Boston Observant notes and social snippets from Cambridge
Boston writer reports a misdirected baseball placard on a Park Street streetcar and a city portrait of local figures including Dr John Wesley Brown and Miss Susanna Willard. He also relays Cambridge honors for Arthur Hultman, tech guest views, and Harvard’s new red bound college regulations.
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Bohemian Forever Says Poet and Practical Man
A playful exchange contrasts a poet’s claim that Bohemian identity remains constant with a practical man noting even a Bohemian’s collar cannot reveal change. The dialogue highlights a tension between idealism and realism in identity.
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