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Newspaper

Winthrop Sun And Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1908

Page

2

Sale Points for Winthrop Sun and Visitor Copies

Copies of this paper are five cents and available at multiple Winthrop and nearby outlets. Locations include A T Bangness opposite Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Winthrop Beach News Co opposite Beach Station J H Totman News Agency Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre W B Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay variety store Opp Centre Station and the Lewis Block Washington Avenue office.

A. T. Bangness Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Winthrop Beach News Co Beach J. H. Totman Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown's Wadsworth Block Centre W. B. Thayer Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay Variety Centre Station Lewis Block Washington Avenue

Foolish Scheme Nets Winthrop Women in Larceny Case

George S. Gardner, 20, of Arlington, was arrested by Winthrop police on larceny charges after deceiving about 200 women into paying 25 cents to 2 dollars for porcelain cookingware. He claimed deliveries would come from the West, but investigators doubt the venture. Gardner pointed to a co-conspirator in New York and told the court he had a good reputation. He was held on $300 bonds after a East Boston hearing.

George S. Gardner Prescott Street Arlington J.H. Douglas Winthrop Police Gardner Winthrop U. S James Ruhl Malden Douglas East Boston Clary New York

Dr Emily Noble Addresses New Winthrop Hotel on Conscious Relaxation

Dr Emily Noble formerly of San Francisco told of breathing habits and health at the New Winthrop Hotel. She cited rhythmic breathing and olfactory influence as aiding respiration and described curing Mrs Worcester in six weeks. She discussed tuberculosis crusades, teaching 12 000 to breathe properly, and demonstrated breathing with a boy from the audience.

Emily Noble San Francisco Washington Boston New Winthrop Hotel Worcester Immanuel Church

Mme Geoffrin Husband Quietly Guided salons and funds

The piece recalls Mme Geoffrin's husband, a wealthy glass maker and national guard lieutenant colonel, who managed finances and household details. He refrained from noisy praise, noted authorship with dry wit, and read a book printed in double columns with bemused restraint.

Mme Geoffrin M. Geoffrin National Guard Mme. Geoffrin Argonaut

Megapode Bird Hatches Eggs Using Its Own Incubator

A chicken farmer explains incubators while observing pale yellow chicks. The megapode, native to Australia and the Barrier Reef, builds a nest mound of leaves that ferments to generate heat, hatching its own eggs without prolonged incubation.

Australia Barrier Reef New Orleans Times-Democrat

Who Bell the Cat In Scottish History

The Glasgow Times recounts the fable of the bell the cat and notes how Lord Grey questions who will undertake such a risky task. It recalls Archibald Bell the Cat, the Black Earl Angus who volunteered and carried out the deed, earning the nickname that endures in history.

Stirling Spence James II Lord Grey Bell Earl Angus Archibald Bell Glasgow Times

Census of India: quirky local roles raise eyebrow

The globe trotter recalls an Allahabad census listing odd citizen descriptions. roles include threats of violence flattery for gain hereditary thieves howlers at funerals ear cleaners makers of crowns for idols hereditary painters of horses false witnesses. He muses that a similar census at home might be just as quaint.

India Globe Trotter Allahabad

Meeting of Two Cabmen Problem in London Tit Bits

A schoolmaster asks where two cabmen starting from London at 6 mph and 7 mph would meet. The student jokes they would meet at the nearest public house, illustrating a playful math puzzle from London Tit-Bits.

London

Dreaming of Overtime: Office Worker Requests Bonus

An office boy jokes with the bookkeeper that he deserves extra pay for overtime after dreaming about his work all night, quoting London Cruth. The exchange highlights workplace humor and unpaid labor expectations.

London Cruth

All Depends on Seed Type for Local Crops

The conversation notes uncertainty about what crops are grown here, with the native saying it depends on seed choice and soil conditions.

Irene Franklin and Lasky's At the Country Club in Boston

Keith's Theatre cards a December 14 week with Irene Franklin presenting new songs and a vaudeville presence in Boston alongside Jesse Lasky's production At the Country Club. The Boston Theatre stock season closes with The Walls of Jericho and star turns featuring Wilson Melrose and Jack Forbisher amid Hackett and Mannering success stories.

Keith Irene Franklin Boston Miss Franklin Burt Green Eva Tanquay Lloyds Comedienne New York Red-Head Jesse Lasky Country Club Boston Theatre Stock Company Boston Theatre Walls of Jericho James K. Hackett Mary Mannering Alfred Sutro London America Hackett Wilson Melrose Jack Forbisher Australia Lary Althea

Ward to Open American Tour in Boston January Fourth

Fannie Ward prepares for an American tour under Joseph Brooks after success in Jerome K Jerome's comedy at London's Aldwych. Abroad the work was called Annie and the Servant Problem, now renamed Servant Problem. Rehearsals proceed as Ward opens at Park Theatre Boston January 4, with Klaw and ERLANGER presenting The Right of Way, Eugene Presbrey's dramatization of Sir Gilbert Parker's novel. The work tops publishers records with over 300,000 copies sold and a new illustrated edition in press.

Fannie Ward Jerome K. Jerome Eugene Presbrey Sir Gilbert Parker Pacific Harper &Brother New York Gilbert Parker Klaw & Erlanger

Dorchester Locals Defeat Winthrop A. A. In Fast Basketball

The Dorchester Locals beat Winthrop Athletics 31 to 7 last Saturday evening in a fast game of basketball. The visitors outplayed the home team and won the contest.

Dorchester Winthrop Athletics

Chelsea Y M C A Triumph Over Winthrop A A in Wadsworth Hall

Chelsea Y M C A defeated the Winthrop A A team in a Saturday night game at Wadsworth Hall Winthrop Centre. The Chelsea lineup impressed with solid all round play and steady offense throughout the match.

Chelsea Y. M. C. A Winthrop A. A Wadsworth Hall Winthrop Centre Chelsea

Winthrop Yacht Club Beats Chelsea YMCA In Tight Match

In a hard fought game Winthrop Yacht Club defeated the Chelsea YMCA 20 to 17 on Monday evening. Both teams played brilliantly with fast pace. Marks and Mahoney starred for the yacht club while Wittband led Chelsea.

Winthrop Yacht’ Club Chelsea Y. M. C. A Chelsea Marks and Mahoney Yacht Club Wittband Colonial Winthrop Yacht Dorchester

Stray Thoughts From December Farm Journal

A December Farm Journal excerpt reflects on virtues like Experience Contentment Patience Mercy Faith Hope Charity and Love. It notes honest laughter benefits animals and people and offers a moral about effort and fairness and a mule tale about persistence and misfortune.

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