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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
2
Advertising or news copy must reach the office early in the week with a Thursday 8:30 PM latest to insure insertion. Subscription rates listed include one year 2.00, six months 1.00, three months 0.50. Address and payment instructions given for Herbert Emerson Cripts and others at Lewis' Block Washington Avenue.
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor announces its publication details and distribution points. It lists offices at Lewis Block opposite Beach Station and Ocean Spray Pharmacy as locations. copies cost 5 cents and are sold at multiple Pearl Street area outlets including Bagness at Highland Station and Brown's Pharmacy.
Practical homemaking guidance from Farm Journal style advice on sewing, caring for linens, baby carriage, and cleaning. Includes tips on asparagus preparation and bread puddings, with broad comments on crops and family labor. Ends with a farmer’s proverb reflecting social praise for a successful agricultural year.
A list of letters awaiting pickup at the Winthrop post office for the week ending March 27 includes Mrs. Victor MacDowell, Mrs. Stedman, Miss Hannah Twomey, and Mrs. He Twomey.
Old Boston's oldest standing house, The Deane Winthrop House, is open to visitors on weekdays from 2 to 5 pm. Parking is available at Ocean Spray station.
A short notice surveys errors in memorials at Westminster Abbey and Westminster Palace. It notes wrong spur orientation on Cromwell's statue and miswritten inscriptions such as Prince of Whales on a sword and Mayflower flag misdated to later history. It highlights overlooked mislabels in historic display corridors and rooms.
The article notes that honeycomb cells are hexagonal due to natural laws and pressure, not instinct alone, while solitary bees build circular cells. It then contrasts with gun bore sizing history and describes Tibet’s great printing works at Narling with wooden blocks and primitive manual printing.
A Carl Schurz memorial professor is to be established at the University of Wisconsin. The project follows a Milwaukee movement by prominent German-Americans to raise an endowment of $50,000. Income funds an annual lecture course by renowned German university professors.
Keiths Theatre announces Nance O Neil as top attraction for the week of March 29 in Boston. She will perform a vaudeville adaptation from her repertoire and will be joined by Clarice Mayne, Tate, Chip and Anta Marble, Matthews and Ashley, and Hardeen in a varied bill featuring novelty acts and strong stage crowd appeal.
A collage of satirical proverbs and miscellany from April Farm Journal includes quirky lines about a tomato can and shoes, observations on marriage and money, odd anecdotes about clocks, flags, neckwear, and everyday life. The jumble features humor and rural miscellany with a light, ironic tone.
Dudley Club defeated Cottage Park Yacht to secure third place in the Suburban Interclub League cross-off at Roxbury on Tuesday night. Cottage Park Yacht finished fourth.
St Mary's wins the main game against Winthrop with goals from Mullen Dugan McLoughlin Kettlety and McCarthy. The second team also beats Winthrop junior squad. Referee Joyce. scorer Canavan. timer King. Time 20 minute halves. attendance 400.
The Winthrop Home Missionary Society met at 48 Highland Avenue hosted by Mrs. Mary Liesen Larsen. Reports covered Women’s Home Missions, Temperance, local missionary work, and a barrel received at a supported home. Delegates were elected for the Lynn district meeting in East Boston on March 28 with Dr Bates speaking on women’s place in missions.
A late former century etiquette guide argues daily soap washing benefits complexions and notes the daily bath becoming standard. It claims soap does not irritate the skin and that common sense has moved beyond the belief washing harms health.
A historical note surveys bride standards in various cultures. It mentions Sandwich Islands natives valuing women by weight, Chinese practices of foot binding and dental work, South Sea customs of tattooed skin and nose rings, and African princes requiring tooth filing to resemble a saw.
The Timber Trades Journal of London notes the newly imported Tasmanian myrtle for high end cabinetry and piano work. It is described as rich pink in color, moderately hard, very close grained, finishes well and works smoothly.
General Von Pitreich takes over from Count Beck as head of Austria's general staff. General von John recalled for a remark at an Equipment Board meeting claiming he cannot be successful with one pair of trousers. The debate centered on supplying enlisted men with one or two pairs.
Five years of female health troubles described by Mrs Eric Donovan of Willimantic Connecticut. She cites backache dizziness and irregularities and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after three doctors offered no relief. The notice touts the compound as a trusted remedy for displacement inflation fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
Winthrop Yacht Club edged Cottage Park Yacht in a Friday night interclub match at Winthrop. The score shows Winthrop 1 8 3 in bowling lanes with a roll-off deciding the result. Cottage Park’s figures and roll-off outcome are noted alongside.
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