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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
11
An APARTMENT DWELLER letter argues high living costs and landlord greed reduce birth rates among well off families. She recalls a single child upbringing, cites cramped city apartments, and contrasts with tenements or country life where children face new barriers.
A reader recalls a troubled marriage where the husband earned eight dollars weekly and controlled all finances. She accuses his mother of shaping his spendthrift ways and criticizes modern permissive parenting, praising a stricter, traditional motherly approach instead.
A letter urges practical planning before marriage arguing eugenic marriage advocates are right to require thorough discussion of likes and dislikes, income handling, and child care. It cites two daughters who drafted signed papers detailing equal earnings and mutual control of finances as a model for sensible unions.
A reflective poem speaks of souls crossing to the unseen shore and leaving loved ones to endure life’s tempests. The speaker senses the departed watching from the distant gate and hopes to reunite beyond the veil.
A public letter argues for reproductive and marital reform. It condemns permanent marriage without love and calls for personal freedom for women including eight hours home care, nurse for infants, and social duties. The writer envisions a society where wedding rings symbolize oppression and supports eugenic ideals.
A selection of notable letters to the Sewing Circle appears in the Sunday Post, showcasing reader opinions and hobbyist chatter on crafts, domestic life, and community happenings.
In a sunbeam interlude, a man confronts Hazel about her flirting. He speaks with a deadly earnest tone as the girl replies with defiant charm, suggesting a rumored engagement between Hazel and Ralph Evans.
Hazel cools on social life after a broken engagement to Robert. She moves into a caretaker role for Thomas Vernon, Robert's irascible father, earning his trust and showing unselfishness as he grows ill and doctors urge Arizona air. She clings to him, hoping to atone for past choices.
Robert returns from Africa and confesses his mistaken judgment of Hazel. Hazel, pale and changed, listens as Robert declares her love and forgiveness. They affirm mutual change and vow to unite, with Hazel inviting him to be hers as he was hers.
In Hastings on Hudson New York Henry Dietrich a cattle raiser found 18 registered cows dead in a row after a bolt of lightning ran the length of a string of stalls killing all inside the barn remained undamaged
American rights secured for CrystalHs, the English hair treatment praised in Europe with gold medals. Claiming to restore hair, stop dandruff, and cure scalp itching, Creslo Laboratories offers a $1000 guaranteed trial with no risk if results are not proven, inviting readers to mail the coupon.
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