This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
7
Fire alarm box 22 details numberings and box testing rules for Winthrop with locations and streets listed. It notes three bell rounds 8:00 11:15 12:45 and instructions to hold at box until fire department arrives. Central and Beach stations contact numbers included.
Office hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily with Sunday 9.15 to 10.15 a.m. Money order and registration windows also 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carrier deliveries at 7.30 a.m. 1.45 p.m. and 4.20 p.m. Collections at 7.30 11 a.m. 1.30 4.20 and 6 p.m. Daily. Sundays 2.30 and 6 p.m. Street boxes collected 9.30 p.m. Readable street locations and sub stations listed for stamps, money orders, and mail registration. Mails close 7.45 11 1.30 4.45 7.30 8 p.m. daily. Sundays 9 a.m. 4.45 and 8 p.m. Holidays 7.45 11 4.45 8 p.m. Davin Batouser Supt.
An illustrated Sunlight powered toy shows wheels turning when set in sun. It describes a three foot axle with eight delicate spokes and taunt threads linking axle ends to spokes. Tissue paper paddles attach to the wheel, spinning as light energizes the mechanism.
A leaf voices fear of a future pull by the wind and hears comfort from the tree to hold on. The leaf watches autumn colors appear on other leaves and questions the tree about why the colors differ. The tree explains work duties and seasonal change as the leaf finally drifts away and rests beside a violet seed for spring.
A nursery scene recalls Mary receiving a double slate from her mother the first of its kind she has seen. The verses about Little Boy Blue inspire a playful reflection on tending children and guarding the fields from mischief as the horned shepherd awakens to oversee his charges.
The Cowthorpe oak near Wetherby in Yorkshire is said to be 500 years old. It has a 54 feet 3 inch trunk girth and an 11 by 9 foot hollow. The tree stands 37 feet tall with 25 props supporting branches and has produced acorns in 1901 1905.
Actress May Irwin extols fads as a source of happiness and urges readers to stay busy. She recalls her mother steering her to work and discipline, arguing that work, application, and concentration banish unhappiness. She targets women readers and notes fads keep many in her profession content.
The text describes a simple shadow illusion using a candle, a sheet as a screen, a blocking opaque object, and a mirror to project silhouettes onto a wall. It explains panel setup, positioning, and how the audience will see the figures dance while remaining unaware of the mechanism.
A German traveler reporting from Palestine to a Cologne paper describes Jacob's Well near Mount Gerizim. The guide notes a seventy foot deep well eight feet in diameter and recalls the oak of Mor reh where Abraham built an altar. He adds that Sthechen was once a trade hub for livestock and goods. The town's commerce vanished, but the well remains in good preservation and will attract religious visitors.
The passage notes Jesse who speaks in the third person and uses she for himself. It describes a moment when he runs in excitedly announcing that he sees a hen and shakes its wing before running away.
A poem about a clock that stands in the corner from morning to night. The clock speaks of its tidy hands and its rhythm tick tock while a child imagines growing up. Night observations of mice and a brownie are hinted in this youth verse from Youth's Companion, mixing fable and domestic time.
A how to on making decorative toilet accessory bags. Describes a comb and brush bag with a pocket and hanging ribbons, plus cretonne pocket cases and a decorative oval pocket. Also suggests a whisk broom case and a nail pocket with two sections for brushes and cloths to keep a room orderly.
A waxed French style floor is often neglected and becomes dim and sticky. Water or ammonia worsens it. use No 1 or No 0 sandpaper dipped in turpentine to remove dust and soften wax. If too thickly coated, use steel wool in turpentine, then reapply wax and rub in. Repeat as needed.
A Madison Avenue pastor disciplines his curate over excessive talking at church duties and argues for allowing a regular sermon to relieve the strain. The curate defends his need to speak, leading to a test of restraint in the pulpit.
A New York City elementary superintendent visits two classrooms for nature study. In one room a teacher presents a basket of bones for vertebrates. In the next room another teacher reveals her own bones, prompting a humorous correction.
An old maid’s parrot repeats “I wish the old woman was dead” while a minister’s parrot responds with a solemn prayer. The scene unfolds at a meeting when both birds are present, prompting a humorous moral moment about religious decorum and wordplay.
A Southern Cultivator note argues for crop rotation to prevent insect and disease buildup. It cites corn wheat cotton and tobacco as repeatedly grown crops suffer root worm louse Hessian fly chinch bug and fungous diseases. rotation helps keep pests and diseases in check. Continuous cropping without rotation leaves no remedy to destroy or overcome them.
A young constable testified at Marylebone that he found a dagger but the weapon was shown as a sheath knife. Mr. Plowden urged the witness to be more matter of fact in descriptions and to curb poetic flair in the box.
Complex historic rail times from Boston to Winthrop and Revere Beach show daily departures for weekday and Sunday services to places like Wood Island Harbor View Winthrop Centre and Winthrop Beach with hourly and quarter hour intervals. The notice notes trains are not guaranteed to depart exactly as listed and the company bears no responsibility for delays.
Public notice outlines service elevations by Boston Elevated Railway Company with routes to Orient Heights and Scotty Square via tunnels. It lists morning and night intervals, Sunday schedules, special cars by request for events, and contact details at 101 Milk Street Room 701 for rates and connections. Dated 1907.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Goodart offering a meal after work and Hungry Hawkes insisting he should be paid with the meal immediately. The no-nonsense reply implies duty precedes dining in a wartime or frontier style conversation.
A London Opinion quip cites a vicar recounting a husband who walked out during a sermon, with Mrs. Jones urging forgiveness. The exchange blends humor about somnambulism and a Hobbes maxim on words as counters that save fools’ money.
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor express willingness to print reports of upcoming events hosted by local societies lodges and churches for charity or similar aims. They note charges may apply if tickets are sold and space is used, stressing business considerations for all parties involved.
The article describes standard practice in newspapers of including a bin letter signed by the writer with all public announcements and news items. It notes that anonymous news is rejected or minimized to maintain accountability and editorial tone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.