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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
4
Readers defend the so called Adam bathing suits worn by life guards at Revere amid sharp criticism. The Post publishes letters from supporters and critics alike detailing the debate over the garments and their practicality.
The editor questions critics of life guard uniforms and urges less prudery about beach attire. He argues guards must remain in water-ready dress and suggests bathers should enter the sea or dress, noting some female bathers appear inappropriate on the sand.
In a July letter from Boston, J F Dillon mocks critics of life savers suits and suggests they address wider public manners. He highlights men ogling entrants at a women's bathhouse as a greater concern than lifesavers discussing protective gear.
Henry Martin defends lifeguard Adam swimsuits at Revere Beach and denounces objections as unhealthy. He credits Mr. Vatter and others for trying to improve the design but keeps praising the current suit as fit for swimming. Dated July 15.
Sir William H. Evans Jr of Chelsea argues to the editor that bathing suits worn by Revere Beach life guards are not immodest. He says the issue is about lives, not dress, emphasizing safety over style.
A Chelsea reporter argues that life guards must patrol rather than strut to save bathers. With many Sunday swimmers between the bathhouse and bandstand, a drowning person would fail without a mobile guard. The regular patrol enables rescue in nine of ten cases.
A reader from Cambridge argues life guards should wear loose-fitting instead of knee-length suits. He contends tight suits hinder performance and suggests testing both styles by swimming in each to compare effectiveness.
A Somerville woman complains about the skimpy bathing outfits at Revere Beach citing disgusting attire and guards parading in brief suits. She questions park officials and suggests guards stay in boats or change on relief hours, warning the beach isn’t suitable for daughters.
Malden July 16 M J Irwin lauds the Post for blocking the bridge railroad grant order and condemns immodest bathing suits worn by men at Revere Beach urging visitors to protest such displays as a disgrace to humanity and harmful to the beach community.
A reader from Watertown defends the lifeguards at Revere Beach against criticism of their uniforms. He argues loose clothing hinders swimmers and praises the guards as models of outdoor fitness, urging authorities not to change their dress.
Advertisement touts Mothersill's Seasick Remedy as effective for sea and car sickness with no narcotic ingredients. It claims wide shipboard and drugstore use, money-back guarantee, and availability in gelatine capsules at 50 cents and one dollar. Promotions list Detroit company address and Boston retailers.
The Charles River dam dispute nears a decision as Boston seeks a direct say in state commission operations. A bill announced in Mayor Hibbard’s legislative program and the Finance Commission would rearrange commissions to empower the city.
The piece discusses plans to abolish the dam commission comprising Henry Yerxa Colonel Edgar R Champlin and Joshua B Holden and transfer remaining authority to another body. It notes long standing city state tensions over the dam and conduit along Beacon Street and calls for the Legislature to drop the commission with March G Bennett reintroducing the bill.
In Everett on July 16 burglars sprayed chloroform through an open window to render Mrs. George M. Howatson unconscious at 914 Broadway. They entered with a skeleton key and ransacked the premises in the early hours.
Husband found his wife unconscious and help was sought. The burglars took $7.50 in cash and two gold rings, passing over a gold watch and chain and other valuables. Mrs Howatson remains in critical condition.
The Navy directs the gunboat Marietta now at Port Antonio Jamaica to Honduras due to unsettled conditions at Porto Cortez. Lt Col Cole orders 150 marines ready for field service in Panama. Des Moines may deploy marines to Honduras with Albany carrying 100 marines to Amapala.
In Haverhill's Italian district Mary Testina died by suicide after her fiancé Antonio Ferrera, a Boston candy store manager, stopped writing for months. She had hoped he would return for marriage. neighbors mourn as authorities note the tragedy and guard her memory.
Abiel C. Treworgy, a Winthrop call fireman, was fatally wounded when runaway horses pulling a hose cart trampled him at Main and Winthrop streets as he arrived to answer an alarm. He lay unconscious at Winthrop Hospital.
Beverly sees the Choate house and barn destroyed on Dodge street. A North Adams man, John Pierce, is found on a Newburyport freight car after a severe scalp wound and is hospitalized. Sargent & Son’s farm machinery works burn with about 20000 dollars in losses. The Nantucket schooner William P Boggs runs ashore then is refloated, leaking with a broken keel. In North Deering Maine, F E Lovejoy’s residence barns and dairy buildings burn for about 22000 dollars in damages.
Ex United States District Attorney John H. Casey, who returned from Europe last Monday, was welcomed home at a dinner by the English High School class of 1880’s executive committee at the Hotel Pemberton Hull. Attendees included John H. Buckley, Albert C. Tilden, George C. Keenan, John A. Bruen, Michael J. Collins, John J. Cadigan, William N. Schmidt, Bernard M. Wolf, Irvin Hilton, Hon. William S. McNary, Dr. Francis Keany, Walter L. Donovan and John J. Hennessey.
An advertisement extols Maps-Flake as a children’s food made from wheat. It explains a 96 hour preparation process including steam cooking, curing, and thin paperlike flakes toasted at 400 degrees to aid digestion and preserve nutrient value. It warns faster flaked foods are less digestible and irritate the stomach.
In heat, the ad recommends Mapl Flake as the ideal cereal replacing meat. It claims the cereal is highly nourishing and digestible and that one package will convince buyers. The appeal urges readers to ask their grocer to send it today.
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