Winthrop Sun and Visitor distribution details
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor lists multiple outlets for five cent copies. Stores include Highland Drug Store Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Totman Ham near Highland Robinsons Centre Store Quality Shop Williams Drug Store Howe Magees Corner Brown's Pharmacy Langs Drug Store Ocean Spray Winthrops News Co and the newspaper office at 216 Winthrop Street.
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Boston
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
Totman & Ham
Beach Sta
Robinson’s Centre
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Centre Station
Williams
Brown’s Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
Lang’s Drug
Ocean Spray
Winthrop’ News Co
Beach Station
Winthrop Street
Right Principle Pays and Honest Trade
A reflection on trading with men of principle. People prefer to do business with those who keep promises and offer honest goods. The piece asserts principled merchants safeguard standards, correct wrongs, and earn lasting trust, saving time and worry for all involved.
Early American Coroner Case From 1688 Philadelphia Death
The 1688 coroner’s case in Philadelphia records Benjamin Acord’s death as suicide by drink. The coroner’s jury ruled the property reverted to William Penn, who relinquished claim in favor of the heirs. This notes governors appointing coroners in early New England and Penn’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Everett Spring
New England
William Penn
Philadelphia
Benjamin Acord
Penn
Pancakes and syrup beat roast beef for tough work
The article argues that heavy labor does not require more minerals and proteins but more starches fats and sugars. It suggests pancakes and syrup can better replenish work-induced energy losses than roast beef due to moisture and heat being wasted with tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Nature's Endless Chain Through Ages of Life
The passage views nature as an endless chain linking seasons and life forms across earth's history. It notes researchers study geology and ancient flora and fauna to discuss evolution, while asserting that nature continually evolves as previous forms yield new ones.
Teach Children Thrift and Self Reliance in Youth
An early lesson in economy shapes character and financial responsibility. Teaching children thrift helps them control spending, earn and manage money, and understand the value of income. Early practice builds responsibility for future finances and household stability.
Celtic Origins and Sacred Rivers in Britain and Ireland
The text asserts Celtic roots for the word Rhine meaning floor and claims the British isles form a Celtic archipelago. It states Glastonbury as England’s sacred medea, predating English national identity, and describes the RSyne as Ireland’s sacred river and a major political waterway into the sea.
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British Isles
Glastonbury
Canterbury
England
Ireland
Perfectly Reasonable Landlord Demands Arrears
A landlord pressures a struggling author over overdue payments. The author asserts he will settle once the publisher accepts the novel and provides funds, outlining plans to proceed once a suitable subject and sufficient inspiration are found.
Destined to Become Desert Wadai as French Frontier
Wadai marked the last French colonial expansion before Europe diverted efforts homeward. The region joined the French Kongo shortly before war began, with few whites visiting. locals sometimes appear in Khartum and Algiers bazaars. Caravans head to Wadai from the Mediterranean and Nile, a harsh land famed for slave trade ties and tribal divisions.
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Wadal
Upper
Egypt
Tripoli
Khartum
Algiers
Mediterranean
Nile
North Africa
Barbary
Wadai
Chad
Sahara
Great Desert
SPAD Aviation Heroine Ties to Deperdussin Origins
The Spad, hailed as the era's top fighting aircraft, is traced to Armand Deperdussin a former silk merchant who built a vast flying complex near Reims. Bechereau, his brilliant designer, helped create the monocoque fuselage speed record machines later renamed Societe pour l Aviation et ses Derives after Deperdussin's downfall.
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Guynemer
Lafayette
Reims
Bechereau
Chicago
Deperdussin
Spad
Soelete Pour Aeroplanes Deperdussin
Societe Pour l’Aviation Et Ses
Community effort urged to reform domestic kitchens
Margaret Deland, writing in Woman's Home Companion, argues for women groups to unite and support each other in improving household management. She compares isolated housekeepers to fragile sticks, and asserts collective action can end wasteful practices and restore prudent homemaking.
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Margaret Deland
The
Woman's Home Companion
Mary
Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Suffolk Sheriff’s Sale of Winthrop Lot in Suffolk 1918
Sheriff’s sale announced in Boston on May 27 1918 to satisfy a P Peter Delory attachment. The real estate parcel in Winthrop Suffolk bounded by Madison Avenue 44 feet on two sides and 144 feet on the east and west, with buildings, is set for public auction July 20, 1918 at the Sheriff’s Office Pemberton Square Boston. Edmund H. Relly deputy sheriff.
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Suffolk
Boston
Court House
Pemberton Square
Peter Delory
Winthrop
Winthkop
County of
Madison Avenue
Con Rand
James M. Belcher
David Belcher
Johanna Cassens
Edmund Ff. Relly
Mortgagee's Sale Forecloses Roche Property in Winthrop
Mortgagee Louis Tichnor will auction two parcels in Winthrop Suffolk on June 18 1918 at 10 in the forenoon. Parcel No 28 and No 29 on Feydonia plan, each 110 by 60 feet, with prior mortgages of 3200 and 3500 dollars respectively. Each parcel requires 300 dollars cash at sale and balance in ten days. Attorney Max M Kalman, Old South Building Boston.
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James J. Roche
Christine E. Roche
Louis Tichnor
Winthrop
Suffolk
Locust Street
Beach Street
Floyd
Max M. Kalman
Atty
Old South Bldg
Boston
Spy treachery and the call for harsh war measures
The Santa Fe New Mexican denounces German espionage and domestic treason, urging internment or execution for anyone disloyal. It frames spying as treachery against the nation and advocates no leniency while the U S is at war.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Nathan Hale
America
Wees
Changes in Men's Clothes Fashion Warns Against Patches
The Ohio State Journal notes the International Custom Cutters' convention bans patched pockets belts and upright trousers. It laments a shift toward longer sack coats and takes aim at efforts to save material by tight fitting coats while other patches multiply. It urges a return to old shirt cuffs outside waistbands and simpler neckties as an ideal.
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Ohio State Journal
Turkey to begin empire wide census for first time
An Amsterdam dispatch notes Turkey will conduct a complete census, with a German statistician overseeing the preliminary steps. Sabah says Turkey lacks official population data unlike other European nations. Prewar estimates placed the population around 21 million with major groups including 7 million Turks and 9 million Arabs.
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Turkey
Amsterdam
Sabah
Europe
Balkan
Hell Gate Bridge: World’s heaviest steel arch span
The New York Connecting Railway bridge known as the Hell Gate bridge spans three miles with elevated approaches and four tracks. It is touted as one of the era’s greatest engineering feats and serves as a major trade and passenger freight route. The structure supports live loads of 12 tons per linear foot and 26 tons per linear foot of structure, comparable to nearly half the weight of the largest modern locomotives.
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New York Connecting
Hell*Gate Bridge
Finland’s Education System Sets Benchmark for New Republic
Educated Finland launches as a new republic with a strong asset a highly efficient education system. Finnish elementary schools are models of excellence and, in an international competition years ago, Finland claimed the highest educational standard surpassing the United States and Germany. Emphasis on language teaching includes Finnish and Swedish in elementary standards and formerly Russian, with multilingual ability common among educated Finns.
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New
Republic of Finland
Finland
United States
Germany
Truth Will Out In Schoolroom Debating Debt
A reading lesson scene shows a teacher urging gratitude to parents while a boy, Jimmie, counters that his father owes him 50 cents. The exchange reveals a child’s humorous take on owed debts and parental care.
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Jimmie
Jjimnne
Dan
Teeth Freeze in Cold Clark County Morning
Clark County recorder Clifford-Rilhinds awoke to a frigid morning when his teeth froze solid in a glass of water. He described the water turning to ice as temperatures dropped, leaving him unable to move his teeth until thawing occurred. Indianapolis News reports this unusual winter incident.
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Clifford - Rilhinds
County
Recorder
Clark County
Indianapolis News
Workings of Heart and Mind Reflected in Verse Prose
A reflective passage contrasts mind and heart as faculties shaping life and work. It notes the mind learns through study, calculation, and labor while the heart, though unsure at times, perceives unseen realities and enfolds compassion for the afflicted and outcasts.
English and American Word Meanings Compared
The article notes how many common words differ between the United States and England. It cites examples like corn and fixed and explains that usage shifts reflect distinct national traditions and even Shakespearean influence.
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England
Worrying Over Objects Proves Futile
A reflective piece notes that many concerns are trivial and recurring worries form a bad habit. It argues that fretful striving over countless matters rarely changes outcomes and questions the importance of repeatedly letting such concerns bother us.
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Massachusetts Press Association
National Editorial Association
Republican Editorial Association of Mass
Highland Drug Store
Highland Station
Tion
Highland
Pancakes Muscle Makers
Jlnt
East Boston Savings Bank
Meridian Street
Winthrop Storage CO
J. B. Tewksbury
Prop
Fremont ST
Office
Franklin ST Cor Congress ST
Mass USA
Kilburn
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Winthrop St
Wadsworth
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