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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
11
The Boston Post Sewing Circle column presents letters on marriage, health certs, and eugenics. A reader warns against marrying for love alone and urges practical health, finances, and home life. A second letter recounts falling in love despite choosing practical marriage and the impact on family happiness.
A reader argues it is discouraging for a husband to fund his wife’s dress and club expenses while daily living costs mount. Another letter supports the husband as head of the home with the wife staying in the home, cooking, and managing children, noting her four kids and low weekly earnings.
A Boston mother of two and a semi invalid in her care outlines surviving on 40 dollars monthly. She grows and preserves summer produce, buys meat wisely, and relies on taxes and a small garden to cut costs. She credits thrift and the Boston Post want ads for help in improving life.
A feature in the Sunday Post highlights engaging letters from readers of the Sewing Circle. The correspondence showcases diverse sewing tips, project ideas, and community reflections shared by local enthusiasts.
Fruit juices can be preserved by canning in syrup using Mason jars. Wash fruit, push pulp through a sieve, mix three pounds sugar per quart juice, seal jars, heat in water to near top, boil half an hour, seal and cool. Also a salmon bake with crackers egg and buttered dish.
Anne believes her husband undervalues her and plans to prove her worth by leaving to work as a companion in a well-off family. She packs her belongings, writes a farewell note to John, and prepares to depart after deciding self-support is her answer to money and respect.
John returns to Anne after realizing his harsh view of her as an expense. A kind mother figures helps him see her true value. Anne forgives him as he proclaims he will grant her heart’s desires and she answers with “That’s you.”
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