Sunday services and reading room at Wadsworth Hall
Sunday services begin at 10 45 a m with a sermon on Is the Universe including Man Evolved by Atomic Force Sunday school for pupils up to 20 meets at the same hour A testimonial weekly Wednesday evening at 8 o clock A free public reading room at 29 Jefferson corner Fremont open daily 2 to 5 except Sunday and Monday evenings 7 to 9 All are welcome Wadsworth Hall Winthrop ae
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Jefferson
Fremont Street
Wadsworth Hall
Winthrop Ae
First Unitarian Church Sermon on The Gospel of God
Hermon Street church schedules Sunday services at 10 45 am on June 23 1918 with Rev R W Savage delivering The Gospel of God sermon The minister will meet parishioners daily 9 to 1230 in his study Miss Marion Loud soprano and Mrs Maud Paradis Lane organist named for the service orchestra in support of the program.
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R. W. Savage
Marion Loud
Maud Paradis Lane
First Baptist Church Service Schedule
William J. Day pastor at Hermon Street church conducts morning worship at 10 30 with the sermon Our Gifts to God Bible school at noon and evening worship at 7 20 titled Hours with Famous Hymns A Methodist Masterpiece Prayer meeting Friday night.
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Bible School
Church of St John the Evangelist Mass Schedule
John H Griffin rector announces Masses at 7 8 45 10 30 and 11 30 daily until further notice Children to attend the 8 45 mass with Sunday school immediately after services
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Church of St. John the Evangelist
Winthrop Street
John H. Griffin
Grief and Duty in Wartime Service
A wartime exhortation from The Mother's Magazine argues grief over loved ones marching to danger should yield to duty. The author urges active work at home, promoting happiness through purposeful effort and collective sacrifice to aid the war effort.
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The
Mother’s Magazine
The Greatest Mother in the World the Red Cross
Warren Anderson lauds the Red Cross as the universal caregiver stretching to Jew or black or white offering mercy and rebuilding lives with warmth, comfort, and aid across seas to No Man’s Land. The piece portrays the Red Cross as a nurturing force healing thousands, feeding thousands, and bringing hope amid hardship.
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The
Red Cross
Warren Anderson
Sets Pastor to Thinking on Indiana Street Recruiter
An Indianapolis item notes Sergeant W. B. Brown of the army recruiting station on Illinois Street walks a city block urging young men toward enlistment. He questions passersby in shops and streetcars, saying Uncle Sam needs them, and recounts a preacher who resisted but was left considering his call.
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Illinois Street
Washington
Maryland
W. B. Brown
Sergeant Brown
Sam
Brown
Indianapolis
German Toys Shrink to Wood as War Bites Prices
German toy shops now favor wood over other materials as flour and wax shortages hit production. Dolls cannot be made due to lack of flour and wax, dresses cost four times, and toy prices have more than doubled. Metal toys decline as metal is redirected to munitions by the government.
Green Speculator Caution Warned by Lawson Lecture
Thomas W. Lawson in a Boston talk labels green speculators as more suspicious and mistrustful than seasoned players. He cites a cash example at a rail station to illustrate reluctance to part with funds and reliance on change at hand.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Boston & Mate
Washington
Feller
Dickens Autographs Sell Amid Severe Weather In London
In a London sale of Dickens autographs a letter written in the United States urges total effort and perfection in all tasks. The note notes decades of patient study behind readings and reflects on the author’s lifelong pursuit of precise work amid a harsh weather spell. Dolby, the manager, is sent to confront the New Haven mayor over reading arrangements, with threats of refunds and jurisdiction refusal.
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Dickens
London
United States
Gads
Dolby
New Haven
Indiana Pioneer Harry Coonse Career Beginnings And Return
Indiana author recounts the life of Harry Coonse ranchman real estate expert who left Indianapolis for fourteen years near Seattle and traces his boyhood start in L. B. Ayres & Co. delivery service. At age 15 he bought a rifle with first month's wages and accidentally discharged it causing the wagon to crash, and the horse and wagon were found later near Pleasant Run bottoms.
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Harry Coonse
Far Northwest
Indianapolis
Seattle
Mr. Coonse
L. 8. Ayres & Co
Harry
Park Avenue
Pleasant Run
Citizens Gas Company
Fry
Addes
Gunners Set Notable Record in Merchant Ship Defense
Navy secretary Josephus Daniels notes in America Review of Reviews that armed guards aboard merchantmen like the Silver Shell Moreni Campana J. L. Luckenbach Armenia Navajo Mongolia Petrolite and a dozen others fought submarines valiantly, with ships staying at guns until fires and explosions were suppressed and some beaching under steam.
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J. L. Luckenbach
Josephus Daniels
America
Leonardo da Vinci Amazes Surgeons
A lecture in London notes Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomy work from four centuries ago and its contrast with early medical beliefs. The speaker highlights Leonardo’s correct view of blood circulation, heart structure, and respiration, previously unknown to contemporaries.
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Leonardo da Vinci
oeThough
Leopardo da Vinci
Leonardo
Atoms and Electrons Size Comparison
The text explains atoms as minute particles, about one three hundredth of an inch across, with electrons far smaller. It likens atoms to a water drop in a world-scale baseball earth and compares electrons to a tiny pinhead, using a cathedral swarm metaphor to illustrate their scale.
Mule Training Lesson From Camp Zachary Taylor Corral
An officer at Camp Zachary Taylor uses a bell mare and pack mules to illustrate training. He explains mules carry 225 pounds daily and follow the bell mare, noting long-term pairing improves efficiency and that splitting paired mules disrupts work until reeducated.
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Camp Zachary Taylor
Good Cook to Be envied
The passage argues that cooking is a valued skill across eras and social strata. It notes famous figures like Louis XV and Sir Kenelem Digby as recipe bearers and stresses that nourishment and sincerity in cooking matter more than elaborate sauces.
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Louis XV
Kenelem
Digby
Piano Makers Pause Spruce Output for War Airplane Stock
Spruce, the key wood for piano soundboards, is diverted to wartime airplane production. Major mills in Grays Harbor Washington and along the Columbia River Oregon shift focus, curtailing piano stock while seeking substitutes. The industry aims to maintain quality boards free of blemishes.
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Grays Harbor
Washington
Columbia River
Oregon
Dark Sky Blackness From High Altitude Shells
A Scientific American discussion notes that a German shell fired from seventy five miles could rise twenty four miles in altitude where air is scarce. At that height the sky would likely darken nearly to black with the sun appearing as a fiery ball. Below, reflected sunlight from the earth and dense atmospheric layers would be visible.
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Paris
Scientific American
Soldier sleeps on trench firing step during training
A recruit sent to Houston for training was allowed two hours rest on the firing step of a trench nine inches wide. He joked that on return he could sleep out on the window sill.
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Houston
Berlin Holds 2200 Tons Frozen Meat In Storage
Berlin maintains 2200 tons of frozen meat in municipal depots with regular replenishment to cover two or three weeks for Greater Berlin. A Chemiker Zeitung article explains cold storage aided Germany in wartime food security and economic conduct.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Historic London Parallels Living Past in Whitechapel Gallery
In a Whitechapel gallery space a compact exhibit reassembles London's long history from Roman galleys on the Thames to Tudor crafts and Elizabethan pipes. It displays Roman pottery, a Grindling Gibbons carving at St Pauls, old bells, parish registers, and other relics that evoke the citys changing phases and daily life.
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Whitechapel
London
Thames River
Thames
Old City
Grindling- Gibbons
St. Paul's
British Army Odds On Western Front Highlighted By Wellington
The article cites Wellington’s remarks showing he often faced numerically superior foes. It notes Talavera as an exception with Spaniards, and lists battles Sala maca Vittoria and Waterloo with higher enemy forces. It argues strength and success depend on factors beyond numbers, per Christian Science Monitor.
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Wellington
Talavera
Salamaca
Vittoria
Waterloo
Napoleon
France
Soult
Toulouse
Christiam
Braking Airplane Introduced by Dryden Mechanism
The Popular Science Monthly reports a Dryden air brake for planes using two small arc planes on a shaft along the main wing edge. Controlled by a hand wheel and handbrake, it adds canvas surface to create substantial drag. At 100 mph air pressure reaches at least 30 pounds per square foot, so extra canvas area can notably slow the aircraft.
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Troa
Popular Science Monthly
Scouts' War Gardens Campaign Spreads Across Troops
Boy Scouts of America push garden production with every scout tasked to recruit one adult helper for their individual garden troop garden or local council garden. The adult may be a father brother or uncle who will stay with the project until harvest.
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Boy Scouts of America
Parden
Boy Hero On Cameronia Bridge With Megaphone
Glasgow report recalls Mackinnon the captain's boy on the Cameronia who kept troops calm by megaphone shouts And he disobeyed orders refusing to leave the bridge until the captain did He was slung overboard and went down with the ship likely perishing in the Mediterranean later mourned as a mercantile maritime hero.
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Cameronia
Mediterranean
Mackinnon
Tuscania
Glasgow
London
Manchester Guardian
Winthrop Public Library Hours and Book Deposit Notice
The Winthrop Public Library lists weekday hours with the Adult Department from 1.30 to 9 p.m. and the Juvenile Department from 1.30 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. A book deposit is available at Elliot and Whittier's real estate office at Taft Avenue and Shirley Street, Point Shirley, open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Elliot and Whittier
Taft Avenue
Shirley Street
Point Shirley
Foreclosure Sale of Winthrop Massachusetts Property
A mortgagee sale of a Winthrop parcel in Suffolk County Massachusetts is set for July 10 at 4:00 PM. The lot covers 38865 square feet with buildings and is described by plan details on file with Suffolk Deeds. Terms require a $2007 cash deposit and full payment within 14 days. sale subject to existing mortgage and tax liens. Stanley M. Tolster, attorney, 10 State Street Boston MA, represents the mortgagee.
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James HK
Pheressa
McCurey
Winthrop
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Thomas J. Reddy
T. Whitmin
Suffolk
Shirley Street
Boston
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
Stanley M. Tolster
State Street
Mass
The
Mortngee
Notice of Probate Court Administration Hearing for Ellis Marchington
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court summons heirs and creditors regarding the estate of Ellis Marchington of Winthrop. A petition seeks letters of administration for Clink AL Marden Barnes of Somerville or another suitable person. The hearing is set in Boston on the fourth day of July at ten in the forenoon, with public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in the Winthrop Sun and Visiter.
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Suffolk
Ellis
Marchington
Winthrop
AL Marden Barnes
Sencerville
Middlesex
Hethy
Boston
Winthrop Sun
Edling
Deist
Robert Grint
Esqui
Svid Gourt
Arthur W. Dolan
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Winthrop, Mass
First Unitarian Church
Hermon Street
Baptist
William J. Day
Hermon
John “the Evangelist
Round Oak Distributors
Henry E. Keough & CO. Inc
Line Street
Castoria Inne
New York
Charles Dickens
Indiana
Gunners
Winthrop Public Library
Frost Library
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
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