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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
6
The notice lists daily, six month, three month, and monthly rates for OER and The Sunday Post with prices. It cites address changes, second class matter status, and payment rules. It directs subscriptions be prepaid and notes offices in Boston and New York, with delivery through hotels and news dealers. Editor and Publisher BE. A. Grozier signs off.
The Sandy Hook race today may end the 1903 international cup series with Reliance beating Shamrock III under any condition. The defender’s edge is slim but clear and the contest remains fierce and closely matched in speed and seamanship.
The piece argues Portland’s harbor defense proves militia valor and coastal batteries, but warns real war would test the nation. It compares naval parades to a true defence, urging stronger peace policies and readiness with a navy, guard, and coastal defenses for the national domain.
An essay arguing the horse remains superior to the automobile in value and dignity. It praises the horse Lou Dillon and the trainer breeder partnership, contending human nature and aesthetic judgment will keep the horse essential despite advancing machines.
E G Rathbone remains prominent after a general jail release as three convicts in a Cuban postal fraud case faced sentences. Neely and Reeves were convicted with embezzlement charges. Neely later resurfaced in New York as a wealthy social figure. Bristow’s report cites Neely’s theft at roughly 131,713.89 dollars, with total embezzlement possibly near 150,000 dollars.
At Buzzards Bay on August 26 a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland was christened Francis Grover Cleveland. The parents granted the names after the other children Ruth Marion Esther and Richard persuaded them to honor both mother and father.
A light verse by Newton Newkirk laments aging hearts and passing seasons in Boston, reflecting on lost joys and departed loved ones whose memories linger as spirits. The piece intertwines playful travel notes with a humorous foreign interview by Jeremia Pennwhizz, detailing satirical encounters in Constantinople with Abdul Hamid.
In Boston a column notes squirrels eluding dogs by tree climbing while residents discuss summer travel, a doctor challenges fate amid horse racing and a mayoral crowd, and Brookline and Everett officials face duties. The piece covers local reflections on daily life, transport, health, and small urban curiosities.
A new novelty from Street & Smith titled Conversations of a Chorus Girl by Roy J. McCardell and illustrated by Gene Carr offers fifteen chapters about a chorus girl’s troubles told to a dramatic editor. The review calls the book a joyous railway journey and invites readers to become intimately acquainted with the coy maiden.
Colonel A A Popes summer home on Jerusalem road Cohasset is a large Queen Anne estate perched on a heights with views of the Cohasset shore. The grounds showcase landscape artistry creating a private idyllic retreat where the Popes spend summer and autumn boating gardening tennis and golf.
A summer boarder overhears a debate on the word obey in marriage. An elderly suitor recounts Laura Waters who refused to promise to obey and later married another, while his wife Jane obeyed. The boarder decides by a letter from Fred: “We’ll omit the word.”
The article notes a contest offering a double gold eagle prize for the best letter received on each side of a discussion titled Obey. It highlights the value of public discourse and invites further correspondence from readers.
The notice states that the contest will close on September 1 and no letters received after that date will be considered. Letters received but not printed by then will be selected and the brightest printed before the prize is awarded.
Readers debate if the word obey belongs in the marriage service. Letters from Mrs P B Dobson of Taunton and W P Stevens of Everett defend it, while M S Chafee of Winchester and F E Rogers of East Boston oppose.
Edward H. Rogers argues authority in the family should rest with the husband as the last resort to avoid discord. He contends wives may share authority with husbands, reflecting evolving social norms that replace obedience with deferment.
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