Boston area streetcar timetable from 1908
The timetable lists weekday and Sunday rail departures from Boston to Orient Heights Beach Mont Crescent Beach West Lynn Lynn Winthrop Centre Winthrop Beach and Winthrop Highlands via Battery and Ingalls routes with frequent intervals. It notes baggage restrictions and that departures are not guaranteed with delays possible. Signed by H. L. Hoyt, G T A. John A. Fenno, Superintendent.
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Winthrop Centre
Ingalls
Winthrop Beach
Battery
H. L. Hoyt
John A. Fenno
Mail and Registration Hours and Sub-Stations Listed
Registration window from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily with deliveries at 7.30 a.m., 1.45 p.m., and 4 p.m. Collections at 7.30, 11 a.m., 1.30, 4.20, and 6 p.m. daily. Sundays 2.30 and 6 p.m. Holidays 7.30 a.m., 2.30 and 6 p.m. Street boxes collected at 9.30 p.m. List of box locations and sub-stations follows. Mail depots close and arrive times given. David Belcher, Supt.
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Cherry
Revere Street
Summit
Highlands Station
Crest Avenue
Cor Green
Ocean Spray
Sea Foam Avenue
Shirley R. R
Cottage Street
Hillside Avenue
Shirley Street
Gove’s Wharf
Winthrop Beach
New York
Boston
Highlands
Sturgis
David Belcher
Boston Elevated Railway timetable notice 1908
Schedule from Orient Heights to Scollay Square and Gladstone Street to Scollay Square with 5.23 am start times and varying intervals until midnight. Night service from Court Street and Gladstone Street listed, with special cars available for balls or excursions. Information by C. B. Sergeant, Vice President.
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Orient Heights
Scollay Square
Gladstone Street
Court_street
Office of Superintendent of Transportation
Milk Street
Winthrop Mail Hours
Office open 7 am to 8 pm daily Sundays 9 15 to 10 15 am Money order windows open daily 8 am to 6 pm
Winthrop Fire Alarm Instructions and Box Locations
The notice lists fire alarm box locations around Winthrop including Shirley Street, Harbor View Avenue, Cottage Street, Crystal Cove, and Ocean Drive. It provides alarm procedures, box testing dates, and contact numbers for Central and Beach stations. The page credits F W Woollcott Chief and board members from 1908 and outlines school signals and alarm signaling rules.
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Shirley St
Siren Ave
Harbor View
Cottage St
Hillside
Crystal Cove
Farnbar
U.S. A
Tewksbury St
Shore Drive
Sturgis St
Ocean Ave
Pearl Ave
Shirley’St
Mermaid Ave
Locust St
Crest
Grovers
Cliff
Floyd St
Temple
Highland
Revere St
George Turner
Sagamore
Almont
Cross
Revere
Winthrop St
Bowdoin
Ocean View
Main
Banks
Hermon
Lincoln
Marshall
Pleasant
Court and Loring
Waldemar Ave
Wheelock St
Pleasant and
Sargent Sts
Sargent St
Johnson Ave
Pleasant St
Cottage Park
Cottage Park Road
Woodside Ave
Seymour St
Buchanan Sts
Washington and Elmwood
Washington Ave
Thornton Park
Chester Ave
Town Hall
Kimball's Factory
Central Station
Beach Station
F. W. F. Woollcott
H. N. Batgs
Board of Fire Engineers
A. F. Coggns
Woman’s World Leaders in the New French Movement
From Paris comes a report on an individualist movement among women forming a salon international at 49 Rue Lafitte with 250 members. The group, which publishes a weekly journal and hosts lectures, tea rooms, and art exhibits, aims to elevate women as companions to men and to defend women’s rights while aiding artists and litigants.
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Paris
America
Rue Lafitte
Salon International
Mme
Michelle’ de Mongival
England
Mrs Barrie the Daring English Auto Driver
Mrs James M Barrie wife of the novelist and dramatist ranks among England's boldest motorists. She owns three racing cars and spends hours daily on roads in Surrey with husband Barrie joining on flying trips. They drive without a chauffeur mastering car mechanics and repair breaks together on the road.
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Barrie
James M. Barrie
England
Surrey
Useful Present of Felt Circles for Christmas Gifts
A imaginative girl with little money crafts a Christmas gift for her married friends. She cuts a yard of red felt two yards wide into 41 medium circles with pinked edges, adding two smaller sizes. Bundled in dozen bundles with holly ribbon and packed in a fancy box, the felts provide useful artistic gifts.
How the Thistle Became Scotland’s National Emblem
A Danish night raid in Scotland failed when a barefoot soldier stepped on a thistle and cried out, revealing the impending attack. The Scots seized the moment, repelled the invasion, and the thistle was thereafter adopted as Scotland’s national emblem.
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Scotland
French Working Women and Equal Pay Movement
The article notes that France’s highest paid working women are stone cutters earning about a dollar daily, with dressmakers paid 66 cents two days. It cites 14,000,000 women in France many supporting themselves and a movement seeking ballot access to gain formal recognition and wage equality with men.
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France
Clara Morris on Husbands and domestic life in The Housekeeper
Clara Morris argues that a husband is only a courtesy head in the home while the wife or mother governs the household life. The piece also gives fitness tips on walking, posture and hair care with salt treatment, plus a cocoa frosting recipe. It notes Miss Sarah P Morrison entering Indiana University at age seventy five to pursue Greek and other studies.
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Clara Morris
Sarah P. Morrison
University of Indiana
Tser
Brown Girl Invents Clever Ad to Find Work in Chicago
A stenographer Margaret Brown creates a bold job ad in a Chicago newspaper asking for a position with Brown names. Letters flood in to X 537 and she selects a strong offer, securing employment and proving the value of creative reasoning. Her example encourages others to think hard to achieve worthwhile results.
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Chicago
Margaret Brown
Wominy
Brown
The Popular Girl
An essay contrasts two types of popularity in girls. The first is outward and crowd driven, easily understood as fascinating. The second is understated and unseen, drawing people in through quiet, unassuming charm and genuine interest.
The Morning Tub Guide For Women Readers
The article advocates daily baths as beneficial to nerves and complexion while noting some women cannot tolerate warm or cold baths. It advises regulating water temperature to individual needs, warns against very hot tubs, limits to 10-15 minutes in warm water and 2-3 minutes in cold, recommends a bath brush for skin stimulation, and suggests evening or night baths with dry rubs and occasional dry rubs when baths aren’t possible.
Health and beauty tips from a past issue
The article offers household beauty and health advice including bath powders with cheesecloth puffs, cautions against cold water during meals, and guidance on cleaning puff accessories. It describes fashionable hair styling with front or side parts, avoiding soap on white hair, and using castile soap with bay rum. Eyebrow care is outlined with cold cream and a wash containing alcohol, plus brushing techniques for a graceful shape.
Towel Bar Capacity and Common Bath Fixture
A discussion on the towel bar as a common bath room fixture, noting its popularity and standard design as a straight metal or glass bar fixed in place. The text describes its broad use and typical construction.
Successful Woman and Wife: A True Path to Success
The text argues that being a good wife starts with personal achievement as a woman. It asserts that marriage alone does not create success and that talents and virtues for a good wife develop independently, not by magical means.
Smoke Preventive Tip for Kerosene Lamps
A preventive note says kerosene lamps may smoke despite care. Placing a small rock salt near the flame inside the cup can prevent smoke and may brighten the flame.
Onion Method Removes Room Odors
A room smell can be reduced by placing a finely cut onion on a saucer in the corner. The onion absorbs odor from sources like paint, improving air with simple kitchen practice.
The Talking Cheese in London Suburb Window
A grocer's shop window in a London suburb displays the gag sign Do the cheese: Out: Gorgonzola Speaks For Itself. The playful display suggests a humorous take on cheese personification.
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Ao Grocer
London
Gorgonzola
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Boston Elevated Railway
Winthrop
Winthrop Fire Alarm
Mirielle DE Mongival
New French Movement
Maeterlinck
Panama
Mirelle DE Mongival
Thistle
Health and Beauty
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