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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
6
The notable composer Cecile Chaminade, widow of M. Carbonel, plans a first American tour this fall after years of offers. She spoke of her health and resolve amid critics, with praise for her songs and works performed in Paris and in American concerts.
In Dutch Guiana women wear heavy jewelry at the waist and neck, while Japanese women avoid blackening teeth to appear unattractive. German women show clan heirloom finery. a Spanish maiden is attended by a suitor, with bindings of propriety and permissive engagement rules. A marriage is arranged by family heads.
A photographer notes most portraits show the left side of the face as more regular and expressive. He explains the left profile often appears sharper with a fuller eye, finer mouth curve, firmer cheek contour, and thicker temple hair. The girl observes this as a common bias in profile photography.
A nursery should include a waste paper basket and children should learn to place scraps, doll cuttings, dressmaking remnants and small litter in it. Teaching tidiness early shapes girls for homemaking and lifelong cleanliness, since it becomes harder to learn as adults.
A London paper says the term suffragette should be abandoned as the suffragist movement becomes political. It argues the word is a reproach and does not enrich language, and that women seek equality as suffragists and citizens just as men are.
Describes a quick jam process using a wire potato masher to mash fruit, add equal sugar by pint, then boil in a granite kettle. After boiling, transfer to jars, fill, and seal immediately for better flavor and easier preparation.
Washington hostesses fear a shift in administration could oust many young men who have aided social affairs for eight years. They worry that appointments may not always presentably attend balls and dinners as guests.
Imported madras curtains brought by decorators mimic cathedral glass. Hung flat against window pane inside woodwork, finished with a hem or small ball fringe. They create a dim religious light.
Annie Hockfelder, who earned an LL B from New York University, posts a sign announcing she will only receive women clients. She is described as a pioneer in New York in the field of lawyers for women.
Museum staff cannot identify whether the mammal on display is a specific species or multiple related kinds. The attendant investigates the animal’s classification amid uncertainty about origin and taxonomy.
Dyeing methods for madras curtains have reached a new level of perfection enabling safe home washing. A cleaner recommends washing in warm suds with white soap, using bags in a revolving tub, rinsing, then air drying. Modern curtains use wool designs with colorfast dye, avoiding salt or vinegar setting. Sundour lines offer fade resistant patterns at comparable prices.
William Inglis explains the plague transmission from rat to flea to human. Fleas feed on rat blood and discharge plague bacteria onto human skin, enabling infection when not bathed. spread is slower in well hygienic areas like Japan and the United States but rapid in regions with infrequent bathing.
Practical advice on folding handkerchief corners for neater seams and boosting ham broth flavor with vinegar and cloves. Tips include cooling boiled ham in the cooking water to preserve moisture, nickel plating cleaning with water whiting or alcohol, gasoline for large nickel cleaning with precautions, and removing ink stains using lime solution or ammonia followed by wash.
Public auction of a parcel with buildings in Winthrop Suffolk County Mass described by metes and bounds. The sale arises from a mortgage by Charles R Ford to Homestead Co operative Bank dated 1897 breached terms of mortgage. Minimum $300 down at sale with further terms to be announced. Conducted by Daniel Eldredge treasurer and Walter H Roberts attorney 7 Congress St Boston.
This notice declares a mortgagee's sale under Wilbur F. Stafford to James P. Prince dated 1908 to be conducted at public auction on September 21 1908 at 2 PM on the premises in Winthrop Massachusetts Lot 5 on the plan of land bounded by Linden Street Atlantic Streets and adjacent lots totaling 5348 square feet. The sale is subject to a prior mortgage and other terms. James P Prince Mortgagee. 9 29 3t
Nanna enters drawing room with her fourteen month old charge after zoo visit. Archibald spoke for first time saying papa. Father and Bella react with surprise as the child’s utterance is described. Fliegende Batter record quotes the moment.
Pursuant to a 1907 mortgage to Charles B. Wyman by Ewen A. Clark and Flora D. Clark the Court Park Land Trust parcel in Winthrop is sold at public auction on Wednesday September 16 1908 at 4 PM. The deed covers a 24621 square foot parcel with buildings, known as Loring House, subject to prior mortgage of 7500 taxes and assessments. A $200 down payment is required at sale with other terms as announced.
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