Supper for Men's Class At First Baptist Church
The Ladies Aid Society hosted a large supper for the Men's Class and invited guests at the First Baptist Church. Dr J Stanley Durkee of Boston gave a stirring address to over 100 attendees after readings by Miss Marjorie Davin and a violin piece by Master Walter Whitman with accompanist Miss Hazel Wyman. Leslie B E Griffin presided and urged men to join the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
J. Stanley Durkee
Boston
Mies
Marjorie Davin
West Medford
Walter Whitman
Mies Hazel Wyman
F. M. White
Durkee
Leslie BE. Griffin
Quiet Wedding at St John the Evangelist Church
Miss Jennie Snodgrass married Mr. R V Love of Kentucky in a calm ceremony at the parochial residence of St John the Evangelist. Rev Fr Griffin officiated as Mrs Love plans to make her home in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Jennie Snodgrass
R. V. Love
Kentucky
Fr Griffin
I._R._ Gerrald
Winthrop Real Estate Mortgage Transfers Noted
Macgowan mortgagee assigns to George J Knox Pleasant street and adjacent parcel for 900. Knox to Macgowan secures Pleasant street lot. Theron Porter to Alvar J Stuart Harvard street covers two lots. Quoted prairie dog hatchling line from Chicago Tribune cited.
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Macgowan
George J. Knox
Pleasant Street
R. P. Theron
Porter
Alvar J. Stuart
Harvard Street
A Fatal Austrian Flag
The Odessa plague story claims a wooden flag carried by two sailors caused plague spread after they visited many saloons. The flag supposedly bore plague bacilli and the deaths began with the sailors before illness spread through Odessa, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
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Odessa
Russia
Ader Ton
Baltimore Sun
Stranger asks businessman for tombstone fund in bold bluff
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote describes a stranger who approaches a business man claiming to be on business and proposes raising 25 dollars for his own grave marker. The man responds with a grim offer to fund the enterprise by furnishing the corpse if the visitor does not leave. The stranger hurries away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Golf Appeals Across All Ages in Recreation
The Liverpool Courier notes golf's wide appeal from youth to elderly. It emphasizes walking as the sport's best exercise, enhancing eye and arm coordination while also training temper, underscoring its multifaceted pleasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool Courier
Gailey's Office Pivot in Cold Morning Exchange
In a frigid Philadelphia morning a janitor warns he cannot warm the room as Gailey demands comfort. Gailey insists his wife will arrive soon, the moment carrying tension and unreliable warmth. A bystander adds a rustic quip about a water dog and porrowin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gailey
Philadelphia- Ledger
The Wife of the Cat brings luck to the shah in tale
Nasr ed din, the Persian shah, fears bad luck without his prized black cat kept by Amin Agdal. After the cat dies in an accident, Amin’s nephew cleverly uses the event to gain the shah’s favor, earning the title cherished of the sovereign and becoming the new luck bringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasr-ed-din
Amin Agdal
Sea Caves of Shannon River Echo Tides and Narrow Escapes
West coast Ireland caves near Shannon mouth form a submarine palace of green and red roofs. A guide and boatman are vital as tides rise quickly. One party escaped danger when the boatman shouted to duck as a second wave threatened the cave roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Shannon
Aubrey de Vere
A Little Hint and Quotations in The Plain Dealer
A mime of quips and witticisms features dialogue about a child, Uncle John, and a mother in a humorous exchange. The snippet also recalls jokes about a camel and a needle and a proverb about rest from Sterne. The tone mirrors a light column of four humorous snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Petition for administration of Susan E. French estate
Petition seeks issuance of letters of administration to Orra French of Winthrop without bond surety. Probate Court in Boston to hear February 13 1908 at 10 AM. Public notice requires weekly publication in Winthrop Loan and Visitor for three weeks. Witness Robert Grant judge. Register Arthur W. Dolan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Susan E. French
Winthrop
Orra French
Boston
Winthrop Loan and Visitor
Robert Grant
Esquire
Arthur W. Dolan
Register
Mortgagee's Sale of Real Estate at public auction in Winthrop
Mortgagee David A. McDonald will sell at auction February 10 1908 at four o'clock the Winthrop Suffolk parcel secured by Tolton mortgage recorded in book 8082 page 178. Purchase requires 100 cash. Auction held by David Floyd Auctioneer Boston and Winthrop Mass.
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David Floyd
School Street
Boston
Winthrop
Mass
George M. Tolton
David A. McDonald
County of
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Almont Street
Cross Street
George O. Perkins
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Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Electric Pany
Revere
Com Winthrop
Winthrop Leese
E. J. Bishop
Banks Street
C. A. Nevers
Wadsworth Block
Winthrop Centre
Francis Pratt
Tremont St
Chester Ave. Anthrop. Centre
Thornton Station
Walter B. Thayer
Shirley Street
Snodgrass
Winthrop Real Estate
Chicago Tribune
Golf
Farmer Jones
Sterne
the Sun and Visitor
Y Telephone
Cait’ Revere
Weston’s Bakery
Wm. N. Jenkins
Summer St
Oxford
Lincoln St
U.S. Hotel
H F. Rich
Wadsworth
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