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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
11
In a Sewing Circle letter, LEONE argues that marriage should wait for deep love and sufficient income, warns that ambitious single women risk happiness by marrying for security, and urges practical financial planning to avoid poverty. The piece reflects early 20th century homemaker guidance and social norms.
A reader argues that true affection transcends wealth and class after recounting her happy marriage to a Boston social man. She praises her generous mother in law and rebuts a suburbanite's view that marriage should be limited by social status. The writer signs as Very Happily Married.
A feature explores the value of individual worth and career decisions amid uncertainty. The piece weighs personal judgment and societal expectations, reflecting on how ambition shapes life paths for young adults.
A reader challenges sewing circle letters on gender roles arguing marriage as a partnership. The writer, a widow of 18 years, recounts equal effort and shared responsibility, suggesting many men may regret past decisions and prefer silent endurance.
A reflective poem invites descent into sea caverns as life, time, and fate converge. It questions reward and meaning while contemplating kin, heaven, and the indifferent vastness of waves and wind. The speaker emphasizes remaining on the appointed path and doing what must be done.
A brief note reflects on happiness linked to the number fifty two and its possible symbolic meaning in everyday life. The fragment hints at optimism and seasonal cadence without specific events or names.
A wife narrates nine years of marriage marked by trust and shared duties. Her husband remains loyal, avoids outside outings, and supports her during illness. She urges secrecy about jealousy, kindness, and faithfulness to strengthen love and happiness.
A reader writes about a five year marriage and a $10 weekly income. She describes rent of $8, groceries about $4 to $4.50, fuel and insurance costs, leaving little for savings. She notes strain from night work and worry about managing the household and advises against marrying on ten dollars a week.
The Sunday Post features readers’ letters to the Sewing Circle showing hobby tips, community concerns, and glimpses of social life in the era. Readers share crafts progress and practical advice for sewing and home projects.
The liturgical bishop Charles Henry Brent will preach at 10 30 Sunday morning at St Stephen's Church Florence Street. The Baptist Home Missionary Society and the Baptist Union will receive as beneficiaries from the late Mrs Caroline Corey of Groton an estate valued around 16000. This afternoon at 3 50 the corner stone of St Luke's Church Allston will be laid by Rt Rev Samuel G Babcock with the parish rector Rev Charles W Duffield assisting. A new parish house for St Luke's Chelsea to cost about 31000 will be built on the site of the existing church.
The Friendship Class of the Beverly Baptist Bible School announces officers: Mrs Nettie Rogers president, Mrs Hattie Baker vice president, Miss Nellie Leonard secretary, and Mrs W Calderwood treasurer. The Rev Wilbur T Hale of Rockport Methodist entertains Rev Francis J Hale and family. The Montw ally Framingham Chautauqua week two opens with an Evangeline lecture by Rev A T Kempton. St Johns Episcopal Gloucester receives 1425.08 from Elizabeth R Ingersoll estate of Dahlonega Ga, with other bequests to Huntress Home and Addison Gilbert Hospital.
A note states that producing a ton of nitrate from air needs 16 to 10 horsepower and a year. It also notes that New England exceeds most regions in tobacco yield per acre.
A young American woman in Boston writes seeking refined companionship while wary of unfashionable surroundings. Miss Lonesome counters that true friends value character over wealth, noting genuine people come from any background and invite sincere acceptance.
Paragraphs describe white embroidered waistcoats worn with black satin coats and skirts. Vivid yellows dominate evening gowns and wraps. Jacquard figures adorn piece dyed cotton crepes. A new waistline shapes the silhouette with a shorter front and longer back. Midsummer hats trend white with plush crowns and satin brims. New long jackets feature girdles creating a short jacket look. Paris styles feature lace and tulle tunics trimmed with fur borders.
Nell rejects marriage until she proves she can support herself in the city. She trains at night school and saves, then saves a lost child from traffic and is injured. In the hospital she reunites with Dick Reynolds and asks to go home with him.
Two separate recipe notes with ingredients and instructions. First details tea biscuits with flour baking powder lard milk sugar and a rise time, followed by baking and serving hints signed by Mrs M A Cummings of Wakefield. Second provides a rolled chocolate flavored biscuit recipe with eggs sugar butter salt flour milk vanilla and baking powder from Mrs Carrie A Morgan of Manchester New Hampshire.
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