Sale locations for Winthrop Sun and Visitor paper
Copies of this paper at 5 cents each are on sale at multiple Winthrop area locations including Kangness opposite Highland Station in Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Depot Boston, Winthrop Beach News Co opposite Beach Station, Totman's News Agency on Jefferson and Winthrop Streets, Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre, Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy, Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station, and at the publication office Lewis Block Washington Ave.
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A. TE. Kangness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
J. H. Totman
W. RB. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
May Irwin Heads Keith’s Week of Versatile Vaudeville
Seldom has a stage favorite drawn such tremendous receptions at Keith's this week as May Irwin. She heads an intriguing bill featuring The Chameleon Comedian Hymadh, The Josettis and their Lilliputiane, Those Happy College Days, Pears and Violet Allen, Frederic Voelker, Vinle Daly, the Valdare Troupe, the Three Nightingales, and more. The Winthrop program includes Southwick and Southwick in The Rivals, with a closing Kinetograph program, plus a letter notice and club remarks. Religious notes aside, the report highlights audience delight and the philanthropic committee's satisfaction with the series’ success.
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May Irwin
Keith’s
Comediennes
Fettle
Mr. Hymadh
Chameleon
Josettis
Lilliputiane
Europe
Harry L. Tighe
Collegians
Pears
Violet Allen
Frederic Voelker
Three Nightingales
Harry Thorne
Emerson College of Oratory
Henry Lawrence Southwick
Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Winthrop Woman's Club
Clud
Thomas H. Cross
Augustus E. Wyman
Mesdames
Harry M. Jones
Frank A. Morrison
Alfred Tewksbury
Anthony. F. Holahan
Dean Southwick
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Bath
England
Hattie M. Douglas
Margaret Hill Cross
Jessie L. Leonard
Condor Individuality Described in Detail
The description details condor coloration and features including horn colored bill, red head skin, tan legs with red knee patches, blood red breast skin exposed when preening, light wing bars, worn primaries, loose throat skin, orange red chin, greenish yellow neck strip, red top head with a black eye patch extending toward the cheek, and a conspicuously red iris.
Wall Street Tales and A Martian Question
A collage of anecdotes and quotes on honesty in finance and a look at Mars life. Dialogues illustrate a Wall Street skeptic, a Russian moujik tale, and notes on military pay, education, and civilization. Also included are Beekeeping observations, Oxford class humor, a poet’s son, and a marriage proposal quip.
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Wall ‘Street
Moujik
Piotr
Tietra
Mars
Earth
Moon
United States
W. H. Pickering
Harper’s Magazine
Writers Cramp and Tiny Wonders Across Ages
A collage of brief passages covers writers cramp as a sign of overall health, pen holding styles taught to children, and cautions about nervous strain. It recalls a judge's mercy, then shifts to marine life eating habits of lobsters, their claw biology, and a note on ancient magnifying lenses from Nimrud to glass spheres used as magnifiers.
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Boston Herald
Layard
Nimrud
New York American
Screwed Pistols Attributed In London Notes And Queries
South Kensington museum houses wheel lock muskets with rifled barrels from Charles I era or earlier. Such barrels were called screwed. Zachary Grey notes Prince Rupert demonstrated marksmanship by hitting the vane on St Marys Stafford at sixty yards with a screwed pistol.
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South Kensington
Charles I
Zachary Grey
Prince Rupert
St. Mary’s Stafford
London
Forests as factories and reservoirs in Roosevelt quote
A Roosevelt remark frames forests as both wood sources and water reservoirs. A courtroom exchange contrasts reputation and character with a juror's reply: reputation is neighbors' view, character is what they take from you.
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Roosevelt
Flow and Maud Echo a Reforming Suitor’s Fate
A clipped exchange hints at pressure to marry a once rash suitor who has allegedly reformed, though money troubles linger. Maud recalls the groom's earlier reputation as a pugilist and questions linger about timing and motive. The brief chatter reflects social dating norms of the era and newspapers’ penchant for wry asides.
To Eat Crow A Civil War Era Tale From A Wayward Court
A World War era anecdote traced to an officers and private tale. A private forces his captain to share in a crow eating punishment after stealing the officer’s tame bird. The joke ends with the captains’ and private’s awkward dining.
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Avas
Captain Blank
Washington Star
Rich eastern citizen reveals Montaigné inscription
Harper's Weekly reports a prominent eastern city resident boasts a rare Montaigne edition with autographs from many authors. A dinner mishap saw the volume passed among guests, ending with a flyleaf inscription: To John Blank, From His Old Friends and Classmate, Mike Montaigne.
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Montaigné
John Blank
Mike Montaigne
Harper’s Weekly
Reading a Pig's Tail
A New Orleans butcher explains how a pig's tail signals health and fitness. He notes a loose tail indicates illness, a tightly curled tail shows fitness, and a straight, hanging tail suggests the pig should rest and consult a veterinarian.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Boastful Guest Triggers Lineage Joke At Dinner
A dinner guest teased Mr Tis by saying that if he climbs higher in his family tree he will reach the monkey, a remark that silences his boasting. The exchange underscores his pride in ancient lineage.
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Tis
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Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Winthrop Beach News Co
Keith’s Theatre
Winthrop
Winthrop Post Office
Chas. Corcore
Matthew Conley
Geo. Elliott
Hart
Florence E. Lambert
Harrison Gray Otis
Winthrop Real Estate
Wilbur F. Stafford
Deloss M. Bristol
Main Street
James J. McDonald
Thomas O. McEnaney
Bowdoin Street
Thomas O. McEwaney
E.clary
Bowdoin. Street
West Point
West Pointer
Detroit New Tribune
Wise Insects
M. Plateau
Joining the
Oxford
Pitt
Fox
Gladstone
Lloyd's Weekly
Freddy
Papa
Fliegerthe
Boston Transcript
Will
Mirabeau
Justice Hawkins
London Graphic
St. Nicholas
Houston Post
Mauriel
Maud
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educator
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Wissner, Schoninger, Krell
Ludwig
Winter
Schubert, Shultz and
Cote
Blake's Piano
Washington St
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach, Mass
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St., Winthrop
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