Winthrop Mail Hours and Substations Listed
The notice outlines Winthrop post office hours for weekdays holidays and Sundays, mail dispatch and reception times, sub stations at Crest avenue Shirley street and 478 Shirley street, and daily street box collections with carrier delivery times. It urges patrons to address mail with street and number to avoid delays. Signed by David Belcher, Superintendent.
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International Money Order Office
Worsevere
Molidays
Crest Avenue
Shirley_street
Shirley Street
Washington Ave
Cor. Bates
Cor. Winthrop
Pleasant St
Sunnyside
Bartlett Road
Pauline
Court Road
Lincoln
Road St
Centre R. R
Winthrop St
Ocean View
Crest Ave
Grover Ave
Shirley St
Mermaid Ave
Shirley R. R
Ocean
Tewksbury
Crystal Cove
Wast Boston
David Belcher
Mortgagee Sale of Real Estate in Winthrop Suffolk County
Public auction to foreclose a mortgage held by Florence Perley Wingersky on two undivided thirds of land in Winthrop Mass. The sale, for breach of condition, occurs January 3 1911 at ten the fore noon. Property includes Plan of Lands parcel 5950 sq ft lot 3 bounded by street and US land. $100 cash required.
Mortgagee's Sale of Winthrop Lot in Suffolk County
Mary J. Snodgrass mortgaged property to Florence Perley Wingersky with a 1907 deed. Foreclosure sale set for January 3, 1911 at 10:00 AM on the premises in Winthrop, Suffolk County. One undivided third part of a lot of 6950 square feet on Plan of Lands belonging to Winthrop Shore Land Co. Lot three 43 on Whitman plan. Sale cash, subject to municipal liens. Dec 1, 1910.
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Edward T. Shields
Ansel
Snodgrass
Robert W. Snodgrass
Florence Perley Wingersky
County of
Suffolk
Winthrop
Winthrop Shore, Land Company
Mass
New Street
Revere Street
Land Company
United States of America
Said Land Company
H. T. Whitman
C. B
Florence Perbey Wingersky
Mary J. Snodgrass
County of Suffolk
Sal County
Winthrop Shore Land Company
One Hundred
Said
Land Company One
H. T. Whitman, Co
Ted
D. 10
Revised Political Maxim Defends Government by Consent
Life quotes a maxim urging a government of the people for doing the people by consent of the people. The phrase frames popular sovereignty and civic duty as guiding political principle.
Their Feelings
A reflective piece notes a performer who can move audiences to smiles or tears at will. It suggests some owe him and some he owes in return.
Glimmering whiskers and a medical riddle in old tableau
A man with glittering whiskers chats at a desk with a weary aide. He offers a new quip and a baffling conundrum about a retired doctor turned egg supplier. The exchange ends as a cold wind sighs through barren orchard branches.
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Hirelirug
Washington and the one thing that may outlive him
The text recalls critics warning Washington about celebrity risks, but he dismisses them with wit. He says the only action that could ruin his reputation would occur long after his death, and implies his name will endure only as a historical novel or a modest five-cent cigar.
Santa Claus Scolds Nonbelievers In Toy Shop
An old Santa in a shop proclaims that boys who do not believe in him will receive no Christmas toys or trees. He condemns disbelief and asserts that only believers deserve gifts.
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Santa Claus
Moonlit vow and interrupted kiss scene
A swain remarks on the moon as he holds her hand and speaks of soft words. The swain realizes the moment was not sincere for all the others, and she recoils in response to his entreaty.
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Swain
Mistletoe a Hidden Plant Killer for Trees
Mistletoe, often seen as festive, is a parasite that harms trees where it grows. It slowly saps life from infected branches and, if neglected, can eventually kill the tree, though it develops slowly over years.
English women smoke pipes novelty sparks fashion change
The London Mail notes a trend where English women abandon cigarettes for larger pipes such as briar or Meerschaum paired with gold card cases and chain purses. The shift favors cigars over cigarettes as women seek a bigger smoke and a more formal accessory look.
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London Mail
Leicester crippled boy rides pedalless bicycle
George Anstey aged 12 from Leicester uses a two wheeled pedalless machine provided by the Leicester Cripples Guild. He lies face forward on the padded axle, uses wooden clogs on his hands to propel himself and controls steering and braking with his hands.
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George Anstey
Leicester
England
Leicester Cripples’ Guild
Definition of the height of aggravation from Fleet Street humor
A London Tit Bits quip at a well known hostelry defines the height of aggravation as trying to catch a flea with boxing gloves. The speaker, in shaky boots, sets his pewter on the counter and draws a crowd with the joke.
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Fleet Street
London
An Alaskan Luncheon Table Setting and Menu
An elaborate luncheon display features woven Indian basketry runners with Sitka made doilies on an oval mahogany table. Central and side vases hold white spring blossoms, with four totem poles, aloes shells of nuts, and hand crafted dishes. The menu lists halibut chowder Yukon salmon roast duck Shungnakiver turnips Tanana beets Skagway salad Fairbanks berries arctic ice cream Circle City cakes Klondike cheese Nome coffee.
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Sitka
la Bering Sea
Yukon
Fair Banks
Arctic
Com rox Confesses Marriage Ties At Social Event
A witty exchange at a social gathering has Mr. Com rox acknowledging obligations to his wife. He says he would not be invited to her receptions or musicales if he were not married, underscoring his domestic ties.
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Mr. Comrox
Brother barred from amateur guessing contest prize
A dispute arises when the brother of a contestant is disqualified after being labeled a professional. The ruling notes his government bureau employment, prompting questions about eligibility and fairness in the amateur event.
Lightning Change In One Night Actor Recounts Triple Roles
The speaker recalls playing three parts in a single performance when his co stars were ill. He notes the manager asked for quick changes and doubling in several scenes to keep the show running. The anecdote emphasizes adaptability in theater when plans collapse.
Not Altogether Dead
Mr Robert Butler of Marlborough England attended a poor law conference at Exeter when a death notice was proposed jokingly for him He rose to say he was alive and well and would continue as Wiltshire representative if desired by the conference.
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Robert Butler
Marlborough
England
Exeter
Butler
Wiltshire
Brokers Discuss Currency Bogus Bills Arising Confidence
Four men tied to Wall Street brokerage circles argued that modern bills pass as genuine with little scrutiny. To prove their point a $10 yellow back was shown. none could identify the portrait until one broker claimed it as the first U S treasurer Michael Hillegas, admitting ignorance moments earlier.
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Wall Street
United States
Michael Hillegas
New York Tribune
Edison souls and a Baldwin locomotive tale
Theologian Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt of Des Moines cites Thomas Edison doubting immortality and compares his view to a visiting young woman who explains locomotive making with a crude box sand furnace blueprint. She notes boilers require one man inside and one outside and the process ends with a loud, pounding finish.
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Hiram C. Cortlandt
Des Moines
Thomas A. Edison
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Absent-minded Traveler in Balloon Flight Tale
A traveler famed for ballooning recounts a perilous ascent and a desperate escape from wolves. He describes the machine soaring to great height toward Siberia and the impact of rarefied air on a baboon, praising the fearsome danger of the journey.
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Munchausen
Siberia
London
Largest Whale Captured Off Port Arthur Tex
The largest whale of its type on scientific record was captured off Port Arthur Texas. It measured sixty three feet long and was estimated to be about three hundred years old. Captain Cole Plummer of a United States pilot boat sighted the monster in the shoals near the jetties, and his crew captured the mammal. The massive carcass was towed ashore, exhibited and widely photographed before being cut up.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Cole Plummer
United States
Rat Bounty Prompts Merriment Across Seattle Area
Seattle offers a ten cent bounty per rat to curb bubonic plague fears, provoking laughter in Tacoma and other busy centers. The Ledger notes the joke partly benefits non residents, while warns the real risk lies in rats appearing in Seattle's census.
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Seattle
Tacoma
The
Ledger
Everett
Bellingham
Two Very Old Ladies In Europe Claim Long Lives
The Dundee Advertiser notes two supercentenarians Frau Dutkievitz born February 21, 1785 in Posem Prussia and Babavashka born May 1784 in Bavelsko. Babavashka, a field worker for nearly a century, has around 100 descendants and a joint allowance, with memories reaching to the early 1800s.
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Frau Dutkievitz
Babavashka
Posem
Prussian
Poland
Bavelsko
Dundee Advertiser
Too Ardent a Lover
Paris embroiderer Georgette Fontano broke a fire alarm to summon her fireman fiancé from nearby station hoping to see him. Engines arrived with firefighters, but her fiancé was absent and the crowd angered, leading a magistrate to imprison her for a month despite her protests.
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Georgette Fontano
Rue Sevres
Paris
Nebuchadnezzar’s Beef a la Mowed Quip From Puck
A humorous mockery in the Puck voice features Nebuchadnezzar slurring his famous line and joking about meat called Beef a la Mowed. The quip ends with a hoarse chuckle as he ponders flesh as grass.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Puck
Kind Intentions and Society Talk Across a Play
A banter about manners, jealousy, and social expectations unfolds as Miss Cayenne defends a generous husband who takes his wife to theater outings while another man is described as a brute for enjoying distress in women. The exchange hints at gender norms and domestic affection.
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Miss Cayenne
Tesla at the Hotel Dining Table Stares Intensely
An account notes Nikola Tesla dining in a hotel dining room while deeply absorbed, appearing to scan a portfolio of papers with solemnity. The scene emphasizes his serious, almost eloquent table demeanor during the meal.
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Nicola Tesla
Fan Hotel
New York Press
Holidays In the States and State Specific Holidays
The piece notes Washingtons birthday as a holiday in all states with Decoration Day in most states except Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Texas Labor Day observed nationwide and various state holidays tied to local events such as battles and state admissions days. Mississippi follows federal holidays with Independence Day Thanksgiving and Christmas observed While Columbus Day appears in a few states as a new holiday.
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Washington
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Planting Wedding Oaks In German Towns Revival
Princess August Wilhelm promotes a revived German custom where newlyweds plant oak saplings after marriage. Multhausen in Thuringia responds with a municipal official guiding couples from the church to plant trees on a new road, part of a tradition begun to repair 30 Years War ravages.
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August Wilhelm
Germany
Multhausen
Thuringia
Brandenburg
Unnecessary Confession at Birmingham Court
A drunk and disorderly prisoner caused laughter at Birmingham police court by mistaking the docket for his list of previous convictions. When the officer read “shopbreaking” the man exclaimed that it dated eight years earlier, yielding a humorous moment.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Mail
Libel suit over Grape-Nuts advertising and appendicitis claims
A newspaper libel dispute arose after a weekly journal attacked our claims about appendicitis and Grape-Nuts. Testimony showed opposing experts and chemists debated predigested foods, with supporters arguing undigested foods trigger some cases and predigested foods aid digestion.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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