Winthrop Mail Hours and Post Office Schedule
Winthrop Post Office hours for stamps, money orders, registry and general delivery run weekdays 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Holidays 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mails depart weekdays at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. plus 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sundays 8:40 a.m. Street letter boxes collected at various locations daily. Office closed Sundays. Sunday delivery requires prior order with superintendent and ten cents per piece. David Belcher, Supt.
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International Money Order Office
Revere
Crest Avenue
Shirley Street
Point Shirley
Hirley Street
Washington Ave
Cor
Bates
Washington
Ave
Winthrop St
Pleasant St
Sunnyside
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Bartlett
Pleasant. St
Pauline
Pleasant_st
Court Road
Lincoln
Road St
Centre R. R
Ocean View
Magee’s Corner
Cherry
Summit
Crest Ave
Grover Ave
Shirley St
Airley St
Mermaid Ave
Birley St
Shirley R. R
Ocean Ave
Tewksbury St
Crystal Cove Ave
Ubstation
East Boston
David Belcher
Cynicisms and Social Slogans from a Quotation Page
A series of aphorisms on conflict, loyalty, generosity, happiness, and social behavior. Includes notes on burying hatchets, caring for friends, profit without honor, choosing sides, and the social lion as a tame animal. Reflects era tone and compact moral observations.
Musings of an Old Sport Reflects on Opportunity and Hard Times
A New York Evening World excerpt muses on enduring hardship and the lure of chance. The piece contrasts stubborn resolve with fluctuating fortune, joking about banking bones and the rush of opportunity, amid sportish bravado.
Daily Endeavor values and personal creed
The passage states a personal code stressing truth, justice, mercy, humility, bravery, gratitude, moderation, faith in God, and abundant work. It emphasizes choosing principle over person or wealth, with focus on love and self-improvement.
Snob Becomes Social Reformer in Drama of Love
Dr George Moultrie encounters Coral Nielsen once Coral Jane White a servant who reforms after witnessing class arrogance. She vows to live among workers to learn their hardships and becomes a factory helper and savior to Milly Smith. He proposes marriage ending with mutual spritual restoration.
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George Moultrie
Sxam
Jane White
Coral Nielson
Nielson
Moultrie
Merrivale Mills
Miss White
Miss ‘White
Dr. Moultrie
Milly Smith
Milly
Coral
Jane
Janet White
Medano Dunes Challenge Rail Line in Peru Expansive Desert Dunes
Excerpt from Across South America describes the medanos of Arequipa Peru, crescent shaped sand hills driven by southwest winds. Each dune with a sharp horn encroaches on the railroad track, forcing workers to push the main body aside as the dunes advance.
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Desert
Arequipa
Peru
South America
Hiram Bingham
Billy the Boy Detective and the Calicine Crew
A parent scolds a child for reading sensational fiction while urging him to study a report on a spring training camp. The exchange contrasts thrilling readings with a demand for more worthwhile material and sleep.
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Billy
Idle Threat Sparks Plot Against Rival
A man declares he will repay a rival and a debt with deadly force, vowing to settle both by paying ten dollars and causing death. The woman, confident the threat is hollow, recalls he never has ten dollars at once in his life.
Limited Ambition at a Boston Parish Visit
A Boston clergyman visits a parishioner and tries to befriend his eight year old. He asks the boy his age and is told I am going to be nine with assurance. The exchange ends with the minister noting the boy as a little man.
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Boston
Open Polls Point to Satirical Opening
A satirical stand in which dialogue hints at election proceedings begins as the quoted exchanges confirm booth readiness ribbons stencils and refreshments before the polls open in a playful political spoof.
Sugar’s Essential Role in the Body
A teacher notes that one component of sugar is vital for the human body’s makeup. The scholar adds that sand is not relevant, prompting questions about the true essential element in sugar and its role in physiology.
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Sand
Many Planets Added to List in 1911 Discoveries
In 1911 fifty eight small planets were found. eight were later identified as already known, leaving fifty new asteroids to be added to the solar family between Mars and Jupiter. Over thirty were discovered at Heidelberg with a major share from the Transvaal Observatory in Johannesburg.
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Marsa
Jupiter
Heidelberg
Transvaal
Ragtime Night Stabs Self in Café Incident
A café guest, during a lively music night, stabbed himself in the face with a fork while attempting to eat. The incident occurred during a ragtime performance and drew immediate attention from patrons and staff. No further injuries reported.
Notable Wit Dibbs Tracks Store Couple Rescue
A lighthearted quip contrasts Dibbs praise as he recently helped locate his wife in a department store. The exchange likens him to Amundsen, signaling small-town pride in his practical quick thinking.
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Dibbs
Amundsen
A New Training For Aviators Boosts Education
A training program for aviators emphasizes more than flight time. The focus is on giving a stimulus to higher education, expanding academic ties and opportunities alongside aviation training.
Homemade Philosophy on Life and Society
A reflective essay critiques national self images and societal pretensions. The piece argues battles are over obligations, not wars, and warns against whitewashed virtue. It dares readers to value personal blessing while questioning public hypocrisy and the faith others place in us.
Epigrams by Mme Dieulafoy and Barratin
A compact collection of epigrams about daily conduct love friendship aging happiness vanity and honor. The aphorisms caution against scenes debut vanity and selfish happiness while praising restraint and honest living. The voice critiques social display and the duty to avoid hypocritical company.
How to Get In Wearing Thin Shoes and Odd Habits
The text lists health advice noting poor habits such as wearing tight or inappropriate clothing and shoes, irregular eating, excessive fluids during meals, late hours, and inadequate exercise. It warns against overeating, rapid eating, and exposing oneself to cold or light clothing, especially at evening events.
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Inci
Cheer Up and Find Joy in Work and Wit
A compact reminder that laughter eases life with quotes on mirth as medicine. Thoughts from Holmes Carlyle Johnson and others celebrate humor at work and the joy of a good laugh at one’s expense.
Musings on crowns love and courtship contrasts
A reflective meditation notes that dignity and power do not equate to happiness, love requires both courage and fear, forgiveness can be the gentlest revenge, public opinion lags truth, indulgence leads to regret, and romantic fantasies fade into marital realities.
Hospitable Mr Albaugh Hosts and Reacts to Family Visitors
In a Chicago Daily News tale, Mrs Albaugh recalls how her husband Jimmie's relentless hospitality leads to a chaotic Sunday. After hosting the Fiskes, a rainstorm brings cousin visits via fire escape, prompting dishwashing, improv cooking, and a praise from Mrs Robert for smart wives. The episode ends with Jimmie vowing more open dinners and the mother noting his hospitable nature.
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Thora
South Chicago
Jimmie
Robert Albaugh
Robert
Bob
James Albaugh
Jimmy
Chicago Daily News
His Luck at the Host’s Dinner Party
A lingering scene unfolds as a man tellingly notes relief that an uncomfortable ordeal is finished. He approaches a somber guest and jokes about dancing with the hostess. The guest responds he need not partake, declaring himself the host.
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Winthrop
New York Evening World
Daily Endeavor
Snob
By Annie Hinrichsen
Associated Literary Press
SmallsBoy
Heaven
Moon
Mme, Dieulafoy
Mme. Barratin
la Roche
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Carlyle
Laughers
Johnson
Lubbock
Agnes Strickland
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