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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
6
A reader details moving to Boston from New Hampshire to seek office work, studying shorthand, and rising from envelopes to private secretary to a Boston lawyer. She notes no harassment, values city opportunity for professional and financial progress, and asks how to win back a distant lover.
A 35 year old wife writing to the Sewing Circle seeks guidance on a cooling marriage. She notes her husband, five years older, returns late from work without explanation and sometimes goes out without inviting her, though she says he has not been unkind. She asks for counsel.
A 28 year old girl writes to the Sisters of the Sewing Circle seeking advice on balancing family duties with personal independence. She has cared for her father and brothers since her mother’s death and fears social isolation as brothers discourage outings and potential employment.
A reader laments women who shame their husbands for lack of education arguing such snobbery erodes long standing marriages. She questions if education justifies looking down on partners who did not attend college and suggests respect for loving families over pretensions.
A family note questions suitors for a college student, arguing she should focus on housekeeping basics rather than pursuing further college studies, reflecting social views on marriage and education.
A reader defends a Boston Fest letter about a woman who married four times before finding the right husband. The writer argues others cannot judge, urges self respect, and praises the sister who sought happiness despite unhappy marriages.
A reader argues that unmarried women over fifty can still find happiness in marriage. She cites a 55 year old woman who cared for her invalid parents, later married a man of means, and four years of companionship proved ideal. The note urges not to overlook older women. AUTUMN. Some letters to the Sewing Circle will appear in Sunday’s Post.
Newport R I July 25 The city of Boston failed to sell the Parkman house on Bellevue avenue at public auction. Auctioneer Join C Kiley saw bids rise from 25000 to 35000 by straw bidders. Francis Clair bidding as city representative offered the final sum but no sale was declared. Several summer colony notables attended including Mrs O H P Belmont and Mr and Mrs Pembroke Jones.
Judge George in the Probate Court announced the hearing on the contest of Samuel N. Brown scale maker's will would occur early in September. Harold H. Brown, named to receive only 1000 dollars, is the contestant, while his stepmother Mrs. Charlotte Bradford seeks to sustain the will.
Arthur Martin aged four was struck and killed in Worcester by a car owned and driven by Nelson B Mead of Greenwich Connecticut. The accident occurred near Main and Austin streets as the boy ran from the sidewalk between the Mead vehicle and a wagon driven by Charles E Lockhart who halted to avoid the boy.
The tombolo midsummer festival to benefit Sacred Heart Church is planned by parishioners on the rectory grounds at Roslin dale tomorrow. Rev. John F. Cummins, organizer of the renowned barbecue demonstrations, leads the event.
Friends of Curtis Nichols of 60 Webster Street West Newton a traveling salesman for a Hopedale firm say Nichols body found in pajamas near the Boston and Albany tracks in West Springfield indicates foul play and demand an investigation.
Simon Jacobs of Brockton was arrested in Worcester on a larceny by forged checks charge involving about $800 from several firms in the Shoe City. He was turned over to Brockton police tonight.
A reader asks Mildred Champagne for guidance on whether to marry a man who has shown flaws such as pawning a keepsake and asking for money. The columnist urges careful self inspection, fairness, and weighing happiness and respect before deciding if marriage is possible.
The studio of well known artist T. V. C. Valenkamph in Gloucester was broken into by vandals who paint the floor and walls then set a candle in the center and left. The candle burned a hole in the floor but caused no serious damage.
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