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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
6
Grandfather Alden recalls a shipyard tale where a vessel built near his father’s house was named Robin after a nesting bird. A crew’s care for four robin eggs during construction led to the ship’s name and a belief in its good fortune. The tale ends with the ship sailing away as a lucky vessel.
A playful kitchen fun note describes a test with hot and cold water, then lukewarm water to amuse a blindfolded participant. It also lists birthstone and flower associations for each month from January to December, pairing stones like onyx and emerald with flowers such as snowdrop and hawthorn.
Guests receive cards showing celebs with mismatched faces created by cutting faces from magazines and fitting them onto other bodies with hats and accessories. One prize awarded to the guest who guesses the most faces correctly.
A columnist mocks Mrs. F. Wieland’s idea that each person has a soul color guiding fashion choices. The piece parodies court tests for soul harmony in marriage and juror color blindness, imagining a society where dresses, mates, and verdicts hinge on psychic tints.
A dining observer notes new trends such as rock candy crystals served with coffee instead of sugar in equal red and white mixes for a delicate look. She describes bonbon dishes and spoons, plus a roomful of mini volcano sugar piles as a dramatic dessert effect with burning rum.
A column of practical household advice covers using vinegar to counter cabbage odor, choosing linen pillowcases for visibility, nickel cleaning with water and whiting or alcohol, using gasoline for bulk nickel cleaning with precautions, and gentle upholstery care. It also includes whitening last year’s linens with a soap and milk lather and tips for cedar lining a closet using cedar shingles.
Paris cabman M. Pelletier is the first driver to become an Esperanto adept and wears a star badge for recognition on duty. Police in Paris and Stockholm are being instructed in the system for the coming congress in Dresden in August and officers there are also learning the language.
The Louisville Courier Journal held 400 Mexican silver dollars in a safe as payment, used by editor Marse Henry Watterson in a late night draw game. The piece recounts the incident and includes bibliographic Library of Congress copyright entries from 1908 detailing music publications.
Secretary Wilson closes an agricultural economy talk with jokes about a frugal clergyman and a plowman earning 10 cents an hour. The tale contrasts efficiency with practical wit. Peter De Haines hosts a New Year dinner where bachelors argue against marriage with a rail station remark about curtain lectures.
In a dinner talk, Speaker Cannon and Representative Tawney recall moments of fear from their lives. Uncle Joe recounts a frontier scare in Illinois, while Tawney jokes about a recent financial windfall and a clever bang on an appropriation joke.
A Paris tale recalls the Duchesse d Uzes and Louise Michel befriending a poor sick woman they aided. The dying woman left a keepsake for the duchess, and soon they met again at Levallois. Their unusual friendship influenced large scale charity linked to Boulangism.
A Manila style scene recalls a young man confessing love on a late night before a tomorrow departure. She answers with girlhood calm and hopes he stays. The excerpt shifts to reflections on the whale’s power and a harpoon’s fate, noting natural instinct drives the creature to its death.
The text emphasizes the importance of using quality printing for business bills, letters, and announcements to avoid appearing cheap or careless. It argues that patrons expect well printed materials on good paper and professionally worded notices.
The advertisement states Plain and Fancy Printing is fully equipped for all kinds of printing with a large variety of new type and materials and a competent staff to handle the work. All orders left at the office will receive prompt attention.
Prompt notice urges renewal of letter heads bill heads envelopes and related supplies. It directs readers to the office for all work and to place orders now to ensure spring announcements are ready.
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