The Housewife Receives Second Filing for Coffee
A housewife notes coffee is bright when cups are passe and calls for a second filing of coffee. No updates on refunds or new blends are mentioned.
13 Mar 1909
Page 1
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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
1
A housewife notes coffee is bright when cups are passe and calls for a second filing of coffee. No updates on refunds or new blends are mentioned.
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association gathered at the Deane Winthrop House for a well attended evening featuring a dinner for 60, a period pantomime, and a business meeting led by President George S. K. Mitchell. Reports showed funds on hand, duties of committees, and plans for playgrounds and tree planting, with officers and a three year trustee elected.
A long notice chronicles Edward T Harrington Co sales from January to March across Winthrop properties in Court Park, Woodside and adjacent streets. It lists hundreds of lots and houses sold, with prices, buyers, and mass market strategy, noting rapid postwar value growth and harbor side land as a strong investment.
The piece argues Winthrop has steady growth over 30 years, not a boom, with scarce vacant land. It notes about 1100 vacant lots historically, now perhaps 30 in the Cottage Hill to Highlands section, with land values rising toward 60 to 70 cents per foot and ongoing demand limiting over-supply. The commentator fears a true boom town is unlikely.
A mock trial held in Wadsworth Hall Thursday evening drew a full house. The case featured well known Winton residents acting as defendants and jurors, with Oscar Wilde and Olympia roles assigned to prominent local figures. The trial, presided by Judge Shake, produced a mixed-gender jury of six men and six women, and saw Willian Hanley portray Wilde while Mrs. Lo vett A. Small played Olympia.
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