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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1913
Page
11
A 19th century editorial argues mothers should exercise authority to prevent unhappy marriages and strengthen family morals in the Boston Post era. The piece stresses maternal influence as key to domestic harmony and social stability.
A Boston Sewing Circle column provides reader letters about marriage, love, and potential laws banning marriages for those with inheritable illnesses. Personal tales include a woman who married to reform a dissipated husband and a mother defending independence from a meddling relative.
A 60 year old reader criticizes the notion of women relying on husbands for support. She asks why men should feel obliged to fund wives, denies the idea of lazy “butterfly” or wallflower partners, and recalls her own vow to be a helpful wife rather than a burden. She frames marriage as mutual duty and partnership.
A letter signed Vigilant Mother claims she compelled her son to promise not to marry any woman she disapproves of. The writer argues young lovers are blinded by passion, prioritizing looks over housekeeping ability.
A 13 year old worker recalls 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shifts, $7 weekly earnings with $3 sent to father, and few luxuries. She argues poor wages drive fatigue and limits on social life, contrasting with girls kept idle by parental support and moral judgments.
A 1918 verse by Walt Mason muses on human pride in sturdy buildings and progress, as a tornado wrecks landscapes and claims lives, illustrating mortality and the futility of assuming control against nature. The piece contrasts boastful planning with sudden ruin, ending with a reflection on humanity’s fragility.
A collection of letters arguing that urban women face wrecked lives not from wages but from idle leisure and restless minds. One writer recalls a educated friend who squandered status for "bohemian" temptations and liquor, ending in a lonely death. others blame personal choices over economic hardship and urge thrift and discipline. The Sewing Circle features readers’ views on women's work and morality.
A reader cites ancestry to argue families can live on modest incomes. She notes her mother and grandmothers reared many children on low wages, advocates sunset to sunrise living, seasonal produce, cheap meat cuts, and delaying wardrobe updates to stretch dollars.
Advertised relief for eczema rash ringworm tetter and scalp eruptions. Claims instant itching stop and clearer skin with Resinol Soap and Ointment available by mail free samples offered and physicians endorsing for eighteen years. Price details listed and orders directed to Baltimore Maryland.
Advice column urges patience in a budding romance on the train. The reader is told to wait for the young man to take the initiative and avoid premature talking or flirtatious tricks to maintain propriety and mutual respect.
Collected recipe snippets by SARAH BOLLES MABEL FLOOD and MRS M A CUMMINGS from Cambridge Brookline and Wakefield addresses. Instructions detail gelatin dessert with bananas currant jelly egg white and cream plus a baked batter with beef drippings and a separate oyster celery mayonnaise appetizer.
The Springfield Lidges of Odd Fellows charter a 10 coach and one combination car special train leaving Springfield at 8 10 a m for Worcester arriving at 9 40 a m with stops at Palmer 8 35 a m Returning the train departs Worcester at 10 30 a m stops at Palmer and reaches Springfield at 12 o clock midnight An advertising line for Elmer Amend s N Y 2851 claims relief for rheumatism via reliable druggists
Helen argues with a freckle faced boy over a spring on his aunt and uncle’s land. Auntie confirms ownership while Helen recalls Philip Meredith and a past love as he reveals himself alive beside the oak under the spring.
In a swift moment he held her, under an old oak with two unseen observers. Amazement and sympathy pass between them as the girl smiles, the boy returning the gesture with a broad grin and a firm handshake, marking a brief reconciliation.
Fashion notes describe modish buttons and a 1.5 inch design, ultra chic flower embroidery on white suits, long sleeves with mousseline de sole wrist puffs, and long coats abandoned. Gingham, morning trotteur costumes, white cotton skirts with floral Eng lish prints, antennae millinery, black stockings with pumps, embroidered crepon voile dresses, lace neck ruffles, and bright ribbon bows as trims.
Plan a trip to Yellowstone National Park with help from Alex Stocks New England Pass. Agent of the Burlington Route offers a free illustrated pamphlet with map and description. Stop at the office or write for a copy at 264 Washington Ave, ton. Tel Main 4387.
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