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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
6
A reflective piece from the Charleston News and Courier discusses the enduring challenge of living truthfully. It argues that temptation and sacrifice accompany every victory, leaving conscience to continually press on with noble ideals and self-denial.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes city milk and butter quality has improved but country butter remains variable. It warns against selling stale strong butter in flashy cartons and questions legal penalties for misrepresentation if the milk question is ever settled.
In a reversal of earlier dicta from the Dick mimeograph case the Supreme Court rules patentees may not prescribe supplementary materials for their devices. The ruling limits patents to the mechanism itself and allows public use of any materials needed for operation.
Rumors of peace increase pressure on belligerent states as home front strains grow. Analysts warn that once a nation reaches its limit of endurance, a deluge may follow, intensified by perceived submission under rulers.
An investigation found the imperial household costs about 20 million dollars annually with 600 thousand spent on autos and stables. The report notes high living costs and calls for trimming expenses at the top as potatoes and onions rise in price.
The article encourages amateur farmers to acquire practical know how before next fall to improve crops and ensure success during the summer of 1918. It emphasizes turning enthusiasm into effective farming practices and applies a forward looking outlook to the upcoming season.
The article predicts a lively Fourth of July with national spirit intact. It notes even pacifists can participate without compromising beliefs by taking part in peaceful activities like fishing.
A terse humorous note envisions the man with the hoe equipped with a farm tractor and a gang plow. The image suggests modernization of rural labor and playful reversal of traditional agrarian tools.
Editorials praise courage over mechanization in war and warn that 15 million tons of milk fat is wasted yearly. Skim milk is discarded while protein and minerals remain valuable, prompting notes on diet and efficiency as a national concern.
On April 1 opium traffic in China was banned. Private sale is prohibited and government holds remaining stock for medicinal use. Production and importation are outlawed. Officials anticipate smuggling but expect strong suppression and modernization, with China seeking railways factories and education.
Prof Michael Ivorsky Pupin of Columbia University has given a method to eliminate static interference in wireless telegraphy for wartime use. The system would maintain unbroken communication among dispersed units regardless of weather. Pupin, who arrived in 1874 from Serbia and has taught since 1888, credits American institutions for his success.
The passage asks who among readers can endure service conditions, march twenty miles, dig a trench, and hit a 600 yard target, challenging men to prove their physical readiness for military service.
A Cologne professor asserts that America faces imminent starvation. The claim appears doubtful and may be received with skepticism by American readers, with the critic suggesting the statement rests on wishful thinking rather than evidence.
Eggs at a dollar a dozen are among the predictions for next winter. Pessimists meanwhile dwell on a psychological moment to entertain their habit of depressing others.
The era of affordable phonographs lets households hear The Star Spangled Banner without any native vocal talent, spreading the national hymn beyond concert halls and trained performers.
The article condemns secretive strikes against munitions plants as undignified amid a war whose toll on humanity is immense. It argues such actions degrade the cause and fail to justify the high price in human lives and suffering.
In a dispute filed this week, the executor cites a will dated earlier this year. Beneficiaries from several branches challenge the document, claiming prior arrangements and disputed signatures. The case sits before the county probate court with hearings scheduled next month.
Millions of pounds of fresh halibut and salmon move from the Pacific to Atlantic cities about 3,000 miles away. Atlantic residents enjoy year round fish supply while unaware of the workers and railroads that move the catch along distant shores from Washington to Alaska.
Public auction will sell the premises in Winthrop described in a 1914 mortgage from Louis Bernard Lange to Winthrop Savings Bank. The sale is set for July 12, 1917 at 3 PM, subject to unpaid taxes and municipal assessments. Cash only. E A Thomas, attorney for mortgagee, 404 Barristers Hall, Boston.
Time table for Orient Heights to Bowdoin Square and Orient Heights to BOWDOIN SQUARE via tunnel includes varied intervals through the day and night. Sunday and night service listed with specific start times from Gladstone Street to Devonshire and Sullivan Square to Forest Hills. Special cars may be chartered by letter to the Manager of Surface Transportation at 101 Milk Street. EDWARD DANA, Manager. Feb. 24, 1917.
Winthrop post office hours for weekdays 7 am to 9 pm and holidays 7 am to 1 pm, closed Sundays except special delivery. office is a Postal Savings Depository. Carrier deliveries run 7:20 am, 10:50 am, 2:50 pm on weekdays with 6:30 pm and 9 pm collections. Certain boxes not collected at 9 pm include listed avenues and streets. many street boxes collected at 9 pm on weekdays and Sundays at 6 pm. Saturday collections occur one-half hour earlier.
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