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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Munyon's Paw Paw as a universal tonic for indigestion dyspepsia nervousness sleeplessness weakness liver kidney and blood issues. It claims to improve circulation appetite stamina and sleep and to replace alcohol. Paw Paw offered in pint bottles for $1 and pills for 25 cents at druggists.
Reginald Henshaw Ward, once of Boston, now in London, accumulates titles like others collect horses. The hereditary count enjoys social prominence, cars and a growing list of honors including foreign orders and a coronation medal. He explains titles give him the same pleasure as his horses.
Miss Gertrude Codman Parker daughter of Mrs Mary Codman Parker and the late Francis Vose Parker married Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter governor and commander in chief of the Bahamas at the Church of the Advent. Bishop Codman officiated assisted by Rev F B Bissell. The ceremony featured family relatives, a quiet breakfast and a wedding journey to follow.
An OCR fragment lists eyeglasses stores at Downtown 315 Washington Street and Back Bay 310 Boylston Street. The item notes multiple shops selling eyewear.
Two 17 year old Athol girls, Delia Venette and Louise Gormley, have been missing for a week. Parents fear they may have gone to Boston or New York to seek stage work. Athol police are alerted and search efforts are underway.
New York reports Lillian Russell Solomon, daughter of the opera star, has married Abbot Louis Einstein after a secret elopement. The couple, now living at 34 Morningside Avenue, received forgiveness from both families. Einstein, son of lawyer Benjamin F. Einstein, graduated from Andover and completed studies at New York Law School.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as swift permanent skin cures for infant and adult skin troubles. It describes relief from eczema psoriasis ringworm and scalp conditions and claims top effectiveness when other remedies fail. Sold worldwide with specific product details and addresses.
A month has passed since Mrs Ellen Kelleher left the city for San Francisco and vanished after leaving Rotterdam Junction. City Marshal O Sullivan joins the search and will contact a known place she has visited for clues. Relatives report letters from Albany police but offer little light on the mystery.
In Medford on August 25 the will contest appears likely as the special administrator prepares a six figure estate value report. Heirs the Magouns and the O’Hares have hired counsel and appearances are entered. A key dispute centers on a residue clause to nephews and nieces including Mary Ann O’Hare Doyle’s son.
Miss Bertha Comstock of 73 Wyman Street West Medford wed Harvey M Toy of San Francisco a week ago yesterday at Prudence Island Rhode Island. The Rev George Walk of Council Bluffs performed the ceremony. They will reside in San Francisco after the wedding.
Contest closes September 1. Letters received by that date will be considered. Unprinted entries will be selected and printed before the prize is awarded.
The Boston Post offers a Double Gold Eagle prize for the best letter on whether the word Obey should be omitted from the marriage service. Letters addressed to Editor Obey Discussion Boston Post must be under 200 words and on one side only. Final decision rests with Mrs Mary A Livermore. letters will not be returned.
Letters from Mrs J Anderson Boston and Miss Jane Smith East Boston defend keeping the word obey in marriage ceremonies. Ruth Adams Somerville argues against removing the word, saying it preserves tradition and meaning, while opposing views warn of lost individuality.
Readers weigh the word obey in the marriage service. Some urge retaining it as signaling trust and authority within a loving partnership, while others argue love and mutual respect render the term unnecessary and outdated. Letters include Mrs. E Arthur and Mrs. Florence Bates Qualters from Boston and F F Long of Lawrence.
A North Easton letter argues that marriage rests on divine authority with the husband as head. It claims obedience and veto clashes justify divorce when both fail to agree, insisting a wife should concede to a husband’s final say even if she could lead. MICHAEL LYNCH.
Dana R. Treat urges removing the word obey from marriage vows to preserve equality within the partnership. He argues wives are equal or superior in intellect and that eliminating obedience would strengthen mutual respect and affection, placing women as equals before society.
A Civil War era column argues obedience as core to marriage, tracing obedience to Latin roots and biblical example. It cautions a wife strict to a shared heart with her husband, condemning resistance as trouble and praising love as divine. Signed by Mrs. C. E. Brown of Cottage City Martha's Vineyard.
Mary C. Hanly of Roxbury argues against the word obey in the marriage service, saying a wife should love honor and be true to conscience and faith. She contends obedience is not required in all things and urges partners to live by mutual care and devotion.
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