Five Cent Copies of This Paper Sold at Local Stores
Copies of this paper cost five cents and are available at Highland Drug Store opposite Highland station in Highland, at Boston locations including Revere Beach Lynn Depot Totman Ham near Highland station Robinsons Centre Store Jefferson and Winthrop Williams Centre W A Howe Magees corner Browns Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Ocean Spray Pharmacy and at 466 Shirley Street office of publication.
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Highland Drug Store
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Totman & Ham
Robinson’s Centre
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Quality
Centre Station
Williams’ Drug
W. A. Howe
Magee’s
Brown's Pharmacy
Wadsworth
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Winthrop News Co
Beach Station
Shirley Street
Senate to convene 1917 session with Beck presiding
Senator Beck will call the Senate to order for the 1917 session and serve as president until officers are chosen. Rev. R Perry Bush D D will deliver the opening prayer.
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Beck
Senate of 1917
R. Perry Bush
Massachusetts Drivers Warned to File for Registration Now
Massachusetts motorists face delays if they wait until after Christmas to renew registrations. F Bieler secretary of the commission urges early filings to avoid New Year swamping as 65 000 renewals may be sought and only 10 000 issued so far.
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Massachusetts
Highway Commissioners
F. [. Bieler
Commission
Christenas
Deadly Raindrops and the Shield of Atmosphere
A discussion explains that Earth’s atmosphere protects life by slowing falling raindrops and shielding us from meteorites. It posits a hypothetical low atmosphere where every raindrop would be lethal like a bullet, highlighting how air resistance prevents fatal impacts.
Orange eating in Spain described in vivid scene
The text recalls a healthful orange eaten in Spain where a señorita peels it with a silver knife and forks each bite, savoring every drop of juice while detaching morsels with her teeth and leaving the core impaled on the fork.
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Spain
E Senorita
Adler-i-ka Relief Promises Quick Digestive Aid
Many Winthrop people are surprised at the quick action of simple buckthorn bark glycerine and Adler-i-ka. The remedy acts on both upper and lower bowel, relieving constipation sour stomach and gas. A spoonful may relieve most cases and a few doses can help appendicitis and chronic stomach trouble. Kilbourn C. Brown, druggist.
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Winthrop
Kilbourn C. Brown
Self-Denial and Social Temptations in Modern Life
A reflective column urges ongoing self denial as a civic virtue amid modern temptations. It notes liberal social indulgences, reforms in traffic and dress code, and the danger of wasteful consumption. It cites a Massachusetts court on mud damages, contrasts beards in the army, and mentions a sea moss harvest for artificial flowers.
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Ohio State Journal
Massachusetts
Christian Science Monitor
Invention Pitches a Cob Cutting Machine
A fragmented note hints at a corn cob cutting device described as a machine for removing kernels. The text also mentions rhubarb and a reference to Jinn's versatility, though context is unclear.
New Massachusetts Income Tax Takes Effect on New Year
Citizens across the Commonwealth observe the new state income tax becoming effective January 1. The law, with a uniform rate and centralized administration, aims to curb evasion, raise revenue, and simplify taxation while aligning with federal practices. It taxes net income from specified sources, with exemptions and a two month filing window, and bills are due October 15, 1917, with proceeds returned to cities and towns.
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Massachusetts
Fox to Debut Mammouth Photo Plays in New England
William Fox will release a series of Mammouth Photo Plays starring Theda Bara and William Farnum. The first program, The Price of Silence, departs January 5 at the Boston Theatre, which seats 3500 and offers continuous shows from 9:80 am to 10:45 pm at popular prices.
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Theda Bara
William Farnum
William Fox
New England
Boston Theatre
New Year Vaudeville Bills at B F Keith’s Boston
B F Keith’s Theatre opens the year with an all star vaudeville lineup headlined by Bessie Clayton with her company and Gene Green. Bert Baker appears in The Prevaricator, plus The Primrose Four and Frank and Tobie among others in Boston.
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Boston
B. F. Keith
America
Bessie Clayton
Gene Green
Bert Baker
Walter Ward
Primrose Four
Frank and
Tobie
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Chesapeake Bay
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Fletcher
Ntaur CO
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J. B. Tewksbury
Prop
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Office
Sun
Rexall
Rexall Drug Store
Kilburn
C. Brown
Ph. G. Winthrop Centre
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