Railway service changes Orient Heights to Scollay Square
Railway timetable notice outlines trains between Orient Heights and Scollay Square with frequent intervals from early morning to midnight including Sunday variations. Night and early morning departures listed from Gladstone Street and Court Street with omitted Monday start. Special cars possible at reasonable rates for events. contact Superintendent of Transportation at 101 Milk Street Room 701.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Heights
Scollay Square
Gladstone Street
Court Street
Superintendent of Transportation
Milk Street
Sargeant
Winthrop Mail Hours and City Postal Details
The August 8 1908 notice lists Winthrop post office hours for the public and staff, stamps, money orders and registry services, with weekday, holiday and Sunday schedules, plus dispatch and collection times for mails and sub stations in Crest Avenue Shirley Street and surrounding streets under Superintendent David Belcher. It urges patrons to include street and number on mail to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Money Order Office
Revere
Crest Avenue
Shirley Street
Perein Ave
Cor. Bates
Ashington Ave
Winthrop St
Pleasant St
Sunnyside
Bartlett Road
Pauline
Court _road
Lincoln
Rent's St
Centre R. R
Ocean View
Magee’s Corner
Cor
Cherry
Summit
Crest Ave
Grover Ave
Shirley St
Mermaid Ave
Shirley R. R
Ocean Ave
Tewksbury St
Crystal Cove Ave
East
Boston
David Belcher
Winthrop Fire Alarm District Listings and Instructions
A historic fire alarm directory lists street pairs and box locations around Winthrop including Shirley St Shore Drive Cottage St Ocean Ave and Pearl Wharf Ave. It also notes Beach road Locust St Cottage Park Hotel Woodside Ave and Seymour St. plus instructions for alarms, box mechanics, and official contacts for the 1909 fire department system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley St
Shirley
Siren Ave
Cottage St
Hillside
Creatal Cove
Temple
Highland
Evere St
George Sagamore
Almont
Croak
Gaines and
Cliff
Waldemar Ave
Pleasantan Sargent St
A Pleasant St
Cottage Park
Turner's
Kimball's Factory
Ornion Park Ave
Central
Beach
W. F. Woollett
A. Smith
A. F. Coggins
J. Larkin
United States Army and Navy Costs Reported
The United States army including the military academy cost 103 million 727 thousand dollars and the navy 136 million dollars in the reported budget figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Military Academy
Navy
Boy Who Won’t Play Ball to Be Candidate Later
A playful note from the Atchison Kansas Globe reflects on boys who resist early sports and later politics. The wry commentary suggests many men grow curious about public office only when encouraged by peers in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Kan
Clobe
Cuticura Remedies Promote Skin and Hair Care
Potter Drug and Chemical Corp of Boston promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as purifying soothing emollients for skin scalp and hair. They claim widespread use by women worldwide and offer a free 32-page Cuticura Book on the skin and hair by mail upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
New Bonnet Draws Noted Compliment in Gossip Column
In New York Weekly report Mrs Billson remarks on Mrs de’s new bonnet. The design features a cowcatcher in front a tailboard behind a flower garden on top and assorted ribbons around. The item suggests a DIY trend for readers.
Five Years of Pain from Kidney Trouble Relief with Dean's Pills
Mrs J F Kibbie of Wellsville New York describes five years of kidney pain backache and dizziness. She credits rapid improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills with six weeks of easy hard work. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra_J.F
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Laws and soldiers echo in a joking courtroom tale
An old Illinois law lets juries judge law and facts yet a farmer's blunt reply shows they can question the judge. The piece recounts a dinner quip about men and women’s work, then a dedication poem for Dover Massachusetts soldiers and a Winthrop creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Jedge
San Francisco
Soldiers Inoculated At Fort Banks For Typhoid Prevention
Twenty five soldiers at Fort Banks received typhoid vaccine under Maj Robert A Patterson at the post hospital Saturday morning. Each man received a half cubic centimeter dose and will undergo two additional injections. The inoculation aims to reduce typhoid cases in the army, a practice based on Dr William T Councilman's findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Banks
Post Hospital
Robert A. Patterson
William T. Councilman
Harvard
Army Medical- Reserve Corps
Shooting Affray on Wave Way Avenue
A shooting affray on Wave Way Avenue about 11 o'clock Monday morning left Jesse Hayes a likely fatally wounded 4 year old, after Guy Gove 19 of 12 Forrest Street fired two shots and fled toward Summit Avenue. The dispute traces to a Saturday night meeting between Gove and Hayes. Hayes, a Black boy, resided at 297 Shirley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wave Way Avenue
Herbert L. Jenkins
Gove
East Boston
Charles Street
Guy Gove
Forrest Street
Jesse Hayes
Hayes
Shirley Street
Summit Avenue
Democrats to Make Fight in East Boston Area
In East Boston Chelsea Revere and Winthrop the Democrats hope to win the district next fall after Burnham's close fall victory by 1773 votes. Winthrop backs Edward B Newton though dissatisfaction lingers. Brendon J Keenan may run for Democrats leveraging Winthrop influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Burnham
Boston- Chelsea- Revere-Winthrop
Winthrop
Edward B. Newton
Edgar H. Whitney
Clarence A. Warren
Chelsea
Robinson
Brendon J. Kenan
Board of Selectmen
Democrats
Keenan
John H. Sullivan
East Boston
Columbia Trust Company
Sumer Savings Bank
Selectmen of
Newton
The Frost Public Library Opens Weekdays and Sale Dates
The Frost Public Library lists hours from 1 30 to 9 PM on weekdays. It offers book exchanges at 503 Shirley Street on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It also lists several titles with catalog numbers for borrowing, including works by Helena Ely and Basil King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Street
Winthrop Beach
Garden
Helena’ R. Ely
Oberammergau
Montrose J. Moses
Daniel Drew
Bouck
White
Aia
George Cary
Eg. Segleston
Holman Day
William de Morgan
Sarah M. H. Gardner
Basil King
Will ‘Lillibridge
Bate
Fort Banks Top Fort Andrews 10 to 8 In League Game
Fort Banks defeated Fort Andrews 10 to 8 in a league game played Tuesday. Fort Banks tallied 11 hits while Fort Andrews had 12. Both teams committed several errors with Ft Banks showing 2 and Ft Andrews 3.
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Fort Banks
Fort Andrews
Banks
Andrews
Ens
McDonough
Garrity
Miller
Smith_and_ Marville
Havok
Ft. Andrews
Letters for week ending June 25 at Winthrop post office
The public list shows remaining letters for the week ending June 25 in Winthrop. Names include Hart, Leslie. Johnson, Hon. E. F.. Morse, Mrs. N. F.. Winthrop, Miss A.. Wallace, Bertha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
N Hart
Leslie. Johnson
E. F. Morse
N. F. Winthrop
Brookline memory preserved in devotion house museum
The town honors Edward Devotion by preserving his 1680 residence as a historical museum. The piece recalls Brookline’s early days as Muddy River and outlines the Devotion and Winthrop families’ roles in education and local history, linking 17th century philanthropy to modern preservation.
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Brookline
Edward Devotion
Muddy River
Boston
Old Chelsea
Rumney March
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
William D. Love
Point Shirley
Louise Hale
Samuel W. Hale
Keene, N. H
Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad
Hale
Pointshirley
Mr. Love
Farmington Avenue
Hartford
Connecticut Humane Society
The
Antiquarian Society
Connecticut Historical Society
Society of Colonial Wars
Sons of the American Revolution
New England
Samson
Occum
Love
Point of Pines
Revere Street
Magee’s Corner
Great Head
Shirley ‘Street
Dolphin Avenue
Ocean Spray
Clift
Crescent
Point of Pinés
Political ticket change sparks old vs new school clash
The exchange shows a shift in political branding with references to Mr. Wombat of Indiana and Mr. Bunk of New York, then a shift to Mr. Brown of Harvard and Mr. Robinson of Yale, signaling a reformist versus traditional stance in Washington dialogue.
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Wombat
Indiana
Bunk
New York
Brown
Harvard
Robinson
Yale
Washingto
Winthrop Tennis Club Joins National Lawn Tennis Association
The Winthrop Tennis Club joined the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, gaining standing among clubs and eligibility for major tournaments at Longwood and Newport. The Commoner notes that some players rise quickly then fade, like gunpowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Tennis Club
O Vecor States National Lawn Tennis Association
Longwood
Newport
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Bloomdale resident Mrs E M Frederick shares relief from backache headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised as the cure for female weakness. The ad touts restoring health and strength through roots and herbs and urges trials for sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomdale
Ohio
E. M. Frederick
Lydia E. Geonstagr
Lydia E
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Winthrop Fire Alarm
Onileree
Ory
Fletcher
Ca 'Stor
Seeker
Cannon
Young Abtitanelte
Washington Star
Chicago
Wellville
A . Fe
William H. Gardner
Willow Avenue
Sol‘diers
Dover
Mass
Eben S. Draper
Hodgson
Gardner
Winthrop Soldiers
O. Dover
Dale
Hill
Cuba
Frost Public Library
New Books
Fort AN
Drews
Glenn
Minard
L Phon
Afood , Products
Libby
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