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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
15
The Park Commission plans a new feature in Milton offering gardens on park land for youths under 21. A large Brook Road playground plot has been plowed and awaits cultivation by young participants.
Walt Mason imagines a changing world where brave knights era fades. He jokes that today a knight would fear riots and wild crowds, preferring safer rescues of bears to avoid a mob of mischievous women. The poem reflects shifting roles and urban peril with humor.
The Boston Post Sewing Circle column welcomes homemakers to discuss domestic topics from family problems to household economy. Readers write as "Sewing Circle Editor" and "Her Daughter" to share experiences, seek guidance, and exchange counsel, including notes on marriage, child care, and personal struggles.
Police Commissioner O Meara issued five orders creating stations 17 and 18. Lieutenant Clinton E Bowley becomes captain and heads Station 17 at Hastings and Centre. Station 18 will be Hyde Park HQ with Captain Robert Grant remaining in charge Hyde Park squad.
A list of 26 patrolmen moved among stations including McEachern Ferris Marston and others with transfers between Hanover Roxbury Crossing Brighton Harbor Fields Corner and more. Fifteen new appointees named Edward P. Ryan Todd Tinty Havey Brown Boyle Wallingford Quigley Houghton Maguire Tage Bell Cummings Tochterman Burke.
In New Brunswick New Jersey 49 of the 65 Rutgers College seniors were indefinitely suspended for allegedly attending a beer keg party at Raritan Landing after the class banquet. Indignant students claim similar post banquet revelry has been common for other classes and that the action targets several baseball team members and an officer of the college prohibition league.
A sister writes from 3000 miles away explaining she has been locked out of her home and plans to stay away for a while. She notes returning by 9 30 or 10 15 and believes the door would be locked for little reason.
A reader argues that parental punishment and abandonment shaped the writer and their siblings. The writer recalls a mother who locked out a child after a band concert, a father who left, and a failed marriage, urging reflection on responsibility, forgiveness, and obedience to both parents.
A discussion explores whether a wife should forgive petty stings after the honeymoon ends. The letters consider duty, patience, and the boundaries of reconciliation in sustaining marriage.
A column urges a reader to recognize mistaking temper and threats for love. It scolds the woman for seeking sympathy in a newspaper and calls for real love before it is too late, signing as Happy Wife.
A letter from a long suffering wife describes 18 years of heavy domestic toil, sewing and housework, caregiving for two daughters, and reluctance to obtain 15 cents from her husband. She likens herself to others with similar paths and contemplates adopting a less demanding routine.
A reader explains her husband refuses to work enough and seeks guidance from the Circle. The letter outlines a stalled marriage and financial strain, highlighting her concern over shared duties and future plans. The piece reflects communal support norms and seeks pragmatic, faith rooted counsel.
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