FIRST CHURCH OF SCIENTIST WINTHROP MASS
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Winthrop Massachusetts announces Sunday services at 19.45 a.m with a lesson sermon on Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Aromatic Force The Sunday school for youths to age 20 meets at the same hour A testimonial meeting occurs every Wednesday at 8 p.m A free public reading room at 29 Jefferson corner Fremont Street is open daily 2 to 5 p.m and Monday evenings 7 to 9 All are welcome
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Jefferson
Fremont Street
First Baptist Church Hermon Service Schedule
Morning worship at 10 30 led by Pastor William J Day. Bible school Children’s Day exercises. Y P S C E prayer meeting at 6 15. Evening worship at 7 30 with sermon on Contending with God From Saul to Sennacherib.
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First Baptist Church
Hermon St
William J. Day
Bible School
Saul
Selinacherib
First Unitarian Service Marks Sermon on Judas Iscariot
William W. Peck ministers at the First Unitarian Church in Beacon Villa. The 10 45 am service includes a worship sermon titled Is the Tribe of Judas Iscariot Dead.
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William W. Peck
Beacon Villa
Judas Iscariot
Church of St John the Evangelist Mass Schedule
The Church of St John the Evangelist on Winthrop Street lists mass times at 7 8 45 10 30 and 11 30 with children urged to attend the 8 45 service. Sunday School follows immediately.
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Church of St. John the Evanglist
Winthrop Street
John H. Griffin
Pelicans Feed Young With Half-Digested Food
The article notes pelicans' regular habits with parent birds catching fish. After foraging they feed their young by inserting bills into the mother's throat to receive half-digested sustenance.
Four Ways of Making Candles
The article explains four candle making processes dipping pouring drawing and molding. It notes that candles are made from beeswax or tallow and describe blending fats paraffin wax spermaceti and mineral wax with palm and coconut oils in the industry.
Navy praised as second only to Britain in power
Vice Admiral Chocheprat of France hails the United States navy as superior to most powers and predicts a major role in final settlement with Germany. The piece notes the navy's discipline and character, and argues for new methods against submarines, urging a bold, relentless pursuit of Germany’s fleet if needed.
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Chocheprat
France
United States Navy
Great Britain
Germany
New York World
Paul Jones
George Dewey
Sagi
Our colonial empire and world view in crisis
The piece argues the United States controls multiple territories from the Philippines to Guam and Puerto Rico, urges broader world thinking, and predicts future colonial challenges after the war. It contrasts declining monarchies with rising national self-determination in China and Russia, and notes the decline of despotism as peoples rise.
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Philippines
Jays
Chicago Journal
Hawaii
Midway Islands
Wake Islands
Guam
Australia
Salpoon
lLorto Rico
United States
Intercollegiate Rowing Abeyance Prolonged By War
Opinion holds intercollegiate rowing will be in abeyance for three years or more due to wartime disruption and time needed to reestablish the sport. Training methods are trusted to athletics experts, yet education need not suffer as a result.
Peoples gaze on rulers marks shift from sacrilege to openness
The passage notes that in Japan peasants may appeal to the emperor and in China the people govern through a republic. It contrasts this with earlier times when subjects could not openly view their rulers without severe offense to the heavens, highlighting a transition toward greater political access.
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Japan
China
Old fashioned man waits for sweetheart in front room
An exchange ponders the fate of the old fashioned man who used to whistle and wait for his sweetheart. He sits listening to his son honk the tin lizzie while Mayme prepares to don her motor garb.
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Lizzie
Mayme
Fisherman Finds Potatoes in Rock Cod Stomachs
A Long Beach fisherman reports finding several small potatoes in the stomachs of two large rock cod. The fanciful note warns mermaids may fence their submarine garden, else potatoes for spud farming may be abandoned.
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Long Beach
Experts Debate Device Against Submarine Threat
The article records experts alternately affirming and denying that a device has been discovered to combat the submarine. It urges focusing on the object of attack and letting the public judge by results.
New Enlistee Seeks Help on Food Control
Among war problems, the newly enlisted Jackie shows keen interest in food control. Nicholas Romanoff has not been in print recently and will soon require an enterprising American press agent.
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Jackie
Nicholas Romanoff
Farm Life Lively Despite Wages and Hours
On the farm almost everything seems lively with activity and movement while wages and working hours remain the uncertain parts. The remark captures a bustling scene amid labor concerns as workers adjust to variable pay and schedules.
A Hoe as Warfare Tool Cited in Local Debate
A historic note discusses a hoe as a surprising implement of warfare, reflecting on its role in conflict and local attitudes toward tools and combat. The use of common implements in war is examined as a symbol of resourcefulness and danger.
South America Open To Immigrants and Trade Opportunities
The Christian Herald notes South America opened to outside immigration after Latin nations shed Spain and Portugal rule. It cites vast lands, rich soils, and mines, with revolutions and land splits hindering settlement but presenting opportunities, especially for spreading the Gospel and expanding industry in toys, poultry, and beekeeping for solid profits.
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South America
Christian Herald
Spain
Portugal
North America
Behring’s Diphtheria Serum Wins World Gratitude
Dr Emil von Behring dies at sixty two in Berlin leaving a world grateful for a serum that halts diphtheria. Before the remedy, the disease caused choking deaths or lifelong invalidism. hope rises with this discovery. Verdun battle area bears 30,000,000 shells and 1,350,000 tons of buried steel, awaiting future use.
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Emil von Behring
Berlin
Doctor Behring
Verdun
War Brides and Grass Widows Speak in Phrases of Duty
The passage contrasts slackers marrying before conflict with those who become grass widows after war. It argues men with weak sense of duty fail to show responsibility to the home, described as the nation’s cornerstone.
Germans Cut Rations Prompt Food Crisis Fear
The report notes German authorities plan to reduce rations by 23 percent, reinforcing the belief that Teuton scientists may eventually find a way to dispense with food entirely.
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Teuton Laboratory
Bean Price Rise Astonishes Wartime Markets
Unheralded wartime shift shows beans once cheap becoming notable in price. Market observers note the trend amid broader supply changes, while shoppers and vendors adjust budgets to accommodate the higher costs.
Ancient poem found not addressed to spring
Archaeologists uncover a 2,500 year old poem preserved on an inscription. The verses appear unfamiliar, not directed toward spring as expected, suggesting a different seasonal or thematic greeting. The discovery offers new context for ancient literary motifs and cultural practices.
Upcoming Red Cross and Community Events Listings
Today Saturday from 12 m to 8 pm Red Cross Sale at 45 Temple avenue. Monday evening June 25 at 8 pm entertainment at Winthrop Theatre. Tuesday June 25 at 7 45 Mothers Club Vestry Baptist church. June 23 Thursday Military Night at Crystal Bay Lodge of Odd Fellows Odd Fellow's Hall.
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Red Cross
Temple Avenue
Winthrop Theatre
Mothers’ Club
Vestry Baptist Church
Crystal Bay
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Community Urges Unified War Effort and Sacrifice
A letter from William W. Peck calls for every resident to mobilize a united home front in support of the war. He urges women and clubs to redirect their activities to relief and healing efforts, stressing the need for cooperative sacrifice to sustain soldiers and make the world safe for democracy.
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Newton
Red Cross
Winthrop
William W. Peck
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