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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
3
Winthrop Savings Bank promotes saving with a fixed 4 percent annual dividend. The bank lists hours for deposits and daily operations, with special evening deposits on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Address notes Jefferson Street near Centre Station and identifies A. E. Whittemore as Treasurer.
Last dividend set at 54 percent per annum on shares now on sale. Payments due by the second Monday each month. Interest begins monthly and is credited quarterly. For details contact Treasurer George H Wy man at 73 Tremont St Boston Room 627 or the Winthrop Director.
A note on advertising practice asserts merchants who advertise must believe in their goods. It argues readers are safe patronizing ads for up to date merchandise and warns against shop worn items.
The Glasgow city council’s half-yearly report shows a marked decrease in pauperism while forty five percent of women at home are supported by relatives. A Japanese inventor created a street sprinkler that forms advertisements on pavements, and a Welsh inventor patented a process to remove solder tin and chemicals from scrap and galvanized metals.
A father and his five year old take in a late cir cus show in Washington. The crowd cheers President Wilson as he arrives in a limousine. The boy, previously excited, asks why the elephant is absent, revealing a child’s practical view amid the spectacle.
The London Globe criticizes households that keep more servants than needed during the war. It argues such excess is selfish and unpatriotic, urging the minister of national service to use powers to halt the practice swiftly and decisively.
King W. Lardner quotes a captain praising French assistance in Collier's Weekly. He notes they are diligent and patient, helping Americans learn their language and methods. He admits a humorous misunderstanding about barbed wire versus bedclothes.
Quick exchange shows a joke setup about soldiers in an ambush and a punchline where Little Ethel asks why they were scratched up. The dialogue implies a lighthearted rural humor scene.
A motor truck company president cites a shift in farming as many farmers buy motortrucks and tractors to replace drafted helpers. The trend reflects wartime labor losses and rising prosperity, with farmers, confident in crop returns, investing in trucks to sustain production.
A New Jersey inventor patents a device that prevents cars from running over pedestrians. A pair of folding padded arms mounted on the forepart deploys when contact occurs to seize the pedestrian and carry them to safety, claimed to work even at considerable speed.
A jeweler explains a seasonal pattern in watch repair profits. He notes a spring harvest when men move watches from waistcoat or coat pockets to trousers, prompting tailors to add pocket space. Winter reduces pocket carry and fewer watches are brought in for repair.
A lump of butter escaped captivity about sixteen years ago and fell into a well on the Pierce place near Auxvasse. While cleaning the well, J Ed Mann recovered the butter. A hard crust formed on top, but beneath it the butter remained fresh and yellow as when it first tumbled in.
England reports signaling helmets for policemen and a Europe perfected steel for safes. A London experimenter grows chickens faster with high frequency high voltage electricity, while a European scientist creates a nutritious bread using beef blood instead of milk and eggs, treated with hydrogen peroxide.
Germany tests a new locomotive design reaching 68 miles per hour for heavy passenger service on Breslau Dresden and Breslau Berlin routes. Bureau of Standards finds US clays superior for glass melting pots versus German imports. City movers evict Max Brodow’s Minneapolis home seeking extra pay and police protection until work resumes. Electric plant market potential in South China hinges on American products matching British installations. New York porter Francis Jones survives a bomb scare after dousing suspected burning paper. Domestic science lecturer Mrs. Anna Peterson advises an onion cabbage spinach turnip and cranberries for beauty in St Paul.
A compact compendium of aphorisms from Quintillan Parsee Bannerjee Seneca Acero Emer son and Amlel. The notes reflect on wisdom patience gentleness toward kin and the fleeting nature of life. They contrast philosophy with obstinacy and suggest using time wisely despite aging or fatigue.
At the federal bureau of standards in Washington a new testing chamber for airplane engines is completed. The airtight chamber reproduces high altitude pressure by exhausting air, uses fans to simulate air currents on the propeller, and employs a refrigeration system to vary temperature. Heavy glass windows allow observations.
The passage contrasts information with ideas and notes great men balance knowledge with confidence. It warns against extremes of wealth and poverty and cautions against self sufficiency versus indispensability, urging tempered self awareness and community value.
A female customer consented to a kiss from a traveling salesman who then faced arrest after she reconsidered the encounter and reported the incident. The case centers on alleged improper conduct and ensuing legal action.
Three tablespoons chili sauce and three tablespoons mayonnaise combine with three grated hard boiled eggs one chopped green pepper and a little chopped pimento. Mix well then add whipped cream, which may be omitted though it improves richness.
The article states skim milk in corn bread raises food value since milk contains protein, a tissue builder, compared with water.
A grinder that reclaims shrapnel has been adopted by munition manufacturers to remove imperfections from the inside of steel cases.
A report notes a Michigan inventor winning a patent for a three plank lift creating seating in a motor truck for 88 passengers. The item appears in a column highlighting new devices including a wire tail clip for cows used during milking and a cheaper alternative to a hair drip device by an electrician.
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