Winthrop Post Office Mail Hours and Box Collections
Office hours for post office business run weekdays from 7 am to 9 pm and Sundays closed except Special Delivery. Savings deliveries occur 7:30 am 10:50 am 2:50 pm daily with 6:30 pm and 9 pm collections. certain boxes are not collected at 9 pm. Letter boxes in multiple streets are specified for weekday 9 pm collections. Saturday schedules shift earlier. D Belcher, Supt.
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Temple
Highland Avenue
Grover and
Cliff
Quincy and Cliff
Cottage Park Road
Johnson Avenue
Court Road
Lowell
Maple Street
Main Ad
Peasant Street
Main and
Hermon Stret
Hergen Opp
Winthrop Corner
Ocean View
Magee’s Corner
Revere Corner
Cherry
Revere
Summit
Brown
Pleasant and
Pauline
Pleasant
Lincoln
Read
Town Hall
D. Belcher
Small Ads Brief Rent Sell and Hire Listings
Classifieds offer options to rent a house or flat, sell property, hire a place, or set a room. Read early listings for availability and terms.
Quips On Life And Habits From A Morning Column
A collection of humorous observations about love, aging, self image, and modern quirks. It contrasts marital bliss with second thoughts and notes comical human foibles from fat jokes to fashion and manners. The piece ends with a wry remark about paying for heaven and a Cincinnati Enquirer citation.
Million Dollar Mystery Centered In Francis Wilson Home
The Francis Wilson house in Westchester County was sold to C. J. Hite for $200,000 as the site for The Million Dollar Mystery film serial. Lloyd F. Lonergan pressured to use the property, facing obstacles from a real estate agent before securing the deal. Preparations begin to convert the historic residence into a series backdrop.
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Francis Wilson
Lloyd F. Lonergan
Westchester County
Favor ite Charles M Seay Geor gian actor in stage and film
Native of Georgia Charles M Seay studied medicine at the University of the South and joined stock in major cities. He acted in plays such as The Heir to the Ho orah What Happened to Jones and The Man From Mexico and later vaudeville. Seay directed and produced motion pictures, creating the Octavius series with Barry O Moore and adapting stories by Frederick Arnold Kummer.
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Charles M. Seay
Georgia
University of the South
Call of the Footlights
New York
Boston
Chicago
St Louis
Jones
Mexico
William Faversham
Robert Edeson
Mr. Seay
Barry O'Moore
Frederick Arnold Kummer
Villain Favorite Bryant Washburn Stars In Photoplays
Bryant Washburn popular with photo play fans as a villain type. He enters his third year in films with a wide range of roles from melodrama to farce and has stage experience with George Fawcett. Washburn has starred in The Wolf and The Remittance Man among others.
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Bryant Washburn
Washburn
George Fawcett
Percy Haswell
Royal Alexandria Theater
Toronto
Eugene Walter
John Ganton
Girl of the Air Addie Rey Invited to Fly in Russia
Miss Addie Rey a popular actress from motion pictures earned the nickname the Girl of the Air for her aviation stunts with famous aviators. She just completed four months with a film company where she played roles such as Miss Beautiful the Mystery Girl and the Society Girl and now plans to fly for the Russo Aero Club in Russia and potentially join the trans Atlantic voyage funded by Rodman Wanamaker.
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Miss Addie Rey
Miss Rey
Miss Beautiful
Russia
Russo Aero ‘Club
Lieutenant Porte
Mr. Rodman Wanamaker
Muffled Knocks and Modern Manners in a Droll Patch
A Cincinnati Enquirer column playfully sketches social quirks and gender jokes. It riffs on loss and success in men, fashion trends like hobble skirts and trousers, dating and marriage humor, and everyday pretensions from vanity to work ethic. The tone is light, satirical, and of its era.
Motion Picture Industry Shows Surge in 1912
Henry W. Lanier reports in World's Work that 5,000,000,000 admissions paid at doors of 20,000 theaters, over 300,000,000 in the industry, 96,000,000 feet of film nightly, and a single picture reaching up to 15,000,000 spectators. Royalties to Edison around 10,000 weekly, with 30 new American millionaires named. projections include 25,000 miles of exports this year and studio costs from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars. Edison's building cost 100,000 with a 130,000 gallon aquatics tank.
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Mr. Edison
Henry W. Lanier
Some Home Truths and Satirical Maxims
A collection of social maxims on marriage gender roles and finances. It humorously notes bachelorhood views useful for men and women, the influence of money on reputation, and the idea that youth’s zeal could be saved for old age. It also jokes about wives, widows, and bargaining in marriage.
Beggar's Dime Sends Frank Lyon to Theater
Frank Lyon, a portly character actor, gave a beggar a dime. The beggar spent the coin on a moving picture theater, prompting Lyon to remark that motion pictures were drawing crowds away from saloons.
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Frank Lyon
Lyon
Old Favorite to Be Revived at Local Theatre
Miss Hazel Dawn of The Pink Lady and The Little Cafe will star as the lead in One of Our Girls. The Bronson Howard comedy features patriotic scenes and centers on an American girl’s sacrifice for her French cousin.
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Hazel Dawn
The
Little Cafe
Bronson Howard
Ram Beats Lion in Early Cinema Stunt
Fred Wright recalls filming a Roman scene in which a ram pummels a lion in the arena. After a dramatic first clash, the ram speared the lion while camera crews captured the action. The tale ends with another lion similarly defeated as the ram continues its bravado, earning the director’s praise.
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Fred Wright
New York
St. Augustine
Fla
Dorothy Gish Breaks Free From Lil-Non Gish Tag
The actress Dorothy Gish earns a strong lead role in Judith of Bethulia and stars in The Mysterious Shot and The Mountain Rat. Her public image shifts from the little sister of Lilian Gish to a recognized talent in Reliance features.
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Dorothy Gish
Lil- Non Gish
Bethulia
Favorite to Return Laura Oakley to Appear in Photo Plays
Laura Oakley, long absent from motion pictures, will soon return to film work. She recently came back to the western studio after a three month vacation in the mountains where she roughing it with horseback riding hunting fishing and sleeping outdoors.
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Laura Oakley
Miss Oakley
Jack London Films Starred by Hobart Bosworth Cast
Three Jack London Productions are in production with Hobart Bosworth directing three films at once. Myrtlé Stedman is described as ideal for the role in Smoke Bellows opposite Jack Conway, also playing Dede in Burning Daylight and the girl in The Odyssey of the North.
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Jack London
Hobart Bosworth
Myrtlé Stedman
Musings on Love and Social Folly in Witty Chat
A collection of quips and frivolous remarks on marriage love and manners. Dialogues poke fun at fashionable women public virtue and boorish behavior through brisk exchanges and humorous one liners.
When Tribulation Calls The Road To The Woods
The Atlanta Constitution quote reflects on life and faith urging humility and resilience. It counsels living simply, accepting the world as found, and preparing for end times with steady heart and steady steps.
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Atlanta Constitution
A World of Signs Warns Against Hazards
The piece notes how signs use bold labels like Railroad Crossing Danger to deter unsafe actions. It argues plain language and obvious markers prevent misreadings, comparing them to bath mats labeled Bath Mat to avoid ambiguity.
In-Shoots A Peculiar Guide To Social Tricks
A fragmentary column humorously observes manners and self reward in society. It notes virtuous behavior earns little reward, capable men juggle jobs, and vanity and braggarts hinder popularity. It closes with a playful image of a large woman fluttering around a grouchy husband.
Curious Condensations Italy War Tripoli Costs
The report states the cost of the war with Turkey for Tripoli as 191 million dollars. Sheffield cutlery firms subscribe 55 500 to pursue fraud cases over use of the word Sheffield abroad. Moving pictures on a slightly concave screen reduce distortion. The German crown prince has become a tradesman mastering a handicraft.
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Italy
Turkey
Tripoli
Sheffield
Hard Words On Attitude And Allegations
The author argues for a balanced approach to accusations and remarks, noting misquotes are possible and a soft response can defuse anger. Ignoring conflict accelerates bad feeling, while a calm reply may avert escalation. The Los Angeles Times quote about a soft answer is cited.
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Los Angeles Times
Precious Possession and the Bulwark of Health
Quoted thoughts from Q Stanley Hall emphasize health as the essential foundation for intellectual culture religious perfection and family life. He laments disasters and long drawn out tragedies stemming from failing health and nerve and muscle collapse across fields of attainment.
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Q. Stanley Hall
Russia Supplying World's Fur With Massive Dispatch
Russia supplies fur to Europe and Siberia with an estimated annual catch of 3,000,000 ermines 16,000,000 marmots and 25,000,000 squirrels highlighting the country's dominant role in global fur production.
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Russia
Europe
Siberia
Silent Need in Modern Life Prefers Quiet
A reflective line notes that despite progress modern life demands silence. the speaker argues that silence is a fundamental need shaping daily life and personal focus. The quote attributes the idea to Sidney Lanier and frames silence as an essential prerequisite for clear thought.
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Sidney Lanier
Mortgagee's Sale Of Real Estate In Winthrop Massachusetts
The mortgagee Floyd assigns to David Floyd of Winthrop for foreclosing, with the sale set for Tuesday the 8th at 4 PM on the premises in Winthrop. The parcel lies along Shirley Street near the Winthrop Shore and is described as about nine hundred eleven and 900 feet, with about 1510 square feet. Sale subject to unpaid taxes and municipal assessments, at which time cash is required. Proceeds administered by Flemming A Floyd as administratrix and assignee. For further details contact Butler Ro Wilson, Attorney, Boston.
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Ty Dawid Floyd
Winthrop
Dewid
Bresehoof
Gil Otet Tervetofore
Sid Winthrop
Shirley
Butler Ro Wilson
School Street
Boston
Butler R. Wilson
Mortgagee's Sale of Real Estate in Winthrop Mass
Public sale of the David Floyd estate in Winthrop Massachusetts will occur on the tenth of July 194 at 9 PM. The property is one half of Lot TH and the eastern half of Lot TS from Lewis plan. It is bounded by Shirley Street Moo Street Teel and David Floyd land. Sale subject to unpaid taxes municipal assessments and restrictions of record. Cash payment required at sale. Rel la A Floyd administratrix and Wilson attorney.
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W. Frank
Floyd
Margaret R. Floyd
Melrose
California
David Floyd
Winthrop
Lewis
Winethrop
Moo Street
Shirley Street
Charles Teel
David Ployd
Foreclosure Auction Of Winthrop Lands On August 4 1914
Public sale will be held at the premises in Winthrop to foreclose a mortgage on parcels numbered 22 25 30 41 42 43 44 60 61 62 65 77 and nearby lots shown on Floydonia plan. The sale follows assignments from David Floyd to George F. Tewksbury and involves $2700 and $800 mortgages dated 1891 and 1893. Purchasers must pay $500 in cash. taxes and municipal assessments remain liens.
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D. Albert Floyd
B. Tappan Floyd
E .B. Floyd
Philip PL Floyd
Lydia S, Floyd
Carrie L. Floyd
Alma V. Dunham
E. B. Newton
David Floyd
Winthrop
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Willard TF. Floyd
Melrose
California
George Ff .Tewksbury
Lexington
Tts
Floydonia
George Wadsworth
Suffolk
Shirley Street
George F
Mortgvages
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Winthrop Post Office
Sun & Visitor
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Uinn & Co
St. Washington
Probate
Sun & Visiter If
Pers
Paw
Cincinnati Enquirer
Girl OF the
AIR
Adele Rey
Nell
Blobbs
Sillicus
Singleton
Miss Antique
Holland
Joax
Br’er Williams
Relle A. Floyd
Mortggee
Rella A. Floyd
David Tartira
Toston
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