
Women with well-off ancestors can flaunt richer gowns as mid-century fashion revisits stiff brocades long neglected. Grandmothers frocks inspire revivals, with capelike evening wraps and cinched velvet figures shaping the latest long, straight lines.
Calm confession of a family calamity in a cold house
Milly recounts how her father, sick with a cold, chose to rest on a folding bed with a steaming bowl of gruel. The bed collapsed, trapping him, while his wife, laughing in a mustard and water pool, failed to pull him free, provoking his outraged remarks.
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Milly
Papa
London
A Bundle of Blunders
A quirky critique of ill phrasing and misused clichés. The piece argues against overplayed sayings such as cleanliness is next to godliness and common sense, explaining nuanced meanings and the pitfalls of misapplied proverbs.
Shakespeare No Match For Robbie Burns In Lecture
A Scots dialogue after a literary society lecture pits Shakespeare against Burns. The lecturer defends Shakespeare claiming Burns would not write that line about a crown while a king or queen keeps it nearby. The humorous exchange ends with the doctor realizing his point failed.
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Shakespeare
Robbie Burns
Robbie
Gold sources beyond mines and the sea
The piece argues gold exists in granite as ore, and Scotland and Cornwall could rival major gold regions if extraction were affordable. It notes the sea holds dissolved gold and a cheap extraction method would enrich its inventor, while cosmic dust continually deposits gold on Earth.
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Scotland
Cornwall
Transvaal
Klondike
Editor declines spelling talk with one sentence reform
A local entertainment committee asked a noted editor to speak on spelling reform. He replied he could sum up his idea in one sentence by removing the word me from the programme.
A Working Majority Quote From Philadelphia Bulletin
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a political exchange on stable governance. A speaker asserts a "safe working majority" despite rhetorical challenges and interruptions about public support. The remark underscores parliamentary strength and the dynamics of political coalitions.
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Sniffkins
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Deeps Are Dumb Quote in London Truth
A remark from London Truth notes that top golfers and cricketers rarely discuss their sport while loud amateurs enjoy talking about their game. The comment emphasizes public chatter over elite silence and reflects on sports discourse.
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London Truth
The Most Promising Pupil In Village School Exchange
A humorous London Opinion vignette shows a genial visiting clergyman questioning a pupil about school work. The boy answers he waits for dismissal, highlighting a lighthearted moment in rural education.
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London
It Is Better to Fight for the Good
A brief aphorism attributing Tennyson’s counsel to choosing action over complaint, urging moral effort in the face of wrongs.
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Winthrop Lunax
Winthrop Beach News Co
Keith’s Theatre
Lady Baltimore
Household Notes
Shakespeare Versus Burns
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Ray
Herrick’s
Educato
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Wissner, Schoninger, Krell
Ludwig
Winter
Schubert, Shultz and
Cote
Blake's Piano
Washington St
McNeil Bros
Crawford Range
Winthrop Street
Winthrop, Mass
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach, Mass
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St
Winthrop
T. J. Mahaney
Court Road
Floyd & Tucker Not
Justice OF the Peace
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
School Street
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