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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
4
In the 1917 Winthrop Sun and Visitor a short piece recalls Howard, after a busy day, tucked in bed as his mother rests. A thud signals his tumble from the bed and his mother asks what he was doing. His reply: Dittin back in.
A reflection on purposeful living and learning. The author argues that wealth power facts and emotions matter only as means to develop sensibilities and broaden consciousness of life’s unity.
The bayberry wax has long been a New England household craft and now a factory product. A bushel of berries yields about four to five pounds of wax, used in bayberry candles for beauty and ornament. A related plant, sweetgale of Scotland, is a fragrant shrub yielding essential oil via distillation.
The Scientific American claims graphite acts as a lubricant by filling minute shaft and bearing irregularities. It smooths surfaces to reduce friction and can keep a hearing mechanism in good order. Only a small amount is needed, excess causes collection and failure.
The Gobelins workshop established by Louis XIV in 1662 with 250 workmen now has 60. Historic tapestry repositories in Rome Madrid and Munich faded over time. William F Paris notes earlier workshops in Turin and Naples, many vanished over the past century. The Gobelins opened to publicity in 1906 at the Paris exhibition of French artists.
A traveler recounts a train trip where a refurbished gripsack emitted a strong odor. A retired farmer relative used a harness dressing substance, prompting humor from a fellow passenger who jokes the narrator might be a horse doctor due to the scent.
A collection of witticisms and aphorisms on temper, manners, love, happiness, and everyday wisdom. It offers ironic and humorous reflections on relationships, ambition, and human foibles with a light social tone.
A dated life maxim warns readers against risky acts and misfortune. It lists avoiding walking under falling safes marrying on Fridays misplacing shirts misthrowing soup over the left shoulder not looking at the old moon over the right foot and not leading a funeral procession.
A moralistic piece argues daily habits shape future character and life paths. It stresses yielding in small matters, avoiding a single enemy, and compares civilization to a rising tide moving humanity upward.
The Winthrop post office held a weekly list of letters remaining unclaimed for the week ending June 16 1917. Names include Agnew Harry Bailey Mrs L O Brown Ida M Beal Wm M Bunnell C N Davis Geo M Davis Mrs F H Drew Bertrand L Edward Ashton Gowdey J M Hagar Hazel E Hallett Mabel P Hallett Mrs S E Hallett Chas Hedgeson Ester Hicks Frances Hawes David Kelley Mrs Annie Luttrell Bessie E Murphy Ellen J Reardon Marion H Stebbins Anna L Symes Mr W H Datta Tucker Miss J I Watson Miss Georgia Wilson Mrs C Whiting Chas N Wood Lillian M Yerxa Bernard.
The Roman army formed by legions varying in number and led by six tribuni. Each legion split into ten cohorts and each cohort into three maniples. Maniples divided into two centuries. centuries ranged from 50 to 100 men depending on legion strength.
A health column praises buttermilk as a healthful drink and urges replacing whisky with sour milk. It cites scientists noting germs in sour milk that fight deadly germs and claims buttermilk can lengthen life, with Prof. H. H. Dean noting European practice of long-lived sour-milk drinkers.
The text credits Indian farmers as skilled pomologists who cared for large orchards with 1,500 trees and pioneered cultivation of peach, quince, persimmon, pawpaw, pineapple, and Virginia strawberry, influencing American fruit history.
A survey notes that two million children aged ten to fifteen work for wages in the United States. The piece contrasts working youth with other economic concerns and hints at reform efforts.
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