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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1913
Page
13
The Sewing Circle is a regular Boston Post department for home makers in New England. It invites readers to discuss home life, domestic difficulties, child care, marriage, budgeting, flowers, and gardening using pen names and seeking helpful advice. Correspondents should write on one side of the paper.
In a house by a sick bed, Hannah Garratt keeps a fateful secret as her sister Hilda’s arrival on the 9 o clock express nears. The dying mother longs for Hilda while Hannah fights temptation, ultimately choosing to reveal the truth and help the reunion.
The first public performance of Molly Make-Believe at the Agassiz House Theatre in Cambridge drew more than 40 attendees last night. The four act comedy was written by Eleanor Hallowell Coburn, a Radcliffe student.
A reader letter argues for unconditional forgiveness for daughters who leave home and sin while elder women warn against admitting "wild" offspring. The exchange criticizes harsh female judgment and calls for equal moral standards between men and women, citing cases of perceived selfishness and service theft among women.
A reader warns against marrying a good man with bad social habits. She describes a kind husband who misbehaves at table and in crowds, refuses to change, and leaves her anxious and afraid. She urges mothers to teach sons better manners before love and marriage.
A column describes three sisters who insist on managing their own bank accounts and funding the family. They recount seeing their mother beg for money from a husband believed wealthy, sparking debate over a wife's duty to earn and transfer funds to her husband for his use.
Letters debate whether the city should run dance halls with strict chaperonage to protect morals. Contributors argue dancing connects thousands of young people socially and as a path to marriage, while others warn closing halls drives couples to risky behavior and street life.
A reader argues that a wife should not hold purse strings after marriage, while another favors equal partnership with shared income. The exchange includes plans for joint accounts and tensions over a wife’s wage earning versus a husband’s insistence on sole financial control.
A 36 year old woman voices concern over young girls claiming independence after earning money. She argues daughters owe obedience to their mothers for schooling and sacrifices until marriage or when parental authority must yield to a husband. She laments the trend of repayment neglect.
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle are printed in the Sunday Post, showcasing reader prompts, sewing tips, and community tips. The column reflects domestic crafts interest and reader engagement from local residents.
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier will hold a forenoon conference with defense counsel Hulburt Coakley and Powers to settle the trial date for the Lawrence dynamite case.
Police inspector John Dorsey arrived from New York City with Rudolph Benishek age 41 of 36 Champney Street South Boston in custody charged with desertion of his wife and their four minor children.
James Bryce bids farewell to the American public at a New York dinner by the Pilgrims Society after six years as British ambassador. He will sail from San Francisco on May 3 for home via the Orient, with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice set to succeed him upon departure.
Ambassadors Bryce, Choate, and Walter Hines Page attended a formal dinner where Choate toasted Bryce as ambassador and praised the growing friendship between the two nations. He joked about an imagined new diplomatic beverage and predicted Bryce would return for more celebratory toasts.
Surgeon General W. C. Rucker warned that the rat is among the most dangerous animals to public health in a Jordan Hall address on The Rodent and Its Relation to the Public Health. The remarks stress rodents as a health threat alongside lions tigers and deadly serpents.
An expert declares rats as plague carriers and urges aggressive rat elimination in Boston. He notes the flea transmits the disease from rats to humans and urges destroying rat habitats, concrete and metal construction, poisons, and traps to save public health. Every Boston rat costs $1.50 annually to manage.
Boston A F L unions push for immediate bail for former President Frank J Higgins and Agent Michael J Young of Boston United House smiths Bridgemen s Union now at Leavenworth awaiting appeal from Indianapolis sentence tied to alleged dynamite transport conspiracy in the MacNamara cases.
Boston unions and the Building Trades Department are backing a plan to secure bail for Young and Higgins. A bonding company would post bond with large unions covering portions of the total, and the Boston United Housesmiths and Bridge men’s Union would pay the premium.
Andreas Dippel resigned today as general manager of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. the executive committee accepted his resignation and he did not indicate future plans.
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