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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1914
Page
13
The Boston Post outlines Sewing Circle as a regular feature in which New England homemakers discuss home and household topics. Readers may send de plume letters on managing families, babies, economy, gardening, flowers, and related subjects seeking advice and tips.
A Boson lecturer argues mothers who probe husbands’ pockets produce thief sons. She defends her own integrity while blaming streets and ignorance for youth crime. She questions curfews and admonitions on sex education, urging mothers to reconsider approaches.
A reader group column features a wife and mother’s conflict over misrepresentation to a suitor, a critique of a mother’s sacrifice, and a plea for economic partnership. It includes a letter about women’s rights to own homes and questions a husband’s lectures on thrift.
A reader argues for allowing young women more social freedom while a mother defends staying home. A sister recounts a locked door incident and sisterly dispute. A second letter asserts mothers should consent before marriage and keep earnings tied to the home.
The piece argues a family on a tight budget should buy a home to escape the rent trap. It notes paying $15 a month in rent for 20 years would fund a cottage, ending rent payments and providing tangible ownership. It warns that losing income or missing a rent payment could jeopardize housing.
The Sunday Post features notable letters from readers of the Sewing Circle. Readers share tips, patterns, and anecdotes reflecting community craft interests and weekend projects.
A reflective verse contrasts friendship with human flaws and the growth that sorrow brings. It compares forgiveness to roses and honey, noting gold's alloy and the sting that comes with effort in love.
Louis King aged eight of 138 West Fourth Street South Boston received a broken arm and other injuries from a hammer blow in his home yard yesterday afternoon. Morris Goldman of 149 West Fourth Street was alleged to have wielded the hammer.
The piece surveys spring style trends with artificial silk, white voile, and white buckskin shoes already in shops. It notes pink and blue batiste nightgowns, French dressmakers showing draped black satin gowns with bright peau de peche bodices, and remarks on duvetyne durability. It highlights chiffon taffeta for hip draperies and vivid linen embroideries.
A reader denounces the reinstated axe in Germany where capital punishment for women persists. The letter calls for abolition, notes Krauth’s solitary executions, and questions deterrence while arguing state killing is wrong, especially for women. Signed Angelica Be. Post.
A reader seeks guidance on eloping to marry a man older and well positioned despite maternal religious objections. The columnist counsels against running away, urging that if both are marriageable, informed, and sure of love they should marry at home with frank, unafraid consent rather than elope.
Several trains from the regular running schedule on the Boston and Maine will be restored today. Additional stops will be added to accommodate the traveling public. Until the increased service is fully in place, all railroad stations will see changes.
Boston trains on Southern division add stops at North Somerville Somerville Highlands West Somerville and Somerville Junction with morning and afternoon departures. Portland division local and Medford branch trains restored this afternoon. Reading locals and inbound trains resume Sunday schedule adjustments and Saugus branch trains restart today with specified Boston Lynn departures.
A fire damp explosion hit the Achenbach colliery in Dortmund on January 30. Six bodies were recovered by 9 pm with fatalities continuing to be counted as rescue teams from nearby mines worked underground.
A strong earthquake was recorded today by the University of Washington seismograph starting at 7 59 a m and continuing to 8 35 a m The needle moved two inches on the record Indications place the disturbance about 4300 miles south of Seattle
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