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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
9
A Renaissance-era column showcases reader letters debating who should fetch breakfast and manage home duties. Contributors contrast industrious wives with nonchalant husbands amid the wartime context, urging support for soldiers and practical domestic roles.
Birthday bio brief recounts Josephine's birth in Martinique on June 23? 1763 then her early arranged marriage to Viscount de Beauharnais. It notes her escape from execution, marriage to Napoleon, and her role in his rise and eventual divorce under France’s political needs. It ends with her rumored death from grief after Napoleon’s fall.
The notice asks readers not to seek medical or legal advice and to respond only by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope for a direct personal answer. It provides guidance on handling inquiries without providing professional guidance.
The passage lists explorers and fates associated with poverty and dishonor. Columbus died broken-hearted Balboa was beheaded Cortez died dishonored Pizarro was murdered.
A selections page presents queries and replies on old New England law about wifely discipline, Liberia as a republic founded by the American Colonization Society, the meaning of green cheese as fresh cream cheese, Pennsylvania oil well depths, and the pronunciation and meaning of Monsieur with guidance on syllables.
Preparation is essential as the Red Cross urges the public to participate. The message emphasizes readiness and asks everyone to do their part to ensure a successful effort.
Miss Olive Davis resigns as director-general of residence halls at Wellesley College after leading since 1902. She will oversee an estate inherited from her brother Martin Davis of Troy, New York, with the change effective at year's end. Davis, a 1886 graduate, was once considered as a potential successor to President Hazard and is noted for her role as heroine of the College Hall fire on March 17, 1914.
A reader notes that a woman entering a train should sit inside beside the window while the man sits next to the aisle. Another letter advises on wearing traveling wedding attire and whether to wear a hat and gloves. Wedding announcements are invitations to call, not to give gifts. A rule: correct your own faults but overlook others.
If your boy goes to the trenches he’ll need care and support. Chip in and assist the Red Cross to save your son.
Joseph E. McTiernan, 33, patrolman with the Metropolitan Park police, died yesterday at his home in Quincy. He had served at the Milton and Nantasket stations.
William F. Biddle a longtime Marlboro tailor missing since Sunday was found dead in Fort Meadow Pond. Medical Examiner Magrath of Hudson ruled probable self harm as the cause.
A historical poem stanza extols Irish unity and resistance from Belfast to Killarney. It recalls Saxon invasions, praises St. Patrick, and joins Scots, Australians, Canadians with England’s sons to defend liberty. The piece invites all loyal Irish hearts to sing.
Alfred S. Clark surveys recent novels and story collections. Irvin S. Cobb’s Those Times and These, Phyllis Bottome’s The Derelict, Nalbro Bartley’s Paradise Auction, Eden Philpotts The Banks of Colne, F W Bain The Livery of Eve, and St John Lucas April Folly are praised for vitality, exotic settings, and engaging characters.
A review contrasts memoirs of Mexican life with Margaret R. Piper’s The House on the Hill a New England outdoors tale. Hetty Hemenway a Bostonian memoir of discovery, writes two stories that Mrs Deland places in Atlantic Monthly and Century.
The call urges support for boys on the firing line, emphasizing aid and urging readers to subscribe to the Red Cross for assistance.
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