Winthrop Mail Hours and Box Collections Details
Winthrop post office hours for stamps, money orders, registry and deliveries run weekdays 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Holidays 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mails dispatch 8 a.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Revere add-on 3:45 p.m. Holidays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mail received times vary. street boxes collected nightly and several sub-stations listed. Office closed Sundays. Sunday delivery requires prior order and ten cents per piece. David Belcher, Supt.
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Money
Ham
Revere
Crest Avenue
Shirley Street
Point Shirley
Washington Ave
Batea
Washington, Ave
Winthrop St
Pleasant St
Sunnyside
Bartlett Road
Pleasaut St
Pauline
Court Road
Lincoln Road
Lincoln
Centre R. R
Ocean View
Magee’s Corner
Cor
Cherry
Shirley
Ghirley St
Mermaid Ave
Birley St
Shirley R
David Belcher
Nothing to Do This Evening Finds Its Echo in Quirky Lines
The passage riffs on emptiness with playful lists. It catalogues vague items from drink to debate, smoke to fashion, noting a grand rascal of nothing and trivial pleasures like a charlotte russe and a popular magazine story. The tone is whimsical and observational.
Curious History of Julia Daughter of Octavian
The account recalls Julia, daughter of Octavian, whose youth was marked by licentious living. Convicted of immoral conduct, she was banished to Pandateria and later Calabria. Her father, compelled by justice, allowed no comforts as she endured years of misery until death. Her story ends with Tiberius ascending to the throne.
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Julia
Octavian
Rome
Pandateria
Gulf of
Gaeta
Calabria
Tiberine
Ram's Horn Brown A Patchwork of Moral Maxims
A collection of aphorisms about sin, virtue, and faith urging practical piety. It blends quotes on heaven, truth, and diligence with playful lines about a cow that jumped over the moon, urging readers to live by God’s will.
Oddities of Citizens in a Satirical Riddle List
A cartoonist who has not drawn T R s spectacles and teeth. a bureau without collar buttons. a theatrical press agent who doesn t smoke. a woman who never gazed at her reflection. a brakeman who can pronounce Schenectady. a candidate who isn t the people s choice. a housewife who never sharpens pencils. a cat that won t get out. a baby without a dollar watch. a house cheaper than the architect said.
Household Hints for Frugal Living and Domestic Advice
Practical tips on preserving heat by staying indoors in winter and traveling to Florida, encouraging affection for birds, building a pigeon house, using pigeons for food, and urging wives to assign household chores. Warns renters against storing bottles in attics as a sign to meat renters.
Mystery of the Orchid Gown
Marjory learns her orchid gown vanished before the dance and reappeared in her closet the next morning. Nora, the maid, admits borrowing the gown for a photographs while Dorothy and Jack discuss the missed event and the wearers’ plans.
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Mystery of the
Dorothy
Marjory
Jack
Marjorie
Nora
Pike Prices, Edward I, and a Royal Pike Tale
The note recalls Pike once valued higher than fresh salmon under Edward I to shield citizens from seller power. It claims pike live long and mentions a 1497 Swabia catch with a ring bearing a legend about Frederick I and a lake inscription dated October 5, 1230.
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Edward I
Gésner
Swabia
Frederick I
Gentle Descent Traced Through Armor Marks
The Revue Scientifique reports that generations of armor wearing left birth marks on the necks and bodies of poor families, but investigations show those marked are of gentle descent. The study argues that such physical traits reveal noble ancestry despite social position.
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Revue Scientifique
Wisdom of John Wesley and Oglethorpe Dialogues
The account recalls General Oglethorpe warning Wesley about punishment and forgiveness. Wesley answers by urging self denial and virtue. Wesley and John Nelson traveled to Cornwall where they slept on the floor under coats. Nelson notes Wesley’s playful remark about having one good side left.
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Wesley
John Nelson
Cornwall
Nelson
Wesley Journal Entry Reveals Fenwick’s Battle with Fame
Wesley notes a complaint from Michael Fenwick about not being named in his Journal. The next entry records a sermon at Clayworth around one o'clock, with Fenwick described as unmoved, while Wesley urges earnest preaching to the poor and warns against shallow, polite preaching.
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Michael Fenwick
Wesley
Clayworth
Wesley Pleads for Polite Travel in Stage Coach Conversation
An officer curses aboard a stage coach and Wesley, while horses are changed, requests a favor. He asks the officer to reprove him if he forgets himself and swears again, to maintain civility for the remaining journey together.
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Wesley
Witty maxims on life love and politics from an offhand voice
A collection of quips and aphorisms about ambition luck marriage and social behavior. The speaker jests that success depends on effort chance and circumstance while poking at politicians lovers and youth with humorous generalizations.
Dyspeptic Philosophy Parody on Vanity and Conflict
A satirical meditation on money, divorce, and social pretensions. The piece riffs on price, patience, appearance, and gender roles with wry aphorisms about power, violence, travel, and curiosity. It plays with paradoxes to expose social pretensions.
Say the Owl Opinion Piece on Free Thought
The text discusses outspoken individuals and restrictions on genius. It notes common belief in two sides to every story while suggesting some can improvise beyond limits. It framingly highlights the value of speaking truth and creativity.
Fletcher Faces Summer Grind And Girl At Lake
Fletcher, a college hopeful, toils over trig and French while ignoring chores and family demands. He balks at chores and joyriding as a tall girl with a tennis racket arrives, promising a lakeside tennis and swim session with Helen before lunch.
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Fletcher
Mater
Trig
Frerich
Hatch
Nene
Ted
Matér
Fletch
Sophomore
Pletcher
Helen
Pains of Moving Day and the Discomfort of Change
The excerpt highlights moving day as a disruptive event that unsettles comfort. It describes the clutter of boxes trunks and trivial items left behind. It notes how women, in charge of moving, hoard small necessities and the resulting chaos of unpacking in new lodgings.
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Charlies Lamb
Nebraska Woman Invents Jar Safe Boil Over Device
A Nebraska housewife designed a cooking utensil to keep jars from overturning during boiling. The set includes two rings of different sizes and a flat perforated plate. One ring supports the plate while the second forms a guard to keep the jar upright, letting water boil freely without spilling into the boiler.
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Nebraska
Home sewer may save time and effort
The article advocates minimal basting to speed sewing and protect eyesight. It advises preparing garments with precise cutting, starting with straight seams, folding hems flat, and using the English bag seam for neat, strong results. It also suggests basting sleeves at first and running off one seam onto another for efficiency.
Maraschino Marshmallow Parfait Recipe
A dessert method uses gelatin soaked in water then dissolved, sugar and egg whites whisked with strained gelatin and maraschino additions. Add lemon and cherry juice, beat until thick cream, chill to set, then fold in whipped cream and serve in parfait glasses with maraschino cherries.
Health Plum Pudding From Graham Flour
A historical recipe using graham flour salt soda baking powder nuts raisins milk molasses and lemon sauce. Mix dry ingredients fold in nuts raisins and milk then boil in a pudding mold for three hours. The directions note washing soaking and drying the raisins and slicing the nuts before adding to batter.
Baked Eggs With Cheese Instructions
A recipe describes making a white sauce from butter flour and milk then folding in six hard boiled eggs. Season with salt and pepper and bake in a dish topped with breadcrumbs and extra cheese until browned.
Cleaning Kid Gloves With Dry Rub and Sponge
An old instruction describes cleaning soiled kid gloves by wearing them and rubbing with a dry rubber sponge. The method is said to avoid injury or odor and to remove light soils without streaking.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Truth
God
Devil
Philadelphia Bulletin
Schenectady
Florida
John Wesley
Oglethorpe
Rascal
Solomon
Martly
Says the Owl
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