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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1917
Page
9
Readers debate household economy and gender roles. A letter attacks wives for waste while excusing husbands spending on lunch and travel. Another writer shares a joint-ownership marriage, hand the salary to the husband, and split expenses to illustrate shared finance.
Readers discuss spouses finances and allowances in a 1910s style debate. Letters critique wage control, independence, and the role of money in marriage with voices from ADEEN BE and ANOTHER ENGLISHMAN'S DAUGHTER among others.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader opinions, anecdotes, and community craft insights in a warm, homey tone.
A seaside diary note describes sunny Palm Beach weather and a traveler wishing Jack and Tom could join, while a passerby on the terrace wears a tam o shanter hat with blue silk and ribbon detailing. The writer imagines the girl’s thoughts under striped awnings as a train to the South lingers in the mind.
Ralph Leo the New York baritone drew a great ovation at the Baker Memorial choral concert his second Baker Memorial appearance Accompanied by Camp W Foltz he delivered a varied program from operatic classics to Southern lullabies and border ballads Louise Clarke Munday offered readings The Baker Memorial chorus performed well throughout the evening
Mayor Curley announced a Lincoln exercises programme for Tremont Temple on February 12 for high school pupils. The event features addresses by the Mayor and Colonel J Payson Bradley of the Grand Army of the Republic, an illustrated lecture by Thomas H Cummings, and a prayer by Rev S Arthur T Connolly. The programme opens with a singing of The Star Spangled Banner directed by Professor John A O Shea.
In a familiar talk with Post readers, Ethel Barrymore recalls a young couple torn by a money mad husband who pursued stock trading. His obsession eroded social life and affection while the wife, once an actress, faced growing estrangement and possible separation amid gossip.
In a reader's dilemma Mildred Champagne advises that a couple should share travel costs when the trip is costly. The man often offers to pay, but a woman with dignity may prefer to cover her own expenses if she can afford it, avoiding potential obligations. Both should navigate delicately to preserve independence and mutual respect.
A reader asks about Red Cross nursing qualifications and contact details for the American National Red Cross in Washington DC. Other letters discuss whether sedan is accented and how lighthouses flash numbers with revolving mechanisms and clockwork. A responder confirms Thomas W Lawson was born in Charlestown.
The excerpt discusses whether contents is singular or plural with is or are. It notes contents as a plural noun, Hyde Park Ward 26 in Boston City Proper, and Edwin M. Bacon’s Boston A Guide Book defining Boston Proper as the original city excluding annexed parts, now sometimes used for the whole city to distinguish from Greater Boston within 10 miles of the State House.
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