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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1913
Page
13
A 56 year old former teacher writes about the problem of thousands of young women’s lives wrecked by dissipation in great cities. She notes it attracts legislators philanthropists and writers and questions why intelligent women enter such lives by choice or with awareness of the dangers.
A letter writer argues for systematic instruction on life truths in schools to prevent ignorance and ruin for girls. Others warn about moral standards at home, with remarks on art, drinking, and the lure of city life. A defender notes women may marry for security to escape poverty, challenging class judgments.
Practical tips on hair and skin care. A home canthrax shampoo is recommended to remove dust and oil, while a glycerine and hazel lotion helps clear skin and reduce tan and freckles. The article emphasizes natural color and a non shiny complexion.
A reader argues that wives should not demand equal share of family finances noting that most wages go to support the home. She compares a bachelor brother earning coaching to show the heavy burden on a married couple’s budget. The letter insists husbands handle finances.
A reader argues that a wife’s home labor and a dowry add up to her share of the family fortune, while another letter notes daughters increasingly keep their earnings and resist parental authority. The exchange reflects shifting expectations on women’s finance and obedience.
In a Maine coastal tale Aunt Roxana instruments a homecoming as a storm rages. Uncle Howland fears for his sons at sea while Roxana recalls a dream guiding their rescue. Ned leads the crew home, the vessel leaking but driven to beach safely.
A Walt Mason prose poem contrasts the man who burns money with adoring crowds and wealth, followed by a downfall as friends desert him, cops and punishment arrive, and the hat is passed in hardship. The piece mocks shallow fame and fickle fortune.
A brief recipe fragment lists three pounds lean beef and pork, crackers, eggs, milk and sage for a bread loaf baked two hours in Freeport Maine. It also gives a lemonade yeast distilling method with ginger cream tartar sugar lemon and gallon water to make a yeast starter in Randolph.
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