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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
4
Practical stenographers with many years of experience offer a thorough instruction program in short hand and typewriting. Day and evening classes are now forming for enrollment at 25.00 dollars.
The 1913 item notes Winthrop Sun and Visitor, established 1802, and Stoneham news. It reports a town meeting quorum issue in Stoneham with a quip about hiring drum corps and red fire to attract voters, mentioning local selectmen and Newton Newkirk.365
Voters in Winthrop are asked to decide next Thursday evening on electing three selectmen for three two and one year terms and then annually thereafter. Supporters and opponents weigh the risk of a three year term if the appointee proves incompetent and the meeting is to thoroughly discuss the question.
Efforts intensify to mail Christmas packages early as parcel post risks congestion. Many workers describe the season as depressing and exhausting, while cash-strapped shoppers lack funds to buy early. experts urge completing gifts 10 days ahead.
The Lynn license vote follows a six years delay and aims to curb crowds of thirsty residents traveling toward Chelsea saloons and on ferry boats. The license goes into effect on the first of next May.
The Somerville Journal notes Postmaster General Burleson aims to raise parcel post limit to fifty pounds and expects broad approval. The paper suggests letter carriers also deserve relief from heavy loads.
A Boston Globe note asks whether hatpin danger is over in crowded public places after Paris enacts an ordinance forbidding unprotected hatpins on street cars and other busy venues. The item directs readers to ask Billy Robinson of Chelsea for comment.
A town meeting in the former high school hall is scheduled for Thursday at 8 PM. The warrant includes 17 articles, notably changing selectmen terms under Chapter 835 and appointing a committee to draft by law amendments for a curfew bell. Several articles concern transferring balances between accounts.
A nearby panel is described as the best medium for advertisers to reach audiences in the area, emphasizing its strong reach and visibility for local campaigns.
Mary Preston faces marital strain after a careless rug purchase warms a silent rift. John hides his true opinion to spare her feelings, but Mary’s pride unravels when the embarrassingly bold deer rug exposes their mismatched tastes and fragile harmony.
An enthusiastic Winthrop meeting at High School Hall formed a Local Council for the Boy Scouts of America. Leaders including Elmer E. Dawson and S. W. Hatheway announced a future meeting and elected officers and a local committee to promote scouting among the town’s boys.
The Unitarian sale under the Good Cheer Alliance ends a Christmas series on Tuesday and Wednesday led by Mrs. Sheldon. White and pink decorations, tea rooms rivaling Union Congregational, and elegant booths run by Mrs. Freeman Dunham Brown Walsh Dow H. Carstensen Webber Cogan Dewire Jennings McLeod plus entertainment by Edith Grant and the Dewire Nazro Siegel group.
Bridget McDonald conveys passageway to Ocean View Street to Charles F Cass. Consideration listed as $1. Property route described as access corridor. Public notice style transfer recorded in local real estate entry.
Representative John E. Beck of Chelsea filed a petition and bill allowing any man who maintains a garden attached to his house for growing flowers fruit or vegetables for household use and not for sale to work in the garden on Sundays.
The Irish leader William Smith O’Brien is praised for courtesy during a duel challenge. He halts the exchange and notes that his opponent’s pistol cap has fallen, prompting a courteous interaction about the irregularity.
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