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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1912
Page
11
Readers reply to a column query about pensions for aged widowed mothers. One letter argues mothers who raised good citizens deserve support, detailing personal hardship after childrearing and criticizing the notion that virtue excuses neglect. A contrasting voice questions gendered skills and household duties, noting ignorance in both men and women and predicting equal responsibilities for future couples.
A reader argues that pensioned mothers and all citizens deserve support with enough resources in the country. The note insists every man woman and child should have plenty to eat drink be clothed and housed and calls for broad social care.
A letter argues against pensions for mothers, claiming gender equality means women should not receive pensions when men do not. It notes widows with children face similar problems to widowers and urges women to reject pension eligibility, asserting parity in salaries.
A letter from a married woman in a large New England town laments isolation and feigns hospitality while longing for close female companionship. She contrasts the West with her parochial community, asks the Circle Sisters for guidance, and notes exclusivity of local clubs.
A reader argues men design and drive fashion, shaping women’s attire to be immodest to please male tastes. She cites her husband’s praise of stylish dress and his criticism of older gowns, saying men push trends that limit female partners at dances and blame should rest with men.
A reader recounts attempts to meet suitable men in a strange city through mutual friends. She finds brothers of friends often held as rivals for attention and notes peers resented her to meet their male friends. She ends by claiming she married a man engaged to a close friend, calling it fair in love.
The sale lists scrim curtains trimmed with edge or insertion at 49c to 2.00 per pair or yard. cable net curtains with faheting and edge priced around 19c to 50c. Madras at 19c 35c to 50c. Irish Point and Renaissance lace curtains and door panels in 19c 15c to 25c 49c 69c. curtain muslin in dots and figures by the yard. assorted laces offered.
The ad lists corsets, voile, dimities, madras, muslins, and linens with prices from 12 to 69 cents. Bleached sheets, pillowcases, pillow tubing, blankets, spreads, and wool flannel are offered in various sizes and finishes. Also featured are soiled and mussed handkerchiefs and damaged linens priced to clear.
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