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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
6
The Sewing Circle in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post invites New England homemakers to discuss domestic perplexities family problems husband and child care baby care household economy flowers gardening and related topics. Correspondents may use noms de plume and ask questions of the general editor.
A reader explains a conflict with a husband who polices her diet and activity despite affection. She craves simple meals like roast beef and longs for independence to eat freely. The letter requests guidance from other sisters on handling control in marriage.
A columnist argues against marrying in a poor mood and for love as the basis of lifelong marriage. It questions mutual benefit marriages, warns of trouble if the “right one” is found outside, and commends discreet, genuine affection over overt passion. Somerville’s signoff hints at contentment with restrained affection.
A reader from Malden seeks advice about a fiancé whose extravagant habits, frequent theatre and beach outings, and expensive tastes delay their wedding. She fears lack of capital to "start right" and wonders how to persuade him to save, noting she cannot change his spending mindset.
A reader writes from Somerville, praising a stable home and loving husband with five children, and questions the advisability of heedings from a third party who urges finding another man who will profess love. The letter reflects on a past similar doubt and uncertainty about a spouse’s affection.
A wife counsels a friend to accept her husband’s faults and attire. She argues that dress code and education do not define virtue, citing her own 23 years of harmony and contrasting a vain, superior wife with a sensible husband. She urges appreciation of her husband’s virtues.
A concerned wife writes to a circle seeking guidance. She describes her husband, a member of many clubs, insisting she stay home during his ladies nights, claiming it helps his business. She feels excluded and asks if she should seek more recreation and support.
Selected letters from the Sewing Circle will be printed in the upcoming Sunday Post, offering readers a glimpse of community views and crafting experiences.
Willis O. Hodge a 28 year old Glen Ellis House clerk in Jackson New Hampshire was arrested during a heavy rainstorm by Inspector Linton and brought to police headquarters in North Conway charged with polygamy He allegedly admitted guilt and planned to plead guilty to end the matter swiftly amid a claim he faced pressure from friends of a Caputo girl to keep a prior promise
Police claim Hodge led a double life from October 1908 to fall 1911, sending funds from North Conway to a Chelsea wife. Ellen M. Hurley of the West End accuses him, noting two sons from the first marriage. He allegedly wed Adelaide Caputo in 1908 under the name William A. Smith, producing a son, with details of where each wife lived and how he hid the arrangements.
A white Plymouth Rock hen at W. A. Wheaton’s East Weymouth farm laid an enormous egg weighing eight ounces. The egg measures 107-8 inches long and 8 3 4 inches in circumference, drawing attention as a remarkable farm novelty.
Lincoln Steffens testified for the defense in the Clarence S. Darrow bribery trial. He described how Darrow and the McNamara brothers agreed to a plan before Franklin's arrest and pressed to save the elder McNamara, with LeCompte Davis sent to maintain a bluff from the district attorney’s office to avoid settlement if John J. McNamara pleaded guilty.
Clarence V. T. Richeson, electrocuted for the murder of Avis Linnell, was buried today in Amherst Cemetery beside his mother in Lynchburg Virginia.
James J. Hill's Wacuta a three master steam yacht reached Halifax today after a Labrador coast trip for salmon fishing. Hill and party dined in Halifax then sailed this evening for Newport.
A toast straight from C M Snyder of 460 Riverside Drive New York ends with praise for Toasties. It was one of fifty jingles produced for Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan, which paid 1060 dollars in May.
An advertisement urges hard studying and working girls to use Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. It claims the pills build rich blood, improve appetite, sleep, color, and energy. A testimonial from Mrs. John Brandon of Harbor Beach Michigan describes anemia improvement after taking the pills. Free booklets offered. price 50 cents per box, six for 2 50. mail order from Schenectady New York.
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