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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
7
Sidney Walters faces a $2,000 due bill and possible closure as Biggs, Bluett & Co. demands quick assets. Arline Tracey, a skilled hired assistant, quietly borrows funds from a city investment and pays the debt, saving the factory and forging a mutual love between Walters and Arline.
The article notes a long tradition of hypnotic effects in animals and humans, from Kircher’s hen experiment to snakes, frogs, crabs, and crustaceans. It explains that hypnosis can be triggered by suggestion and sensory cues, such as visual fixation or tactile stimuli, and describes species varying responses.
The piece notes the archer gains from silent hunting as arrows track swiftly yet leave little sound. It contrasts rifle and arrow progress and enjoys watching near misses and hits on game, highlighting the thrill of a close shot and the calm of bow activity.
The piece highlights Thomas Guy and Gladstone as renowned economizers. It notes Guy’s candlelit lessons in saving and Gladstone’s public budget retrenchments, including fly leaves and docketing sheets. It also praises Rev. Robert Walker the Wonderful for thrift, noting his wife’s $200 fortune and a family of eight thriving on modest income.
Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck describes Italian crowds in Naples during a propaganda tour led by Jules Destree and George Lorand. He notes Italian generosity pride and sensitivity to critique while recounting Désirée’s improvised speech linking Flemish and Italian art to Belgium’s suffering.
Lou Guernsey, a 25 year veteran telegraph operator for Pennsylvania Lines at Columbus, shaved one side of his beard before the freight cars derailed. He answered the urgent telegraph calls for nearly four hours, keeping the key busy while lather dried on the unshaven side. The incident left him half-shaved as the work continued.
The article notes no solid information on General Joffre’s ancestors. It suggests possible Catalonian peasant origins and Mediterranean ties with Spain, and mentions his fluency in the Catalonian dialect.
The article notes a bicycle revival tied to road improvements. It cites 400000 bicycles sold last year, the highest figure since 1896 when cycling peaked, reflecting renewed interest and growing mobility across the country.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arrives in Lynn on June 28 featuring Persia the Thousand and One Nights pageant performed by 1,350 performers with hundreds of horses elephants and camels. New acts include four Chinese troupes Signor Bagonghi James Teddy and Pallenberg bears. The five-train tour carries about 1 400 people across 89 cars and 108 animal cages.
A Century essay argues steam dissolved traditional parish life turning the home into a mere shelter. It traces steam powered transport dissolving generations from birthplaces to new routes uphill to better opportunities. The piece laments vanishing ancestral homes and old wardrobes as families migrate seeking improvements.
In a light afternoon at the new neighbor's, James Jr. fears a walloping from Henry for not bringing anything. The scene shifts to a health note about fat excess stressing the heart and liver, slowing activity and causing exhaustion.
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