Foreclosure Sale of Winthrop Lot Under 1906 Mortgage
Public auction on July 18, 1918 at 3 PM for breach of mortgage conditions on a Winthrop parcel in Suffolk County Massachusetts. The lot fronts Faun Bar Avenue and Lot Two, with specific boundaries and a 4041 square foot area, subject to prior restrictions and unpaid taxes. $500 cash due at sale, remaining balance due within ten days at Frank M Perry's Boston office. Francis H Richards trustee for the will of Henry C Richards holds the mortgage.
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Elmer Chickering
Idalay Chickering
Francis H. Richards
Henry
Richards
Boston
County of
Suffolk
Winthrop
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Great Head
Faun Bar ‘Avenue
Charles D. Bradbury
Ida May- Chickering
Frank M. Perry
Old South Building
Frank
M. Perry
Francis
H. Richards
Henry C. Richards
Gertrude S
Helen
Winthrop News Highlights Local Fire and Civic Forays
Winthrop notes include a return to service by driver Lawnie Woods and updates on Auto Ladder Combination 2 adjustments at the Beach fire station. Patriotism events feature Bing Day exercises led by Elks Lodge with orator Mitchell. Community clubs plan meetings and piano pupils from Camp W Foltz hold a recital at the Unitarian church.
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Joseph Bernhardt
Walker Street
West Somerville
Tel
Somerville
Eo. E. Wales
Winthrop
Charles A. Hagman
Selectmen
Daniel Canty
Hingham
Canty
Colonel Can
Neilson
Middleboro
Shirley Street
Beach
John B. Fewksbury
Elks’ Hall
Winthrop Lodge
Elks
United States
John
J. Mitchell
Margaret Barter
James C. Higgins
Frank H. Byrne
Ella Canty
Sea View Whist Club
Sea View Avenue
Miss Canty
K. of C
Lincoln Street
Montclair
N. J
Walter Heckman
Pleasant Street
Mothers’ Club
the Baptist Church
Camp W. Foltz
Back Bay
Unitarian Church
At & P.m
Mystery of a Sleepless Night Shows Strain in Marriage
A fragment describes a woman unable to sleep while waiting for her husband and questioning him until morning, illustrating marital tension and anxiety in a domestic vignette.
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Jessica
Celtic origins and sacred rivers shape early England
The text argues that Celtic roots define England before nationhood with Rhine as Celtic floor and Glastonbury as sacred mecca, while Canterbury is sidelined. It links the Rhyne to a sacred Irish river and notes a Celtic archipelago in Britain.
Bigamist George Witzoff Ties Ten Weddings in One Week
Reported as a record of multiple nuptials, George Witzoff, described as a bigamist, reportedly married ten women in a single week as part of a notorious modern three-ring bind. Estimates place his total marriages ranging from two hundred to eight hundred.
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George Witzoff
Keeper of many camps duties a Y M C A worker's varied service
A New Jersey Y M C A hut host describes a camp role that goes well beyond selling stamps. He built fires, managed laundry, umpired games, organized events, drove for ice cream, tutored boys in English, handled bonds, and even slept beside a box of TNT to guard it overnight after a master of arms handed it to him.
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New Jersey
Tere
Red Triangle
Heaven
Learning White Man's Ways on Herschel Island
A writer notes Eskimo beliefs on Herschel Island and Fort McPherson. He describes their past lack of a future life concept, then claims they are now religious, honest, industrious, sanitary, well clothed, and good workers. They adapt to white food, still favor raw fish and blubber. They value practical skills and repair of tools.
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Herschel
Herschel Island
Fort McPherson
Sugar Prices Then and Now Across a Turbulent Era
The piece notes sugar at 12 to 15 cents per pound during the Civil War era, while wages ranged from 1.12 to 2 dollars daily for laborers and skilled workers. It recalls fixed hotel rates of 1.50 to 2 dollars a day and ice at 50 cents weekly for 10 pounds, highlighting price tensions across periods.
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Popular Science Monthly
London dinner forms club of escapee British POWs
A group of twelve British prisoners of war who escaped from Germany held a dinner in London and decided to form a club limited to those who have broken out of a German prison or internment camp. The club’s premises are not yet fixed, but it will likely be a novel venture in the city.
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Germany
London
Lamb Losses From Rattlesnake Predation Grow This Season
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes an uptick in lamb fatalities due to rattlers across Washington state. Seasoned sheepmen warn lambs are vulnerable as older sheep sense danger, but no effective remedy saves a bitten lamb, which dies shortly after.
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Washington State
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
Nervous New Soldier Flanigan Surges Into Action
A brand new soldier named Flanigan on guard duty at night startles when a fellow soldier approaches unseen. After confirming the other man is not a threat, Flanigan steadies himself and orders the advance, showing momentary courage under pressure.
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Flanigan
Read Signs Wrong Bride Reproachfully
A comic exchange in which a bride chides her partner for hiding debt. The dialogue captures domestic misunderstanding and social expectations reflected in Omaha News.
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Bride
Omaha News
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W. H. Gibbons
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Winthrop Street
Horace Waite
Winthrop Center
Highlands
Somerset Avenue
George A. Knight
Court Park
Circuit Road
Winthrop Centre
W.apie
Bates
Sun
Victor G. Pitts
Fremont Street
C. W. Davy and Son
Mit
River Road
R. J
Bowdoin Street
Wadsworth Block
Washington Avenue
Thornton Station
Edward A. Buss
Water Street
C. G. Pettman & Co
Electricians
Chelsea
Milo
Holodny
Revere Atte
Sun and Visitor Office
Court Road
Sargent Street
Hermon Street
Jones
Seiersite
Winthrop, Mass
Beach Dairy Lunch
M. Cote
Shore Drive
Lozpeek
Harbor View Avenue
Ingalls Station
Mr. Waite
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Fletcher
Winthrop News
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Brown's Drug Store
Stover's Drug Store
Winthrop Highlands
the Sun and Visitor
Synthede
U-S-A
Pilgrim. Laundry CO
Rox
Massachusetts Ave
Norway St
ARENA
Gentlemen’s Grill
the Colonial Orchestra
Table D'Hote
A LA Carte
Guy A. Piscopo
Meryman’s. Fish Market
WM. C. Skaggs
Hitman
Channing Bow
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers & Surveyors
Devonshire St
Ateur
van Estate
Revere
Telephone
Fort. Hill
A. D. Allen
Vine Ave
Atlanta “Constitution
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