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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
6
A Women’s Page discussion from Boston Post letters debates when a woman stops being young. Contributors from Somerville Worcester and Dedham share views on age limits for youth, marriage, independence, and behavior with personal anecdotes and cautions about romance and loyalty.
New York police Lt Charles Becker refused to plead to the Herman Rosenthal murder indictment and the Supreme Court ordered a not guilty plea for him. Trial set for Sept 12 as prosecutor seeks a large juror panel. Whitman fights delay while Becker accomplices Bridgie Webber Jack Rose and Harry Walton stand by their stories.
A 1912 verse by Walt Mason mocks political graft and reform talk. The rain arrives, reviving crops and temper, while townsfolk tire of endless partisan debate and seek relief from the drought and discontent.
Mr Whitman says only chance for success is a venue change which he predicts will fail. .4¢ could delay the trial by two or three days pending settlement as a panel of 20 talesmen for Becker's selection proceeds.
Fire in Dedham damages the home of Francis W. Welch at 56 Deep Street to about 5000 dollars. While firefighters fought the blaze a hot air explosion hurled glass fragments among them but no injuries were reported.
Cardinal O Connell and the Right Rev. Mgr. Splaine, rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, are expected back in Boston next week after a three month trip abroad. Reports say both are in excellent health with the cardinal notably improved by the voyage.
Mrs. Sophia Blake wife of Patrolman Jeremiah Blake day desk man at the Winthrop police station observed her 70th birthday yesterday at 75 Ingleside avenue with many friends gathering to pay respects.
A letter argues ridicule is the best defense against male flirts in public, claiming hatpins threaten more danger than a tongue and recounting a crowd-rousing remedy. The writer insists a respectable woman can defend herself without violence.
A woman recounts how a masculine flirt in a theatre provoked a scene, triggering her engagement's break. Her conservative fiancé’s family blamed her, leading to a rejection of marrying into that class. She later marries a man she truly loves, speaking from experience.
A reader recounts letters about a 22 year old daughter and a married man, published in a Sewing Circle exchange. The writer notes interest in the correspondence and questions a possible moral burden within family ties.
A anguished letter reveals a young woman confessing two years of secret love for a married man twenty years her senior. She laments her heart’s hunger, hides her feelings, and pleads for mercy and a little love while wrestling with bitterness and sorrow.
John Mackie once pardoned by Governor Foss and freed after 18 years in Charlestown prison is held for the September grand jury on two counts possession of burglar tools and attempting to break into Frank Kenney's liquor store at 557 Columbus Avenue. Two sisters Maud and Sarah Wood alerted police and testified at a Municipal Criminal Court hearing.
An advertisement outlines several home health and beauty tonics. It promotes a hair growth solution using quinzoln, alcohol, and water. a pyroxin eyebrow growth method. a crystal eye tonic. a spurmax face lotion for complexion and tan removal. and an old fashioned blood purifying tonic with sugar and hardene.
Repairs proceed on Trinity Church roof and stonework. Several clergy changes occur: Rev. Thompson E. Ashby starts at Linden Congregational Malden. Rev. C. C. Smith leaves for West. Brighton Avenue Baptist steeple to be razed after lightning damage. Reinstated services bring Rev. W. Lothrop Meaker to speak.
Yesterday marked a new opening day record for Burdett College as hundreds of students from across the country settled into the business atmosphere. The departments began promptly at 9 o'clock showing executive efficiency, and the school’s homelike atmosphere helps diffident students begin work with vigour and enthusiasm, reflecting the college policy of right service and strong job placement for graduates.
An 1855 prescription from an eminent specialist for Rev. Father John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts. The remedy, said to cure coughs colds throat and lung troubles prevent consumption and build flesh and strength when taken faithfully. It is not a patent medicine and contains no alcohol or poisonous drugs.
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