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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1917
Page
5
Facts about briar pipes made from laurel root pencils on pears and grapes into 800 and 100 varieties. Tea difference from processing. Wire mesh in tool drawers. Siam debtors can be seized after three months. Paper history, eyes and senses of blind creatures. US road mileage 387000 with France comparison and yearly progress. Germicidal sunlight throat treatment. Windmill wind expectation 16 mph eight hours daily on average but not guaranteed daily.
A brief survey of color themed phrases describing social moods and style cues. The list pairs color connotations with positive traits and occasional moods, reflecting a playful linguistic approach to color symbolism.
A satirical piece notes that constant grumbling signals lack of achievement and that vows of love may be misinterpreted by men. It jokes that failure in aviation could push a man toward journalism or risky behavior and comments on wives staying for children or money.
A witty reflection on marriage and social behavior. The piece notes a hobo choosing food over a dog, heaven as a tagless place, and a sly jab at noisy life and shop talk. It toys with social norms through humorous vignettes and ironic observations.
A compact collection of aphorisms notes people deserve nothing yet receive it. It contrasts trouble makers with peace makers and praises a good woman while condemning a bad tone. It suggests that easier interrogation yields poorer information and that a woman can maneuver by her own will.
Winthrop residents hear of high school basketball against Alumni, Christmas visits, engagements, and club suppers. Notable items include the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association New Year’s meeting at Deane Winthrop House, Red Cross Ball proceeds, and local merchants advertising services and sales.
Miss Vera Floyd visits her sister in Hackensack New Jersey. Miss Evelyn Sawyer spends Saturday in Lynn. Mr John Thal and bride take an apartment at 12 Center Street. Principal Edward R Clark visits Naples New York. Miss Florence Downs visits Cambridge guest of Miss Margaret Dodge. Corporal Ball serves with Company A in East Boston. Mrs Ralph Caldwell spends weekend with her parents in Manchester New Hampshire. Mr Howard Dunham and family visit Mrs Alma Dunham in Locust Street. Miss Lillian E Nelson visits aunt Mrs Jordan in Rochester New Hampshire. Mr Francis Cyr leaves Sunnyside Avenue for Dallas Texas with US Rubber Company. Winthrop post office reports heavy mail and social hall use for sorting. Donald B MacMillan speaks January 7 on scientific and geographical tales of exploration.
Mrs Edith Wellington widow of Frank Wellington died at the hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at her residence conducted by Rev J J Goodacre. Burial followed at Winthrop cemetery. She was born in St John New Brunswick and is survived by a mother sister son and daughter. W C Skaggs in charge of arrangements.
Hindu naming custom has babies named on the twelfth day after birth, typically with the mother selecting the name. The rite reflects cultural practice across communities and families.
Margaret Josephine Maloney widow of Thomas Maloney died in Winthrop on December 27. Funeral from 355 Winthrop Street Saturday December 29 at 8 30 am with a Requiem Mass at the Church of St John the Evangelist at 9 30 am.
The Christmas committee decorates the military hospital with greens and a wreath. Mrs Edward Snow entertains with War songs and a Robinson Crusoe tale. Children present a play. Comfort bags are given. thanks extend to Women’s Relief Corp and local donors.
A political figure, railing at media scrutiny, insists he never met the man behind the allegations. The Boston Transcript frame notes public presses pressuring him while he denies collusion or favor.
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