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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
2
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor lists Herbert E. Emerson as editor and member of the Republican Editorial Association of Massachusetts, indicating a regional press affiliation and leadership role within the publication.
Copies of this paper, priced at five cents, are offered at Highland Drug Store opposite Highland station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Boston Totman and Ham near Beach station Totman and Ham Robinson's Centre Store Jefferson and Winthrop streets Quality Shop opposite Centre station Williams' Drug Store opposite Centre station W. A. Howe Druggist Magee's Corner Browns Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre Lang's Drug Store Ocean Spray Winthrop News Co opposite Beach station and at the office of publication 216 Winthrop Street.
A prose poem by Samuel Solomon from Base Hospital 66 A. E. F. contrasts volunteering with being drafted. It praises volunteers for loyalty and endurance, noting that cheer and banquet memories come later and that the true glory lies with those who served without complaint.
Fragmentary OCR text speaks of “Little Phugs’ in’ Majority” and claims the most fortunate people are those who can get many things. The passage references Fra Chol ee and a comparison between better life prospects and larger possessions.
A reflective piece celebrates the quiet gray life with its delicate hues and understated charm. It laments lack of variety and unexpected events, praising quiet shadows over crowded scenes and the beauty found in subdued experience.
The Columbus Dispatch quotes Harry Lauder praising Scots for their sacrifices and resolve. It highlights that over 300000 Scots are under arms or dead, notes Scotland’s aging population yet unwavering spirit, and asserts that Scots have always been born fighters who will not yield in the war.
A countryside revival of knitting shows humor and skill as workers turn heels with practice while saying the art persists. The piece notes improvements in knitting machinery, tracing a fabled motive to unrequited love and crediting William Lee with the 1589 stocking frame, alongside later contributors W. C. Gist, Almet Reid, and Griswold.
Donald Thompson recounts securing a close image of the czar and his son at Tsarskoye Selo near Petrograd after the uprising started. The czar invited him to approach, recalling a 1915 meeting, as soldiers gathered and one cadet briefly blew smoke toward the czar while Thompson filmed and later departed.
Airplane postal service hailed as an early peace innovation with details on costs and hours. A transatlantic service is eyed within months of peace, and rapid London Glasgow delivery could allow a London correspondent to get replies the same day. In the U S midwest, Kansas City firms could mail to St Louis Chicago and other cities and receive signed replies before leaving office. Estimated postage eight cents per ounce.
Oxford University Press announces the capture of the term strafe for volume IX of its dictionary. The process shortens the word from two syllables to one and alters its pronunciation to rhyme with chafe, while deeming it slang and adjusting spelling.
A report notes the nal step to lift tolls along York Road from the city line to the thore reducing obstruction for travelers. The piece mentions Philadelphia delays and a tied tolls issue amid broader references to New York Belleville and a hospital telephone confusion as a backdrop to the era.
The piece notes Spanish soldiers in French uniforms parading to receive honors such as the Legion of Honor Croix Militaire and Croix de Guerre. It discusses neutrality questions and Berlin’s likely reaction to forcefully contested ship sinkings and German protests, with mention of the Christian Science Monitor as source.
Contractors from Bangkok backed by Philippine Health Co fund a sanitary house project in Manila. The Siamese, prompted by climate related health issues, plan a model facility to study and promote public health. Prince Rangai, brother of the Siamese king, heads the study mission.
The French army bread allotment falls from 25 to 21 ounces daily while civilian bread cards drop to 10 ounces. Cracker and pastry production is banned. Expenditures on extras shrink to 9 percent, fats to 48 percent.
Auctioneer EUGEND P WHITHER advertises mortgagee’s sale of real estate in Brookline Mass to foreclose breach of mortgage. The property at Ocean Spray on Nepture avenue and Shirley street in Wins: lot 58 with beach privileges, restrictions, and subject to taxes and assessments will be sold June 10 1918 at 3 PM. A $100 cash deposit required. contact Eliot and Whittier Boston for details.
Mortgagee's sale under a 1917 deed to Louis Tichnor for James J. Roche and Christine Roche. Two parcels in Winthrop Suffolk described with Locust Street bounds, each mortgaged with prior liens and municipal taxes. Sale set for June 18 1918 at 10am, cash $300 per parcel, balance in ten days. Attorney Max M. Kalman, Boston office.
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