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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
9
Letters discuss wives controlling or sharing husbands earnings with examples of budgets and allowances. A wife seeks extra play money while a husband saves and helps with bills. another reader advocates recognizing a husband's role as head of household and provider.
Letters reveal advice from brides and wives on control of a married man's earnings. Readers argue for frugality, savings, and minimal pocket money, with one noting a wife should manage household funds and even supply lunches.
A young woman, 18, seeks guidance about a two year relationship with a man who talks of married women he once knew. The columnist urges dignity, condemns his indiscreet remarks, and suggests she demand respect and clear boundaries instead of prolonged tolerating his behavior.
An advertisement portrays tireless motherhood draining a woman's strength. It promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a strengthening tonic to enrich blood and nerve stamina, claiming physicians prescribe it for weak women and warning against substitutes. The ad lists Scott & Bowne Bloomfield NJ.
The Sunday Post prints notable letters to the Sewing Circle highlighting reader views and tips. Readers share experiences, suggestions, and community notes related to sewing crafts.
The narrator describes traveling by train with Jack's books and gifts while noting a coincidentally cheerful married couple. The wife wears a striking black satin hat shaped like a three cornered silhouette with a quilled ribbon rosette. The scene hints the couple may be heading to the same destination.
Instructions for Cranberry Duff with molasses sauce and a Cocoanut Cornball recipe. Includes ingredients for dough and candy-like treats, plus a contact line for Eva M. Kele y Box 265 Harwich.
A veteran actor's fall from grace and a devoted wife reveals the price of unfaithfulness. In Wyoming he loses fortune and eyesight after a revolver accident, but a hotel owner's wife returns to him with silent care. She later explains she chose self reliance and remarried, leaving him to face his loss. D. W. Griffith's Intolerance is noted. Annette Kellermann and Marion Harold Lockwood are also mentioned.
Mrs. Veronica C. Fagan testified in a divorce libel before Judge Fox that she ran away and married James T. Fagan in May 1907 but does not know his nationality or his parents. Fagan was absent, service unavailable, and she states he left her in 1909 after a dispute over feeding their baby pea soup.
Save parcel handles as pretty necktie and hair ribbon holders and add ribbon bows. Envelopes can be cut and bound in book form for messages or yarn recipes. Save empty spools to craft button molds or crochet covered buttons. Mrs. William Duggan, 26 Elm Street, Quincy.
Margaret Sanger and aide Sania Mondell were found guilty in New York of disseminating information forbidden by law. Sentence scheduled later. Sanger is sister of Ethel Byrne who hunger struck after a similar conviction.
S. V. notes that Shirley Mason and Viola Dana are sisters, affirming the family connection between the two actresses.
Gurley Bill Graves alias Everybody's Friend pleaded in Central Court yesterday on morphine possession charges and was committed to Pondville Sanitarium instead of the House of Correction.
Long ago I recall songs sung beside a mother’s knee. The poem traces memory of a lullaby about The River Suir from Carrick to Clonmel, passing through childhood grief and later weary years, yet the refrain remains dear to the speaker. The verse connects childhood memory with sorrow and resilience through the recurring river song.
Paragraph notes fashion trends emphasizing simplicity and quality. White footwear remains in style while pumpkin colors appear in sportswear. Embroidered backs on gloves and filet laces rise in popularity with spring gowns and unlined suits.
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