First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Mass
First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Massachusetts holds Sunday services at 10 45 a m with the lesson sermon God the Only Cause and Creator A Sunday school for youths up to age twenty at the same hour Testimonial meeting is held each Wednesday evening at 8 o clock A free public reading room at 29 Jefferson corner Fremont Street is open daily from 2 to 5 p m except Sunday and on Monday evening from 7 to 9 All are welcome
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Jefferson
Fremont Street
Church Schedule For St John The Evangelist
The Church of St John the Evangelist on Winthrop Street lists Masses at 7 8 45 10 30 and 11 30 until further notice with children urged to attend 8 45 and Sunday school starting after. John H Griffin serves as rector and oversees services.
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Church of St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop Street
John H. Griffin
First Unitarian Church Reveals Sermon on Religious Integrity
Rev. R.W. Savage leads services at 10 45 am at Hermon Street with the sermon on Intellectual Moral and Spiritual Integrity Essential to Religious Living. The minister keeps daily study hours 9 to 12 30 to meet parishioners. Miss Marion Loud soprano and Mrs Maud Paradis Lane organist also listed.
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Marion Loud
Maud Paradis Lane
First Baptist Church Schedule Hermon Street
William J. Day pastor at Hermon Street church offers morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled A Wheel Within a Wheel Bible school follows at 12 evening worship at 7 30 on The Ministry of Music Friday prayer meeting at 7 45 all are invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
William J. Day
Hermon St
Bible School
Vets Se
Estecamb
Ministry of Music
Must Be One's Own Work Quote by David Starr Jordan
A concise reflection by David Starr Jordan states that true character comes from self-made effort rather than parental lineage and that aligning good intentions with right deeds defines a man. The quote emphasizes personal responsibility and inner work to achieve higher heredity.
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David Starr Jordan
Very Good Reason for Male Friendship Preference
A speaker argues that a man prefers male friendships over female ones because male friends would not borrow his hair for theater or party events. The remark frames gendered social expectations and humor around grooming.
Uncle Eben on daylight saving and wasted time
Uncle Eben notes that daylight saving time does not stop many people from wasting time as they used to. The remark highlights concern over the perceived futility of the time change.
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Eben
Winthrop Public Library Hours and Depository Details
The Winthrop Public Library announces weekday hours for the Adult Department from 1.30 to 9 p.m. and the Juvenile Department from 1.30 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. A book deposit is located at Elliot and Whittier's real estate office, corner Taft Avenue and Shirley Street, Point Shirley, open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Elliot and Whittier
Taft Avenue
Shirley Street
Point Shirley
Deaths in Winthrop Albertson and Sawyer
Walter E. Albertson of 30 Waldermar Avenue died in Winthrop on June 1. Clarence O. Sawyer, age 27, of 371 Winthrop Street, died in Winthrop on June 5.
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Albertson
Winthrop
Walter E. Albertson
Waldemar Avenue
Sawyer
Clarence OR. Sawyer
Winthrop Street
Two Interesting Letters on Parish Life and Youth
The letters reflect thoughts on religious life among Winthrop boys, praising their spirit and connection to home. They send best wishes and gratitude for the parish duties carried out by a sender, highlighting optimism about plans for the boys’ future involvement.
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Winthrop
Revere Tests New Auto Pumping Engine Number 2
Fire Chief Kimball oversaw Friday night tests of engine number 2 at the Chelsea and Revere line as a salt water pump test. The device ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for three hours, exceeded guarantees, and reached about 750 gallons per minute during the submerged pump test witnessed by Mayor Hall.
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Revere
Kimball
Board of Underwriters
Chelsea and Revere
Mail Plane Crashes in Ash Heap at Franklin Park
Uncle Sam's airplanes prove sturdy as a military tractor aircraft carrying pilot and mail crashed nose first into an ash heap at Franklin Park Sau gus in heavy rain. Lieut Torrey H Webb faced a fence or the ash pile and landed in the heap with artillery wheels sinking to the hubs. Both men escaped injury.
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Uncle Sam
New York
Franklin Park
Saugus
Whittemore-Harm Aviation Field
Torrey H. Webb
Struc
Acknowledgment of Red Cross War Fund Service
A Boston note dated June 1 1918 from B W Trafford New England Campaign Chairman thanks newspapers in New England for their co operation in the Red Cross Second War Fund drive. The letter praises the press for educating the public about the war and supporting the fund.
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Sun and Visitor
Winthrop
Mass
Red Cross Second War Fund Committee
New England
Red Cross
B. W. Trafford
Boston
State Tax Held Steady Amid War Expenditures
State tax for the ensuing year will not be larger than last year and was a happy surprise given heavier expenditures this year of war. It had been expected to reach at least $15,000,000.
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Commonwealth
Chelsea High Triumphs 5 2 Over Revere in Park Game
Chelsea High School defeated Revere High 5 to 2 at Paul Revere Park on Wednesday. Howe of Chelsea starred, holding Revere to three hits and striking out 10 batters.
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Chelsea High School
Paul Revere Park
Revere
Revere High School
Howe
Chelsea
Fragmentary advisory note hints at advertising event
The readable lines suggest an advertising notice urging participation in a civic event or sale. Key entities are unclear due to damaged OCR, but the fragment implies a local announcement tied to community actions or promotions rather than a full report.
Winthrop Improvement Assoc Ends Season With Talk
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association held its final meeting before vacation at the Deane Winthrop House. Mrs. Sarah B. Haigh led a supper committee, President Clayton B. Kinsley presided, and Hon. Fitz-Henry Smith Jr. of Boston spoke on Storms and Shipwrecks in Boston Bay, receiving thanks from members for the presentation.
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Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association
Deane Winthrop House
Sarah B. Haigh
Clayton B. Kinsley
Fitz-Henry Smith, Jr
Boston
Boston Bay
Smyth
Is This the Time to Fuss About Babies
The article argues wartime child welfare is essential as mothers care for soldiers and women knit for service. It highlights the Children's Year initiative by the Children’s Bureau aiming to save 100,000 lives of children under five in the second year of the war. It asserts that broader access to modern child care and guidance could prevent many deaths and prove America’s commitment to its children.
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France
Belgium
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
America
United States
Eye Guard for Eye Workers
An eye guard for machinists at risk from steel particles features a steel frame and a plate, covered with iron wire netting of large mesh. It is easily adjusted and considered more convenient than goggles.
Shackling the Temper
An editorial extols temper control, noting that anger weakens a fighter and that the patient, slow to anger is stronger, citing prize ring experts and the proverb that a tempering restraint outdoes might. The piece frames temper as a master to be tamed in any conflict.
Cheerful Tone Guards Against Wrong Things
In a breezy, safe voice the piece argues a cheerful tone shields from doleful forecasts and guards against negative thought habits. It stresses that cultivating a bright outlook is not easy but important for steadier judgment.
One More Detail to Settle on the Kansas Farm
A Kansas City Star extract depicts a farmer asking a widow whether to keep a hired man by wages or marriage. The dialogue frames a humorous or moral dilemma about employment and conjugal ties in rural life.
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Driskly
Kansas City Star
Made Prosperity Warns of Impending Crisis
An Atchison Globe aphorism warns that prosperity breeds carelessness, implying that a nation in peace and wealth edges toward crisis, cautioning readers to remain vigilant amid prosperity.
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Atchison Globe
Power of Gentleness in Cooking Headlines
A New York Telegraph authority on cuisine asserts boiled potatoes improve markedly when gently boiled. The remark emphasizes kindness and patient technique in preparation.
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New York. Telegraph
Made Matrimony a Business in Russian Bigamy Case
A Russian bigamy case reveals a young woman of about thirty admitting she had married sixteen husbands, fleeing each time and taking their portable property. The prisoner described a pattern of elopement and theft as she moved through marriages.
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Russia
Call to Develop Public Water Powers for Nation’s Benefit
Editorial urges rapid development of water powers in public domain while preserving public ownership and control. It argues against profiteering, calls for a development law this session, balancing private capital incentives with public rates and service under government oversight. The piece cites Duluth Herald on wasted power and wartime needs.
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Duluth
Congress
Bathhouse Opens Ahead of Schedule at Revere Beach
A large Sunday crowd at Revere Beach swelled past 3000 as a 90 degree shade temperature forced an early opening of the State bathhouse, a first since 21 years. Lifeguards Moffit Flaherty and Vincent Brennan patrolled while 176 bathers used the State facility and an estimated 160,000 visitors filled the beach despite a busy afternoon tide. Supt. Herbert W. West closed the boulevard to cars for the first time this year to allow traffic to use the new North Shore road.
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Moffit’ Flaherty
Vincent Brennan
State Airhouse
Thomas Coventon
John Geary
Naval Radio School
Herbert W. West
North Shore Road
Women on Farms Face Labor Roles in War Era
A historical note argues American women should be useful at home and in public life rather than undertake strenuous farm work. It suggests limited outdoor labor by women, with more participation only as time and war demand, while European peasant stamina is contrasted.
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Europe
German Proposal to End Gas Warfare Backed by Mediation
The Germans claim allies overplayed by gas tactics and seek neutral mediation to end its use. They warn that rejection would force the allies to bear responsibility for violating civilized warfare norms, a step Berlin says it would abandon only under pressure from the gas responses.
The Town's Wisest Citizen and the Honest Man
A man proclaims hatred for liars yet learns he may be the town’s most useful and discerning citizen. The speaker suggests the honest man will be admired and questioned for his value once he recognizes his own insight.
Man's modesty judged by company kept in town
The text compares a man’s restraint and self-control at sixty to modern standards, noting that walking unaccompanied by a brass band signals modesty. It reflects a humorous take on evolving social norms and personal presentation.
American Visitor Learns Meaning of RF.A. H. Monogram
An American visitor to U.S. troops in France learns that the initials RF. A. H. stand for First Americans Here. The young soldier says the letters are a decorative mark that honors their presence and service.
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United States
France
Hat price outlook predicts cheaper straw hats this year
The federal trade commission notes men’s straw hats should be cheaper this year than in recent times. The remark is seen as a forecast that may not hold, suggesting caution in trusting price predictions.
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Federal Trade Commission
AG Gregory Warns Against Amateur Alien Enemy Detective Zeal
The attorney general cautions that claims of alien enemy activity may exaggerate threats and spur people to abandon regular work to play amateur sleuth. He urges restraint and reliance on official channels.
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Gregory
Button Shortage Affects Everyday Use Harshly
The passage notes a threatened famine of buttons and questions how half of them are used. It suggests that many buttonholes are kept for pest accommodation, implying inconvenience and improvised solutions.
German Losses Mount in Emperor's War
A fragment notes that Germany has suffered millions in war while still defending the Kaiser's six sons, reflecting on the personal and national cost of conflict.
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Warrinrs
Soldiers Choose Name Buddies Over Sim Mies
A wartime note states American troops prefer the term Buddies to demeaning nicknames. The choice reflects morale and camaraderie among servicemen.
Mortgagee's Sale in Winthrop Foreclosure Notice
Mortgagee Provident Institution for Savings in Salisbury and Amesbury will auction on Wednesday June 26 at 11 00 AM the property in Winthrop Suffolk County described as C67 on plan of Teend at Winthrop Mass owned by Poston Rever e Beach and Lynn Railroad Co Plan dated Feb 22 1800 recorded in Suffolk Registry of Deeds Book 2a Parcel bounded by Pauline Street Fremont Street Jot 68 and 66 containing 1829 000 square feet. Deposit AOSE 000. Terms cash at sale. For details contact Warren J Bloom 70 State Street Boston.
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Wrights of Columbus Building Association of
Winthrop
Suffolk
Salisbury
Almesbury
Amesbury
Cowrath
Wintthrop
Massy
Poston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Company
Suffolk County
Desdis
Pauline Street
Fremont Street
Abe
Provident Institution
Warren
J. Bloom
State Street
Boston
Boston Transit Timetable for Orient Heights to Bowdoin Square
Timetabled service from Orient Heights to Bowdoin Square via tunnel with frequent intervals throughout the day and night. Includes Sunday schedule, night limits, Devonshire Station connections, and special charter cars available through the Transportation Manager at 101 Milk Street Room 514. June 1, 1917.
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Orient Heights
Bowdoin Square
Devonshire
Devonshire Station
Gladstone Street
Sullivan Square
Dudley Street
Atlantic Avenue
Forest Hills
Office of Transportation Manager
Milk Street
And He's Worth Listening To
A reflection on the value of measured speech as the man who often says little may speak with more care and substance than those who chatter. The idea contrasts talking speed with thoughtful restraint and suggests listening adds weight to quiet voices.
Weather Forecast Confidence Cited by Columbia Record
In a candid note the Columbia Record acknowledges that forecasts are not always reliable and admits occasional uncertainty about upcoming weather predictions. The paper emphasizes efforts to improve accuracy while inviting readers to stay alert to updates.
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Columbia Record
Pen Extractor Introduced to Aid Office Work
A new device called a pen extractor helps police and office staff remove pens from holders. A metal loop is pressed onto the pen and a subsequent pull frees the pen, avoiding the need to touch ink with fingers.
Tax foreclosures listed for Winthrop parcels 1918 sale
The Town of Winthrop announces the public sale of parcels of real estate due for unpaid taxes for 1916 and 1918 with interest and costs. Listings include property on Winthrop Street Madison Avenue Pleasant Street Cottage Park Road and Sunnyside Avenue among others. Sale to be held at Town Hall on June 20 at 2 p.m. unless discharged.
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Winthrop
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Wis
Helen MM. Bangs
Winthrop Street
Madison Avenue
Herbert W. Hoxter
Wadsworth
Helen M
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Cottage Park Road
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Floyd Bamford
Julius Neszery
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Louis
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