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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1915
Page
15
In a Boston Post Sewing Circle debate a reader argues for a wife keeping savings for family needs while another recalls the strain of sharing earnings. Contributors discuss independence, duties in marriage, and the fairness of money in the home.
A user shares a kitchen note with a butter based cookie recipe and a haddock dish. It includes ingredients such as butter sugar egg molasses ginger and milk with brewing steps and two author lines Mrs Co B Esters at 4 Weeks Street Houston Me and Mrs Emily Fe Lewis at 17 Leonard Street North Attleboro.
Admiral Dewey praised Oriental lucky stones sent by Captain Walter Rand, now on trial for fraudulent use of the mails. Witnesses testified to personal luck from the stones and to routines with rings, while Rand claimed psychic power and explained the marketing lists used to sell the stones.
Captain Rand testifies that nine years after receipt of stones the admiral asked him to discontinue using the letter of acceptance as a testimonial. He sent a Houston stone to Rear Admiral Houston and reported the admiral’s widow later asked to stop the testimonial. Several witnesses describe relief or luck after buying stones, including Mrs. Hattie Blaka and Mrs. Laura Flaketts, with Flaketts noting money gains and no bad luck at night. James Otis McCoy testifies the stone helped him win a baseball pool for the first time.
Young Mrs. Newell, crying over her husband’s admission that he is the father of her expected child, watches him leave for Molly. She fetches the Sunday Post and reads a Sewing Circle letter from Mrs. Married asking what to do when faced with an unfaithful husband and an impending birth.
A distressed wife recalls her husband’s harsh conduct and her own misjudgments. They reconcile after a revealing letter scene and a planned outing. The husband admits fault, defends his actions, and proposes understanding. The wife writes a new letter urging another spouse to stay and seek causes, ending with hope and a paradoxically happy note.
A reflective verse speaks of enduring gloom and hardship yet finding comfort in love. It praises love as nourishment for the soul and mind, celebrating courage, perseverance, and hopeful dawns amid toil and tears. Copyright 1915.
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