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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
7
Angelica clings to Auntie in a staged kiss while Miss Creston’s hat becomes the center of attention on a crowded elevated train. A bath sponge hidden in the hat provokes embarrassment and a comic misread of fashion as she worries over her plume and pride.
Aviation expert M Esnault Pelterie believes future air travel could link earth to the moon using radium energy. He estimates a journey of 238,950 miles could take about three hours and five minutes with 800 pounds of radium as fuel, costing around ten million dollars at current prices. He notes that such a plan depends on breakthroughs in radium discovery and harnessing its power.
A state health board investigation found a 14 member family living on a 320 acre farm with 19 to 15 year old children, no medical care for the infected son, and a mother caring for newborn and immobile child. The report cites large economic losses from TB and asks if human disease deserves ex termination similar to hog cholera.
A hotel in Evanston Illinois faced a bee swarm prompting guests to swap rooms. A traveler fled after swarms appeared while he chased bees and a temporary hive baited with honey drew them back to safety. At Philadelphia College of Medicine an exam surprise showed students copying none as they answered identical papers from memory of a 500 page textbook.
A 1913 vintage survey in the London Times notes global wine producers hit by storms and insect damage except Italy. France yields only two thirds of last year while France alone has 1.5 million vineyard proprietors cultivating 4 million acres producing about 1 million gallons annually, valued at 350 million.
A gigantic bridge enterprise seeks to connect Sydney with North Sydney. The half mile long structure would cost about 13 750 000 dollars and take seven years to construct. Four railroad tracks and three road lanes, each 15 to 36 feet wide, are planned to span the harbor.
Jeannette and Orrin Wainwright discuss poetry and a possible joint project as they engage in playful banter. He reveals he is the Wainwright, courting curiosity, while she hints at a budding partnership and a shared purpose.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Weepurst asks if an automobile could be provided while Harold Weepurse worries about tire trouble. The light domestic vignette highlights their desire and concern with a playful tone.
The Boston and Maine Railroad will adopt a ticket reform on January 1, 1914. Coupon books will be withdrawn and replaced by 12, 25, and 50 ride cards punched by conductors. Monthly student tickets will be non transferable with the owner’s name. other ride cards will list only the stations served.
More than twelve hundred hotels in San Francisco have agreed not to raise rates for the exposition trade, but travelers are advised to bring plenty of money for the fair.
Jacob Watchmaker Revere filed schedules in the U S District Court showing total liabilities of about $134,450 with $16,500 secured and $117,450 unsecured. Assets total roughly $92,071 including encumbered real estate and bank deposits. 18 secured creditors are listed with varied notes and sums, many tied to banks in Boston area.
A head on collision on the Revere Beach Parkway near the Malden river bridge Sunday night left two cars demolished. The 2 year old child of Harry W. Durgin of Everett was buried from its母 arms to the street but wrapped for weather and escaped with a few bruises. Durgin drove toward Boston in his car when it collided with a Vendome Auto Co of Boston vehicle driven by Lewis Grow of 704 Commonwealth Avenue. Grow was accompanied by a woman. No one was seriously injured.
An engine breakdown on a Winthrop bound train of the Boston Revere Beach Lynn line halted all outbound traffic for over an hour Sunday night. Passengers at Harbor View and other stations waited in cold, impatient crowds as wrecking crews repaired the engine and cleared the track.
A 15 room summer house owned by Simon Vorenberg was moved by barge from Swampscott to Point of Pines, Revere. It weighed about 175 tons and was loaded on Fighter No. 4, towed by the tug Channing, after weeks of waiting for suitable weather.
Petitions supported by the Lynn Chamber of Commerce traffic department aim to extend the Bay State Street Railway Company tracks along the rebuilt Lynn field street to Lynnfield. Signers are accumulating as residents favor direct communication between the towns.
In a United States bankruptcy court Referee stead ordered an initial 12 percent dividend to unsecured creditors of Jacob Watchmaker, note broker, held at Charles Street Jail for larceny from Broadway National Bank of Chelsea. Watchmaker, aided by Mancovitz and Ratkowsky, faces concealed assets charges and a large but uncertain estate.
The Bay State Railway will not increase service between ten and Revere. Hourly cars replace half hour service through the day. Through cars Malden to Lawrence and Malden to Lowell reduced last week. No change in Malden to Reading service.
An advertisement touts a Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces to tackle catarrh at all stages. It claims strong curative powers and urges readers to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo for details and a $1000 reward offer.
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