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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1913
Page
11
The Sewing Circle department of the Boston Post invites New England homemakers to discuss home and household topics. Questions and advice on family life, baby care, budgeting, gardening, and related issues are welcome, with readers encouraged to use pen names and write single paper pages.
A letter-writer argues it is economic for a wife to work if she can earn $25 weekly while her husband, a poor but capable cook, stays home. She questions gossip as a barrier to wage earning and family advancement.
A letter in the Sewing Circle condemns sex hygiene education as dangerous for children, arguing it corrupts minds and should be avoided. A reader titled A WATCHFUL MOTHER urges strict parental oversight of daughters and warns against misplaced trust in teens and their companions.
A promotional notice invites wives and mothers to try Orrine with a money back guarantee if no results are seen. The two forms are a powder and a pill, sold at one dollar per box, with a booklet available and the option to discuss treatment at Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
A reader labeled Contented Wife defends her $80 weekly living budget, while the writer attacks her as feeble minded and suggests she belongs in hospital care. The letter questions wealth, charity, and economic double standards in a sharp social critique.
A 22 year old woman explains why she stays single despite proposals. She earns 18 dollars weekly, pays 6 for room and board, and values freedom and money over marriage. She contrasts her life with a married sister’s, noting financial strain and constant demands of husband and child. Amazon. Some letters appear in the Sewing Circle section of the Sunday Post.
The committee overseeing arrangements for the monster May party to aid Boston College met yesterday afternoon in the college music room on James Street. More than 275 members attended.
In a New England coastal village a fisherman Tom Johnson wed Ethel Graham after a voyage aboard a yacht. Years later they return with a baby, as their dog greets them at the harbor threshold. The piece ends with a note of an election in Cambridge.
A satirical poem by Walt Mason proposing a reformist daily paper that avoids crime sensationalism. The piece envisions a gentler sheet focusing on morals and quiet news, resisting lurid stories, and laments readership willingness in Troy. It critiques sensational crime coverage and urges steady editorial reform.
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