Shortened Boston vacation schools spark funding outcry
Boston cuts vacation school term to four weeks due to limited funds. The program, costing $18,000 last year, now relies on $800 from refreshments and carriages plus $8,000 from evening schools. Citizens see it as essential to keep children off the streets and condemn the cheeseparing. Also discussed is a Senate ethics wave: Mitchell and Burton convictions prompt calls for a constitutional change to elect senators, arguing voter choice would curb corruption more quickly than courts.
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Conference at Lake Placid Hopes for Diet Reform
Hygienic experts at Lake Placid discuss how to achieve perfect health through diet. A leading scientist envisions a dietary revolution that could reduce meat intake and curb overeating to cut disease and extend life. Another researcher presents a rule of one ounce of food per ten pounds of body weight as a guideline for proper rations.
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Lake Placid
Regulating Appetite by Scales and Glass
Opinion on self control in eating suggesting civilized limits may guide meals. It notes eating to satisfy hunger and taste while stopping at satisfaction as the correct rule. The piece contemplates future regulation of appetite and the value of moderation in food.
Flying Machines Boom Prompts Early Flight Feats
The article notes rapid interest in man flight with Knabenshue in Toledo piloting an aerial coach for six miles. Baldwin’s California Arrow performs at Coney Island and St. Louis. Paris reports a promising aeroplane experiment. Langley’s failure dampens balloon progress while Bell’s cellular kites offer future promise.
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Boston Fourth of July a Safer Night Regulated by Law
Early returns show national Fourth of July casualties steady with prior years. Boston and nearby areas had fewer injuries due to strict rules on explosive noise and bans on dangerous devices. Officials urge full prohibition of toy pistols and blank cartridges to set a national example.
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All Sorts column preview for Post page seven
The All Sorts column appears on page seven of today's Post, offering a concise roundup of varied items, notes, and quick takes likely to interest readers seeking lighter content and local tidbits.
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Elective romance blooms on river with professor
At a Boston College setting a romance unfolds as Professor Carpenter asks Mollie Graham to take a life long elective in erotology after a canoe ride. The witty exchange reveals mutual interest and a humorous misunderstanding about the study.
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Commencement Week on the Wesserunsett
Lizzie T Hussey describes commencement week in Skowhegan Maine with students enjoying a farewell trip up the Wesserunsett River. The piece highlights the river voyage as a traditional part of the celebration amid college gaiety and scenic wooded banks along the stream.
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Old Town
Dear Miss Champagne Love Advice Letter Drama
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance after his six month relationship ends with a message that a other friend is preferred. The columnist suggests following the letter writer's advice and seeking a partner who truly loves him, noting the current love interest cannot value his devotion.
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Advice for a love triangle and marriage decision
A reader asks whether a woman should break an engagement to a married man who loves her and to whom she has pledged fidelity. The adviser urges marrying the devoted suitor to prevent temptation and protect future happiness, then distancing from the other man to strengthen the marriage and reduce risk.
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Dear Miss Champagne Letters on Love and Parental Advice
A reader asks how to proceed after a daughter’s father bans a relationship. He urges Miss Champagne to weigh a suitor’s worth, whether the father’s objections are personal, and if the girl’s own view should override paternal disapproval. The letter seeks guidance on whether to pursue marriage despite parental opposition.
Dress listings in polka dot and lawn patterns offer tailored styles
Quality fabrics include polka dot embroidery trimmed dresses with tucked waists and full skirts, organdie and lawn pieces with lace inserts, eyelet embroidery, and English entry plaited panel fronts. Prices range from 1.00 to 5.00 in the period listing.
Fourth of July Accidents Remain a Cautionary Tale
A poem recounts injuries from careless fireworks and a misfiring fuse in a sobering reminder of the dangers of powder. It notes a finger loss a rocket- eye injury and a boy with a partially torn ear. The writer urges prior harm as the only effective lesson.
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Hall cucumber inspires festival verse
A playful, bygone verse praises the cucumber as a blessed ally at the festive table. The speaker, adopting a communal tone, extols the cucumber’s virtues for both meat eaters and vegetarians, calling it sweet, cool, and desired by all.
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New York Sun
General Wood Returns to Massachusetts for Rest after Philippine Campaign
Major-General Leonard Wood U S A and his wife arrive in Boston for three months of rest at Buzzards Bay after a prolonged campaign in the Philippines. He seeks eye treatment here not an operation, clarifying rumors. An important Philippine conference with Roosevelt is planned before his Manila return.
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