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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
6
A children’s science note explains trimming an eggshell to a half shell and placing it near a mirror. With one eye closed and light on the face, look through a central hole toward the mirror. the concave shell appears convex, an illusion that reverses when the shell is moved or when both eyes open.
A foolish king threatens a rich dinner host. The man offers to live and be his minister if he answers three questions in three days. First, the king will live until his last breath. Second, circling the world takes a day if he travels with the sun. Third, the man implies the king is a fool. The king, impressed, spares him and names him prime minister.
The article praises the United States battleship squadron in the Pacific as the most magnificent and formidable fleet ever. It questions comparisons to past fleets and extols its destructive capacity. It features a set of riddles as interjected lines with quips about jailers, a musician, and a carriage wheel.
A poem from the Philadelphia North American extols spring and summer as bringers of joy to children. It contrasts spring with autumn winds that yield nuts and fruit, and winter winds that sweep barren fields with snow, celebrating each season's gifts to kids.
An amateur guide to selecting flowers for pleasing, fragrance, color, and year round interest. Recommends Nicotiana afinis for scent, Golden California poppy for bright yellow borders, hollyhocks for back fences, Rudbeckia Golden Glow for cutting, dahlias and cosmos for a front fence display, pompon chrysanthemums for autumn height, drummondiphlox as low massed annuals, and cactus and decorative dahlias for late summer color.
The piece urges women to maintain self care and appeal to their husbands, while retaining outside friendships and personal interests. It warns against merging identity entirely with a spouse and suggests tactful, not argumentative, communication to preserve affection.
James Creelman recalls a brave siege sketcher on Port Arthur parapet as shells fly and a Russian officer comments on the unfinished drawing. A charity dinner tale follows with Sammy from the slums declaring he can fight any kid. The clipping also lists a string of copyright notices from the Library of Congress for White-Smith Music Publishing with various titles and dates.
The article advises breathing correctly to restore energy and reduce facial signs of fatigue. It notes nutmegs aid various illnesses including colic, dysentery, and sleeplessness, and describes eye cleansing and hip exercises to improve circulation and tone.
A hostess famous for hospitality creates a charming custom by learning each guest's favorite flower and giving them large flat sachets perfumed with rose lily carnation or other scents. Perfumed beds are a luxury echoing lavender scented sheets of grandmothers days though not a new development.
The New York World quotes a rural exchange where a man teases about a kiss and a friend explains he is proposing to the girl for him. The exchange shows playful courtship dialogue reflecting social norms of the time.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a Texas affair where a young woman reportedly slept for two months. The dialogue mocks speculation about romantic visitors as the case draws interest but lacks clear details or names.
In a clipped exchange, Mrs Podunk condemns sending fleets to Japan as outrageous while Mr Podunk argues it is a friendly visit. The dialogue highlights fears sailors will be drunk aboard the ja pan ja until the hull time and the judge interjects.
A Chicago news excerpt shows a young widow asking who coined the saying about luck over wealth. A "wise" bachelor counters with a cynical guess that the phrase originated with a wealthy man whose wife married him for money.
A journalist imagines paradise as a place where all his stories are paid for at once and immediately printed in the largest type with his name in capitals at the bottom. This reflects a desire for instant, prominent recognition in print.
In remarks attributed to a Waslington Star report, a man questions a flying machine’s claim to revolutionize travel while noting it travels upside down about as well as right side up.
A lighthearted Detroit Tribune fragment shows Edwin thanking Edna for a kiss and Edna blushingly saying she will not boast yet fears friends will soon learn when they meet their girl friends. The tone is playful and social.
The White-Smith Music Publishing Company Boston claims ownership of the piano piece The Sailor's Dream Reverue Poetique by G C Wheeler. The rights are renewed for 14 years from June 12, 1908 and filed with the Librarian of Congress Register of Copyrights.
A Chestnut Street professional forgets his keys and cannot access his desk or safe. He considers a messenger, but his wife may be away. After returning home and realizing the error he phones repeatedly and abandons work for the day.
The narrative recalls Godkin reproving a city editor for an account of a boy’s suicide that blamed family resistance to marriage. Godkin warns he will leave the paper if such cruelty repeats, and the tale contrasts Danish wedding customs with myrtle crowns and hopeful preparations.
The passage urges using quality materials for business notices and bills to maintain patron respect. It argues customers judge seriousness by the presentation, urging professional printing to convey credibility and avoid appearing cheap.
Plain and Fancy Printing advertises reliable results for any order size with modern equipment a wide selection of type and materials and a competent staff. Orders left at the office will receive prompt attention and careful handling.
Prompt attention urged to review stationery supply and renew letter heads bill heads envelopes and spring announcements with all work done at the office.
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