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Newspaper

Winthrop Sun And Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1913

Page

4

Short Hand and Typewriting Course Offered

Thorough instruction in shorthand and typing by experienced stenographers. Tuition is 25.00 for the course. Day and evening classes now forming.

Government ownership of telegraphs favored by Greenfield Gazette

The Greenfield Gazette argues Postmaster General Burleson is right to push government ownership of telegraphs, noting government telegraph rates and overhead. It contrasts private phone efficiency with public cost, suggesting civil service exams lag private results and that telegraphs could be better than telephones for public ownership.

Burleson Greenfield . Gazette

Sun and Visitor urged to subscribe for new year joy

An editorial notes two railroad accidents on the B R B L within five days as unusual for the town. It praises local post office workers for their heroic efforts and wishes readers they receive exactly what they wanted from the newspaper.

Market day persists in English tradition abroad

The National Magazine notes that market day, a centuries old English institution, survives in Hallifax Nova Scotia and Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. Large enclosures host markets where locals sell livestock, flowers and wares for a small stall fee, reflecting the long standing English market system.

England Hallifax Nova Scotia Charlottetown Prince Edward Island National Magazine

Nightly Cats Wake East Cleveland Neighbors

A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes cats on Roxford road in East Cleveland that nightly sing on porches of residents including Messrs Heister Krauss Robinson Sheldon and Nolan. The next morning Mr Krauss tauntingly asks if Nolan heard the cats and Nolan recalls throwing an alarm clock at them to quiet the disturbance.

Mr. N Cleveland Plain Dealer

Rice flour cement makes durable adhesive for china

A simple mixture of rice flour with cold water simmered slowly forms a strong adhesive. The cement can be used hot or cold for mending ornaments and delicate china, yielding a durable bond.

China

Laughing Reveals Depth of Thought and Self-Control

The article notes that a person’s laughter signals their mental depth and self-control. It contrasts chronic gigglers as shallow thinkers with quiet individuals who rarely laugh as having intense feeling and thoughtful nature.

Hemlocks Heroine and the Forest Fire Duel

Forest ranger Bruce Darnton pursues a raging blaze at Hemlocks Lodge where June Campbell, an artist, and Tawny Phillips threaten danger. Lame Bear, the trusted Indian, uncovers Tawny as arsonist while saving June and Darnton from plots of revenge. The couple unite to confront the flames and choose a future together.

Darnton Martell June Campbell California Tawney Tawny June Lame Bear Bruce Darnton Bruce Lame -Bear

Under Cover opens at Plymouth Theatre in Boston

Selwyn and Company unveil the melo drama set in smart New York society featuring William Courtenay as Steven Denby and Lily Cahill in her Boston debut as Ethel Cartwright. A diamond neck lace theft prompts a socialite to act as secret agent to protect a sister and her lover, delivering sustained suspense to a surprising climax.

Boston Plymouth Theatre Selwyn and Company New York William Courtenay Steven Denby Ethel Cartwright Lily Cahill

May Robson in The Clever Woman at Park Theatre Boston

May Robson headlines a New Year week engagement at the Park Theatre Boston in The Clever Woman a three act comedy by James Forbes. The noted actress is under the direction of William Moore Patch Pittsburgh managing director of the Pitt Repertory Theatre.

May Robson Willy Boston Park Theatre James Forbes Miss Robson Aunt Mary L. S. Sire William Moore Patch Pittsburgh New Pitt Repertory Theatre Forbes May Robson Mr. Patch Decker America

Ninety-Two Apply for Metropolitan Park Police Exams

Ninety-two men appeared before the Civil Service Commissioners at the State House on Tuesday for examinations for Metropolitan Park policemen. Twenty-eight others applied but did not attend. Tests covered training and experience, duties, laws, report writing, arithmetic, handwriting, copying and memory.

Civil Service Commissioners State House Metropolitan Park

Why He Laughed by Mayor Shank on women's campaign

Indianapolis mayor Shank tells a woman interviewer that women must lead the fight for cheaper living. He says men are busy earning money and mocks male laughter at women's suffrage, comparing it to Smith laughing after his wife's funeral.

Shank Indianapolis Smith

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