First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Service Details
Winthrop Mass First Church of Christ Scientist at Wadsworth Hall offers Sunday services at 10 45 a m with lesson sermon God the Preserver of Man. Sunday school for pupils up to 20, testimonial meeting Wednesdays at 8 p m, and a free public reading room at 29 Jefferson corner Fremont open daily 2 to 5 p m excluding Sundays and Monday evenings 7 to 9 all welcome.
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Wadsworth Hall
Winthrop Centre
God the Preserver of Man
Jefferson
Fremont Street
Christmas music at First Unitarian Church service
Sunday morning service at 10 45 led by Rev William W Peck former pastor. Sunday school at 12. Special Christmas music by quartet including Titus Lowd Woodcock. All welcome at Hermon Street location.
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William W. Peck
Titus
Miss Lowd
First Baptist Church Services and Teachings
William J. Day leads morning worship at 10 30 and evening worship at 7 30 with sermons. A men s Bible class at noon and Y P S C E at 6 15, plus an opening song service led by the chorister. Come and sing on Hermon Street.
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William J. Day
Hermon St
Church of St John the Evangelist Services Updated
The Church of St John the Evangelist on Winthrop Street issues mass times at 7 8 45 10 30 and 11 30 until further notice and directs children to attend the 8 45 mass with Sunday school immediately after. Rector John H Griffin presides.
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Church of St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop Street
John H. Griffin
Red Cross Notes and Holiday Closures
The Red Cross rooms will close December 20 to January 2 due to school vacation and unheated building. Members are urged to attend three days next week. By December 11 the group produced 7,471 surgical dressings, 1,324 knitted items, 1,766 hospital garments, and 200 Christmas bags. The drive for Halifax relief was planned but Boston HQ flooded with supplies.
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Red Cross
Quest and Question Club Meeting at Mrs Pierce Home
The sixth Quest and Question Club meeting convened at 21 Grover Avenue with Mrs Mary Topham presiding. Mrs Leontine R Wilcox read The Tempest and the group voted a yearly Home for Blind Babies donation. An afghan made by members was sent to Fort Banks hospital. Next meeting is January 8 1918 hosted by Mrs Isabel Brightman.
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Quest and Question Club
Cora Pierce
Grover Avenue
Mary Topham
Leontine R. Wilcox
William Shakespear
Fort Banks
Isabel Brightman
Myrtle P. Dodge
Five merchants advertise to invite lively participation
A brief item notes that five merchants run advertisements inviting readers to engage or purchase, signaling an active marketplace and promotional effort.
Walnut trees once common around the Sea of Galilee
Josephus notes the walnut tree's former abundance in Palestine and near the Sea of Tiberias. Other items report 1916 manganese output at 27 000 tons, triple 1915, a Kentucky man seeking a stepmother for his four daughters, and innovations from open air films to cam driven pumps and sanitary U S service shoes.
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Josephus
Palestine
Sea of
Tiberias
Kentucky
Connecticut
Your Chance: Seize New Opportunities Now
The piece urges readers to stop worrying about lost chances and stay alert for new ones. It argues opportunities come repeatedly and only require readiness to grab them, comparing life to catching a beat in a dance and avoiding hesitation. It stresses proactive effort over waiting for luck.
Hit and Miss in a House of Rock on the Sand
The column ponders compromises in unconventional home building and comments on public sentiment toward affection and sacrifice. It notes critics often come from those not exposed to the subject and jokes about a breakfast ground glass blamed on the Kaiser.
Observations on civilization and gender from Sir William Richmond
Excerpts critique western lies and Oriental depictions, noting scoundrels alongside clever rivals in romance. The text praises forgetting civilization to become human and hints at vanity during dressing and letter-writing as a moral intoxication.
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Wiliam Richmond
Housewives in Bell City adopt overalls for work
Reports from Bell City Louisiana describe housewives embracing practical overalls for domestic chores. In other notes Canada plans to field candidates for the independent labor party. Ucatan teachers form a cooperative. Canada opens a government creamery at Henriburg. Irish women teachers demand pay equality. Chilean congress weighs iron industry development amid rich mines.
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Canada
Independent Labor Party
Curious Condensations From A War Time Digest
Seventy four University of Wisconsin faculty and staff are absent in various war services. Guadeloupe cocoa harvest expected with output entirely shipped to France. United States parcel post exports for 1915 16 reach 1 352 639 parcels weighing 6 209 023 pounds. 1914 15 936 865 parcels total 3 347 899 pounds. An Australian claims a rapid tanning process for leather. seven days for calfskins six hours for other skins. Artificial gas replacing coal as Philadelphia fuel. irrigation of 10 000 acres may need about 2 million dollars. Houseflies can lift a match between two feet. a human would need a beam eight and a quarter yards long and 16 inches thick to do so.
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United States
Parcel Post
Hoover
Wise And Otherwise: A Patchwork Of Witty Sayings
A collection of quips on memory discretion work jealousy honesty and risk. The lines mix humor with caution about bosses happiness and fate using witty contrasts about thieves gamblers and the elderly. Each aphorism delivers a compact moral or ironic commentary.
Notable Eccentricities in Wartime Leadership and Figures
The item lists several persons linked to wartime service and politics. John Taylor of Crystal Springs has 15 sons in the US army. General Vorkhovsky, formerly Russian war minister, once served as a czar’s chamber page 12 years ago. Joseph P. Guffy, Democratic state chairman of Pennsylvania, is named petroleum administrator for wartime oil purchases. Governor Whitman of New York is humorously challenged by a sentry who claims to be governor, then commends the governor as a good soldier before continuing.
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John Taylor
Crystal Springs
Miss
General Vorkhovsky
Joseph P. Guffy
Pennsylvania
United States
Whitman
New York
The Kaiser and the Halfhearted Effort
A compact aphorism style note contrasts the Kaiser with half hearted effort. It claims only a half try leads to failure and asserts the Kaiser’s actions caused a world breaking effect.
Winthrop Woman's Club Food Thrift Notes
A Winthrop community note urges sugar rationing during a wartime shortage. It cites French limits, suggests reducing sugar by one ounce per person daily, and lists substitutes and menus to maintain nutrition. It advises new eating habits, dessert options, and reliance on government guidance for food thrift.
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Winthrop Woman's Club Food Thrift Notes
Red Cross Drive Under Way In December Push
Winthrop residents urged to join the Christmas Red Cross drive starting December 6 by sending names and a dollar. The article highlights Red Cross aid to devastated French farmers and a Massachusetts community’s call to support relief efforts and morale through membership and donations.
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Winthrop
Red Cross
Paris
American Red Cross
France
Nancy
Chemin-des-Dames
Blockley
Massachusetts
Germany
Must Be Relatives
Phyllis notes her grandma keeps a white spitz and a white angora cat unseen before and asks the dog if the cat is his cousin, reflecting playful family pet dynamics.
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Phyllis
Among the Bowlers in Amateur Boston Pin League
Amateur Boston pin league action showed team depth as Winthrop Y C and City Club faltered while Cottage Park Y C edged Dorchester 3 points after Cottage Park posted 1645 to Dorchester 1606. Standouts included Tileston 373, Hamilton 371, Cook 364, Ritchie 357, House 355 and Pyatt 352.
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Boston
Winthrop Y. C
City Club
Colonial
Jyachtsmen
Cottage Park Y. C
Dorchester
Tileston
Hamilton
Cook
Ritchie
House
Pyatt
Eee
Beane
Winthrop Y. C. Wiseley
Jordan
Slocomb
Townsend
GaPiyne Brooks
H'hon
Smith
Winthrop Defeats Revere In High School Gridiron
Winthrop High routed Revere High 7 to 0 at Ingleside park on Saturday afternoon. Magee, Coppell and Townsend stood out for Winthrop. Sullivan scored three touchdowns and Magee kicked the goal after touchdown. Officials were Umpire Lowe, Referee Rendello, Head Linesman Gaudy. game played in 12 minute periods.
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Winthrop High
Revere High
Ingleside Park
Magee
Winthrop
Coppell
Townsend
Winthrop H. S
Burke
Devlin
Cotter
Patnet
Howard
Griffith
Selom
Jenkins
Sulivan
Anthony
Revere H. S
Clark
Barrett
Chambers
Bloom
Margolsky
Wells
Nichols
Woodowick
Norton
Lane
Winthrop Girls Defeat Arlington To Tie State Title Race
Winthrop High School girls beat Arlington High 5 to 1 in a field hockey game at Ingleside Park on a cold Saturday morning. The win ties Winthrop with Lexington for the state championship as Captain Cobb issues a challenge for a neutral-court rematch. The sparse crowd reflected the severe weather.
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Arlington High
Ingleside Park
Winthrop High School
Lexington High
Capt
Cobb
Lexington
Winthrop
Mortimer
Fulham
Murray
Johnson
Curtis
McCarthy
Verlin
Honan
Kuhlewein
Rfb
Dunn
Lfb
Arlington
E. Roberts
Caddigan
Lovett
Wardman
Wing
Stickney
Ihb
Thatcher
Coleridge
D. Roberts
Ifb
Bennett
Winn
Winthrop High 1918 Basketball Schedule
The Winthrop High boys basketball schedule for 1918 lists games against Wellesley Chelsea Watertown Winchester Natick and other foes. Several dates are marked open or not yet started with league games noted as ongoing.
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Winthrop High School
Wellesley
Chelsea
Watertown
Winchester
Natick
Time to Be on Guard
When a man feels bad he should be on his guard lest he say or do something he will regret having said or done when he feels better.
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Churchg News
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Winthrop, Mass
First Unitarian Church
Hermon Street
First Baptist Church
ST. John the Evangelist
Halifax
Probate
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Suich
England
Australia
North
South America
Fedor F. Foss
Bell City
Ucatan
Mexico
Henriburg
Sask
Ireland
University of Wisconsin
Guadeloupe
Philadelphia
Kaiser
U. S
United Service
Europe
Ian Hay
Malaga
Winthrop Ry
Library Food Thrift Teamation
Chai
Revere
Children’ Ory
Fletcher
Castoria
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