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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
8
Sunday services at 10 45 am at Wadsworth Hall Winthrop Centre with lesson sermon Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force Sunday school up to age 20 at the same hour testimonial meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o clock free public reading room 29 Jefferson corner Fremont open daily 2 to 5 except Sunday Monday evenings 7 to 9 All are welcome
William J. Day pastor leads morning worship at 10 30 with the sermon A Quartet of Remarkable Things Bible school follows at noon Men’s Bible class at 6 15 led by the pastor Christian Endeavor at 6 15 and evening worship at 7 30 with The Christmas Message Special music is featured throughout the day
Church of St John the Evangelist on Winthrop Street lists Masses at 7 8 45 10 30 and 11 30 until further notice Children urged to attend 8 45 mass Sunday school follows immediately
Hermon Street church invites worshippers to a 10 45 Sunday service where Rev Charles S Bodwell preaches Is Christmas Becoming Unchristian Special Christmas music features Titus Lowd Woodcock and others The Sunday school meets at noon with Christmas exercises at the church vestry Monday at 3 pm
A New York woman recounts her married life as a bulldog named Ida and her litter died after the husband fed the pups milk from a nipple causing alcoholism. The courtroom hears the odd tale amid testimony on the couple's domestic dispute.
Winema or Toby Riddle, famous as MKaitch kona, is cited as the sole North American woman to command war parties. During the Modoc War against the Pitt River Indians in California, she reportedly took command after the chief fell, led a cavalry charge on horseback, and secured a decisive Modoc victory.
The piece laments limited public focus on the navy compared with the army and recalls famed naval heroes such as Jones Decatur Hull Bainbridge Perry MacDonough Porter Farragut and Dewey. It asserts future recognition for battleships gunboats and cruisers and predicts a brave, victorious clash with the enemy fleet.
The article notes dogs trained to shun poison gas and carry messages will study at Camp Funston Kansas alongside soldiers. It predicts dogs will serve as messengers for the signal battalion when the American army goes to France, highlighting public affection for canine war heroes.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin argues that genuine peace comes from victory over those who started the war. It condemns any peace that would be an armed truce leading to a renewed, frightful struggle and urges a peace achieved by defeating the enemies of peace.
Officials announce the arrest and internment of enemy aliens spreading false reports to chill war ardor. The statement emphasizes the行动 targets aliens alone to prevent broad alarm and fears of extensive building operations.
A student notes that about 1,000,000 pounds of rice are wasted each year at weddings. He asserts that if Mr. Hoover can curb this waste he would promote conservation and common sense.
The passage praises German plots in this country for their perseverance under constant exposure. It notes their continued stolid effort despite perceived futility, highlighting a dismissive view of their ongoing concoctions.
The piece argues that most girls can only look becoming if fashion treats them kindly. They would embrace style even in rough materials like dishrags cotton bagging and baled hay, if fashion lends its support.
An editorial characterizes Prussian influence as sowing disloyalty worldwide and warns that the resulting dissent will flourish locally, framing home as the likely ground for seeds of dissension.
Germany concedes four submarines were sunk while attempting to disrupt the transport of Pershing's troops. The admittance dismisses any claim of an alibi and states no one should offer defense.
A remark on how possession of a small automobile can reveal darker impulses, transforming normally sensible individuals into reckless drivers. The line suggests caution about road manners and restraint behind the wheel.
A quip notes that advertisements labeled stout women miss their target audience, suggesting such notices are intended for others and highlighting the humor in misdirected notices from a past newspaper page.
The passage argues that anarchists waste valuable time and contrasts Bol Pasha’s recoil with his past role as a German secret agent. It also notes a wife’s aging when content with her home, reflecting social commentary of the era.
The article argues that sustaining food and fuel supplies transcends commerce and becomes a moral obligation for society. It frames production as a civic duty tied to national resilience and ethical stewardship.
Canada’s labor party fields candidates while Quebec teachers form a cooperative. Canada opens a government creamery at Henriburg. Ireland pays women teachers the same as men for similar work.
Seventy four members of the University of Wisconsin faculty and instructional staff are absent in various kinds of war service. The note reflects wartime manpower impact on higher education and campus operations during the period.
A housefly can lift a match between two feet and carry it. By contrast a human would need to lift a beam eight and a quarter yards long and 16 inches thick to do the same.
A collection of pithy maxims on memory, work, jealousy, honesty, and fate. The humor contrasts skill and laziness, worth and deceit, urging practical skepticism about people and luck with quips on bosses, graft, and aging tombstones.
John Taylor of Crystal Springs Mississippi has 15 sons in the U S army. General Vorkhovsky once a czar’s chamber page. Joseph P Guffy Pennsylvania Democratic chair named petroleum administrator for wartime oil purchases. Governor Whitman of New York joked with a sentry on a dark night then moved on.
The war department presses hard to secure transport for American troops as British and American figures project about 8.25 million tons by end of 1919, with potential seizures and new shipbuilding in Latin America to bolster output. Officials express belief the Shipping Board will expand efforts beyond visible progress.
The Houston Post notes that the government employs influential private businessmen as "dollar a year" men. Though their private enterprises pay millions, these men work for the United States without reward or credit, seeing public service as sufficient honor and glory in wartime.
In Lincolnshire, farmer George Thompson was fined 27 500 dollars for selling potatoes above the maximum price, illustrating the government's strict stance on food price piracy and the need for firm action.
The writer laments the rarity of personal stories in wartime reporting while noting how even famous leaders fade into insignificance against the vast, mechanized conflict of great powers.
A German decree restricts the Kaiser from personally thanking individuals and instead awards the Iron Cross first class to Americans in high official life for valuable services rendered.
The Chicago News notes that men cannot knit due to smoke in the eyes and ashes falling into socks. It suggests anti tobacco league members would make better knitters.
The quote reflects a broad analysis of global political change as monarchies may transition toward republics, noting that nations accustomed to monarchic rule could rapidly shift to republican governance.
An old fashioned country editor who once sneered at subscribers who paid with cord wood potatoes or corn is recalled. The piece reflects on changing times and lingering nostalgia for rural exchanges and barter news.
The federal government urges increased consumption of poultry and seafood items including chicken fish hare goose lobster oysters and eggs through official guidance and dietary promotions.
The war spurs a revival of American shipping with 26 percent of July exports on American bottoms. The Omaha Bee notes sustained growth in U S flag vessels as German fleet losses reduce foreign competition and North South American routes dominate. Officials expect continued foreign trade and strengthened American control, boosting national industry and commerce.
The text urges purposeful effort to discover one’s talents and a worthwhile end. It argues that initial failure may occur but time spent in pursuit trains abilities and yields useful lessons for future attempts.
A Liberty Loan committee reports wartime casualties and costs: 10,000,000 killed, 12,000,000 permanently disabled, 23,500,000 wounded, 4,250,000 prisoners. Global fighters total 50,000,000. Financial losses reach 108,000,000,000 dollars with over 6,000,000,000 in property damage.
The text notes German officers have not arranged dinner engagements in Italy. Plans for truffles and champagne in Paris disappointed, prompting caution about menus of spaghetti and Asti in Rome.
The Germans acknowledge the submarine as their last hope to win the war, but that hope is steadily diminishing due to increasingly effective measures against U boats.
The ex-ruler and his family rely on food cards in a symbolic fall from autocracy. A tragedy of autocracy becomes a punchline of fate as they descend from absolute power to rationed sustenance.
A lone forty-niner makes a brief stop at a new army cantonment and has little to say about his earlier ties to boom towns. The exchange hints at memories of rapid frontier growth and bustling settlements tied to mining era folklore.
The weekly casualty list exceeds twenty one thousand even as generals report only artillery duels and no major operations. Key figures reflect ongoing attrition with limited combat activity recorded on the fronts.
Citizens question state measures during crisis over potential alliances with French nationals. The inquiry asks what steps the government is taking to safeguard local girls from perceived risks posed by foreign wives amid wartime tension.
Mutineers who balk at submarine duty are moved to frontline trenches, a shift from one peril to another. The transfer underscores harsh discipline and mounting risk within the wartime German forces.
A call to increase actions against food pirates by creating decisive captures beyond mere gas bombardment. The tone urges stronger measures and momentum in countering piracy affecting supplies and markets.
A statistician claims the lifespan of a dollar bill is about three weeks, reflecting on earlier, supposedly sturdier monetary life cycles. The remark underscores variability in currency wear and handling across time.
A commentator likens General Haig to an old-time English fighter who stood his ground and slugged away until his opponent was whipped.
A witty note remarks that flat feet are becoming almost as fashionable as gout in certain circles, reflecting a humorous view of health trends and public fitness concerns.
A partial quotation notes that half effort leads to failure and that many people shape the world, but asserts it took the Kaiser to break up a world. The line suggests a critical view of leadership and collective effort in a wartime frame.
The remark suggests some congress members were not listed on the Bernstorff pension list because they had nothing of value worth purchasing. It implies limited wealth or assets among those individuals relevant to the pension context.
Poets join a fundraising effort to purchase ambulances for service on the Italian front. They emphasize that even writers can contribute to wartime needs and support medical transport.
The budget shows a deficit of 334 million Austrian crowns. A separate quip notes that even a single crown deficit in Germany would be thrilling.
The note suggests jewelers may woo wealthy buyers by offering coal necklaces as a novelty item around the Christmas season.
The remark questions U.S. policy toward spies operating abroad and urges a tougher stance at home. Critics argue for firm measures, while others warn against overreach impacting intelligence capabilities.
A wry remark suggests the war’s purpose may have been to popularize prunes. The line captures a tongue in cheek view of wartime diets and public morale echoing daily life.
The remark argues Therry is useless without effort and funding, asserting value depends on fighting for it and paying for it.
A sharp economic adage warns that cost cutting or scarce funds can mute profits or progress, depicting pressure on national finance and policy. The phrase evokes tension between budgeting discipline and bold action in a political or economic context.
A witty adage notes that the modern woman relies on providence and maintains dry knitting, reflecting social humor about female prudence and preparedness.
A garden named Evergy well cultivated seeks to meet the sunshine halfway, embracing a balanced approach to light and growth, reflecting a harmonic urban green space concept.
A pithy saying warns that those who gain life through fruitfulness will meet ruin along the same path, suggesting peril follows abundance and prosperity.
Among the bowlers Cottage Park V C shut out Winsor and halted Watertown hopes. Arlington B C edged Winthrop C in a tight league clash as scores remain to be reported.
When lost in the woods a person should keep moving downhill to reach a valley and open spaces. If no people are seen, follow a stream to reach a house or town. In flat country emphasize following a stream, or use sun and compass to pick the direction toward habitation.
W F Buswell of the M7 Tremont Building is listed as attorney for the mortgagee. The brief entry provides his name and office location for service or correspondence regarding the mortgage.
Sealed proposals offering price per printed piece for the Winthrop Annual Town Report 1917 will be received at the Board of Selectmen Town Hall Winthrop Mass until 7 00 p m Monday January 7 1917. Specifications may be obtained at Town Hall and must accompany proposals. Each bid requires a fifty dollar certified check payable to the Town of Winthrop. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. By order of the Board of Selectmen Charles A Hagman Clerk
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