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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
6
A Western yachtsman reflects on Boston clubs, boats, and owners while offering practical rules for invitations to country homes. The piece compares the sport’s traditions and shares duties for hosts and guests, guiding readers on how to be welcomed and courteous in social settings.
Finely illustrated pages highlight the Great Conclave with advance news and a special story on the Mystic Shrine. The feature promises vivid images and in-depth coverage of events, ceremonies, and notable figures connected to the assembly.
A newspaper card summarizes humorous and earnest child and street gaming responses to the postwoman inquiry What do you want most in all the world The piece collects a mix of simple wishes and comic replies reflecting everyday desires in a candid street scene.
A Post reporter visits the Spanish minister at his summer home in Swampscott. The interview covers the minister's family, his wife and children, and his views on the Cuban Revolution.
A sketch of Mr Curtis Guild Jr highlighting his career in Boston politics. The feature lists his activities, public service, and notable achievements. The piece introduces Guild as a strong, active figure in civic life with emphasis on his influence and character.
A concise plea for canoe travel as an economical mode of summer touring. It extols combined exercise and lazy rest on peaceful streams, presenting a joyous, simple loaf of leisure and outdoor activity suitable for readers seeking affordable vacation ideas.
Boston dock officials hear merchants Dennis and Hooper dispute claims of lacking cargo facilities. They argue New York remains the real trade hub, rail lines expand terminal capacity, and a statewide canal or public dock system could lure ships. Proposals include universal water front control and a yearlong dockage exemption to attract an American steamship line.
Mrs Ruth Bronson, a Wichita widow, travels to New York to rally support and funds for reclaiming twenty Oklahoma female bandits. She defends the women as victims of deputy marshals oppression, recounting jail visits and tales of coerced arrests, noting seven bandits remain at large.
The article describes about fifteen Oklahoma jailed or at large hunted like wolves for love of kin and betrothed, claiming the female bandits are pure country girls. Mrs. Bronson argues they are not immoral and plans to present the matter to the Department of Justice in Washington.
In Paterson New Jersey a bicycle rider complains his wife wears dark red bloomers in public. Lawyer Richard Randall says he cannot stop the fashion trend, predicting red bloomers will spread and even reach Trenton’s legislative halls within a year or two.
Odd fragmented ad copy touts Beecham's pills for constipation and a book available at druggists. It claims high sales and urges readers to “go by it,” with unreadable numbers sprinkled through the line.
In Annapolis a resident reportedly married his 18 year old niece at Upper Marlboro with a license. The groom, 40, produced the certificate to defend the union. About fifteen years earlier another man in the same district wed his niece and later had the marriage legalized by the Maryland Legislature.
Mrs Adele D Holt wife of actor Edwin Holt formerly Clarence E Holt swears warrant for his arrest after a Grove West of Toledo production of As You Like It Miss Eaton whose mother objected to Holt’s relation to her daughter brought Holt’s wife and three children from New York Holt tried to disappear but was halted by Mrs Eaton It is claimed Holt had told Miss Eaton he had filed for divorce
Governor Levi P. Morton of New York arrived at Bar Harbor on August 2 to join his family during a seaside stay. The visit underscores his recreational break while in state.
Maria S. P. Miner widow of Rev. Dr. A. A. Miner files her will in Suffolk probate court. She leaves $1000 each to nieces Louise Swasey and Maria Field, then bequeaths the rest of her estate and her husband's furnishings to Maria Field to execute her late husband's power of appointment. The document raises questions about defeating public bequests tied to Dr. Miner's trust.
Mrs. Lucy A Vaughan of 89 Reed Street Roxbury aged 32 astonishes Post reporters as the region’s youngest grandmother. Her daughter 19 and granddaughter eight months old circle her, she married at 14, moved from Nova Scotia, and has a 17 year old son and another eight this past June.
Judge Gilder sleeve of the Superior Court signed a decree granting Mrs. Ollie Corbett an absolute divorce from James J. Corbett the famed pugilist. The decree awards $200 yearly alimony with forfeiture if she remarries and allows her to resume the maiden name Oilie Lake. Corbett may not remarry until his wife dies.
George Alfred Townsend visits Onset Bay near Gray Gables and rails at the President’s house and neighbors. He rails at architecture, landscape, and residents, noting Jefferson’s lookalike yard, a $7000 house, windswept stables, and a cast of figures including Olney and Benedict.
Fragmentary note notes Sea Moss Farine praised as nutritious economical with receipts included on each package. Mentions grocers and general promotion but lacks clear date or organization. The readable text emphasizes value and health benefits.
After twenty years in elite circles Mrs Alva S Vanderbilt plans a Marble House ball for her daughter Consuelo. The event is seen as a bid to rejoin New York society and measure support within the 460. A fierce social clash is anticipated between Vanderbilt factions.
Sadie Eakin, a young Irish resident of London, received £1500 in a breach of promise suit against William Craig Powers, son of a Rochester banker. Powers failed to appear in court. Evidence showed Powers was already married when he engaged Miss Eakin, who worked at the Holborn Hotel.
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