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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
5
A reader asks if a young woman may accept invitations from another suitor while keeping steady company with one man. The response argues consent matters, and fairness applies to both sides, echoing the saying what is right for the goose is right for the gander.
An 85 year old woman writes of courting a 21 year old suitor. Her parents oppose the unusual age difference. He believes she is about 75. She fears losing a first romance despite a poor fiancé and her own comfortable position with some money.
Dr Stevens and his dentist bride, both linked to Tufts education, were publicly married at Somerville City Hall after a quiet romance. The Stevens family plans a New England honeymoon in the Stevens automobile. The bride is Arthur L. Doe’s daughter, previously linked to Hodgkins Grammar School.
Queen Victoria of Spain and King Alfonso announced a new prince born tonight in Madrid. The couple wed May 31, 1906, and their first son arrived May 10, 1907.
A letter from Agnes asks advice on marrying a younger, poor man to escape being an old maid and to gain a home. The adviser warns against marriage for the wrong reasons, rejects spinster stigma, and stresses that happiness requires genuine sentiment and a true partner.
Five year old Jeremiah O'Brien was burned while playing near a bonfire on Oak Circle in Cambridge. His mother Mary O'Brien extinguished the flames with her skirt. He sustained serious burns to the chest and face and was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital for treatment.
In New York on June 22 Larry Connolly stopped Harry Mansfield in the third round at the Bedford A. C. card. Mansfield hails from Australia, home of Bill Squires. Willie Jones defeated Young Dixon in four rounds, while Willie Stepp defeated Johnny Hayes and Young Bernard stopped Andy Fisher in the fourth. Willie Howard and Frank Mongel fought to a four-round draw.
Andrew Cunniff 23, of Hart Street Brookline, disappeared during a solo swim at the Brookline reservoir after challenging two friends to a race. Police divers and a professional diver searched for hours with grappling gear but found no trace as the effort paused. His brother Michael, a Brookline police officer, identified clothing later.
Paris reports confirm the departure of Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan for England to be married there. They will not return to France until the ceremony. Count Boni de Castellane’s lawyer says no custody action will occur until after the Gould Sagan marriage, hinting at possible interference.
Creighton pretends to read palms at Mrs. Loring’s garden party to win Lora Beckwith’s affection. He forecasts a bright future for her with a dark suitor, and his ruse leads to a quiet romance as they walk the beach at Stanton Beach.
Walter Greer an eight year old boy in Findlay Ohio attempted a vaudeville stunt at Riverside Park. He bit and held a wire attached to a door knob as a companion walked it. He lost six front teeth in the mishap.
The piece argues the happiest wife comes from making the best of her husband rather than relying on ideal vows. It likens reform efforts to taming a lion after youth and hair loss and notes views on hansom cabs and romance. It concludes with the idea that love is shown in unspoken words rather than spoken assurances.
In Pottsville on June 22 John Moyer from Cairo Illinois arrived too late to see his father who had died without him. He had the body exhumed and on Saturday it was buried for a second time after the delay.
Williams College announces Professor Harry Augustus Garfield of Princeton University will assume the presidency on October 4. The appointment was confirmed in Williams Town as the principal event of the college leadership transition.
A collage of home cooking tips and recipes from readers including G. M. Hayes in Springfield and Mrs R. K. Barnikel of Taunton. Dishes cover vermicelli with tomato sauce, bread rounds with poached yolk toppings, creamed potato mixtures, and desserts with chocolate sauce and rhubarb. Includes contributor names and addresses such as Mrs M. Sanford of Taunton and Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston.
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