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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
8
A compact reflection on wealth priorities suggesting lasting value lies in assets and ownership rather than income alone. The phrase underscores the idea that material security comes from what one already holds.
The Fist Baptist Church on Belcher Street in Winthrop lists Rev. Frederick M. Ware as pastor. Services include morning worship Bible School and evening worship with a Wednesday and Friday schedule and a Tuesday prayer meeting. The church hosts a junior Bible program and plans a mock trial with music and readings to fund a delegate to the Silver Bay conference in July.
The First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal at 215 Winthrop Street led by Rev. Charles Tilton invites visitors to morning and evening services. The quartet and organist Minnie Floyd perform. Chaplain George A. Crawford preaches at 10:30 a.m. on May 24 with Sunday school and various church activities throughout the day.
All Souls Church Unitarian at Corner Hermon and School streets conducts services at 10 45 AM with a Sunday school at noon and a Young People's Religious Union gathering at 6 PM. Memorial Sunday sermon is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10 45. The Winthrop War Veterans Association and women’s groups attend as honored guests with forty six young ladies representing states at the event. Y P R U meets at 6 30 PM with Miss Ethel Stowe speaking on A Trip to Washington DC. Anniversary week events begin Monday and run to Friday ending with a laymen ministers banquet in Boston.
Old Boston’s oldest standing house, the Deane Winthrop House, is open daily on weekdays from 2 to 5 pm. Visitors are urged to leave cars at Ocean Spray station for access.
Real estate transfer notices list several changes of ownership in Winthrop. Transactions include Elizabeth Steukebury, St Michael Grimes, Emma A, and others transferring parcels on Washington Avenue, Pleasant Park Road, Main Street, River Road, Cottage Park Road, and Temple Avenue among named individuals and estates. Amounts shown frequently as $1 or $81 with various parties including David Floyd, Ralph Shorey, George Ayer, and Rose Knight noted.
Winthrop Nellis reports illness of Mr. Lucius Floyd and a flurry of social visits and travel. Local residents and visiting families Townsend, Tucker, Steere, Creighton, Breslin, Belcher, Tilton, and others are listed with movements to and from Winthrop. Community events include church group meetings, engagements, a stork visit, and preparations for upcoming sessions and summer stays at homes across Winthrop and nearby towns.
A San Francisco Call item notes the pious Kate B and her family known for prayer. A visiting group seeking signatures for a high license petition arrives at their home. Mrs B remarks on the crowd of young men while Mr B quips that Kate has been praying again.
A characteristic tale from Col Elliott Ellsworths early life shows his hardship and honor. While pursuing a business contact in a restaurant he declined lunch to discuss business, saying he could not accept hospitality he could not reciprocate. He recalled suffering agony at the sight and smell of food, preferring to endure hunger rather than sponge.
A newly married man named Wangles is struck above the eye by a heavy heel in a cab during his wedding day. The cab speeds off as guests shower him with rice con fetti and shoes while his bride weeps and a handkerchief tries to cover the bleeding. He explains to a doctor that he was just married that morning, prompting a jocular exchange about his bride’s quick start.
During cross examination a defense attorney questions how a defendant’s drinking and gambling are known. The witness explains the phrase using a blue chip for car fare and instructions to keep the change, implying gambling activity without direct evidence.
In Sydney a woman tossing a horseshoe over her shoulder struck a hatter’s window, hitting a customer trying on a hat. The shocked shopmen believed a prank and the customer struck the worker, sending him through plate glass. A general melee followed as shoppers asked what caused the ruckus.
An Old Lady reads a letter from her son in college and jokes about his romantic entanglement with Belle Lettres. The humorous Brooklyn Life snippet implies a warning to a bemused mother and a playful misreading of a letter from college.
A young worker is thanked for always being first in the office, as the employer remarks on his punctual habits. The exchange appears in the Chicago Record Herald.
In Yonkers Statesman a young girl insists on practicing talking to grow into a lady, prompting her mother’s remark that girls should be seen and not heard. The exchange captures small town domestic humor and social expectation.
The aphorism notes that although a woman’s age is undeniably hers she does not always own it. It reflects social views on female aging and self possession in exchange language.
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