Winthrop First Unitarian Church Calendar
Winthrop Mass corner Hermon and School streets Rev W O Litchfield minister Morning service 10 45 o'clock Sunday school 12 o'clock Young People at 6 o'clock Seats free Church supported by subscriptions sermon tomorrow 10 45 The Power of an Endless Life Mr Paul S Phalen of Cambridge will address the young people at 6 o'clock All day alliance meeting held last Wednesday was enjoyable Another all day session will be held in two weeks Look for the Paragraph Pulpit.
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Unitarian Church
Winthrop
Mass
Hermon
School Streets
Litchfield
Rootts
Hermon Street
Young People’s Religious Union
Pau
Phalen
Cambridge
Balfinah Place
The
Alliance
Winthrop Sun notices and subscription details
Advertising or news copy must be in by Thursday morning for Friday delivery. Maxscripts and certain communications aren’t preserved. Subscriptions priced at one year 92.00 six months 1.00 three months cents. Entered December 20 1905 Boston Mass postal notice under Congress act. Payable to Winthrop Sun and Visitor. The Winthrop Sun established 1892 Winthrop Visitor established 1881 Consolidated 1905.
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Cory
Boston
Mass
Winthrop
First Church of Winthrop announces services and events
The First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal lists services on Sunday March 1 with baptism and communion, choir, Sunday school, Epworth League service, and pastor sermons. Additional events include a Tuesday class, Friday service, annual fair by the Ladies’ Social Union, Lent ten days starting March 8, gospel singer Miss Alice E. Leith, and a rescheduled Men's Class meeting on March 9.
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Methodist Episcopal
Winthrop Street
Charles Tilton
Jefferson Street
O. E Jehnson
A. Nickeroof
O E. Tasker
O. A. Sawyer
E. E. Rowland
J. B. Coffin
S. G. Irwin
Main Street
Ladies’ Social Union
Masonic Building
Alice E. Leith
Union Congregational Church Tewksbury Winthrop Beach Schedule
Morning worship at 10 30 with sermon The Light of the World and communion. Evening service at 7 80 Cyrus Hamlin address with Phyllis Jordan singing and Hemmenway violoncello. Consecration C E meeting 6 30 Subject How God Leads Men and Sunday noon anchors. Prayer meeting Friday 7 80 and teachers meeting 8 30.
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Union Congregational Church
Tewksbury Street
Winthrop Beach
A. L. McKenzie
Shore, Drive
Cyrus Hamlin
Phyllis Jordan
Hemmenway
Lewis
Armstrong
C. E
Baptist Budget Sunday Observances and Society Meetings
The church will observe the Lord's Supper during Sunday morning services. A consecration meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society will be led by President Miss May Went. An alcohol demonstration in patent medicines will occur at the Sunday evening service with a lesson on using bad whisky well. The neighborhood prayer meeting is set for next Tuesday evening with Mrs. F. B. Israel. Mrs. Emma Walsh, president of the Woman's Missionary Society, announces the next meeting at Mrs. H. N. Chamberlain's residence, 45 Chester Avenue, on Wednesday evening March 4, urging large attendance. Mr. George F. Harvey of 19 Centre Street received a lay preacher certificate at the morning service last Sunday. friends wish him success.
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Israel
Bartlett Road
Emma, Walsh
Woman's Missionary’ Society
H. N.chamberlain
Chester Avenue
George F. Harvey
Centre Street
Winthrop Sun and Visitor Advertises Entertainment
A brief item notes the Winthrop Sun and Visitor promoting entertainment offerings. The notice highlights advertising emphasis on local events and pursuits for readers seeking diversion.
Winthrop voters set to choose town officers in contested race
Voters in Winthrop go to the polls Monday to elect town officers amid a largely uncontested slate. The Town Government Association backs Mesers, Keenan, Sauby, with Gove and Carstensen for others, while the Citizens' Association offers little campaign activity. Keenan appears favored by both sides, with Raynes entering a potentially decisive independent bid. Water Commissioner race centers on William G. McNeil backed by Citizens' Association against William G. Carstensen.
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Winthrop
God Water Commissioner
Mesers
Keenan and Sauby
Gove
Carstensen
Citizens’ Association
Keenan
Sandy
Carr
George H. Raynes
Raynes
Office of Water
William G. McNeil
William G. Carstensen
Mr. Carstensen
Mr. McNeil
Will
Road proposal links Winthrop Centre with beach access
The text argues for a new durable road across the marsh connecting Winthrop Centre to the beach with Coral avenue extending through town. It says improved accessibility would unite residents’ public spirit and encourage action to build the road, replacing a deteriorating dike and offering a direct route for many people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Winthrop Centre
Ballot Note Urges Vote No in Winthrop Local Choice
A printed ballot instruction urges voters to mark No at the bottom of the ballot. It emphasizes Winthrop’s long standing No vote tradition and asks residents to keep that stance. The exact source wording frames the local political sentiment.
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Winthrop
Work for Macey Justified by Friendship Receipt Request Sparks Suspicion
In a tale of private life and public doubt a known lawyer returns home to his wife and recalls a curious encounter with old Macey. After doing work for him last month he refused to charge as a gesture of friendship. The client thanked him yet hinted at wanting a receipt. The exchange fuels suspicion in a society wary of favors and hidden dealings.
Prospector Finds Claim Under Old Dutch Church Altar
A South African prospector uncovered his claim beneath an ancient Dutch church site. He drove his peg under the church altar, revealing mineral potential in a historic locale.
St Johns Episcopal Church Schedule March Services
St Johns Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan streets announces Sundays March 1 services at 8 a.m. Holy Communion 10 30 a.m. Holy Communion and sermon 12 10 p.m. Sunday school Rector's Bible class 7 30 p.m. evening prayer and address Lenten services start week of March 1 with Ash Wednesday March 4 10 30 a.m. Holy Communion and address 4 15 p.m. evening prayer and address March 5 8 p.m. sermon by Rev Dr Scarritt of Bridgewater Friday March 6 8 45 p.m. Sunday school children's service.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Bowdoin and
Buchanan Streets
C. W. Henry
Scarrit
Bridgewater
Get Together urged for East Boston senatorial bid
The Chelsea Gazette argues that East Boston candidates for the First Suffolk district senatorial nomination lack unity. It warns that if remaining in the race city representation will fail this year and urges immediate consolidation to win the seat.
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East Boston
Suffolk
Chelsea Gazette
Winthrop Scores Big Over Providence and Comer’s Commercial
Winthrop routed Providence high 44 to 8 on Saturday afternoon in an easy win. The second game featured Winthrop against Comer’s Commercial school with a 12 to 1 victory. The score was tied five times in the matchup.
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Winthrop High
Providence High
Winthrop
Comer’s Commercial School
Buffington Divorce Granted by Judge White
Ernest R. Buffington was granted an absolute divorce from Lucy Buffington last week by Judge White. The court dismissed Mrs. Buffington's petition to have the decree nisi rescinded.
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Ernest R. Boffington
White
Lucy
The Paragraph Pulpit on Manly Religion
A reflective piece argues that religious thought appealing to slavish submission fails to attract the manly mind. It asserts that true religion must demand strength courage and action. Religion centered on manliness and bravery will draw the strong and brave.
Pawnshop Odds Turn Luck For Racing Man In New York
A distressed racing man in New York gambled at a pawnshop over a pencil for 500 dollars. After pawning his valuables his luck changed as his horses won repeatedly, allowing him to recover debt and redeem his belongings by week’s end. Nearby jokes compare Eden’s fruit to apples and peaches in a Somerville Journal exchange.
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New York
New York Globe
Velacione and wedding rites in Spain described
The article explains a Spanish marriage ceremony feature called velacione where the couple, godparents, and a silk cord are involved. A silk strip covers the couple, four wax candles are placed at each person, and holy water blesses all before the rite ends. It adds that velacione is essential for a proper marriage in some regions. It also notes age-related aging of India ink and cautions on rubbing ink to avoid damage, advising straight line strokes.
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Spain
Magee Candidate Denial Ad Signed by Raynes
George H. Raynes from Winthrop declares claims that he is a Magee candidate are false in a February 27 1908 political advertisement. No other individuals or organizations are named.
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Magee
George H. Raynes
Winthrop
Notice of Administrator for Susan KE French Estate
The subscriber has been appointed administrator of the estate of Susan KE French late of Winthrop Suffolk decedent intestate. He has given bond and duties begin under law. Creditors must exhibit claims and debtors must pay to Orra French administrator Winthrop February 18 1908.
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Susan KE French
Winthrop
Suffolk
Orra French
Probate Court notices license to sell estate of Mary Eaton
Massachusetts probate court cites heirs and interested parties in Winthrop for Gilbert Belcher to seek private sale of Mary Eaton's real estate to pay debts and administration costs. Hearing set March 26 1908 in Boston. notices to be served by personal delivery, publication in Winthrop Sun and Visitor, and mail. Witness Robert Grant judge. Arthur Dolan register.
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Suffolk
Mary Emily Eaton
Winthrop
Gilbert H. Belcher
Sid
Boston
Winthrop Sun
Pewspaper
Robert Grant
When Actors Play to Actors Ophelia and Hamlet in Irony
Ellen Terry recalls Henry Irving inviting her to Birmingham in 1878 to see his Ophelia and notes the performance’s perfection. She says actors draw strength from fellow artists in the audience who understand their craft. She cites feeling a rare spark when performing for Eleanora Duse and Duse’s own moment with Marguerite Gautier.
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Henry Irving
Birmingham
Ellen Terry
McClure
Ophelia
Hamlet
Flame
Olivia
Eleanora Duse
Marguerite Gautier
The Cap of Maintenace and Papal Supremacy
The London Standard recalls the cap of maintenance at King Edward VII’s opening, a symbol of papal supremacy despite Protestant reverence. It notes its sacred royal ownership, its conferred history by Pope Leo X to Henry Vill, and its medieval meaning as a lord's mark of overlordship over kings.
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Edward VII
Henry Vill
Leo X
England
London Standard
Heart as Chemical Machine Claims Stir Debate
Professor Jacques Loeb argues that a ventricle strip in salt solution can beat for days, suggesting the heart’s action is chemical. He notes excised ordinary muscle might do the same, with contraction linked to sodium replacing calcium in muscle cells, but he concedes chemical theory fails to explain muscular control.
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Jacques Loeb
Dressed in motor cycling costume near Regent's Park
A man in new motor cycling attire with goggles parades toward Regent's Park and asks a grubby urchin if he is right for the 700 while joking about a tail and cages in a narrow street sighting reported by London Answers.
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Regent's Park
London
Oxford pamphlet humor on Lewis Carrolls b mor
An English magazine quotes Lewis Carrolls playful b mor from forgotten Oxford pamphlets. It cites his Euclidean joke on superficial speech and a note on examiners with a riddle about valuing examiners in books and in exams.
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Lewis Carroll
Oxford
First Class Confusion On Train Carriage Mixup
An elderly woman, unused to travel, sits in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. The guard enquires if she is in first class. She replies she is not fully, but she feels brighter than before, in a humorous London Scraps note.
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London
Cause For Worry Musical Quote Cited
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a man named Mr Cumrox who says he fears enjoyment from music is not classical enough to justify its value. The remark lampoons audience fuss over authenticity and money in culture.
Willing to Help
A remark questions Cashman wealth with a quip that his wife and daughters are ready to supply the needed information. The exchange hints at family involvement in financial matters within the household.
A Martyr
A brief, era tone squib portraying guilt and caution in domestic life with a child asking if a bath is deserved and a parent replying with somber restraint. The exchange mirrors social norms and moral messaging typical of the period.
The Forte of Habit
An accountant is so devoted to his craft that in idle moments he castles his eyes upward, a curious habit highlighting his fixation on work.
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Winthrop Churches
First Unitarian Church
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Lewis Block
Washington Avenue
Winthrop, MA
Herbert E. £ Merson
Ernest H. Pierce
Telephone
Winthrop Visitor
First Church of
Union Congregational
Christian Endeavor Society
Miss May
the Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Beach Station
Providence
Buffington
All Souls’ Church
W. A. Litchfield
Lawson
Garden of Eden
Dawson
Eve
Somerville Journal
Castori
Alenway
Quinthrop Neuis
Q and Q
Ocean View
Thomas H. Cross
Winthrop Womans’ Club
Marion Kinney
Helen Margeson
Lincoln Street
Wellesley
Marion Jennison
Magee’s Corner
J. L. Larrabee
Winthrop Improvement Association
I . O'Brien
Ocean View House
Winthrop Council
Knights of Columbus
St. John the Evangelist Church
Griffin
Gorman
John Coughlin
Coughlin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A.B
Whippemore, Sec'y. and
Treas
Wadsworth Building
E. F. Rogers
Frank St. Barrett
Photographic Studio
Wadsworth Block
Geo
Edwards
Glazier and Whitener
Hermon St
Ralph P. Badger
Rogers Ave
Lynn
O’brien
Lewis Klock
E. E. Crosby
Alfred Peat
Pepa
Winthrop St
Lillian F. Rich
Teagher
Pianoforte
Pleasant St
R-Johnson,m.d
C. H. French
Wave Ay Ave
Shirley Station
Del
Sire
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