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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
5
A Brooklyn Park Slope resident, Mr. Lushmore, extols a squeakless cork as a test of sound. He describes a quiet life with cigars and whisky, avoiding barrooms, and the peculiar use of a speaking tube to converse with his wife. His habit prompts a humorous request for a quieter cork.
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor reports travelers Mr. and Mrs. J J Devereux visiting Yellowstone Park and the Rev James F Allen planning a late July vacation. A New Winthrop Hotel whist party, fire department memorial services, and various visits and events at Winthrop Highlands and local homes are noted along with social announcements and club outings.
Winthrop residents host nature class guests with Lohengrin open air concert. Sunday services at Methodist and Unitarian churches feature large children’s programs and floral decorations. Local clubs, baptist and Ladies Aid gatherings, a new garage project, police action against torching boats, and a new DAR chapter in Boston are noted alongside regional visits and notices.
Local notices highlight birthdays and travels of residents. Mrs. Maria H. Baker marks her 90th birthday with church bouquets and family attendance. others plan summer stays at Northport and Asbury Grove. Community groups observe memorial days, dredging improves harbor depth, and local car sales and social events surface.
An eight year old Balti more physician’s son and a friend discovered an articulated skeleton in his father’s office. The boy quipped that his father was proud perhaps because the skeleton was his first patient, in a Harper’s Magazine style anecdote.
A Columbus dry goods shop runs with the proprietor's family as staff. The son oversees the hosiery section in his sister's absence. He assures a middle aged customer the thin risle stockings are durable and can bear a heavy pocket book without giving way.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist church holds an all day sewing meeting on Wednesday June 21 and hosts a strawberry festival supper on June 28 at 6 30 then 8 o clock. The Ladies Social Union of the M E church plans a Salem Willows picnic on June 27 with a 9 07 train from the Centre and a special car from Lynn. Mrs F D Osborne 96 Winthrop Street should be notified by June 24 if attending. William A Whitney of Pleasant Street, summering in Northport Maine, was summoned to Boston by the sudden death of his brother James Whitney of the Franklin Sarai Bank.
The article notes residents from Winthrop, including Mr and Mrs J Ken ry Davenport, will spend three months at Ledgelawn cottage in Phippsburg Maine visiting Moncer Mrs Z M Steves. Many Winthrop families will visit New Hampshire and Maine for summers with groups already in Derry and nearby areas including Frosts Haggerstons Browns McNeals Belchers.
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