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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
3
Boston trolley operates weekdays with multiple start times from 12.35 am to 12.05 am and end times at 8.35 am, 4.35 pm, 6.35 pm, and 11.35 pm. Sundays show a reduced pattern with stops at 1.20 am to 8.35 am and last run near 12.06 am. John A. Fenno, Superintendent.
The schedule lists train times for Orient Heights to Scollay Square via tunnel and for Orient Heights Gladstone Street to Scollay Square, with morning and night service, regular intervals, and Sunday adjustments. Special cars may be chartered. inquiries to Superintendent of Surface Lines at 101 Milk Street.
A collection of aphorisms on honesty in business romance and ambition. It jests that fair dealing yields profit while the anxious buyer often loses. It notes a broken face may not crack smiles and mocks political salary envy and pre marriage bravado.
A column of aphorisms reflecting on public witnesses to crimes, social perception, and personal vanity. It muses on meeting rivals, the urge to speak openly, and the desire to reverse time to recover missed opportunities.
Excerpts from S H Leeder's Veiled Mysteries of Egypt present proverbs illustrating Egyptian speech. Notable lines warn about ill informed enemies of knowledge face face reading origins in appearance and caution against harsh judgments among friends. Some quips compare knowledge to a bow without string and caution vanity toward eating gnats and camels.
Senator Root recalls Elihus Root discussing the corporation lawyer and his reduced abuse. He cites a public dinner and Lawlace, a famed corporation law professor with wit, noting a student quipped that a lawyer’s duty is to ensure justice. Lawlace adds that honest justice often comes from a lawyer who builds a “white palace” on Fifth Avenue.
Gov George W Clarke of Iowa recounts a humorous anecdote about a lady planning dinner guests. A servant girl dusts a bookcase as the mistress orders her to dust the top shelf to accommodate guests Mr and Mrs Smith, noting Mr Smith is over six feet tall.
A humorous Civil War era tale from La dies Home Journal recounts Murphy, a new cavalry recruit given a poor horse, tumbling headfirst after the horse kicks. The sergeant discovers him prone and asks if he had orders to dismount, Murphy replies yes from hindquarters.
Mrs Flitterby and Mrs Hunter Fadde discuss the drudgery of making slum calls. Mrs Hunter Fadde offers to send her maid with her cards on visiting days, saying she is willing to sacrifice for a good cause.
A collection of aphorisms on restraint, progress, and character. It contrasts stinginess with growth, warns against borrowing trouble, and notes how faith and joy can balance grief. It suggests trials test resolve and shape virtue.
A composer plans a Molly themed song butEditorial gatekeepers refuse citing Nellie songs as the only published Molly related fare. They direct the composer to Caterwaul and Yelp known for Molly songs.
A column surveys odd compensation claims under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Noted instances include a clergyman bitten by a dog, a cook choking on a swallowed piece of coal, and a manservant injuring his leg after stamping on a cat.
A humorous exchange between Mrs Wagg and Mr Wagg about sitting on a hat. Mrs Wagg asks what one would say if a man sat on your hat and Mr Wagg replies he would call him a blamed fool. She retorts to stop sitting on it.
The London Opinion notes a mishap where a nephew tore apart a poem written for Augusta, provoking a lighthearted exchange about the incident and the cap reading.
A collection of wry maxims on time, vision, honesty, liberty, love, and duty. The author contrasts self-made and self-unmade individuals, notes the value of vigilance, and quips on ambition and restraint in life and business.
New York police plan to test motion pictures for criminal identification by recording suspects walking and carriage. Railroads in Germany show electric locomotives cost less to maintain than cars with individual motors. A North Carolina inventor makes a hoof paring knife with a right angle mounting and guide. Industry notes report one injury or passenger per 18,000 miles for trolleys and one per 178,666 miles for cars. A Russian artist proposes paintings that change with light to display multiple theatrical scenes on one canvas.
A satirical jab at an Inter Ocean editorial demanding removal of smut and the public’s reaction to repeated verses. The piece muses on Anecdosia from hearing the same story and notes race horses divided into movable and stationary classes.
A late invention list notes a headlight built into the front frame just above the radiator. Tongs with a spring to grip hot dishes are described as a French novelty. A Massachusetts inventor created a zither playable by keys rather than a pick. Also mentioned are bicycle saddles with two coiled springs inside tubes for adjustable support.
A cynical column muses on riches and pride noting that wealth does not guarantee virtue or heaven. It observes political graft and lazy self-restraint while warning against those who rest on laurels and borrow trouble instead of calm judgment.
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