Winthrop Sun and Visitor paper sale locations listed
Copies priced at five cents are sold at multiple sites including A. T. trangness near Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Boston Winthrop Beach News Co J. H. Totman News Agency Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre W. B. Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Elizabeth Rippay variety store and the publication office Lewis Block Washington Ave.
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A. T. Trangness
Highland Station
Boston
Revere Beach & Lynn Depot
J. H. Totman
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown’s Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Variety Store
Centre Station
Lewis Block
Washington Ave
Keith's Theatre Bill Promises Four Vaudeville Stars
The coming week at Keith's Theatre features Horace Goldin Julius Steger Grace Hazard and Whit Cunliffe. Goldin showcases new tricks after touring Europe and a Boston return visit by Steger in The Fifth Commandment. Hazard performs Five Feet of Comic Opera and Cunliffe, The Man in Brown, aims to spark a London vogue in Boston.
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Keith
Horace Goldin
Julius Stegst
Grace Hazard
Whit Canliffe
Boston
Europe
Goldin
Julius Steger
Steger
Hazard
Whit Cunliffe
the Man In
Brown
London
At Prayers and a Seat in the House of Commons
A summary of seating rules in the House of Commons. Members present at prayers secure the night’s seat with an "At prayers" card and may leave. the seat reverts to the master when he returns. The anecdote contrasts parliamentary practice with a tale of William the Conqueror wooing Mathilde of Flanders and their eventual happy marriage.
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House of Commons
William the Conqueror
Normandy
Flanders
Mathilde
Kipling at Work in Brattleboro
An excerpt from Pacific Monthly describes Rudyard Kipling in his Brattleboro study. He sits at a revolving chair writing prose in bursts while engaging in brief chats between bursts. Kipling shifts from flighty thoughts to grounded days yet his mind remains singularly uncommon.
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Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Brattleboro
America
England
Pacific Monthly
Handkerchief Social at Methodist Vestry A Charms Evening
A Wednesday evening at the Methodist Church vestry drew a good crowd despite weather. The program featured High School Mandolin Club selections, piano and vocal solos, plus a talented five year old reader Miss Louise Daley. Social games followed with state cards and ribbons awarded to the best state product. handkerchief donations invited by March 6.
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Methodist Church
Mandolin Club
Ruth Tucker
W.W. D. Douglass
Louise Daley
Dorchester
Charles Tilton
O. E. Johnson
A. O. ‘Thompson
Frank Morrison
Joshua Remby
Winthrop Real Estate Transfers Reported
Anna B. Stanley and others transfer to George W. Day property on Revere and Almont streets. W. Marietta A. Whitcher deed to Ella J. Swint on Pauline Street. R. David E. Crawford to Mildred Crawford near Crest Avenue. Lizzie F. Young sells to William Buckley at Towksbury and Charles streets and Shore Drive. All transfers note nominal consideration of $1.
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Anna B. Stanley
George W. Day
Revere
Almont Atreete
W. Marietta
A. Whitcher
Ella J. Swint
Pauline
Winthrop Post Office List of Letters for Week Ending February 8
The Winthrop post office released a list of letters remaining in the week ending February 8. Names include Braur Mies Valeska Spowell Mre Wet of the Sun and Visitor. If your name is not listed, please inquire at the window.
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Winthrop Pest Office
Braur
Mies Valeska Spowell
Mre
Weat
Frank B
The Prophetic Gift And Street Smarts In A Cane
A Grand Magazine excerpt notes a prophetic gift claimed by the wife of Sir Richard Burton predicting his marriage. It also cites a medical curiosity about a man’s predictive brain and mentions a Columbus Dispatch anecdote where an old detective warns that a cane can deter holdup men more effectively than a revolver due to fear of being jabbed or blinded.
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Sir Richard Burton
Burton
Columbus Dispatch
Statue of Liberty Aboard a Tramp Ships Obsession
A Newark harbor visitor recounts his first sight of the Statue of Liberty from the East Indian tramp as it appeared to drift toward the Narrows and then abeam the Kill von Kull. He notes the illusion of distance and the statue's great height as it seemed to move while he approached quarantine.
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Newark Harbor
Narrows
Kill von Kull
New York Post
Priest's Orders and Quick Wits in Early 1900s Gossip
A column of quick barbs and vignettes opens with a London theater remark about priests orders and crowding in the pit. Jokes from Mr Poole and jests about quick giving follow, then a dinner scene and a quip about a cook's day out. A piano joke rounds out the features.
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Priest
London
Garrick Club
Mr. Poole
London Telegraph
Methods Of Capturing Hummingbirds For Trade
The New York Press describes a method using water shots from a blowgun or syringe to stun hummingbirds for commercial capture. Birds are suspended over a cyanide jar to die quickly, avoiding plumage damage, as tiny birds slip free if stunned too late. Hummingbirds range from sparrow-sized to bee-sized with rapid, iridescent flight.
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New York Press
Feeding of Dogs Advice From Suburban Life
The article advises keeping dogs indoors or limiting outdoor feeding to avoid nuisance with visitors. It recommends feeding after midday with greens bread potatoes and minimal scraps of meat plus gravy. Two meals daily are suggested breakfast and dinner with oatmeal milk or dry biscuit and portion control.
Women shaping military gear in history noted
Harper's Weekly recalls Lady Luck sewing steel cord chains under Sir George Luck’s shoulder straps during Kandahar operations. The improvised protection against sword cuts impressed the general staff and the feature was adopted as a permanent part of the British cavalry uniform.
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George Luck
Kandahar
Lady Luck
George
Harper’s Weekly
Seized Her Opportunity in Parlor Visit
A man pressures a woman as they sit together in the parlor. A loud knock at the front door interrupts. The woman resists deception while the man persists, asking her to feign engagement as she clings to him.
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Charlie
Rejection Slip Turns Away Beggar With Tale
A shivering beggar asks a prosperous magazine editor for a story, but the editor refuses saying the magazine only accepts short funny pieces. The scene captures brief exchanges from Success Magazine and the Philadelphia Ledger with sharp wit about social norms.
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Magasine
Quote about workers and their trades from Lincoln
A fragmented dialogue features a trombone player a chimney sweep and a diver boasting about their work. The speaker quotes Lincoln urging to do one thing at a time and tackle big tasks first.
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Lincoln
Voting list correction sessions scheduled by Board of Registrars
The Board of Registrars of Voters will hold sessions to correct the voting list and voter registration. Sessions occur Friday February 7 at Town Hall 7 80 to 9 pm Monday February 17 at Shirley street schoolhouse 7 80 to 9 pm Friday February 21 at Town Hall 12 noon to 10 pm Registration ends on February 21 after which no names can be added. Naturalized citizens must present papers for examination.
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Board of Registrars of Voters
Town Hall
Shirley Street
Board of _ Registrars
Albert B. Denham
Robert B. Cobb James H. Canning
Preston B. Churchill
Board of Registers of Voters
Winthrop
Petition for administration of Susan E. French estate
Probate Court in Boston cites heirs and creditors regarding Orra French's petition to grant letters of administration for Susan E. French of Winthrop without bond surety. Hearing set February 13, 1908 at 10:00 AM. notice to be published weekly in Winthrop Sun and Visitor.
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Suffolk
Susan E. French
Winthrop
Orra
French
Boston
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Robert Grant
Esquire
Arthur W. Dolan
Register
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Winthrop Beach News Co
Keith’s Theatre
Winthrop Real Estate
Statue of Liberty
Pittsburg
Jolt
Mercy
Jojt
Philadelphia Ledger
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educate
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Wissner
Schoninger
Krell
Ludwig
Winter
Schubert
Shultz
Cote
Blake's Piano
Washington St
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach, Mass
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St., Winthrop
Bor
NEW England Telephone
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