Letter from Readers Questions Husbands Absence
A reader criticizes women writing about their troubles in the Post and wonders where the husbands are. The tone suggests concern about male responders and the dynamics of reported abuse stories.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
10
Bright Side Advice on Family Happiness
Speaker urges focusing on husbands virtues over faults. The narrator recalls personal example within a family that avoids dwelling on troubles and chooses optimism, signing off as HAPPY.
Wife confesses unwanted dog gift and home move
A wife recalls moving a dog out of her husband’s bachelor den to end his complaints about a pet. He later rewards her with a new dog she dislikes. She asks for advice on handling the situation without admitting insincere affection, ending with the expletive STUNG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn
Morris
Hound Dog
Imogene and Another Bride Learn Home Cooking Skills
A letter from Sonja criticizes a boarder family for poor cooking habits and advocates YWCA autumn cooking classes. It urges homemade bread, varied meals, fresh puddings, simple salads, and using government cookbooks to improve utensil and meal choices throughout winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene
United States
Imogene’s Menu Flaws Delighted By Monday Dining Dilemmas
A humorous letter complains about Imogene's meal plan on Monday noting no dinner for the writer, sympathy for a weak reader, and jokes about pork chops spare ribs and a pork chop sandwich. The writer questions the boarder’s meals and asks how they manage bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene
Hubby
Eggless cake recipe request from Helen of Dorchester
The reader asks for an eggless cake recipe noting they use 18 eggs weekly while one person avoids Monday. They seek guidance from Helen of Dorchester on a cake without eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen OF Dorchester
Naming That Baby In Law Gripe Advised By Letters To The Editor
A reader writes about a wife naming her baby against a domineering mother in law. She urges an amicable settlement between spouses, defends a mother’s naming rights, and shares personal examples of using family names to honor relatives. She expresses longing for harmony and a peaceful family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namine
Peach
Best Wishes on Girlhood vs Maternity
A writer defends early marriage and motherhood, claiming the bliss of motherhood surpasses girlhood. She states she has two daughters who married young and both are now mothers before 21, describing their happiness and urging young girls to marry early.
Army Bride Letters From Dear Army Officer
A reader writes about engagement to a non commissioned Coast Artillery officer and planning life at a post by water. She expresses love for nature animals and sunrises by scenic shores, and hopes for a home with pets and happy children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Sisters
Coast Artillery
Lucta
Childless but Not Dogless Dear Smilax
A reader condemns a woman for remaining childless while on a husband’s $30 weekly pay, recalling her own family of thirteen and praising frugal ascent from hardship to home ownership. The letter highlights social pressure on motherhood and cost of raising children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smilax
Sewing Circle
Sunday Post
Child Run Down Dooms Mother Near Home
In Providence on Winthrop Avenue a two and a half year old boy Charles G. McGary Jr. was decapitated by an automobile which did not stop. The mother watched as the head was found about fifty feet away. Police later detained John Hewlett aged 19 a tester for an automobile company for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Charles G. McGary, Jr
Winthrop Avenue
John Hewlett
Taft Delivers Banquet Talk Via Telephone
Representatives from across the country gathered at the Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers' Association banquet in New York. President Taft spoke from Boston over AT&T lines, with his voice relayed to guests by a receiving instrument, adding novelty to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Taft
Boston
American Telephone& Telegraph Company
Bruce Haldeman
Archibald Butt
Watt
Telegraph Banquet Echoes Edison Bell and Taft Toasts
The event featured long distance speeches from Premier Borden toasts by Al Jolson and Mme Schumann-Heink with Edison and Bell honored. Taft quips about neutrality and truth as guests cheer the telephony powered by Western Electric. Ursula Hammond dies after sacrificing to save Margaret Lee during a diphtheria case, her grave later visited by Margaret and John Marden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden
Canada
Wilfred Laurier
Hot Springs
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Daly’s Theatre
al Jolson
Winter Garden
Lewis Waller
Daly’s
Victor Murdock
Wichita Eagle
Western Electric Company
New York Telephone Company
Ursula
Margaret
Miss Leonard
Ursula Hammond
Margaret Lee
John Marden
New York
The Sacrifice Described Among Hospital Nurses
Ursula Hammond proclaims a bold wedding plan as Margaret Lee, a nurse, contemplates leaving the gown she wears for a housekeeper’s dress. A crowd of nurses watches the moment, admiring the glittering solitaire on Margaret’s hand while Ursula acts as their outspoken spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
John Marden
Ursula Hammond
Margaret Lee
Ursula
Sage Tea Restores Color for Gray Hair in Old Advice
An old advice piece promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cure for dull lifeless hair and gray strands. It claims the sage and sulphur formula refreshes dry hair, removes dandruff, and gradually restores color. The article urges immediate use and notes the price of fifty cents per bottle from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
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