Winthrop Sun and Visitor Copies Available at Local Stores
Copies of this paper, priced at five cents, are on sale at several locations including opposite Highland Station, Winthrop and Revere Leach Lyne Depot, Boston. Also at Totman Ham near Beach Station, Jefferson and Winthrop Streets, id was Pharmacy in Wadsworth Block, Thayer Ocean Spray Pharmacy, and the Winthrop News Co. Beach Station. Publications office at 466 Shirley Street.
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Highland Station
Ton
Revere Leach & Lyne
Boston
Totman & Ham
Beach
Centre
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Wadsworth
Quips on daily life sparkling with wit and woes
A brisk compilation of humorous observations and social scraps. Jests on aviation, romance, gardening, weather, and public manners mix with small exploits of waiters, life insurance, and divorce cases. The tone is light, period newspaper humor with named places and generic moral notes.
Gambling against the weather makes Kan Fike dream of riches
Jim Fike of Colby Kansas bets on rain to boost wheat harvests. Over five years he has wagered about $175,000 on average yields of 25 to 35 bushels per acre, hoping for a bumper crop to catapult him into millionaire status.
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Colby
Kan
Jim
Fike
America
James N. Fike
Kangas
Handsome Costumes Show Elaborate Left and Right Outfits
A scarlet satin left costume features a side lapped skirt with passementerie buttons and a lace venetian collar. The guimpe showcases jet buttons, white lace, and a low neck. On the right, a white liberty veil dress with green liberty trim and black guipure applique, plus a green liberty bolero with white satin collar and gold embroidery.
Serge Coats For Serviceable Style With Big Collar Details
Serge is favored over cloth for durable coats with minimal trim. Dark blue serge and black and white checks dominate tailored pieces, with biscuit and khaki tones common. Big collars feature dull blue crash inlays, embroidered edges, or contrasting fabrics like ecru linen and soft rose linen, while children’s coats show wide shoulder collars and diagonal fronts with bold bottom buttons.
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Bna
Ecru
Empire frock in snow white mohair with pearl buttons
A chic country wear ensemble features an empire frock crafted from snow white mohair, trimmed with large white pearl buttons. Shawl reverses create a graceful shoulder line, deep sailor collar at the back, with lace and muslin frill at the cuffs. White chip hat with black velvet face and ostrich wreath, white silk parasol with lace border and ivory handle.
Tapestries in New Designs
The article notes a yearly shift in furnishings with new chintz and tapestries on show for loose coverings. Jacobean influence returns in house decor with rich color schemes on cream backgrounds and bold patterned designs suitable for curtains bedspreads and cushions.
Choosing Embroidery Needles For Smooth Eye Work
The guide advises selecting needles with smooth eyes to prevent silk damage and to match needle size to silk thickness. It lists practical sizes for various threads and suggests using separate needles for each color in shading to avoid repeated threading.
Frock Updates Return to Velvet Neckband Fashion
A description notes the revival of the black velvet neckband on low and collarless frocks. The band, about an inch wide, was once a simple front or back fastening with a buckle or pin, now worn fastened down the back, recalling styles from thirty or forty years ago.
Vintage Silk Skirt On Display In Photo Reproduction
A photographic reproduction showcases a skirt from a past era. The flowered silk garment shapes a graceful silhouette and fills an entire sofa in the composition.
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Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Queen Mary
Chicago
Mary
Mars
New York
Pullman
Pullman Porters
Washington
Bloomingdale
Europe
Paris
Kansas Farmer
Jim” Fike
What Is
Castoria
SLA
Centaur
TY Murray
New York City
Freeman’s Hardware and Variety Store
W. W. Freeman
F. W. Devoe and
C. T. Reynolds Co
Winthrop St
P. O
B. Kolodny
Tel
Winthrop
Main ST
Floyd. & Tucker
Justice OF The.peace
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
School Street
City Hall
Fort Hill
HT. Whitman
Channing Howard
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers & Surveyors
Devonshire St
Revere Telephone
Frank P. Anthony
North Centre Street
Sargent St
Charles F. Totten
Winthrop Beach
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