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Dear Sewing Circle Letters on $15 a Week Life and Struggle
A reader shares a frugal家庭 tale of raising eight children on $12 to $15 a week, arguing wives should manage money, while husbands waste tokens on tips and comforts. Other letters discuss poverty, education, eugenics warnings, and a young wife’s disastrous marriage.
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Cime
New England
Aeey
Boston Post
Addette
Boston Daily
Ome Age
Pour
Fisher
Noddle Island
Sewing Circle
Mrs Champagne