Pleasing concert and drama "A Love of a Bonnet" at Unitarian Church
Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge No 158 and outside talent staged a pleasant evening of music and a one act drama in the Unitarian Church vestry to benefit the lodge. Performers included Miss Florence Tewksbury Miss Ramona Carle Miss Ethel Minor and Mrs Minnie Remby with several encore moments and praise for Hattie M Brown and Florence Tewksbury in key roles. Also listed are letters remaining at Winthrop post office for the week ending December 7 and local note on streets and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge
Unitarian Church
J. P. Swint
Florence Tewksbury
Ramona Carle
Malden
Ethel Minor
Ruth Tucker
E. H. Leonard
Tewkebury
Minnie Re
Maud Jameson
W. W. Thompson
Hopkine
M. O. Hill
Minnie’ Remby
Nellie Carstensen
Mortgagee's Sale of Real Estate in Winthrop Mass
By virtue of a mortgage deed dated October 31 1902 recorded in Suffolk Deeds book 2860 page 221 Levi J Wood and Harry H Mathews will sell at public auction December 28 1907 at 2 PM on the premises in Winthrop Suffolk county Massachusetts on the south side of Washington avenue. The parcel includes beach rights and appurtenances and is bounded by Wentworth land and the beach. sale is subject to unpaid taxes and liens with $200 deposit required. Luther T Harrington Mortgagee Winthrop November 18 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Levi J. Wood
Harry H. Mathews
Winthrop
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Washington Avenue
Said Avenue
W. H. Wentworth
Wentworth
Wood and Mathews
Nelson Floyd
Luther T. Harrington
The Three Laws of Motion as Stated
The text outlines Newton's three laws. First, a body at rest stays at rest and a body in motion remains in a straight line with constant velocity unless acted upon externally. Second, a change in motion is proportional to the applied force and follows the force direction. Third, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Admiral Walker’s stern rebukes echo through fleet
The aged Admiral Weard of St Weard is lauded for thoroughness. His orders to weigh anchor were ignored by a trusted ship captain amid Washington’s inauguration celebrations. The flagship Chicago passed the offender as world navies heard the rebuke. In another voyage a monkish friend’s maneuver earned a suspension. John’s quip about the “side whiskers” punctuates the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Hampton Roads
International
Washington
Chicago
Mediterranean
John
Harper's
Dogs and dining style shape club life in early 20th century views
A business man's complaint about indecisive diners at a club contrasts with a Wide World Magazine profile praising dogs as family members in northern France and Belgium. The piece notes dogs as working pets, admired by farmers, tradespeople, and city dwellers, with breeds refined through clubs and regional exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Wide World Magazine
Essex Attacked by Female Sperm Whale in South Seas
In a famous incident recounted by Baily's magazine the whaler Essex was struck by a cow sperm whale presumed mother of a calf just harpooned. The whale rammed the vessel twice, tore away the false keel, stove in the bows, and caused the crew to abandon ship with one boat lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Seas
Essex
Baily
Jingled Wealth Cure and Carrot Riot Tale
A Scots tale recalls a nervous precentor who keeps seven to eight coppers for a nervous rattling cure and a strict abstainer who frowns on dining out yet recalls a family anecdote of a riot over boiled carrots at an eminent man’s table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammas
Dundee Advertiser
In Wooden Shoe Land Yonkers Statesman Joke
Dialogue joke about Dutch shoes and a failed order. Patrice explains she tried to have a pair made in Holland but they had not cut the tree down yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patience
Holland
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Convex and Concave Explained by a Parasol
A London Punch logic sketch explains convex as the outside curve like an umbrella and concave as the inside view. A class ends with a paradox: from two false premises a true conclusion can emerge, prompting dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Aline
London
Miss
When Pride Is Humbled Washington Herald Quip
A Washington Herald quip notes how pride falters when men are scarce and a conversation hints at romantic odds.
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Washington Herald
A Disguise and a Tailor in a Curious Exchange
A brief, quirky line describes a disguise prompting a visit to a barber and a tailor, evoking a scene of mistaken appearances and a swift wardrobe change. The vignette hints at the interplay between appearance and identity in a light, period-voice tone.
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Copley Company
Boston
C. A. Nevers
Wadsworth Block
Winthrop Centre
Dally
C. E. Johnson
Ninthrop St
Neer Deke —Winthrop
Telephone
William F. Pratt
Studio Bld'g
Tremont St
Chester Ave
Thornton Station
Aes
Moston
John J. Gibbons
Beach Station
Cooperative Bank
Meridian Street
East
Horace B. Butler
Walter B. Thayer
Shirley Street
Mass
Tremont Bldg
Mnthrop
David Floyd
School Street
Point Shirley Cottage
Ocean
Tufts Avenue
Royal Arch Chapter
Gay H. Maynard
Edward B Newton
Albert O. Stacy
Charles W. Howard
Rodney W. Walch
Harry M. Jones
Winthrop Magee
Lewis A. Wallon
Charles G. Bird
Harry Hunt
Grand Royal Arch
Massachusetts
Warren B. Ellis
Edwin O. Gilman
R. Perry Bush
M. E
Walter B. Thayer, Jr
King
Frank H. Byrne
Guy H . Maynard
Thomas H. Cross
Lewis A. Walton
Ervine D. Osborne
John A. L. von Betzen
Willie I. Kelley
R. A
Joseph W. Hannes
William F. Stover
Harry W. Aiken
Frank A. Talcott
John B. Coffin Tyler
Walter B. Whayer, Jr
Edward B. Newton
Frank A. Douglas
Schlehuber
Weber
Weber Male Quartet
School St
Caristmas
Luamense
New York Press
Tome
York State
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Cas
Express
C.O.D
THE
Ginter Grocery Company
Washington St
Summer St
Canal St
Elm & Union Sts
Frothingham Hoffernan
Washington Street
Adams Sq
Joel Goldthwait & Co
Suburban Gas & Electric Company
M. K. Dwinnell
Cottage Hill
Pleasant Street
Main Street
Suburban Gas & Electric Go
C. F. Chisholm
Eure AN
Channing Howard
Revere
Fort Hill
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