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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1910
Page
11
A 16 year old writer in a sewing circle argues against spanking and flogging of daughters, urging parental moral appeal and respectful upbringing. The author, identified as SIXTEEN SUMMERS, cites eldest daughter status and claims no punishment since eight, contrasting obedient and saucy girls and criticizing traditional discipline. Another reader, MRS. EXPERIENCE, condemns inactive husbands who rely on wives for household labor after fire is built.
A reader expresses frustration with husbands seen as too pampered, urging men to share chores and let wives earn the money. The speaker uses vivid scorn for what she calls henpecked behavior and questions the fairness of pampered spouses.
A letter advises a home remedy for perspiration using soda rubbed in like a topical treatment. The writer, signing as CLIFFY, expresses sympathy and repeats personal success with the method.
A note from Mrs. M. C. at 154 Main Street Watertown invites interested girls to call or write for guidance on getting through the Conservatory of Music. She asks out-of-town readers to send their address.
Letter writers discuss cleaning expectations in a three unit block. A reader urges Board of Health inspections and tenant accountability for hall and stair cleanliness, or payments for cleaning. The piece contrasts domestic habits and English preservation of appearance with practical frugality.
Mistress Betty sits beside a blazing hearth with logs banked high and curtains closed as a north wind hammers the chimney. A tense moment rises as the scene shifts to the clash of elements and an unexpected development above the fray.
Betty learns Stanfield spared Lieutenant Macy to protect his beloved, the dearest girl who awaits abroad. Stanfield admits a past fault and a risky act to send a miniature and protect Macy’s secret love. Betty forgives, affirming Stanfield as a hero to the rival and the girl.
The Observant Citizen notes a nameless statue among busts of Jared Sparks Nathaniel Thayer and Benjamin Waterhouse in Gore Hall reading room. The piece questions the statue’s identity and hints at broader curiosity about Harvard’s commemorative practices. Meanwhile other tidbits mention Lake Winnepesaukee ice, early trout season, M Cronin of Hotel Elmwood, and Robert Hugh Benson’s sermons.
A jumble of verse and city notes opens with spring imagery from Walt Mason and shifts to urban scenes. Reports describe drivers steering through a street blaze crowd, Judge Putnam rebuking docket delays, a conductor handling fares with humor, Harvard crew sightlines, and public garden strolls by Dr. McNamara. Detec tives from the Metropolitan Park Police plan a transfer to Revere Beach with notes on thieves and methods.
Miss Blanche Hamilton Vox sails on Saturday April 9 for Europe with her father Albert Fox. The trip follows a two week opera tour through western cities as she seeks rest abroad.
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