First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Notice
Winthrop Massachusetts church announces Sunday services at 10 45 a m with lesson subject God the Preserver of Man Sunday school for youths to 20 and a testimonial meeting each Wednesday at 8 p m A free public reading room operates daily 2 to 5 p m except Sunday at 29 Jefferson near Fremont Street all welcome
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Wadsworth Hall
Winthrop Centre
God the Preserver of Man
Jefferson
Fremont Street
First Baptist Church Schedule Promotes National Anthem Sermon
William J. Day of Hermon Street preaches on America's National Anthem in the first Sunday evening address of a series on Hours with Famous Hymns. Morning worship at 10 30 Bible school at 12 evening service at 7 30.
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America
First Unitarian Church Sermon on The Higher Law of Life
Hermon Street church outlines Sunday services at 10 45 a m on June 16 1918 with Rev R W Savage preaching The Higher Law of Life and Its Revelation of God The minister holds daily study hours 9 to 12 30 and invites parishioners for guidance Miss Marion Loud sings soprano and Mrs Maud Paradis Lane is the organist
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R. W. Savage
Marion Loud
Maud Paradis Lane
Church of St. John the Evangelist Mass Times Updated
The Church of St. John the Evangelist on Winthrop Street lists Masses at 7.00 8.45 10.30 and 11.30 with children urged to attend the 8.45 service. Sunday school will follow immediately after the 8.45 mass until further notice.
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Church of St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop Street
John H. Griffin
Winthrop High Wing Easily Over Swamp Scott High
Winthrop High defeated Swamp Scott High 17 to 6 in a one sided game Thursday afternoon at Swamp Scott. Cartenson pitched fine ball allowing only six hits. It was Winthrop's first win of the season.
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Winthrop High
Swampscott High
Swampscott
Cartenson
Winthrop
Auto theft arrest of 15 year old in Roxbury
James Gallagher aged 15 of 74 George street Roxbury was arrested by Chelsea police sergeant Frank A. McCarthy for larceny of an automobile valued at 675 dollars belonging to Fred Strachan a Winthrop musician. The car was stolen from Crescent Gardens Ocean avenue Revere and driven to Chelsea where it was abandoned. McCarthy pursued the youths and fired twice. Gallagher was finally captured at Garland and Lawrence in Everett while the others escaped.
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George Street
Roxbury
Sergt
Frank A. McCarthy
Chelsea
Fred 8. Strachan
Winthrop
Crescent Gardens
Ocean Avenue
Revere
Hancock Street
Sergt. McCarthy
St Johns Commencement At Church School Service
The St Johns Episcopal church school held its annual commencement service last Sunday. Four seniors received New Testament certificates in modern English: Helen Ingalls Alice Phinney Lelah Moriarty and Anna Silberberg. Prizes for attendance went to Selah Moriarty Edwin Griffin Henry Gunderson Charles McPheters Stanley Healey Isabel Blandford Arthur Davis Samuel McPheters Ruth Ingalls Ruth Henderson and Alfred Fenton. Special notebooks were recognized for Robert Lawton Elizabeth Blandford Elizabeth Allen Samuel McPheters Arthur Davis Richard McClintock Marjorie Hall Isabella McPheters Henry Hewitt Leroy Gaddis Dorothy Russell Constance Healy Dorris Safford Ruth Nielson Isabel Blandford Stella Hinchcliffe Browning Baker and Ernest Morash.
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Church School of
St. John's Episcopal Church
Helen Ingalls
Alice Phinney
Lelah Moriarty
Anna Silberberg
Church School
Selah Moriarty
Edwin Griffin
Henry Gunderson
Charles McPheters
Stanley Healey
Isabel Blandford
Arthur Davis
Samuel McPheters
Ruth Ingalls
Ruth Henderson
Alfred Fenton
Robert Lawton
Elizabeth Blandford
Elizabeth Allen
Richard McClintock
Marjorie Hall
Isabella McPheters
Henry Hewitt
Winthrop Baby Campaign Seeks Nationwide Weighing Test
The Children’s Bureau and the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense urge parents to enter their children in a nationwide weighing and measuring test from June 24 to 29 as part of the Children’s Year campaign to save 100000 babies. The effort compares weight and height to averages to gauge if children are well born and cared for, with follow up work planned locally.
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Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
France
Newsholme
United States
Bureau
How Women Hate Aphorism Cited By Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger quote notes a remark on women and competition among spouses. It mocks the notion of shared female perspectives by asking why a woman would raise another woman's husband, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Railroad hearing on fare increase at Fenno door
Government raised wages on big roads but B R B L not included. Jeremiah Green says Winthrop residents are satisfied with current service and oppose a seven cent fare between local stations. President Adams notes the increase would net about $400000 yearly. the Commission took the matter under advisement.
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Fenno
Jeremiah Green
Winthrop
Adams
Gillmore Jennison wed at home ceremony in Medford
Miss Eva Gillmore and Harold F. Jennison united in marriage at 393 Pleasant Street in a family ceremony. Attendants included Mabel Carney and Richard Tucker. bridesgrandmother Anna Gillmore gave away the bride. After a palms and roses reception the couple plans a brief honeymoon and residence in Medford.
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S. Eva Gillmore
Harold F. Jennison
S. F. Tucker
Pleasant Street
Mabel Carney
Cambridge
Anna Gillmore
Wolfville
Robert Tryon
Richard Tucker
Nova Scotia
Sarah Floyd
Winthrop
Frances Jennison
Newton
Medford
Dancer Vir ginia Lavole Wins Applause With Fleur de lis
Revere audience applauded as Virginia Lavole from Winthrop danced the Fleur-de-lis at a June 11 recital by Mrs. Frank Janvrin's pupils in Beach Street Revere. The program alternated with The Marseillaise and Whew Yankee Doodle Learns to Parle vous Francais as the girl displayed French and American flags to the crowd.
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Sister Republic
Frank
Janvrin
Beach Street
Revere
Virginia, Lavole
Winthrop
Steamers Added to New England Coal Fleet
Six steamers joined New England’s coal fleet in a week, lifting the total tonnage in coal trade above 350000. Over 80000 tons of steamers are tied up for repairs, while 59 steamers totaling 270008 tons are actively delivering coal. Federal estimates say 386000 tons are needed in continuous operation to bring soft coal to New England by water. The year’s record shows the greatest tonnage withdrawn for repairs.
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New England
Winthrop Plans Military Ball for 71st Regiment
Women of Winthrop organize a military ball at Elks Hall on Friday June 21 for the 71st Regiment C A C now stationed at multiple forts. Governor McCall and Mayor Peters invited. Colonel F S Long and staff to receive the regiment’s flag. Mrs Louis Miller chairs with Katherine Miller assisting. Patrons include Miss Alice Allen and many prominent locals. Dancing starts at 8:25 p m with flag presentation at 9 30 p m.
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Winthrop
Elks Hall
F.S. Long
McCall
Peters
Louis Miller
Katherine Miller. Gibbons
Charles Cowan
John E. Gilfran, Jr
Allan Newton
H.parker Tani
Charles Simpson
Walsh
Walter F. Ward
Alice Allen
Marie Brown
Arthur Bond
Fulcrum and its pivotal role in moving great tasks
The passage emphasizes the fulcrum's critical function in leverage. It explains how proper height and distance determine effort efficiency, enabling large tasks to be accomplished with ease. Adjusting the fulcrum or moving it closer to the object yields easier, staged progress.
Dress Reform a Question of Buttons in Clothing History
The article traces how buttons transformed dress from Greek and Roman fashion. It notes that two centuries ago buttons were unknown and only later became practical fasteners. It argues reformers craving drapery struggle because button production would need to surge to close up gaps in old styles.
Dog in the Wrong Church in Welsh Chapel Incident
A gentle watchdog wandered into a Welsh chapel during Sunday worship and lingered at the porch. A parishioner admired the dog and read its collar, exclaiming it belongs to the vicar, prompting the intruder to be escorted out.
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Mary
The Flower of Language and Music as Universal Language
A passage reflects on language as flower of thought and music as universal speech. It quotes Thoreau praising music’s expressive power and imagining peaceful scenes where harmony replaces speech.
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Beethoven
Thoreau
When Growing Old Keeps a Life Lovable
A Syracuse Journal note argues that aging can reflect earlier character. It urges youth to plan now to stay gracious and kind into eighty and beyond, noting descendants can learn from a grandparent’s faults or wisdom.
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Dais
Syracuse Journal
Well Within Bounds. Yankee lord of the soil incident
A visitor to the city was knocked down in the street by an automobile. A sympathetic crowd gathered as first responders assisted the injured man. He smiled and remarked it had not done him any good despite the rescue effort.
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Puck
Alimony Club Dinner Promotes Altruism Amid Strain
In a Birmingham Age-Herald snippet the Alimony club hosts a dinner to aid poorer members. Rich patrons cover dues for those unable to pay both alimony and club dues, illustrating a charitable mechanism within the organization.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Picking Experience in Courtroom Banter
A courtroom exchange features two chorus girls debating aging and etiquette as a judge weighs a humorous reference. The dialogue contrasts a dotage remark with respect for a gentleman's understanding of social dining.
His Rule of Conduct Featured in Brooklyn Citizen Notice
A brief item from the Brooklyn Citizen quotes Mrs Junebride and Mrs Oldum in a small social aside. The exchange centers on smoking habits and mutual objections within a marriage in Brooklyn.
No Cause for Alarm as Outsider Buys Local Paper
The thin-necked stranger with an overhanging brow buys the second weekly in town and promises high reforms. Residents stay calm, waiting to see how the newcomer will guide manners, morals, business, and politics before the usual sale of the paper returns.
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Stly
Kansas City Star
Silver Stepped Teeth Method For Decayed Teeth
An English doctor describes a new treatment for decay using injections of nitrate of silver in water and ammonia, followed by a 20 percent formalin solution. The process impregnates diseased tissue with finely divided silver, sterilizing it while sparing healthy tooth tissue and sterilizing the root canal pulp to prevent abscess formation.
Cosmopolitan Zanzibar Markets and People
In Zanzibar streets diverse groups mingle from Arabs to Indians and Africans. Markets glow with fruits and jewels as merchants trade sapphires and rubies in modest shacks while colorful attire and exotic scenes unfold around camels and donkeys.
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Zanzibar
British India
Famous Dentists and the Birth of Modern Dentistry
The article notes Edward Maynard as the first to fill a nerve cavity with gold and as an inventor of dental instruments. Born in Madison New Jersey, he worked in Washington for 55 years after beginning in 1835. It also credits William T G Morton of Boston for introducing ether anesthesia in 1844, shortly after America's first dental college opened in Baltimore.
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Edward Maynard
Madison
N. J
Maynard
Washington
Doctor Maynard
William T. G. Morton
Boston
Dental College
America
Baltimore
Right and Wrong Idea of Power
A reflective piece contrasts the chill of some individuals who dampen rooms with a beneficial warmth from positive presence. It argues power lies in elevating mood and connection, noting warmth increases with practice and yields genuine rewards.
Choosing Between Two Evils
A young father discovers that quiet moments at home depend on the baby's cry or the phonograph. The child’s powerful lungs drive daily routines, leaving him to weigh which sound is more irritating as peace gives way to noise.
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United States
Rabbit skins and fur trade impact felt hat making
Millions of rabbits are killed annually in Britain and Australia for their skins or fur used in felt hats. English rabbit skins travel to hat manufacturers in the United States but first go to Europe to remove long hairs by cheap labor. In the U S the fur is shaved off to make felt.
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British Isles
Australia
United States
Europe
America
Fat Lady Reflects On Weight In Quirky Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a fat lady debating her weight with a companion and wondering if she is losing flesh. The odd exchange hints at humor and self awareness without a clear resolution.
Home Service Aids War Disabled Through Government Plans
Metropolitan Home Service in Boston works with the Red Cross to aid injured or prisoners of war and to help crippled veterans adjust. It coordinates with the Government to train and place men in trades, aiming for self support. May figures show 736 new aid-requiring families and about 2500 in contact with the section.
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Washington
Home Service
Metropolitan Home Service Section
Winthrop Public Library Hours and Book Deposit Notice
Winthrop Public Library lists adult hours from 1 30 to 9 p m and juvenile hours from 1 30 to 6 p m and 7 to 8 p m. The book deposit at Elliot and Whittier's real estate office at Taft avenue and Shirley street in Point Shirley is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p m.
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Elliot and Whittier’s
Taft Avenue
Shirley Street
Point Shirley
Foreclosure Sale Of Townhouse Lot In Winthrop Mass
Public auction on Wednesday July 10 will offer a lot with dwelling at 42 by 82.70 feet in Winthrop Suffolk County described as plot four on a plan by I T Whitinmore. The sale follows a mortgage given by Theresa de McGurey to Fletchers Castoria loan breached conditions. Terms include S200 cash deposit, subject to prior mortgage and unpaid taxes. Attorneys: Stanley M Bolster 10 State Street Boston for Theresa de McCarey mortgagee.
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Cotter
Theresa de McCgurey
Suffolk
Pullic
Winthrop
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Phomas Fr. Reddy
I. T. Wihitnivore
Shirley Street
Portytwo
St-100
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Wallaep Co-operative
Think Cid
Stanley M. Bolster
State Street
Tosten
Merss
Tartsey, Ty
Notice of administration for Ella A Marehington
Probate Court in Winthrop issues citation to Clara A Marden Barnes to apply for administration of Ella A Marehington estate. Respondents must appear in Boston on a specified date to show cause why letters should not be granted. Publication period spans three weeks in Winthrop Sun and Visitor. Judge Robert Grint approves. Arthur W Dolan, Register.
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Suffolk
Ella A. Marehington
Winthrop
Said
Clara A. Marden Barnes
Somerville
Middlesex
Boston
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Eich
Robert Grint
Esquire
Arthur W. Dolan
Trustees Named for Winthrop Savings Bank Officers
The 1918 notice lists elected and qualified trustees and officers for Winthrop Savings Bank of Winthrop Massachusetts. It names president, vice presidents, treasurer, clerk, board of investment members and numerous other officers. The publication is dated June 9, 1918.
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Jefferson Street
Winthrop Savings Bank
Ahrendon J. Pope
Joseph L. Newton
William G. McNeil
Henry A. Root
Luther T. Harrington
Almon E. Whittemore
Lewis R. Dunn
Board of Investment
Ahrend
C. J. Pope
Edward A. Thomas
Leslie B. Griffin
Elmer B. Barjar
Orville B. Johnson
Henry A., Root
Elmer
E. Dawson
Alfred F. Henry
Grant Omas
Hayes John ‘ S Rameny
Aten
E. Wee Tres Hutchin
Timothy D. Sullivan
Allen Kilburn
C. Brown
J. Frank Hodgkins
Leslie B. Griff
Augustus B. @. Johnson
Harold Co
Herbert G. Flinn
Luther T Harrington
Frank Pn
Belcher
Harry W. Aikenyn
H. Ma
McNeil
John H. Griffin
Robert Fowler
Winthrop
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First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Winthrop, Mass
First ‘Baptist Church
William J. Day
Hermon St
First Unitarian Church
Hermon Street
Glt’s
Henry. E. Keough ‘& Cosare
Pauline Street
Tel
James Gallagher
ST. John's
Gillmore—Jennison
Revere Observer
Well Within
Mamie
Junebride
Cosmopolitan
Famous Dentists
Politan Home Service
The
Red Cross
Winthrop Public Library
Frost Library
Ochilaren Ory
Fletcher
Theresa FL
McCarey
Mortergee
Tostn
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