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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
15
Readers of the Boston Post Sewing Circle discuss a mother's duty to daughters, with letters debating whether young women should vacation apart from mothers, courtship norms, and traveling solo. Debates urge independence, chaperones, and social expectations.
Cambridge unveils a garden city at Mt. Auburn and Willard streets with 100 plots for St. Peter's Parochial School Rus sell and Lowell public school children. A student government and police will guide gardening ethics and outdoor health. Funding comes from Professor William F. Harris and supporters including Charles Eliot.
A reader laments selfish behavior in a crowded scene where a woman tries to force a child onto an old woman's lap. The letter says the old woman finds another seat and warns men to rethink offering seats to women.
A nearly 40 year old widow argues for laws allowing wives a regular cash allowance from their husbands earnings. She recalls marrying at 15, living with access to charged goods but never handling cash, only to face poverty after her husband’s death and financial recklessness. She urges wives’ financial rights and independence, citing personal disillusionment with traditional obedience.
A brief item notes a culture minded woman offering hourly reading companionship to an elderly lady, highlighting the service as a valued cultural gesture.
A letter argues that women admire strong men who command obedience, claiming a bridegroom who omits the word obey from the wedding vows makes a mistake. The writer says women rebel against authority but respect men who compel obedience, even if not desired.
The Sunday Post highlights several engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader insights and community views on sewing tricks, patterns, and gatherings. Strong names or local groups are mentioned to illustrate reader involvement.
Parishioners from St Philip's St Benedict's and Immaculate Conception plan parish garden parties field day and novena with large Catholic Association officers elected for Medford Charlestown and Malden parishes. An outreach outing for destitute children is organized by Medford Catholic Women's Club.
Churches announce lawn party at Burnham Memorial M E in South Boston led by Rev D Harold Hickey. Rev Joseph Kemp of Edinburgh will preach at First Baptist Cambridge. Union services planned by Robinson Memorial Malden and Mystic Side Everett. Mystic Side hosts next Sunday. Everett women from Broadway Congregational plan clothing drive for Crombie Street fire victims in Salem. Dorchester pastor Rev J Cromwell Hughes to preach in Liverpool. Hyde Park churches unite for summer Sunday services in multiple congregations.
The Commonwealth Hotel in West End filed a Suffolk Superior Court petition seeking $400. It requests a ruling on $52.67 for room, cafe, telephone, and laundry expenses alleged to be due to Leo F. McCullough as a representative to the General Court. The cost allegedly accrued between June 9 and July 8.
A fragment describes a humorous picturing of a golf course cover concept in Sunday's Post. It questions broad appeal, mentioning readers described as petite and noting possible audience skepticism or bemusement.
A Boston author recounts a playful encounter as two lovers swing between pursuit and resistance on a trout stream. Violet Roche and Joe Johnson tease each other amid repeated proposals, with both confessing feelings and the humorous bait of unmade commitments.
A lyrical poem about waiting for a loved one as night falls. The speaker hears the latch click and envisions a homecoming voice and presence. The verse uses imagery of moonlight, wind, stars, and porch flowers to frame anticipation and longing. The poem ends with a urgent whisper to the heart to hurry the waiting.
Harry Hopkins of 3 Sands Street Cambridge an 18 year old boy who confessed to seven breaks near Central Square Cambridge was arraigned before Judge Almy in the Cambridge Police Court. He waived examination and was held in 1000 dollars on two counts for the grand jury.
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