Sewing Circle Tales and Household Economics Debated
Letters from readers discuss managing on small incomes in New England households. A New Hampshire sister samples frugal living on $8 to $15 weekly, noting baby costs and rent risk, while another says marriage raises costs and debts, ending in separation. Readers urge thrift, training in housekeeping, and practical money sense.
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É Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
Ers
New England
Co. Sao
Boston Post
Deir Sewing’ Circle Sisters
Bacn
Hubby
Jersey
Sisters
New Hampshire
Sewing Circle
Nanvasket
Obedience for Wives Letter to a Sewing Circle
A letter urges wives to obey husbands, mocking those who would leave their spouses to avoid command. The author notes her own prior stance and recalls her husband as a good provider.
Songs and phrases crowd a coast to coast chorus
A jumble of song titles and quips spans references from popular tunes to marketing lines. It mentions I Never Knew You Loved Me and Swing Swing Swing, plus several evocative phrases like Have a Heart and A Little Church Around the Corner, suggesting a newspaper page note on songs and cultural tastemaking.
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Robinson Crusoe’s
Isle
Harry von Tilzer
Wttore
Tamesome Pine
The Woman Who Learned Too Much
A humor fable about a woman with a theory that men dislike intellect in women. Her refusals of Ibsen Maeterlinck and Shakespeare lead a suitor to conclude she is uneducated, proving it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
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Ibsen
Masterlinck
Shakspere
Vomhan
Maeterlinck
Prodigal Wife and Independent Wife Clash on Obey
Two readers debate marriage roles with opposing views on obedience and independence. A prodigal wife recounts returning to her husband after seeking independence and harsh treatment, while an independent wife argues that obedience diminishes a woman's autonomy and favors self-direction. Both pieces reflect early 20th century domestic rhetoric and personal testimony.
Fae Letter Nest on Laws Limiting Unsatisfied Marriage Partners
A fragmentary note discusses whether laws should be passed to prevent marriages involving individuals unable to satisfy their partners. The text mirrors a late era debate on marriage restrictions and social norms.
Married for love a plea on eugenics and marriage right
A reader argues against allowing women to marry men with defects or illnesses and to bear children with inherited conditions. The piece uses analogies about property and parenting to claim pregnancies should be restricted to avoid defective offspring, urging that laws protect future generations rather than personal choice.
Grindoff Held for Robbing Gas Meters
Louis H Grindoff 26 of 3817 West Fourth Street South Boston faced grand jury action after police court remand on gas meter robberies in the North End. Unable to post 500 bail he was jailed at Charles Street. Annetta Tabaldi alerted Patrolman Cavagnaro about a drunken man in her cellar at 59 Charter Street.
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Louis H. Grindoff
West Fourth Street
South Boston
North End
Sheehan
Charles Street
Grindoff
Annetta Tabaldi
Joseph Cavagnaro
Charter Street
Discovered Cure for Asthma Promises Free Trial Bottle
A Kansas chemist Mr D J Lane of 632 Lane Building St Marys offers a simple home remedy for asthma. He says tests on long sufferers show easy cures and will mail a $1 bottle free if you write. Pay only if it cures. A dog will judge results within 10 days. Send name and address on a postal card.
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D. J. Lane
Lane
St. Marys
Kan
Express
Postoffice Committee Trims Appropriations
Washington December 17 The House postoffice committee cut every new item in the postoffice appropriation bill including 2 million dollars for rural carrier pay as an economy move A Democratic caucus may consider authorizing the Postmaster General to study government ownership of telephones and telegraphs
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Washington
Postoffice
House Postoffice Committee
Doctor's Advice Columns Offer Home Remedies and Cures
Readers submit health queries from anxiety to anemia and obesity. Dr. Baker prescribes tinctures, antiseptics, tonics, and mixtures, urging regimen adherence and suggesting products like yuilane powder and yellow mingos.
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