This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
7
Post office officials warn of Christmas parcel post strain and urge public cooperation. Senders must attach name and address and limit contents to Christmas greetings. violating rules risks full letter rate postage and potential criminal prosecution.
In Malden District Court Judge Bruce ruled that a motor hearse is not a pleasure vehicle and fined Roxbury driver Michael J. Carroll $10 for violating metropolitan park rules banning motor driven vehicles other than pleasure cars on the boulevard. The accompanying hearse procession and mourners were not fined. This action follows a police crusade to curb business vehicles on Boston north side boulevards.
A brief overview explains that the bill of rights is a declaration of fundamental principles drawn from the English 1689 document. When the U S Constitution was framed it lacked a bill of rights, provoking criticism and leading to the first ten amendments. State constitutions now widely feature similar bills of rights.
The text explains how chin shape reveals personality traits. A smooth round chin suggests a childlike disposition, an oval chin indicates artistic sensitivity, an angular chin signals scientific practicality, a protruding chin implies combativeness and power, a receding chin denotes weak will, and a straight chin also implies weakness.
The article notes greenish hazel and spotted eyes associate with shrewd, nervous temperaments. Professor Hudson asserts hazel eyes in Asians mark cunning and weasel-like traits. It also claims green eyes indicate low jealousy but frequent self envy.
The article discusses a rare long running publication by the Brothers of the Book titled Links of Ancient Rome. It claims golf was played on early Roman greens by famously historical figures. The group, spread across cities, is headquartered in Chicago.
Auditor Mitchell reports Boston and Suffolk County gross funded debt at 121,574,381.01 on November 30, up 3,140,433.34 since December 31, 1912. Net funded debt stands at 79,808,727.39, an increase of 4,494,346.55. A detailed statement follows with 1912 city debt figures and 1913 changes.
In Chelsea on Tuesday Mayor Willard secured reelection by about 1400 votes over Alfred L. Maggs the largest majority in city history. Voters backed the playground plan and kept the license column by roughly 500 votes the margin halved from 1912.
The Chelsea Record reports residents of Revere are debating annexation to Boston with strong opposition to beach district licenses. Warns that licensing saloons could endanger beachgoers and orderly conduct. Advises visiting Hyde Park to gauge public sentiment on the issue.
Boston Herald urges preserving Postmaster Mansfield against Democratic bid to replace him before his term ends. It criticizes the move as unjust and spoils-driven and suggests waiting until March 1915 to reward Congressman Murray. The column quotes civic virtue on punctuality and order.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims the tonic is a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. The flyer offers a $100 reward for a cure failure and cites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as sellers.
The Charleston News and Courier mocks critics who claim modern fashion shows women choosing sensible dress. It ridicules London Opinion for blaming “free ankles” on female freedom and predicts conventional styles will return to concealment and strict norms in a couple of years.
Professor Langdon of Jesus College Oxford during a visiting stay at the University of Pennsylvania reports a discovery from Nippur tablets. The clay records reveal 4200 year old pupils taught phonetic spelling and to form syllables, with geography history geology and theology in their curriculum.
Sir Oliver Lodge lauded Madame Curie as the greatest woman of science. He recounted her Paris arrival from Warsaw as Marie Sklodowak a, her 1896 study of radioactivity, discovery of polonium, and isolation of radium which could aid humanity.
The article notes fatalities may rise as hunters seek game and sometimes confuse humans for game. It warns that discerning between game and people is difficult during hunting season and guides may have to take risks to support their families.
A newly found fourteenth century City Guild of Carpenters ordinance uses the phrase residents within the city or in the suburbs, suggesting the term suburb was part of everyday talk even then. The note implies the word entered language earlier than often assumed.
A London scientist claims excessive talking will cause a woman to lose her voice and eventually cackle like a hen. He notes he has not heard of the American chicken.
A New York woman sues claiming her husband is not gay enough. The piece hints at her trying plays to influence him while noting odd claims about Count Zeppelin avoiding airship wrecks and speculative prices for Mesotherium.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions an undertaker and a mistaken guide, suggesting a misstep or confusion in a local story. The text hints at worry or concern arising for the undertaker amid unclear guidance and a deer reference.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.