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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
11
Readers of the Boston Post discuss gender roles and finances in marriage. A Springfield correspondent warns against wives seeking independence, while others share cautions about reforming husbands and balancing earned income with domestic life.
A reader argues that wedding vows bind husbands to provide a weekly allowance and to place assets in the wife's control. She says daughters should marry only men who promise regular funds for the wife to spend as she pleases.
An advertisement extols Colorado as ideal for family outdoor life with good trains and comfortable living at moderate cost. It invites readers to request a booklet with maps, hotels, and travel details and offers planning assistance.
A letter from A Daughter of the Puritans argues for pre marriage medical examinations to prevent inherited disease and for husbands to be financially capable. She recounts her failed marriage over poverty and defends stricter standards of modesty compared to modern beachwear in Manchester.
A reader argues that perceptions of modesty shift with time and cites early 19th century paintings of respectable women as evidence. The letter notes how habit shaped views of propriety and references a great grandmother’s portrait displayed in a Boston home.
A lyric recalling a song about year’s end and spring. The speaker hears birds and renewal, noting a refrain like gold in cold days. The poem links a lover’s gaze and the season’s rebirth with a hopeful year ahead.
The Sunday Post prints some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle, offering reader insights, tips, and community chatter on craft projects and social topics.
A playful verse traces a confused speaker named Joe who is called Jack by a coy woman. The poem hints at a mystery involving John Supplee and a misplaced nickname.
Long excerpt recounts Robert Burns love letters to Miss E at Lochlee and to Mary Campbell Highland Mary. It notes Nell Fitzpatrick early crushes and Jean Armour, plus a vow of eternal adherence and the tragedy of Highland Mary. The letters praise virtue and propose lasting affection and eventual marriage if circumstances allow.
Walter Haley schemes to wed Gladys Borden the Candy King's heiress. The plan collapses as they rapidly marry at a minister's home and crash their car into a ditch at 8 45 pm. The bride reveals the ruse and laughs, revealing the other girl at the candy counter was the true heiress.
A father creates a fine system to curb objectionable words. Each expletive costs a penny to five cents, escalating with combined phrases. The boy studies the tariff and quips that he knows words worth a quarter.
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