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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
8
A transcription of church notices for First Baptist and Methodist Episcopal in Winthrop. It lists pastor names, addresses, service times, and upcoming events including baptisms, prayer meetings, lectures, and library notices. It mentions Wilson the Magician at a Men’s Class event and various weekly activities for youth and adults.
Unitarian church at 82 Hermon street led by Rev W C Litchfield invites all to morning service at 10 45. Sunday school at noon. Young People's Religious Union at 6 30. Free seats. weekly offering and subscriptions support the church. Telephone 242 1 for details.
Rev Alexander J McKenzie pastor residence 48 Shore Drive telephone Winthrop 21386 morning worship at 10 39 subject Enfranchised Personality chorus choir Miss Marion Croley cordial welcome Sunday school at noon Albert Armstrong superintendent Don ald Macalister assistant superintendent captain of Boys Brigade class C E at 630 an interesting meeting praise service at 730 pastor speak on Gods arm Alexander hymn books used prayer meeting Friday 730 pm teachers meeting Friday 315 m
A chain of real estate conveyances shows Theron Porter transferring two lots on Franklin street to Emil G. Har tung, and multiple exchanges including Mary D. Safford to Helen J. Fales on Main street and Pleasant park road. Other notes list Annie F. Connell to Annie L. Lee on Shirley and Cutler streets and further transfers involving Rhoda Isenberg, Elizabeth I. Pease, Annie E. McCloskey, and Nathan Bloch along Beach road, Shirley street, Jefferson street, Trident avenue, and Bellevue avenue with amounts noted as 1.
Annette Kellerman is back with B F Keith after a legal dispute ended last Friday. She plans to perform at the Fifth Avenue Theatre and resumes her diving act, noting she prefers the sport to law. Kellerman had previously broken her contract but Keith secured a restraining order in court, then forgave the return.
A London Standard description of queer life in a Johannesburg residential block notes that most residents occupy a single room with cramped belongings. The piece details improvised uses of furniture, social visits, and daily routines, including meals on a washing stand and guests arriving for tea or dinner.
The secretary notes most presidents misname the US chief justice. Washington nominated Oliver Ellsworth and called him chief justice of the supreme court, a trend others repeated until Cleveland correctly titled him chief justice. A Philadelphia auctioneer showcases antique hourglasses used by prior auctioneers, including tortoise shell and amber varieties.
A clergyman visited a dentist for a tooth fixing and, after service, the dentist asked only a nominal fee. In return the parson offered his own writing, presenting a Psalm disquisition. On the fly leaf he inscribed the line And my mouth shall show forth thy praise from Psalms.
The humorist George Ade, stranded in a small town, visits a barber shop for a shave. After the barber completes the shave Ade lifts a handkerchief to his face and tells the barber he has missed his calling, saying he should be an oyster opener.
The Malden News argues that towns should adopt a finance committee to review all appropriations before town meetings. It says this would curb extravagant spending, provide careful scrutiny of needs, and allow voters to act with tangible information. It praises leaders of character for serving without facing undue indignities.
Chief Whitney of the state police issues rules to govern summer resort Sabbath shows aiming for orderly observance at Revere Beach Nantasket and similar places. The Malden News notes old blue laws are unlikely to be fully enforced yet urges reasonable rigidity within current conditions.
The oldest house still standing in Old Boston is open to the public on weekdays until 5 p.m. Visitors may park at Ocean Spray station.
The excerpt quotes a Houston Post line about marriage. It notes a spouse who loves both affection and money, reflecting a cautious view of a partner's priorities. The dialog hints at enduring devotion contrasted with material concerns.
The speaker notes his marriage to Miss Mullins may be delayed as she wed young Dobson yesterday, prompting a surprised exchange about the sudden change in happiness and plans.
A brief classroom dialogue imagines a lesson on what oxygen and nitrogen are to breathing. The quirky exchange contrasts day and night respiration and ends with a quote about aging and past life attributed to De Maistre.
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