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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
15
Readers of the Boston Post Sewing Circle debate wives working for wages, arguing whether it helps families or undermines marriage. Letters from Mayflower, A Woman of 50, and A Vermont Woman discuss female labor, child care, and domestic harmony with personal anecdotes and views.
Readers debate the morals of romance in society with letters from a 22 year old bride to be, a spinster aunt, and a wife discussing courtship, parental influence, and the value of affection versus money in marriage.
A satirical verse critiques corrupt and hypocritical behavior among public figures and everyday men. It lampoons those who avoid taxes debtors and graft claims, households strained by duties, noisy watchdogs, failed efforts in office, and improvident drinking. The lines hinge on moral contrasts and playful rhymes.
A reader notes that four fifths of the family income goes to wife and children while the husband who earns the money only personally keeps one fifth of his earnings. The observation reflects the division of household economic benefits within the household.
A letter from a nearly sixty year old woman recounts a life lesson on sacrificing personal happiness for a husband's career. She describes loving a traveling husband who urged selflessness for money, his later planned retirement, and his death from typhoid. She reflects that a home life matters more than wealth, wishing they had prioritized togetherness over business success. WAITING. Some letters to the Sewing Circle appear in the Sunday Post.
In a Eustis waiting room a mysterious voice whispers “Do it now” to Richard Hardiman tipping him toward returning to Holden. He reunites with his daughter Bess, her husband Willis Damon, and their child Phyllis as the enigmatic urging echoes through his life. Polly, the unseen source, remains unaware of her influence.
New York May 7 H Snowden Marshall took the oath of office as the federal attorney of the southern district of New York. He succeeds Henry A Wise who has formed a law partnership.
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