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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
6
An 1890s style Philadelphia Ledger description outlines a handkerchief illusion. The performer ties a double knot then passes the center over it while the volunteer holds tight. On the count of three the knot seemingly remains but actually unties as the handkerchief drops, revealing a simple knot technique.
A Newfoundland dog saves a fishing boat by retrieving a rope to guide crew to safety. Also included are classroom-style questions for readers, a child’s tale about Stewart and a chicken, and verses about lantern festivals, dragon boats, and holiday celebrations. Youth's Companion notes Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and New Year as favored times.
The poem portrays a financial crisis sparked when somebody asked for a dollar. It links bank refusals to lend, stock-market fear, and business contraction to the 1908 era, noting railroads, mills, and merchants tightening as two billions vanish in a week. Boston Globe attribution cites Lawrence Barry and a January 25 1908 date.
List of letters remaining at Winthrop post office for week ending December 12 includes James Burchardt Jacob Carbery Mrs Etta De Courcey Harry R Heneage Mamie Kenny Miss Josephine Lewis Miss Jessie B McDonald Miss A Sorenson Henry William Smith Earle Towle Chas W Whiting. The page also presents a string of brief humorous quotes from periodicals and a court scene from Old Bailey with a feigned plea of guilt to protect another.
Library of Congress records Arthur P. Schmidt of Boston depositing titles for pianoforte and vocal works including Children’s Pleasures Easy compositions and The Viking’s Last Voyage with registrations by Register Thorvald Solberg. Renewals valid for 14 years from late 1908 to early 1909. Sets include Octavo and Women's Voices series and multiple Chadwick and Ritter pieces.
Beit is listed in a renewal notice for a piano title and positions for pianoforte. Julius E. Muller is named as proprietor. Thorvald Solberg signs the document indicating renewal for 14 years from January 13, 1909.
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