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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
9
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post invites home makers to discuss household topics. Readers may write in with family and domestic concerns and seek advice, using noms de plume and one-sided letters addressed to the Sewing Circle Editor.
A reader article argues wives should draw their husbands pay if he wastes it on a "good time" with single friends. The letter cites a penniless wife with four children and condemns trusting a good fellow with family money. A wife laments regrets and shares life lessons from a 30 year old perspective.
A young woman asks how far she should risk lifelong happiness by marrying a man whose family objects to his faith. She notes her own family approves and urges sisters with similar experiences to write back.
A young reader calling herself MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER asks the Sewing Circle for guidance. She is nearly 19 and seeks advice on pursuing a singing career while hoping to settle down with a husband and babies, valuing both passions. She signs as Mother's Little Helper.
A reader compares her past flirtations with marriage to a sister’s plea in the Sewing Circle. She recalls marrying a loving, wealthy man five years ago, urges love over money, and offers to share her grandmother’s guidance. She rejects the note from Disappointed Wife.
A reader laments aging and wasted youth, contrasting her life with former schoolmates who chose worldly success. She recalls believing goodness would pay off, while she now scrambles to stretch nickels between paydays amid financial hardship and social regret.
Correspondent signing as A Physician's Wife urges women to embrace roles as wife, mother, adviser, and partner. She argues happiness comes from sacrifice and mutual effort, avoiding nagging, and focusing on inner character over outward looks.
A city correspondent recalls a country girl who comes to Boston seeking work and entertainment. She warns that older male office workers pose a greater risk than younger men, after a single troubling theatre encounter and a cautionary boardinghouse tale.
A female writer urges young girls to beware in city life noting her own Boston experience as a stenographer. She warns of false marriages and unscrupulous men preying on naïve country girls seeking office work, recounting how colleagues normalize deceit and exploitation.
Nell Gwynne rose from London slums to theater stardom as an orange girl turned actress. She captivated Charles II and influenced royal policy, funding Chelsea Hospital and sparking court life with wit and audacity. Her debts and charity marked the end, as she left money to release debtors on Christmas Day.
Early letters to the Sewing Circle promise engaging content in the upcoming Sunday Post. Readers will find a mix of community views, crafting tips, and personal anecdotes shared with neighborhood readers.
The upcoming issue features a new waist decoration design described as a punchwork pattern. It highlights a decorative accessory suitable for wear and invites readers to view the illustration.
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