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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
7
Trains run on Weekdays and Sundays from Boston to Orient Heights Beachmont Crescent Beach Winthrop and Lynn stations with varied intervals and service through Winthrop Centre and Winthrop Highlands. The notice warns baggage limits and guards against guaranteed departure times with a closing signature of Hoyt and Fenno.
The Winthrop and Revere post offices publish hours for stamps, money orders, registry, and deliveries. Weekday hours run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., holidays 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sundays for stamps and general delivery 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Mails depart weekdays at 8 a.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. with extra 3:45 p.m. from Revere. Mails received times and street letter box collections are listed, with several sub-stations and box pick ups at designated times. Carriers deliver at 7:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4:10 p.m. The superintendent urges patrons to include street and number on mail to avoid delays.
The page lists street pairs and crossings for fire alarm locations and instructions for giving alarms plus test schedules. It includes box numbers, central and beach stations, and names of fire officials, followed by copyright notices from the Library of Congress with multiple dates and music titles listed.
Boston Elevated Railway announces service changes with early morning and late night runs from Orient Heights Gladstone to Scollay Square via tunnel. Special cars may be chartered for events. inquiries to Superintendent of Transportation, 101 Milk Street, Room 701. U S Sergeant, Vice-President.
A methodical man over forty falls in love and plans a precise marriage. On the wedding day he is found at home absorbed in reading, causing a postponed ceremony. Friends learn the delay stems from his habit for routine and solitude.
A schoolteacher met a clerk in a general store window displaying George Eliot titles. The clerk, with red cheeks, said they did not have Middlemarch but offered Sousa works instead, showing a gap in classic literature availability.
A fragmentary dialogue references a German physician noting women need more sleep than men. Mrs de C agrees and advises not waiting up, while Mr de speaks of a late return. The exchange hints at social habits and gendered sleep expectations.
A humorous exchange recounts Mr Popp claiming to know where cuff links are while his wife asks, a punchline ends with the baby swallowing them. The item appears in Cleveland Leader style wit and Atchison Globe editorial voice.
A garbled reminiscence recalls a famed lawyer who won a suit and faced violent threats. The narrative shifts to a courtroom duel, a sudden confrontation, and a dramatic show of force. It then wanders into a discussion of revolutionary era toys and political kits modeled after guillotine scenes and Bastille imagery from Toy of Other Lands by Mrs. Fr. Nevi Jackson.
The text notes that Charles Dickens once used two Christian names but later appeared as plain Charles Dickens. It mentions Westminster Abbey tombstone uses the shortened name and references John Forster and the Dictionary of National Biography regarding the biographical record.
At a reception Miss Ellen Ferry spoke about the many women who seek her help to get on stage. She noted that every woman under thirty believes she is an actress and every actress believes she is under thirty.
One day Elmer observed funerals pass the house and warned his Mam if they did not hurry up and die heavy would be so crowded they could not get in. The remark reflects a child’s grim humor about death and crowding at funerals.
A witty remark by a philosopher character praises a wife who prearranges her letters a week ahead so her husband can post them, illustrating a humorous view on domestic efficiency and considerate spousal behavior.
A brief dialogue defines a first water diamond as a stone fresh from the mine never soaked. The speaker explains the term Miss Fondarfy-Jack asks for clarification on meaning and examples of the phrase used in jewelry or trade.
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