Winthrop Sun and Visitor publication details 1909
Advertising and news copy must reach the office by Thursday 8 30 P M to insure insertion. Subscriptions listed at 2 00 yearly, 1 00 six months, 50 cents three months. Paper issued by Herbert E. Emerson in Boston area, with distribution points and weekly publications dates.
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Boston
Mass
Congress
Herbert E. Emerson
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Lewis Block
Beach Station
A. J. Bagness
Highand
Revere Beach
Lynn Depot
Winthrop Beach News Co
Beach
Keith's Theatre Presents Burgess in County Fair Condensed Version
Keith's Theatre features Neil Burgess in a condensed County Fair. The bill includes songwriters William Jeromme and Jean Schwartz, with Cresson, Claire, Romaine and London's Pet Boy. Hal Davis & Company present Pils, Villette Whitaker the harpist and L. Wilbur Will offer musical numbers. The Mermaids perform in a swimming act in a large tank.
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Keith
Neil Burgess
Burgess
Wivis
Claire
Romaine
London
Hal Davis & Company
Winthrop Real Estate Transfers Listed Among Names
A ledger of property transfers shows Ada Macfarlane to Theron Porter and other chains of quitclaim deeds. Entries include Crescent Street lots, Moore Street in West Boston, Ocean Avenue parcels, Winthrop Shore Drive, and related trustees and heirs.
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Ada Macfarlane
Theron Porter
Crest Ave
Oscar E Posse
Crescent Street
George R. Dugad
Catherine E Sears
Moore Street
W. Boston
Revere Beach & Lynn R. R.7co
Lydia M. Leary
Midoadside Avenue
Q. Y Boston
Revere Beach & Lynn Rage Co
Lewis E. Leary
Woodside Avenue
Mary J. Kerry
Edward A. Thomas
Shirteyv Street
Augustus P. Loring
Jennie. M. Smith
Court Road
Hel
Tieron
Albert P. Crossman
Main Street
Mary EF. Quigley
Robert S. Hoffman
Sea
Foam Avenue
Winthrop and
Revere
Telephone
Fort Hill
Winthrop Post Office Letters for Week Ending March 6 1909
List of letters remaining at the Winthrop post office for the week ending March 6 1909 includes Mrs FE Angier Miss Margaret B Grant Miss Sadie Guilfoyle Mrs Frank Stone and H G Smith.
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Winthrop Post Office
FE. R. Angier
Margaret B. Grant
Sadie Guilfoyle
Frank Stone H. G. Smith
Mansfield and Nankivell Portrait Talk Turns Sour
Richard Mansfield pressed for an absolute likeness from Frank Nankivell for a portrait but laments the result as looking like a prizefighter. The artist refuses to fix it and accuses Mansfield of expecting a lithograph rather than a drawing. Nearby Uncle Jerry Peebles meets a large man in the smoking car while hunting for a matching pipe lighter.
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Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Nankivell
Uncle Jerry Peebles
Uncle Jerry
Sid
Nan
Praying Man and Oath Traditions Mentioned in News Items
A column excerpts Beecher on praying and daily bread, notes on oath taking via raising a hand, references Sardou's praise of women, and a Humorous exchange about a marriage proposal. Includes lines from Detroit News-Tribune and Houston Post.
Short Dogs Bite Low and Proverb Jokes
A passerby complains of a dog bite on the ankle while the owner quips the pup could not reach higher, followed by a London Tit-Bits quip about a pup. A proverb warns that one who hangs himself in the chimney should not complain of smoke.
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London
Humorous Advice From an Irish Daughter-in-Law
A series of light anecdotes and quips about family life and work, including a boastful son-in-law who suggests life insurance to ease his mind, humorous office job banter, and small observations from New York and London humor pages.
A visitor seeks relief but explains being sick with ague
A large, healthy man asks at the door for "a little, something twext" and, told he could have it if he worked at the wood pile, he refuses, citing a hand hurt by ague. The mistress directs him to shake ashes in the back yard.
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Papa
Houston Post
Tye
Quotations on Colonial Benefits from England and Holland
Amsterdam Handelsblad notes that only two nations gain from their colonies and grasp how to manage England and Holland, both sharing many national characteristics.
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England and
Hollange
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Death by Own Action Cited in Quotation
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation notes a man with a cold in his head taking his own life, prompting reflection on possible advice given and the vulnerability of those affected by illness.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Travelers Leave Razor Strops and More At Hotels
A hotel clerk notes that about 10 percent of travelers forget razor strops and other items such as combs brushes and slippers when leaving hotels. Many are donated to charity after being abandoned. Also mentioned are reminiscences of Rev. John Skinner and a Scottish anecdote about Montrose.
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Razor Strops
Strops
New York Press
John Skinner
Montrose
Banff
Forfar
Langside
Difference in English word signification confuses foreign learners
A Wall Street era note discusses how meanings of similar English words stump foreign learners, recounting an attache who fell for a Washington socialite and later wrote a flirtatious line. It also notes the periwig origin with Louis XIV and 17th to 18th century fashion, plus a Philadelphia anecdote about a precise scientist who presses for proven facts.
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Washington
One Needed Rest
A doctor advises rest, insisting the husband needs it, while the wife stubbornly repeats she has told him countless times over two months. John is urged to heed the medical advice as tension rises and another interruption from Sechmd Thornetit suggests rest may be best.
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John
Sechmd Thornetit
Troubled Even In Death Quote Aimed At In-Law
A wry quotation from Journal Amusant notes a person bringing flowers to a mother-in-law's grave, remarking on the irony that she hated flowers. The exchange suggests family tensions and dark humor surrounding death and mourning.
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Amusant
The Glacier as Backdrop Inspires Fashiona Dream
In a brief stage scene a character peers through a glass and notes an obvious glacier looming ahead. The other character envisions the ice as a striking backdrop for her blue frock, highlighting a playful contrast between landscape and costume.
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