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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
6
In a Chicago Post vignette a weary man questions an adviser about a explorer’s motives and hunger after confinement. The exchange turns into a biting quip about readiness to lecture and mortality as the pair depart in mock grand fashion.
Robert Louis Stevenson credits dreams and even brownies with shaping his writing. He describes two nights of dreaming scenes that formed the core of the story before he later wrote it awake.
The article chronicles rapid composition feats by Arthur Sullivan, Bom pard, and N Trotere. It notes Sullivan and Tolanthe tunes written overnight, Bom pard completing a song in ten minutes, and Trotere composing Asthore in forty minutes and The Brow of the Hill in eight minutes after posting a letter.
The passage notes Chinese children given unusual Christian style names. Girls bear poetic titles like Cloudy Moon and Spring Peach while boys are labeled for work and wisdom such as Practical Industry. Slaves receive phrases like Not For Me and Joy to Serve as names.
A father punishes his son after a fault while the three year old Harold, present but unfazed, pleads to pray instead. The child asks to go upstairs to pray rather than receive corporal discipline, illustrating a moment of faith over correction.
A fragment from Brooklyn Life notes a cook leaves, taking the recipe book of dishes John's mother used to make. The brief item suggests a personal, domestic setback impacting a family member and household traditions.
Principal Johnnie comments on a weak sermon while questioning what his father throws up when merry. The dialogue reflects Britsh humor as Londor Tit Bits style wordplay and a playful exchange about parental behavior and wit.
Cleveland Leader reports on a legal difference and questions the value of an expert opinion in a case. The piece hints at fees and charges related to legal services by a firm named Eawy Lossax Dutt.
A medieval style fragment notes that labeling someone an amardzinal genius signals readiness to make excuses for him. The Chicago Record Herald quotes a line about hope preventing a heart from breaking, attributed to Irich Proverh.
A blend of two excerpts describes Japan's rural life and a scene in Boston. It contrasts rice field labor and a peasant’s simple home with a strike of daily toil, then shifts to a House of Bushby store and Jimmy Sloane, noted for friendly company but limited lifting ability.
Scientists report that dark walls enhance perceived light in a room when the light source lies behind the reader. Adding a second light within the reader’s field of vision makes the paper seem darker as the eyes contract. Light colored walls may reduce actual illumination efficiency.
A painting titled The Picture In Disguise in Warwickshire was long seen as a floral study. An art dealer, with permission, revealed beneath the flowers a fine portrait of Charles I by Van Dyck. No authentic records exist, but it is believed a royalist concealed the work during the Civil War.
Rosa Bonheur, famed artist, reportedly criticized a Paris design school for cutting their hair short. She exclaimed that the class, all girls, should keep their hair and focus on preserving the advantages of their sex, noting the girls had imitated their teacher.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a man prone to trouble mocked as easy to cure. A line about adding Get Line to the police force hints at a civic angle. A doctor’s sarcastic question about sleeping with an open mouth leads to a wry reply.
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter notes a jokey line about a professor and a mislaid item. The remark hints at a playful memory of a “three rubbers” mix up and asks if any gentlemen have worn extra rubber.
A brief quip from Philadelphia Record notes there is plenty of room at the top yet many who reach it tend to fall, reflecting a cynical view of ambition and success.
Four days after the Maine blew up the mascot cat Little Tom was rescued from wreckage. The emaciated, singed feline clung to a piece of iron, was nursed aboard the U S S Fern, and soon regained his war spirit. Tom served in campaigns after the Spanish War and died years later in Arlington Cemetery.
The Mass 2dth week bill at Keith's Theatre features Irene Franklin and Burt Green with eccentric songs. Edwin Stevens stars in Dickens sketches from The Devil, while Frank Morrell performs a top tenor act. Charles and Fanny Van present The Stage Carpenter and the Soubrette in a humorous sketch.
A long string of land conveyances shows names like Frederick W. Belcher Andrew Burnett Minnie Floyd and George W Tewksbury among others in Winthrop and related streets. The entries include receivers like Ina E White and Georgianna Hamilton with properties on Washington Bates and Somerset avenues plus Court Road and Woodside Avenue. Numerous transfers indicate nominal sums of 1 dollar and trustee dealings involving D Arthur Brown and James J McCarthy.
In Rockland Maine Mrs Young shares how backache and a female weakness were cured after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad argues backache signals root cause and promises relief by herbal remedies, citing widespread testimonials as proof.
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