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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1912
Page
11
First in today’s Boston Post Sewing Circle, a reader contributes to the discussion on whether the State should provide pensions to aged widowed mothers. The column invites homemakers to share advice on domestic matters and family concerns.
A Winter Hill letter rails against a sewing circle claiming strong women dodge procreation, arguing motherhood is a woman’s best investment. The writer mocks reform talk and asserts free women neglect childbearing in favor of social calling and theater.
An elderly widow laments her lost husband and son and the lack of pension support, comparing her plight to her sister who collects a pension. A correspondence reply defends women resisting large traditional families, argues for modern choices, and notes the pressures on married life and childbearing. SEPIA.
A columnist notes that young men and women idealize marriage as bliss but ignore household chores. Both genders resist drudgery yet can become good wives or husbands once realities set in, with some admitting a preference for easier domestic tasks.
A voice asserts readiness to meet obligations under pressure. The speaker insists she will perform her duty when the moment arrives, drawing on personal experience to back the claim.
A mother writes of a 19 year old daughter who has kept late hours, deceived her, and left home. The writer, heartbroken and under doctor care, still longs for reconciliation and her daughter's love despite the daughter's refusal to be forgiven.
A reader writes that there are many sober, conscientious parents who will raise large families, disputing a correspondent who linked drunkenness with larger households. The writer argues such families are common among decent citizens and condemns women who avoid children and shun responsibility.
In letters to the Sewing Circle two women share leap year marriage proposals. Lynn notes a bashful suitor finally asks after she prompted him, while another writer says she proposed and wed, asserting many women will soon feel free to pop the question.
A reader argues that two families cannot share a home peacefully. The poem from Scrap Book suggests a small cottage suffices for one family, and warns that fault finding ruins communal living. The note ends with Hater of Discord.
A 24 year old wife writes of concealing a prior engagement from her husband and the strain it caused after he learned of it. She fears their marriage may be forever clouded by the secret and asks for advice from the anonymous correspondent A Sorry Wife.
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