Newspaper copies sold at multiple Winthrop outlets
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor lists locations where copies of the paper can be purchased at five cents each. Stores include Highland Station, Bangness near Lyon Depot, Boston outlets at Revere Beach and Winthrop Beach News Co., J. H. Totman’s News Agency, Brown’s Pharmacy, Wadsworth Block, Thayer’s Ocean Spray Pharmacy, Elizabeth Rippay’s shop, and a variety store opposite Centre Station, plus the public office on Washington Ave. at Block.
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Highland Station
ALT
Bangness
Lyon Depot
Boston
Revere Beach
J. H. Totman
Jefferson and
Winthrop Streets
Brown's Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Elizabeth Rippay
Centre Station
Office of Public
Washington Ave
T Jon, Lewis
Sampson Will Contest Reaches Supreme Court For Estate
The $82,000 Walter S. Sampson estate of Winthrop faces a jury trial in the Supreme Court. Judge Grant upheld the will. Wendell A. Sampson of Fall River named special administrator with a $150,000 bond. Building Inspector Sampson contests on insanity and undue influence. A codicil shifts bequest to a life trust for the benefactor with remainder to his children. Walter and Benjamin F. Sampson each receive $10,000 and a house. two other sons share similar amounts. Bond filed. letters of administration sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Sampson
Winthrop
Supreme Court
Grant
Wendell A. Sampson
Fall River
Sampson
Walter
Benjamin F. Sampson
Special Administration
Winthrop Beats Milford High 48 to 12 In Milford New Hampshire
Winthrop High School defeated Milford High 48 to 12 in Milford New Hampshire on a Saturday game. Mahoney and O Anderson starred for Winthrop while H Anderson and Thompson led Milford. Attendance was about 400 and refereed by Reed with Umpire Breed. The page also advertises Nat M. Wills The Happy Tramp at Keith's starting March 9 for one week with vaudeville sketches and parodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop High School
Milford
N. H
Milford High
Mahoney
O. Anderson
Winthrop
H. Anderson
Thompson
Winthrop H
W. Anderson Kimball
Pailacy
Ibrf
Thompson Miller
Marks
Miller
Anderson
Kimpalla
Tailacq
W.anderson
Reed
Breed
Nat M. Wills
Keith's
Wills
Army General Speaks At Campfire Themed Church Event
At Congregational Church attendees waded through mud to a transformed space with trees tents and a campfire. Brigadier General Henry B Carrington spoke on the Indian campaign of 1866 after a Boys Kitchen Club performance led by president David Garratt. An eighty fourth birthday reception was planned for Monday.
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Congregational Church
David Garratt
Henry B. Carrington
United States Army
Fort Banks
Resolutions of Town Government Association on Albert W Richardson
The Town Government Association of Winthrop records the death of Albert W Richardson a faithful member. The resolutions express deep sympathy to his bereaved relatives and note the vacancy his loss creates for the community. A copy of the resolutions is to be sent to the family and filed in the association records.
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Albert W. Richardson
Winthrop
Winthrop Real Estate Transfers Highlight Nahant and Circuit Road
Transfers show Widith Lancaster and Mary L Mills with Alden A Mills on Nahant avenue and adjoining land for $1 each. Ellen M Mayo transfers to Lena M Wal éron on Circuit road for $1. Includes trustee directions for Charles F Lancaster. Also notes stray social commentary and light classroom exchange embedded in clipping.
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Widith Lancaster
Alden A. Mills
Nahant Avenue
Charles F. Lancaster
Mary L. Mills
Ellen M.mayo
Lena M. Waléron
Idels Are Eaten In October Indian Confectionery
In October confectioners in parts of India display a tall pole with a hook and a fire beside a pan. A worker stirs bubbling sugar with a wooden ladle, cools it, then stretches and pulls the mass into long white strands used to form sacred idol figures sold to devout locals.
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India
Strand Magazine
Patch on trousers vs stain on soul
A quip contrasts streetcar seating equality with vanity and social judgment. A Nantucket reflection notes children surprise at parental choice, while a Richmond Evening Journal line decries moral stain as worse than a fabric blemish.
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Richmond Evening Journal
Notice of administrator for Susan E French estate
The subscriber has been appointed administrator of the estate of Susan E French late of Winthrop Suffolk County intestate and has taken the trust by bond. Creditors must present demands and debtors must pay to Orra French administrator Winthrop February 18, 1908.
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Susan E French
Winthrop
Suffolk
Orra French
Instructions on Poison Preparations and Grooming Advice
An old text details making a dangerous poison by dissolving corrosive sublimate and camphor in turpentine, then applying it to cracks. It then shifts to meticulous grooming tips for women, emphasizing immaculate dress, fit, and avoidance of ragged finery, followed by wine-thinned marmalade sauces for ice cream and fruit desserts with specific preparation notes.
Entertaining coverlets for baby cribs and bascinet
Novelty crib coverings feature eider down foundations in pink blue white or pearl gray with bright color toy decorations stamped on cloth. Decorations of dolls trees and similar motifs are cut out and sewn flat then edge finished with embroidery.
Frill Paper Decor for Lamb Chops
A simple frill from white unruled paper twelve by four inches adds a decorative touch to bones. Fold lengthwise, fringe the folded edge an inch deep, spiral around a pencil, and secure with paste. Dry frills slip off to encircle the bone.
Mint Jelly Mold Instructions From a Tea Room Recipe
Wash one cupful of fresh mint leaves. Pour over them boiling water and steep half an hour. Strain, press. Boil with sugar and water, then add gelatin soaked in cold water. Stir, add mint water and lemon juice, pour into molds. Circles of instructions follow.
Calisthenic Regimen And Diet Advice From An Antique Note
The passage prescribes a regimen of hydration and high carbohydrate intake with six raw eggs daily. It advocates lengthy rest and deep breathing, with moderate exercise and avoidance of worry. The text reflects health tips emphasizing traditional dietary and fitness practices.
Unlucky Whistling Beliefs Tied to Old Cross Nails
A superstition claims it is bad luck for women to whistle due to a tradition of women crying out during the forging of nails for the cross. The piece notes that comparatively few women whistle, and then shifts to cleaning brass with ammonia and polishing techniques for metallic items.
Petition to Sell Estate Real Property in Winthrop
Probate Court in Suffolk MA cites heirs and all interested to show cause why Gilbert H Belcher executor may obtain license to privately sell the estate of Mary Emily Eaton to pay debts and charges. Hearing set March 26 1908 in Boston. Notice to be published weekly in Winthrop Sun and Visitor and mailed to interested parties. Witness Enquire Judge. Arthur W Dolan clerk.
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Suffolk
Emily Eaton
Winthrop
Gilbert H. Belcher
Boston
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Robert Grant
Arthur W. Dolan
River Thames Town of Ice Crowns Winter Hardship
The 1684 European winter froze ink and wine, stiffened bread, and created a thriving ice town on the Thames with shops for tailors and printers. The cold caused hundreds of deaths and the poor suffered greatly as temperate life ground to a halt.
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Europe
Thames
Pearson's Weekly
Little Great Men and a Chinese Scholar’s European Quest
A Chinese savant versed in Confucius travels to Amsterdam seeking the works of the immortal Nixoton. The Dutch bookseller has never heard of it. The wanderer laments that fame from China never travels beyond his homeland as Europe lacks such little great men. The tale recalls Oliver Goldsmith’s reflection on distant scholars and their global reach.
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Europe
Confucius
Amsterdam
The Prince of Parthia first American play staged in Philadelphia
The first American produced play in the United States was The Prince of Parthia by Thomas Godfrey. It opened at the Southwark theater in Philadelphia in April 1767 with Lewis Hallam's company, the first visiting players to the city. Godfrey, an ambitious young poet, died young. his work appeared in a 1765 volume.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Thomas Godfrey
Southwark
Quaker City
Lewis Hallam
Philadelphia
Godfrew
A Use For His Obituary
A bemused editor apologizes after a false death report of the commandant circulates. The man claimed to be alive suggests leaving the correction to let friends use the tale to borrow money.
Etiquette Delays Helped Louis XIV Face Cold Morning
A London Scrap Book note recalls Louis XIV catching a severe cold when the lord of the chamber was absent at dawn and courtiers, bound by etiquette, refused to hand him his shirt. The incident underscores rigid court protocol and its human cost.
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France
Louis XIV
London
Indifferent statesman turns away from question
A statesman responds that he will not answer. He declares indifference to the inquiry and compares it to a bear fight witnessed by a woodsman’s wife. The remark ends with the wife saying she did not care who won the fight.
Shoes Loudly Hit The Floor In Morning Scamper
A mother calls to her child as a noise of thumping and stamping echoes from Bob's room. He explains the racket is his shoes being moved about in the early morning.
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Bob
Bobby
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Winthrop Sun
Winthrop Beach News Co
Beach Mation
New Hampshire
Keith's Theatre
Winthrop Real Estate Trans
FERS
Olive
Violet
Puck
Nantucket
Inquirer
Mirror
Henrietta Sowle
Commonwealth of Masachusetts
Cennne
Castoria
Freeman’s Hardware
W. W. Freeman
F. W. Devoe and
C. T. Reynolds Co
Winthrop Street
P. O
Alfred Tewksbury & Co
Herrick’s
Educato
Golden Rule
Beacon Falls
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Wissner, Schoninger, Krell, Ludwig
Winter
Schubert, Shultz and
Cote
Blake's Piano
Washington St
Chas. F. Totten
Winthrop Beach
Mass
Lewis Block Shave Shop
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