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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
9
Oscar Bamberger aged 17 returns to Massillon Ohio after a four months hobo journey covering 12,000 miles across the United States Wales and England. He brings home five cents more than he started with and states the trip yielded experience rather than wealth.
Reverend Michael C. Pyplatz long pastor of St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church quits accepting $50 monthly pension from a benevolent society. He plans to sell newspapers on Chicago streets.
The Sewing Circle is a regular department in the Boston Post intended as a woman’s own forum for New England homemakers. It covers home life, domestic difficulties, family management, baby care, household economy, flowers and gardening. Correspondents may use pen names and ask questions. letters should be on one side of the paper and addressed to the Sewing Circle Editor.
A reader recalls 22 years of service in a single household, then a week’s notice and dismissal for aging. She argues intelligent girls should not accept domestic labor as a lasting refuge, fearing an old age of hunger and hardship. The piece ends with the line TURNED OUT TO STARVE.
A letter from an East Boston wife argues a family cannot live on 15 or less per week if the husband wastes money on tips, drinking, and social outings. She notes her husband earns 2 a week yet keeps them out of debt by avoiding such expenses, urging restraint and thrift to prioritize essentials and footwear for the children.
A reader condemns marriage on low wages and urges frugal living while another writer shares thrift tips. A correspondent urges marrying for love over money, recounting personal hardship and financial discipline as guidance for Boston households.
A reader letter from North Scituate debates whether a wife should promise obedience to her husband. It contrasts promises of “queen of the house” with the reality of shared labor and financial support, urging fair compromise and criticizing obedience to fashion and other male critics.
A reader writes against laws preventing marriages to dissipated men and argues women should choose husbands by love. She recalls choosing a different partner after concern over a loved one’s character and ends by affirming personal agency in marriage decisions.
San Francisco dispatch reports John Spaulding of East Oakland was attacked by a highwayman after a theatre outing with his sweetheart. The assailant robbed Spaulding and forced the girl to search his pockets under threat, finding only a dime and a pocket mirror.
Mrs Priscilla Ayres Inslee of New Brunswick New Jersey aged 102 yesterday said she would not wear a lango gown or a slit skirt describing them as vulgar. Despite health she rose early ate a good breakfast and was ready to receive callers at ten and stayed up until ten last night.
Morrison Swift at the Humanist Forum in Franklin Union argued that modern marriage stifles men's freedom and loyalty keeps men from leaving. He said 60 percent of men would leave, and 75 percent of women are impostors, urging honest confession and reform of the marriage institution.
Dennis Callahan attempted to carry three brass pipes about 16 feet long through Somerville streets at dawn. Patrolman Howard spotted noise near the high school in Gilman Square, leading to Callahan’s detention after a weak sale bill.
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