Sewing Circle Opens Forum for Home Makers in Boston Post
In the Boston Daily and Sunday Post the Sewing Circle invites New England wives and homemakers to share advice on household economy family management and related topics. Correspondents may use noms de plume and write on one side of the paper addressing the editor. The first letter discusses whether a wife should have an allowance for personal expenses including leisure and cigarettes.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Brokenhearted Wife Seeks Legal Child Support Relief
A long letter from a woman in a troubled marriage describes 13 years of misery, three children, unpaid bills, and a dire lack of funds. She plans to work, move furniture, and possibly pursue legal aid to force financial support and management of household finances.
Shall She Tell the Truth About Adoption to Betsy Trotwood
A letter signed Girlie's Helper urges caution in telling an adopted child about her parentage. It warns against disclosures now, fearing harm and loss of confidence. The author favors a gentle truth at maturity and predicts enduring gratitude and possible care in old age.
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Betsy Trotwood
Neighbors Gossip About Woman's Social Evenings
A 28 year old Boston woman writes that neighbors condemn her nightly outings with friends to cafes and theatres. She notes her husband travels west but is kept informed, and a neighbor’s visit about her smoking a cigarette spread hurtful rumors. He urges her not to worry.
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Fleurette
Boston
Sacrificed Ali for Mother Dear Sewing Circle Sisters
A memoir excerpt from MASA reflects a daughter who cared for a mother and faced hardship. She describes staying home to tend to family, avoiding dances, working for board, and enduring loneliness after her mother’s death and a will dispute. She laments aging, poverty, and fear, wishing she had married.
Dear Sewing Circle and the Sacrificed Maiden in New England
A self described old-fashioned New England woman recalls sacrificing her youth to fund brothers’ education. She explains she stayed home, gave up clothes, and now endures poverty while brothers thrive, fearing their wives. She asks if she would sacrifice again, answering with a resounding no.
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New England
Mother
Woman’s Superiority Over Marriage and Men
A SPINSTER SUFFRAGETTE argues that economic conditions force wives into servitude and that men are parasites, asserting that only recognizing women's superiority through law will win the suffrage struggle. She rejects equality and calls for legal acknowledgment of female dominance.
A Forbidden Kiss The Sequel Dear Sewing Circle
A reader marks her 35th birthday alone with a photograph of her former sweetheart on display. She recalls refusing a kiss before engagement, later learning he married another, and she laments lost romance despite financial security. Blighted romance prompts promise of more letters next Sunday.
A Kick In by Torchy Featured in Post Magazine
Next Sunday's Post Magazine presents Sewell Ford's tale A Kick In by Torchy the red headed office boy. The front cover shows Torchy and his admired Vee in a charming scene.
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Torchy
Sewell Ford
Post
Vee
Tona Vita Tonic Praised By Boston User In Public Say
A Boston man William J. Young states Tona Vita has revived his health after months of nervous debility and poor sleep. He reports improved energy, appetite, and well being after using the tonic, now available at leading Boston drug stores.
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United States
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