Married on $15 a Week Reprises Love Versus Money
Readers share opinions on marriage for love over wealth with letters praising frugal living and warn against chasing luxury. Some endorse marrying for love even at minimal pay while others note satisfaction comes from shared work, home life, and family stability despite low income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
New Hampshire
Snying
Dear Struggler Exposes Debt Burden in a Small Town Circle
A reader describes a decade of frugal living, mortgage payments, and endless debt despite honest work. She details a $15 weekly salary, a bank mortgage, and costs of maintaining a stylish home and wardrobe while urging wiser financial choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struggler
Letters From the Sewing Circle in Sunday Post Highlighted
The Sunday Post prints notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader reflections and community insights in a lively, period newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeBoston Post Sewing Circle
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
The Ideal Marriage and a Shocked Bride
Marian’s engagement triggers Mrs. DeRand Good to host a lavish wedding at her house proving inside luck contrasts with outside strain. A letter hints of a lover as burglars raid the home of wedding gifts, leaving Mrs. Good torn between doubt and trust while Marian clings to her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Sarah
Mrs. Good
Ben
Mr. Good
Moses
DeRand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Gould
Crudol
Drug and Dot
Cruciol Prod Corporation
Broadway
New
The
Mary Bailey
Concord
Boston
Jore
Mesge
Witter
Qee Fen
Fen
Oxford
Morocco
Whit
Cardinal
Axminster
Parrons
Serana
Erauy Anlu
Smallwares
Cale
Maire