Sewing Circle Letters Offer Domestic Budget Debate In Boston Post
The Boston Post's Sewing Circle section invites homemakers to share advice on budgets, family management, and household economy. Letters discuss weekly spending, rent, and childcare, urging frugal living and traditional family roles while inviting candid personal anecdotes.
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Boston Daily
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Itched for 20 Years Resinol Cured in 10 Days
Baltimore July 10 1913 Charles Warner reports twenty years of itching ended in ten days after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. He notes the relief from itching and stinging and a smooth skin afterwards. Physicians have prescribed Resinol for eighteen years and ads urge free trial via Rexinol Dept 37 R Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Charles Warner
N. Stricker
Dept
Rexinol
An Appeal to Wives for Orrine Treatment
A housewives appeal promotes Orrine as a home remedy for alcoholism. It claims the product saves money wasted on drink and offers a refund if ineffective. The ad urges visits to a Washington DC office and notes availability at Riker Jaynes drug stores.
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Orrine
Orrine CO
Washington,d. C
Riker-Jaynes
Dear unhappy wife stay and fight for your home
A reader signs as A WOMAN LOOKING ON advising Unhappy Wife not to leave home. She urges against abandoning family, suggests enjoying theatre with husband, earning modest income, and improving appearance. Encourages resilience, dancing, and keeping home as a bright, valued kingdom.
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Sewing Circle
Walt Mason
Father
Hubby
Flirt's Confession Challenges Sewing Circle Advice
A Maine reader asks how to handle a marital embarrassment after a train encounter with a stranger. Her husband kissed her and denied wrongdoing, while the other man stood nearby. The letter defends her dignity and questions the resulting rumors of separation.
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Wifie
Maine
Fads and Fashions Highlight New Trim and Frocks
Paragraph notes French inspired filet bands with jet trim, crocheted wool hoods and muffs for children, outdoor baby sleeping bags in eiderdown or blanket cloth, and silk lined hoods. Spring frocks for young women feature minaret styles in cotton crepe with hand embroidered collars and black sashes.
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