Winthrop Fire Alarm District and Box No. 22 Notes
The notice lists numerous street junctions in the Winthrop area for fire alarm boxes including Shirley Street, Crest Avenue, Grover’s and Crest avenues, Temple and Highland Avenues, Main and Emerson streets, and others. It provides school signal times, alarm procedures, box testing dates, and station contact numbers Central Station 72-3 Beach Station 231-1.
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Point Shirley
View Avenue
Cottage
Shirley Street
Hose House
Tewksbury St
Crest Ave
Shirley St
Sturgis St
Ocean Ave
Pearl Ave
Mermaid Av
Grover’s
Crest Avenues
Grover’s and
Cliff Avenues
Temple and
Highland
Revere Street
Geo. Turner’s
Central Station
Tel
Beach Station
Winthrop Mail Hours and Sub Station Notices
Office hours run daily 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Sunday 9.15 to 10.15 a.m. Money order and registration windows open all day. Deliveries at 7.30 a.m., 1.45 and 4.20 p.m. Collections at multiple times daily incl Sundays and holidays. Street boxes collected at 9.30 p.m. Mail closes and arrives schedules listed. Sub-Stations 95 Crest Ave, 144 Shirley St, 56 Shirley St. Sturgis. Superintendent Davm Bexoune.
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Sandays
Bates Avenue
Washington Avenue
Winthrop Street
Pleasant Street
Sunnyside Avenue
Bartlett Road
Pauline Street
Court Road
Lincoln
Reed Street
Centre RB
Ocean View
Main
Revere Street
Cherry
Summit
Highlands
Crest Avenue
Green
Ocean Spray
Sea Foam Avenue
Shirley R. R
Cottage Street
Hillside Avenue
Shirley Street
Gove’s
Highlands Station
Sturgis
Davm Bexoune
Kiev Shines as Holy City in Russian Pilgrimage Tale
A London correspondent describes Kiev as Russia’s holy city with its great Lavra monastery. Pilgrims travel hundreds of miles to kiss relics while black robed priests bless worshippers with holy water. The piece recalls Mazeppa and contrasts religious fervor with medieval England.
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London
Russia
Kiev
Vladimir
Tchernigoff
Dnieper
Lavra
England
Mazeppa
Debutante Flower Etiquette for Coming Out Parties
The debutante era sees 100 to 300 bouquets sent for each coming out. Florists create a bower of orchids gardenias and roses in a sparsely decorated room using a high wire screen for a striking background. White is the favored color with shower bouquets of lilies of the valley or white orchids tied with satin ribbons completing the look.
Recipe for Carpet and Rug Cleaning Prep
A cleaning preparation uses four ounces of white soap dissolved in four ounces of boiling water. When cool add five ounces of ammonia, two and a half ounces of alcohol, two and a half ounces of glycerin and two ounces of either chloroform or ether. Bottle tightly. To wash carpets or clothes mix a tablespoonful in tepid water and wring cloth. Two tablespoons per pint removes stubborn stains.
Mistaken penny swap on ship leads to repayment
A passenger disputes a penny offer, then corrects herself by returning a gold piece. The woman recalls a similar past incident on a homeward trip when she helped another passenger, and she apologizes while the purser agrees to investigate the matter.
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New York Sun
Old Buffalo Days and the Great Herd Encounter
A Washington record recalls a 1867 buffalo herd diverted by cannon fire to spare soldiers camped on the plains. An officer who witnessed the event describes the herd extending to the eye, while General Cooke halted a cavalry regiment to let antelope pass, showing humane restraint.
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War Department
Washington
Kansas
Philip St. George Cooke
Boston Transcript
Spelling Test Traps Fifty Applicants for Sydney Clerkships
The Sydney water and sewerage board held a dictation spelling test for fifty junior clerkship applicants. A quoted paragraph included long words like celibate licentiate and idiosyncrasies, and forty three failed to spell all terms correctly. A board member questioned whether even ten Oxford M A s could spell every word in the piece.
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Sydney Water and Sewerage Board
Oxford M. A
London Chronicle
A Queer Servian Belief In A Hatch Charm
A Belgrade correspondent reports a Serb superstition that hatching a chicken by holding an egg in the left armpit for its allotted time wards off violent death, especially if the bird is swallowed forty days after birth. A regional robber, long feared in Kolubara, was believed immune due to this charm and was killed by mounted police, disproving the superstition.
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Kolubara
Belgrade
Breakfast chaos as man demands meal at once
A London Mail anecdote shows a man berating a boarding house keeper over breakfast delay. He orders the cook to prepare anything available, even suggesting cooking the cat after learning there is fish or cold chicken but no eggs. The exchange highlights comic urgency and absurd escalation.
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London Mail
Ground Flat Door Inscription Causes Outcry in Edinburgh
A country youth visiting Edinburgh reads a door plate "Mr. Smith, Tailor. (ground flat)" and exclaims in shock, "Great Scott, scm death!" after misreading and speculating a man was run over by a steam roller. The London Graphic reports the astonished reaction.
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Edinburgh
Smith
Scott
London Graphic
Queer Habits of Bats
The article notes most bats hibernate though not perfectly and wake during midwinter warm spells with insects. It describes a true hibernation trance with very low pulse and breathing, and suggests bats might endure short water immersion like other hibernators.
Imitative Child Seeks Angels and Doll’s Rest
Dialogue snippet shows a timid child asking to keep the candle while angels accompany her in a dark room. The child plans to dress the doll for bed, removing hair and trying to pull out its teeth, as the mother scolds and consoles.
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Dolly
Sourire
Rejected Advice About Insomnia Bills
A jokey exchange on insomnia suggests avoiding doctors to escape medical bills. Blunt punchline implies debt causes sleeplessness and reluctance to seek help.
Sharks Swarm After Sperm Whale Trawl At Sea
A National Review account describes crews circling a dead sperm whale near New Zealand and unleashing sharks and seabirds into a frenzied feeding scene. Harpooners on the cutting stage drop blubber spades, killing many sharks as they sink.
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New Zealand
National Review
Star Scintillation and Its Causes
The article notes star scintillation adds beauty to winter skies and that astronomers wish to stop it. It argues atmospheric turbulence is the main cause, while recent observations show red stars scintillate less than white ones, suggesting stellar factors also influence flicker.
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Sirius
Minneapolis Journal
Johnnie Invites Willie to Party After Battle
Johnnie, urged by his mother, invites his rival Willie to a party intended to make peace. He claims he invited Willie and dared him to attend, but Willie does not come, and the event is described as violently enjoyed by all present. The tale appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Johnnie
Willie
Harper’s Weekly
Benefit of Peerage and Privileges in Law
A peer may demand a private audience with the sovereign to press views on public welfare and be tried by peers in treason or felony cases. He cannot be outlawed in civil actions or arrested except for an indictable offense and is exempt from jury service. He may wear a hat in court and may request a silken cord if liable to the last penalty.
London Judy on the wrecked cab and crippled driver
In the riots the cabman curses the bus driver who caused the disaster. A constable hushes the crowd as the furious man laments his ruined cab and his crippled horse. The scene captures street anger and sudden tragedy in London.
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Cabman
London
Judy
The Dog as a Mealtime Cadger
A Country Gentleman critique of dogs at meals noting their appetites and nuisance despite overall good qualities. The piece argues dogs beg for food whenever they see it and are a disagreeable table companion.
Better Castles Than Caverns
Emerson reflects on airy, comfortable castles contrasted with grim caverns dug by discontented people, praising idealized structures built by imagination over harsh reality. The quotation juxtaposes uplifting mental constructs with oppressive conditions.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
End of the World Sermon Sparks Mixed Reactions
An indorsement notes a sermon where a minister predicts the world may end soon. The listener remarks he was inclined to share the belief, yet questions linger after the sermon.
To Those About to Marry We Do Not Know The Cost
A Detroit Free Press quip notes the financial strain of marriage. The speaker jokes that supporting a wife requires all you can get after a year of study, highlighting the humor around domestic economics.
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Detroit Free Press
A Waiter's Amazing Wail
A waiter decries being mistaken for his kind noting misID amid dances and balls. He claims some young men profit by being tipped when mistaken for waiters and keep the tips, citing a 5 percent loss to honest staff.
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Fea
Philadelphia Bulletin
Savage Sense of Humor in New Guinea Lectures
A. H. Dunning recalls using smelling salts on a native who then drew in others from the village to share the experience. The chain of victims grew as more locals were brought in, watched with keen delight, while each remained unaware of the outcome waiting for him.
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New Guinea
A. H. Dunning
London Standard
Time table of Boston Revere Beach Lynn RR Wood Island line
The timetable lists train departures from Boston to Winthrop Winthrop Centre Winthrop Beach Highlands and surrounding points with hourly and every 15 to 80 minute intervals. It warns departures shown are not guaranteed and the company is not responsible for delays.
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Boston
Winthrop Centre
Winthrop Beach
M. Highlands
Highlands
Early Milling Began Near Jamestown 1621 Windmill Built
The article notes flour and grist milling firse began near Jamestown Virginia in 1621 when Governor Yeardley constructed a windmill.
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Jamestown
Yeardley
Boston Elevated Railway announces altered service hours
The Boston Elevated Railway Company issues notices for schedule changes at Scanbas Square and ScoLlay Square Tunnel with morning and night intervals, plus special cars for events. Details cover Gladstone Street, Court Street, and connections, with contact at Transportation Office, 101 Mill Street, Room 701.
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Scanbas Square
Gladstone St
Scollay Square
Court St
Mill Street
A Matter of Business for Local Societies and Churches
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor notes many societies lodges and churches plan entertainments in coming months for charity or other aims. It will print suitable reports if notified. paid entries for admissions will be charged by space used, with low rates reflecting a business matter for all groups.
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Treasuries
Winthrop Sun
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Winthrop
Sagamore Av
Cross
Almont Streets
Revere
Winthrop St
Bowdoin
Pleasant
Lincoln Streets
Waldemar Ave
Wheelock Street
Sargent Streets
Sargent Street
Johnson Av
Cottage Park Road
Cottage Park House
Woodside Av
Seymour St
Buchanan Streets
Washington and Elmwood
Washington Av
Thornton Park
Chester
Town Hall
Kimball’s Factory
Lydia KB Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Mae Lydia E
Lydia B. Pinkham
United States
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Wood Island
Harbor View
Boston Elevated Railway Company
THE
Albany
41St Street
Broadway
New York
Robert P. Murphy
College Inn
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