Elks Memorial Exercises Honor Departed Members
In spite of bad weather the Elks held a solemn Memorial Sunday with the Priests March and Exalted Ruler Frederick T. Strachan presiding. The program featured a quartet, instrumental music, a Boston Lodge No. 10 address by Hon. Wm. J. Miller, and a Thanatopsis recital by Chaplain Higgins. Miller spoke on remembrance and righteous living, urging daily reflection for the departed. Memorial committee members were Harry F. Goodwin, George E. Parsons, James C. Higgins and T. J. Barter.
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Elks
Anthalia
Frederick T. Strachan
Wm. J. Miller
Boston Lodge
Chaplain Higgins
Harry F. Goodwin
George E. Parsons
James C. Higgins
T. J. Barter
Notable Judge Remarks on Aid Societies and Whist Clubs
A judge quips that the line about how the other half lives misses the era of Ladies Aid societies, Thursday Afternoon Whist groups, Ladies of the Round Table, and sewing circles, noting the social context of those clubs.
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Ladies of the Round Table
Stevenson On Life In Quotes About Effort And Gratitude
A compact reflection quoting Stevenson on striving in life. It emphasizes trying, failing, and persisting, with a light note of gratitude when life offers rewards. The tone resembles a brief inspirational excerpt.
Minthrop Post Office Hours and Box Collections
The Minthrop Post Office operates weekdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and holidays 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is closed Sundays with Special Delivery mail only on that day and functions as a Postal Savings Depot. Carrier deliveries run 7:30 a.m. to 10:60 a.m. and 3:60 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:30 a.m. on holidays. Evening carrier collections are 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays. Several street boxes are not collected at 9 p.m. The list includes Temple and Highland avenues, Grover and Juiff, Quincy and Cliff, Cottage Park road and Johnson avenue, Court road and Johnson avenue, Lowell and Maple street, Main and Pleasant street, Main and Hermon street, Her won opp. Centre. many street boxes are collected at 9 p.m. on weekdays. On Saturdays, evening collections happen one-half hour earlier. D Belcher, Supt.
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Temple
Highland Avenue
Grover
Juiff
Quincy
Cliff
Cottage Park Road
Johnson Avenue
Court Road
Cherry
Centre
R. R
Pleasant
Sunnyside
Bartlett Road
Court Read
Lincoln
Read
Town Hall
D, Belcher
Local Sun and Visitor Agency Notices At Winthrop Stores
Notices at Srown's Drug Store Winthrop Centre and High Land Drug Store Winthrop Highlands accept Sun and Visitor bills and subscriptions. Readable items include small advertisements and notices dated 31C. Payments and subscriptions may be processed at these locations.
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THE
SUN and Visitor
Srown’s
Winthrop Centre
Highland Drug Store
Winthrop Highlands
Alfalfa's Rise as a Vital Irri gated Crop for U S Farms
The piece highlights alfalfa as a premier hay source cropping three times yearly, yielding four to five tons per acre, enriching soil with deep roots and lasting fertility. It notes old beliefs against growth in some areas, later discredited, and describes lime soil treatment and inoculation as keys to success. It cites German Rhine vineyards using a 50 year crop rotation with alfalfa before replanting vines.
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Rocky Mountain
The
Chicago Journal
United States
Rhine
Derby Week Delicacies On The Turf
Turfites bring home a local delicacy trophy from race courses claiming they did not get broke. At Epsom they buy rhubarb stalks tuppence a time. Chester vendors sell Dee Salmon from Billingsgate. Doncaster visitors buy toffee as Yorkhams. Goodwood yields Charlton pie once Melton Mowbray styled pork pie now scarce.
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Epsom
Chester
Billingsgate
Doncaster
Newmarket
Metropolis
London Chronicle
Sassingeres
Lunnon
Goodwood
Charlton
Brief, Changing Sermon Times in Royal Ceremonies
The London Chronicle notes Victoria preferred sermons of 18 minutes while Edward VII sought brevity. George II cut sermons during illness, Napoleon III restricted preachers to 15 minutes, and Charles II once woke, praising a bishop and awarding Bath and Wells after a slumber during Kan’s sermon.
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Victoria
Edward
London
London Chronicle
Napoleon III
Imperial Household
Charles II
Kan
Juror Remains On Duty Despite Nervous Affection
Morris Samuels, a guest at the Hotel Majestic, was not excused from jury duty by Supreme Court Justice Goff who noted the courtroom is restful and will keep him on the panel until term end in hopes his nerve improves.
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Morris Samuels
Hotel Majestic
Supreme Court
Goff
New York World
Gloucester fishermen reel in 270 pound haddock record
A Gloucester crew landed a haddock weighing 270 pounds, marking a strong catch but eclipsed by the even larger haddock that reportedly escaped. The report highlights local fishing prowess and the elusive big one still at large.
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Gloucester
Night School Farms Grow from Lamp Light
Study notes show men have long raised ante bets by lamp light, a nightly farm discipline rooted in practice and tradition.
Pedestrian Learns Nonskidding Shoes From Auto Era
A snippet notes a pedestrian adapting to automobiles by choosing nonskidding footwear, reflecting a turn in street safety awareness and footwear choices tied to urban traffic.
Cain Overlooked a Great Move in Tax Law Humor
The quip notes Cain ignored Abel’s hip pocket move and comments on income tax laws revealing wealth gaps. It adds a jab about alcohol bans and predictably dry fellows.
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Cain
Abel
Winter hats trimmed despite fashion note
A fashion note states winter hats will be simply trimmed. A quirk in the scene mentions a poor father. The department of agriculture reports the bravest insect in the world has been discovered and it attacks onions.
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Department of Agriculture
Stirring Things Up at the Harstetter Cottage Dinner
Mrs Harstetter storms at the idea of hosting the Powells, fearing the cottage will be ill prepared and the guests out of place. James Harstetter remains casual as tension rises over plans and ferry access, with Mrs Powell declining the invitation.
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Harstetter
Powells
Mr. Powell
James Horstetter
Feminine Necessities and the Tyranny of Style
A Chicago dressmakers association notes shop girls spend about 250 yearly on clothes while earning 600. The piece argues fashion is a universal feminine necessity driven by instinct, risking less budget for essentials like food education and recreation if dress costs dominate, potentially skewing priorities.
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Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Death watch described by Family Doctor in quirky note
A quarter inch gray beetle known as the death watch is described as destructive in its early life, preying on books and furniture. It makes a ticking sound by headbutting hard surfaces, likened to a serenade for its mate, though it cannot play any instrument.
Textbooks in Turkish port tale ends with H20 taunt
Abdul Hamid on the throne of Turkey and the American Missionary College at Tarsus sent a large consignment of texts to New York. Most volumes arrived except chemistry works. A port official mocked the collection as dangerous and claimed a lone copy proved Hamid II’s doom, pointing to H20 and declaring Hamid II nothing.
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Abdul Hamid
Turkey
American Missionary College
Tarsus
New York
Hamid Il
New Arctic Continent Found North of Siberia Claims Vast Land
A recently discovered Arctic landmass north of Siberia is described as large as Greenland. The report notes abundant walrus and bird life, visible reindeer tracks, and volcanic origin. Mineral resources remain unknown, drawing renewed Arctic interest after Amundsen and Scott.
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Siberia
Greenland
Arctic Circle
Amundsen
Scott
Moonlight love study hints at noisy divorce pressure
The item playfully suggests moonlit romance could curb divorce courts. It riffs on moon chemistry, American press agents abroad, odorless onions, Hawthorne, and a string of light observations from popular culture. The tone remains breezy and satirical about societal quirks.
Adler-i-ka touted as bowel cleanser by Winthrop group
MANY FRIENDS K. C. Brown reports they are making many friends through the QUICK benefit which Winthrop people receive from Adler-i-ka. The remedy, known for curing appendicitis and cleansing both lower and upper bowels, promises relief from constipation and gas with just one dose.
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K. C. Brown
Winthrop
People Worth Watching Forehead Traits Warn Against Conflicts
Physiognomists claim certain people should be avoided by others. A talker is cautioned to steer clear of the man with an overhanging forehead who will argue deeply. A businessman should beware the man with a receding forehead and chin and a large curved prominent nose who is shrewd in business.
Must Be Striven For
The old saying suggests that valuable things require effort and hardship. It argues the richest rewards come only after struggle, with gold earned when rocks are crushed and fires applied. Learning yields its best fruits after time, labor, and investigation.
Curious mismatch in Mrs Brighteyes French voice
Judge notes Mrs Brighteyes speaks French with a metallic gasp, since she learned via phonograph records. Slithers and Bingo discuss how imperfect records shaped her accent in a curio of speech and language.
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Slithers
Present Lesson Ends With Nose Bag Birthday Quip
Mrs Pozozzle laments teaching table manners to her husband at breakfast and jokes she will gift him a nose bag for his birthday. The playful line reveals domestic humor and a light domestic scene.
Poetical Hugo The Clouds The Only Birds That Never Sleep
Poetic lines recount Hugo’s view that clouds are the only birds that never sleep highlighting his dreamlike imagery and fascination with nature.
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Hugo
Mortgagee's Gale of Real Estate Foreclosure Notice
Mortgagee Emily R. Haggerston seeks foreclosure of a property in Winthrop Suffolk by power of sale dated June 26 1900. Sale set for May 30 1913 at 3 PM at Edward A. Thomas Boston with $200 cash deposit and balance due in 10 days. Property details include Bates Avenue Willow Avenue and plan by Whitman Howard.
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Suffolk
Booth Pace
O'Clark
Winthrop
Bates Avenue
Emily R. Haggerston
Willow Avenue
Whitman & Howard
William E. Cunningham
Thomas Haggerston
Edward A. Thomas
Barristers Hall
Boston
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Freeman's Hardware & Variety Store
R. J. Promise
Bowdoin Street
Tel. Winthrop
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