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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
7
A perceptive narrator, the girl who likes to talk, describes the absurd and extreme fashions of the season. She laments the pressure on women under ninety eight pounds and mocks ruffles, skirts, and oversized hats seen in Paris inspired wardrobes. The piece ends with a plea for lemon juice and a plan to avoid the shops until thinner.
A poem list defines labor roles from lamplighter to philosopher. It contrasts jobs like locksmith baker and nurse with a city man view of farming and a philosopher’s take on work as costly effort framed by financial gain. Interludes claim work is linked to payment and status across professions.
A set of sharp maxims on greatness and forgetting past glory. Marriage curtails travel plans and demands action before rivals. Nature appeal hinges on independence. A driven woman may hide aging unless she is a suffragette. A wife can persuade a husband he is in charge. Beauty varies from birth to stolen by a drugstore. Some women blend moral wit with sly humor.
A compact old world hand reading catalog notes that large hands demand close attention to minute details while knotted fingers indicate prudence and capacity. It links broad nails to bashfulness, smooth fingers to talkativeness, and a palm that is too slim to instinct without capacity. It ties knotted middle joints to neat order and describes hard wrinkled hands as intractable.
The piece notes that wealth and age in a groom influence marriages. It mocks the idea that whistling can steady courage past a graveyard, saying a man scared by a graveyard will not whistle. It adds that neighbors soon advise a widow on handling her insurance after burial.
The text argues that society may soon label wealth and unhappiness as disgraceful alongside illness. A well balanced woman should seize opportunities now to secure further rights and benefits that are not yet hers.
Constance hides to avoid Henry’s friend Mamie Travis while Manning pressures her. Henry later finds Constance crying and confesses love before offering to take her home. The couple reconcile as they join the group heading toward the trolley line.
The ninth district committee offers Hon. Joseph Walker of Brookline the congressional nomination. Walker accepts citing duty to the progressive cause though he does not live in the district. Voters in Somerville and the ninth district may not rally to an imported candidate lacking local roots or funds.
A Malden News character study critiques Martin M Lomasney as master of legislative influence. It claims he builds deals by leveraging Republican support to secure favors for towns while ensuring loyal votes for colleagues. The piece portrays his method as simple once understood.
The Boston engagement of Under Cover nears its final weeks at the Plymouth Theatre as it has completed 25 weeks. Despite heat, the play remains popular and the company will disband briefly for a rest before a New York engagement.
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