Town Newsstand Listing for 1907 Paper Copies
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor lists locations where copies cost five cents. Stores include A T Rangness opposite Highland Station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Boston Winthrop Beach News Co opposite Beach Station J H Totman News Agency Jefferson and Winthrop Streets Brown's Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre W B Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy Ocean Spray Elizabeth Rippay variety store opposite Centre Station and the Lewis Block Washington Ave office of publication.
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A. T. Rangness
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
Keiths 25th Boston Vaudeville Anniversary Show
Boston marks the 25th anniversary of B F Keith as a manager with a special vaudeville program. The bill features Clayton White Marie Stuart Walter O Kelly Beasie Wynn Romany Opera Company Heras Family Bert Levy Laskys String Quintette Caron and Herbert Cooper and Robinson Clarence Sisters Dudley Cheslyn Rice Brothers Ed Estes and Kinetograph previews.
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B. F. Keith
Boston
Clark
Washington Street
Keith
Clayton White
Marie Stuart
Walter O. Kelly
Beasie Wynn
Romany Opera Company
Her
Sourette
Bessie Wynn
Vaudeville
Heras
Europe
Bert Levy
Lasky
Caron
Herbert
Cooper and
Robinson
Coon
Clarence Sisters
Australia
Dudley
Cheslyn
Rice Brothers
Ed Estes
Simple Rules of Health From the New York Press
Advice urges avoiding hard tooth picks and using soft pine alternatives. It warns that repeated use can cause gum recession and Riggs disease. The routine recommends rinsing with tepid antiseptic water, gargling salt solution, and tongue scraping with a silver instrument.
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New York Press
Silence and the Mattress Sage of New Hampshire
In a New Hampshire village a frugal craftsman known as Boss Mellin prizes silence above speech. The tale recalls how Merlin advised husks for mattresses, then straw two decades later, illustrating Mellin’s strict belief in speaking sparingly.
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New Hampshire
Boss Mellin
Boss
Merlin
An Arab Honeymoon Traditions and Printing Troubles
A Wide World Magazine excerpt notes Arab wedding customs where the couple remain isolated seven days with restricted contact. It contrasts with European views of honeymoon endurance. A second item recalls Sweynheym and Pannartz who printed Rome's first books, praising quality ink yet noting their poverty and lack of bread despite many proof sheets.
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Wide World Magazine
Sweynheym and
Pannartz
Rome
To Her Credit Reveals Sharp Witted Exchange
Miss Diggs and Miss Passay exchange playful barbs about concealing age in a light overheard moment. The Philadelphia Press notes the impudence as a compliment to cunning.
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Miss Diggs
Beheadings and births in a curious 19th century note
An old Scot tale recalls a clan chief beheaded and the narrator laments the loss. A sentimental schoolteacher writes of his wife bearing a son, while a man named Snow quips that a little Snow drifted into his house last night. The informal wordplay reflects local color and humor.
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Scotland
Snow
New Satin Winter Hat With Plumes And Pompons
A black satin winter hat features a double-band brim and a crown with soft satin folds. The front is trimmed with two large smoked gray crape pompons and long ostrich plumes cascade down the sides. Design credited to the fashion magazine Dress.
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Dress
A Man of M Here Is A Handbill From England Century
A fragment describes a 13th or 14th century handbill from Cumberland England by James Williams parish clerk and town crier. It boasts shop services learning music and dancing lessons and odd jobs including dental work and selling old iron while inviting readers to learn more at the local inn. It also notes a barbaric east Indian gladiatorial-style fist fight in Baroda with steel spikes and opium influence.
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Mberland
England
James Williams
N. B
J. Williams
Baroda
Life of Leisure Opinions Across Generations
A collage of quotes on leisure and work contrasts old and modern views. London Reader praises active life while notes on contemplation attract rebuke. Puck and Grandma voices reflect shifting expectations for women and gentility. Plutarch valorizations of ancestry linger.
Mirth and Mayhem in Old Newspaper Snippets
A collage of jest and crime notes: a clever burglar breaks into a jeweler’s shop then stabs the owner after a polite greeting, while London society quips feature Patti and Santley mishaps and a witty exchange between a convict and a lady visitor.
The Fault
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a quip about a court case, noting a lawyer asking if the verdict was by default and another replies it was by default or by jury in a playful exchange.
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Sam
Yassir
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Winthrop Beach News Co
Bor
NEW England Telephone
Telegrah Company
Life
London Reader
Grandma
Puck
Plutarch
London
Patti and the
Wasp
Charles Santley
Brecon
Mme. Patti
Mr. Bantley
Lady Visitor
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mr. Newlywed
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educato
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop
Wissner, Shhoninger
Krell
Ludwig
Winter
Schubert, Shultz and
Cote
Blake's Piano
Washington St
McNeil Bros
Crawford Range
Winthrop Street
Winthrop, Mass
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach, Mass
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St. Winthrop
Court Road
Mh Floy
Tuckerer
Notary Public Justice OF the Peace
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
School Street
City Hall
Matiroo Centre
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