Winthrop Sun and Visitor announces publication details
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor dated December 20 1905 outlines weekly Saturday publication from 466 Shirley Street Winthrop opposite Beach Station. It lists subscription rates 2.60 yearly 1.00 semiannual 50 cents quarterly and notes editorial contact Herbert E Emerson editor with office and residence phone numbers.
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Winthrop Sum
Shirley Street
Winthrop Beach Station
Post
Boston
Mass
Shirley. Street
Beach Station
Winthrop, Mass
Town shinks at municipal ownership in electric bill vote
Citizens Thursday evening voted to sustain the electric light committee and approve a favorable contract with Suburban Gas and Electric Company. Speakers Mr Joy and Mr Power argued for municipal ownership, but the meeting rejected their positions and favored private control.
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Electric Light Committee
Suburban Gas and Electric Company
Joy
Power
Winthrop
Town Meeting Called for Next Thursday Evening
A town meeting is scheduled for next Thursday evening to consider 31 articles. The author notes the heat of summer may keep attendance low and that only a small group of citizens will likely conduct the business.
Winthrop Celebrates 275th Anniversary and Planting Event
Boston papers note Winthrop’s 275th anniversary of the 1637 land allotment in Old Point to fifteen English settlers and the replacement of the Gibbons elm with a new tree. The town held a busy week with the electric lighting meeting and Chicago convention reports.
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Boston
Winthrop
Old
Pullen
Chicago
Death of Mrs. Mary E Payson at 9 Atlantic Street
Mrs. Mary E Payson died at her home 9 Atlantic Street on June 18 at age 47 after a long illness. Interment followed at Winthrop Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. She leaves an only son Harry E and was beloved by many friends. floral tributes were numerous and beautiful.
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Mary E. Payson
Atlantic Street
Winthrop
Harry E
Allen-Foster Wedding at Andover Theological Seminary
Miss Sheila Foster daughter of William Foster of Winthrop Highlands and Rev. Edgar Fletcher Allen of Hull England were married Monday night at the Andover Theological Seminary chapel. Rev. Fitch officiated. The bride attended by two bridesmaids Miss Blanche Newhall and Miss Helen Pettin gill. After the ceremony a reception followed in the seminary foyer. Mr. Allen, a McGill graduate and seminary senior, will move to Ipswich after a wedding trip where he has accepted a call to the North Congregational church.
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Andover Theological Seminary
Shiela Foster
William Prescott Foster
Winthrop Highlands
Edgar Fletcher Allen
Hull
England
Albert. P. Fitch
Allen
McGill University
Montreal
Blanche A. Newhall
Brighton
Helen F. Pettingill
Winchester
Russell Boynton
Brooklyn
Hinckley Foster
Edward Boynton
N. Y
Wm. Patton
Chicago
North Congregational Church
Ipswich
Recital by Pupils of Mme Maude Paradis Lane
Crowded parlor at the Cliff House last Friday evening hosted Mme Maude Paradis Lane and her pupils in a fine recital. Notable young performer Mr Eskildson held the crowd in rapt attention throughout his selections including The Toreador and En Route with several encores. The program featured pieces by Barbara Johnson Muriel James Elizabeth Blandford and Florence Mitchell among others with names like Ruth Pillsbury and Perry Baker noted for solo items.
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Cliff House
Mme
Maud Paradis Lane
Eskildson
Pleasing Recital by Miss Ruth Whitman and pupil performers
Miss Ruth Whitman presented a Wednesday recital attended by parents and friends. Violinist Walter G. Whitman accompanied several students including Helen Wentworth, Nellie Damon, Virginia Wry, Grace Horton, Mary Maloney, Luella Davidson, Marion Jenison Leuchtkugern, Clifton Mills Crawford, and Evelyn Floyd among others performing pieces such as Snowflakes, Apple Tree Swing, Rock-A-Bye Baby, Serenade, May Time, and Mazurkas with violin obbligato.
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Ruth Whitman
Walter G. Whitman
Dorothy L’ Kinney
Rose D. Lavoie
Nellie C. Damon
Virginia Wry Elfin
Chelsea High Wins Interurban League Championship
The Interurban League closed last week with Chelsea High School claiming the title after beating Revere High in the final. Revere finished second with four wins and two losses. Saugus placed third and Winthrop fourth.
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Chelsea High
Revere High
Revere
Saugus
Winthrop
Australian diver finds pear shaped pearl in Torres Strait depths
An Australian diver while exploring submarine depths in the Torres Strait recently secured a magnificent pear shaped pearl. It was sold for 1500 dollars.
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Une
Australia
Torres
Brains Size Debated In Study Of Dr Musser
A historical report notes that Dr James H Musser of Philadelphia, who died recently, had a brain lighter than the so called normal weight yet intelligence is not determined by brain size. It cites measurements showing average brain weights for men and women and explains body-to-brain proportionality.
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James H. Musser
Philadelphia
Wireless talk of Titanic disaster sparks new rules
The article notes renewed prominence of wireless telegraphy for summoning aid to sinking ships and calls for regulations to curb private operators from sending irrelevant messages. It cites interference affecting Titanic communications, plus European and U S proposals to curb private wireless vanity and meddling.
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Europe
United States
London Times
Dinkelspiel’s Proverbs and Witty Observations
A fragmentary humorous note from George V. Hebart in Chicago Journal lists quips about money love marriage and social propriety. The piece riffs on common sayings with exaggerated dialect and playful word twists.
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George V. Hebart
Chicago Journal
Snapshots at Humor and Human Foibles
A collection of aphorisms on human nature and social behavior. Witty lines touch on fault finding, timing, memory, pretension, friendships, happiness, arrogance, and marriage aspirations with concise observations. The piece presents humorous commentary without narrative.
Said of Women Funny Quotes and Witty Observations
A collection of pithy quips on women from figures like Celt, Zangwill, Mme Chase, A L Humphreys, the Artist pair, and Bernard Shaw. The lines joke about style, memory, birthdays, age, artistry, neighborly feeling, and Christian observance.
From the Pencil's Point Fireside Reflections on Life
A collection of quips on ignorance wealth happiness and marriage. The author jokes that many claim wisdom while diploma mills thrive and poverty drags long. It notes men’s pretensions and the ease of pleasing women yet the challenge of staying committed.
Oliver Causer Celebrates Twenty First Birthday at Home
Oliver Causer son of Mr and Mrs Harry Causer of Winthrop High lands celebrated his twenty first birthday at home on Monday A feature was the birthday cake cut as a gift from his aunt in England adorned with 21 English flags He received many gifts from friends in Winthrop and across the water including a Calabash pipe from here and there a gold watch a gold mounted fob and a diamond ring from his parents
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Oliver Causer
Harry Causer
Winthrop Highlands
England
Winthrop
Cliff House Arrivals Highlight City Visitors
This week at the Cliff House guests include Thomas Lyford of Filene and Co Boston Mr and Mrs Francis Howe manager of Hotel Nottingham Boston Mr and Mrs WD Felder Bloomington Col and Mr and Mrs James Smythe Brookline A well attended and enjoyable Wednesday evening hop at the Cliff House.
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The
Cliff House
Thomas Lyford
Filene & Co
Boston
Francis Howe
Nottingham
W. D. Felder
Bloomington
Col
James Smythe
Brookline
Cliff
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Lewis Beck
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Winthrop Sun and Visitor
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Mary E Payson
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C.F. Totten
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