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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
9
The Boston Post Sewing Circle column debates whether women should marry for love or money and argues for the right to choose freely. It contemplates engagement, changing suitors, and allowing women to propose, ending with a reader THERES E signing off.
A reader recounts personal views on fortune hunting, stating she has never married a millionaire and never expects to, and that her husband earns about $1200 a year. She emphasizes a firm conviction about her own marriage choice.
A four year old boy named in the tale escapes from Aunt Jemima with his puppy Puck and wanders to a pool where his mother Rosamond once loved. A dramatic rescue follows as Rosamond returns to her child and confesses she left her career to seek him. The story ends with the father John accepting the reunion and the family together.
A young woman recalls chasing social status through a wealthy suitor, spending hours admiring herself, and learning that riches do not guarantee love. She discovers his engagement to a society girl and reflects that rich men rarely marry poor women, ending with Oriole.
A reader cites a Cantabrigian letter praising a wife who locks out a husband after overtime. The husband replies that if his wife did that, he would enter and she would go out. The note claims their devotion is akin to a dog's loyalty and a cash register's function. Married six years.
A reader rails against a letter writer's claim that she locked her husband out at 10 o'clock. The writer insists no man would accept such treatment and muses if roles were reversed he would seek another room, urging fair play.
A reflection on marriage noting that husbands and wives increasingly understand shared duties and question the need to have their own way in every matter. The quote emphasizes responsibility over ego in domestic harmony.
A pair of letters from readers signed Lonesome Girl and Another Lonesome Girl urge caution against kissing before marriage. They condemn seeking popularity through physical acts and defend staying true to morals, noting self respect and future happiness hinge on restraint.
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle will be published in Sunday's Post. The items promise insight into reader craft tips and community events.
A letter argues against rewriting marriage vows, defending the traditional service as unchanged for centuries. The writer urges daughters to wed under the standard ceremony, warns against inserting domestic rules, and likens attempts to reform to drafting town by laws into the Constitution.
A 19 year old writes seeking advice on dating a wealthier girl. The columnist argues true worth, heart and devotion matter more than money, urging the young man to prove himself and win her by virtue, not finance. The piece counsels perseverance and moral pride over worldly gain.
A home recipe lists 3 ounces each of butter sugar flour with one egg and almond essence. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, fold in flour and essence. Line pattie tins, fill with jam, top with pastry, bake quickly, cool, ice with water icing, place glace cherry in center. Mrs George A Bernier, R F D 1 Exeter NH.
A fragmented note describes an eggless Johnny cake mix using one teaspoon of soda and 3 to 4 cups of flour blended with Indian meal to form the batter.
A recipe instructs using thick sponge cake batter for corn cake, recommends poultry grade corn meal, sifts then adds two cups sour milk two days old and one teaspoon salt, bake thin, served with butter or syrup, from Harriette A Prentiss of Somerville.
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