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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
8
A 1908 public notice from 19 Summit Avenue endorses George H. Raynes as a nonpartisan candidate to lead Winthrop town government. It argues for impartial, businesslike administration and highlights Raynes's long residency, leadership in finance, and suitability to run without party entanglements.
A Harper's Weekly anecdote recounts a judge who, lacking county funds for pens ink and paper, paid for supplies from his own pocket. A visiting lawyer criticizes the court, and the judge orders the clerk to obtain the required supplies and return any change to the visitor.
A theater manager recalls a showgirl renowned for elaborate excuses for lateness. Her pattern spanned rehearsals, transport delays, hotel mishaps, and mechanical woes, culminating in a Philadelphia hotel ladder joke that capped her legendary evasions.
A London Scraps excerpt recounts a dinner where a cook threats a mishap with a skewer causing a dead leaf shaped slice and a grim joke. Willie provokes silence by calling the cook’s nose burned off, while an indignant painter Haydon recalls Tom Thumb fame and public craze.
A vintage tip explains measuring a fine wire diameter by winding it on a pencil and counting turns per inch. The text mixes brief quotes from Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Murphy reacting to a bereaved widow, with a Judge’s quip about palacemen and a mock interview about marriage responses from Miss Vanessa.
In a Klondike midwinter, an odd exchange notes Dauber’s painting of bananas green. The sun rises late, from 9:30 to 10 a. m., and vets shift from 2 to 3 p. m.
The Shoes for Men are praised for looks and comfort with neat elegant eye appeal. Built from the best materials on approved modern lasts, they offer style and distinctiveness for smart dressers.
Local shop posts a sale offering miss 50c pair priced at 35 and 7 le storm rubbers with cheap sale price 39. The ad highlights storm rubber boots for women at reduced rates.
A letter endorses George H. Baynes as an independent selectman candidate. The writer argues Baynes offers council with no party pledge, focused on public welfare, independence, honesty, and industry. Signed by Joseph McGaragle urging impartial, capable leadership.
Voters urged to elect Keenan Sandy and Gove, touted as business men running town on a good business basis. Claim water service savings of 125000 and criticizes rival payment to the Revere Water Company. Highlights improved night trains and 20 minute day service as proof of good government. Henry B. Fiske, president, signs.
A bemused stranger searches Fenway Park’s paths for Fenway street and asks a passing student for help. The student points to an unnamed elms path while noting the neighborhood’s shrubbery and Mrs Gardner’s green roofed house nearby.
An unnamed naval officer recounts a trek through an attractive country near a village where native hunters seek deer and carabao. He notes the carabao’s meat value and its instinct to defend itself against boa constrictors, describing a dramatic struggle where the beast expands its lungs to tear apart the serpent.
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