Married Woman Describes Life With Husband and Pets
A married woman reflects on sixteen years of wedlock and a husband twelve years her senior. She states satisfaction with life, enjoying modern pleasures and companionship from cats and dogs.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
8
A Landlord's Wife Seeks Home and Husband
A 23 year old landlady writes she is an average, single woman new to Boston who loves children and desires domestic life with a husband and family. She notes she is alone since her mother died, admires good behavior but distrusts new partners after brief meetings. She describes lively tenants and fears for property damage from “innocent darlings.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Circle
A Plea on Child Discipline Over Garden Mischief
The author recounts a neighbor punishing his daughter with a severe hand-strapping after she cut blossoms from a shrubbery. The incident is framed as a call for debate on disciplining children who damage gardens and lawns.
Landlords Seen Through Tenants’ View Amid Big Family
A speaker argues landlords bear some responsibility for tenant hardships noting her husband rents to a family with nine children. The text stresses tenant behavior shapes landlord actions and calls for fair housing views.
Little Savages Dear Old Fashioned Mother
A letter argues for corporal punishment to curb persistent damage by children to flowers, plants, fences, and gates. The author likens children to little savages and suggests fear can control unruly instincts in early childhood.
Former Sweetheart Advice in a Love Dilemma
A reader writes about loyalty to her husband after years with a former sweetheart. She explains she stayed with her husband despite lingering feelings, avoiding contact with the past lover to protect her marriage. She urges the young correspondent to focus on her husband and learn to love him.
Advice to a woman on leaving her husband by another lover
A letter signed Vera urges a reader to reject a rival who tempts her to abandon a loyal husband. The writer condemns the other man as a coward and cautions against listening to temptation, urging the reader to follow the Golden Rule and stay with her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Vera
Starting Married Life Right To the Mother of Seven
A letter urges newlyweds to handle small chores without arguing. The writer recalls choosing to start right by doing daily tasks like building the fire and doing laundry, noting personal effort over maid assistance. Encourage kindness, lack of selfishness, and mutual respect in home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Why Women Marry To Be Hubby's Half and More
The essay argues that marriage fulfills love and care between spouses and highlights a wife's joy in motherhood as the ultimate fulfillment. It praises strong husbands who provide and the wife's duty to share in household life, noting the happiness found in family bonds and the home.
Dream of If You Had But You Would Have to Change
A bemused line by A. R. O. comments on altering plans and the unintended sadness that comes with change, hinting at consequences for the young or innocent in a reflective tone.
Mothers of Goodly Families Letters Celebrate Large Families
A reader, signing as Hubby’s Better Half, defends large families and disciplined parenting. She praises mothers of many children for their virtues, rebukes harsh judgments, and ends with a jab at a critic in a Winter Hill setting. The letter contrasts stern household order with social scorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Winter Hill
Borrowing Neighbor Troubled Sister Advice
A reader counsels setting firm boundaries with a borrowing neighbor. The writer urges saying no to avoid ongoing loss, noting the neighbor is not a friend and that persistence harms the household. The message emphasizes refusing daily small sacrifices and preserving the home.
To Doubtful on Marriage Legal Status
A terse note asserts a marriage remains valid beyond names used. It declares that when the husband married, he wed the person, not the alias, and exhorts the recipient to ignore further chatter. One who knows signs.
Dear Perplexed on Hereditary Illanity and Engagement
A nurse urges secrecy about a fiancé on a sister's illness citing sanity and tuberculosis as treatable. She argues disclosure may harm more than help and that a compassionate partner would understand, suggesting timing to reveal family issues. Next Sunday Post promises more Sewing Circle letters.
Guardian for Muriel Astor appointed in will probate
Surrogate Fowler in New York named A. Perry Osborn a lawyer as special guardian for Muriel Astor under fourteen. The guardian is to protect her interests during probate of Colonel John Jacob Astor's will. Mrs Astor and William Vincent Astor remain unappointed. Muriel is child of Ava Willing Astor from John Jacob Astor's first marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fowler
A. Perry Osborn
Muriel Astor
John Jacob Astor
Miss Muriel
Mrs. Astor
William Vincent Astor
Muriel
Mr. Astor
Ava Willing Astor
One Cent Golf Club Decision Reversed by Appellate Division
New York on May 13. The appellate division reversed a Supreme Court verdict of one cent damages in a suit by Henry W. Jessup against United States Express Co for alleged failure to deliver a golf club to Montrose Penn. The $62 suit had a split court decision with a dissenting justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Henry W. Jessup
United States Express Company
Montrose
Penn
Bargain Contest Winners Applauded by Local Shoppers
Readers celebrate the Post Bargain Contest with letters of thanks for received checks. The first contest drew strong favor among women shoppers. The second contest will announce prizes next Saturday with 160 awards totaling $500 from $1 to $50.
Boston Post Prize Letter from Malden Reader
Mrs John Caffrella of 4 Union Place Malden thanks the Boston Post for a $10 prize from a contest winnings she calls a pleasant surprise. She notes this is her first win in any contest and signs the letter gratefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
John Cafrella
Union Place
Malden
Letter of thanks to the Post from Mrs Wright
Mrs S H Wright of 73 Crescent Street Waltham writes to the Post thanking for a check she received and praising the paper as reliable. She is a subscriber to both the daily and Sunday editions and wishes the paper success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frease
Daily
Sunday Post
S. H. Wright
Crescent Street
Waltham
Prize check note from Boston Post winner
Mary Noble Wellett of 16 Everett Road Savin Hill Dorchester thanks the Boston Post for a 10 prize in the Bargain Contest and extends sincere gratitude. The letter confirms receipt of the check and expresses appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Mary Noble Welleck
Everett Road
Savin Hill
Dorchester
Mrs Eva F Locke Thanks Post Bargain Con Test
Mrs Eva F Locke of 6 Taft Street Dorchester thanks the Post for the check received this morning and wishes success to the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Eva F. Locke
Taft Street
Dorchester
Milton woman thanks for five dollar post bargain check
A Milton resident Mrs E Corner writes that her $5 post bargain check is the only five dollars she ever received for nothing. She signs the note from 244 Eliot Street.
Roxbury Woman Writes of Gratitude for Boston Post Gift
Tabitha Fitz-Gerald of 22 Kent Street Roxbury thanks the Boston Post for a received check. She explains the funds were used partly for her own needs and partly to help her mother, noting it is her first earned money of this kind and that her success will spur further interest in the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Tabitha Fitz-Gerald
Kent Street
Roxbury
Reader thanks Sunday Post for bargains and savings
M A Hewitt of 7 Perry Street Brookline writes that the Sunday Post is his favorite paper for advertisements. He says the offers help offset the high cost of living and he plans to try again, expressing gratitude and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Sunday Post
M. A. Hewitt
Perry Street
Brookline
Allston Reader Thanks Post Bargain Winners
A letter from Silly S. Berry of 15 Mechanic Street Allston thanks the Post for including her name among bargain week winners. She expresses surprise and gratitude for the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Mechanic Street
Allston
Promoter Gets Eight Months for Shorthand Scam
William H. Dillon, 52, promoter of a shorthand school in this city, was jailed eight months after being found guilty of larceny of $20 from Anna F. Laskey of Somerville. Dillon advertised a three month course for $29 with payment in advance. Laskey paid, the class closed with a note promising reopen, and several other women reported similar losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dillon
Charles Street
Murray
Dillon
Anna F. Laskey
Somerville
Miss Laskey
Carey
Old Fashioned Dessert and Custard Recipes Collection
A compact collection of vintage dessert methods and custard recipes with milks, cornstarch, eggs, and fruit fillings. Includes lemon pineapple sherbert and bread pudding style desserts with notes from Mrs Brown Daniel and Calder. Strong emphasis on simple ingredients and economical preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasher
Dorothy Calder
Spencer Avenue
Somerville
Six charges filed in Brookline divorce petition
Margaret Simmons accuses husband Charles E. Simmons in a Probate Court petition of non support false imprisonment assault and battery conversion of property attempt to annul marriage and cruel and abusive treatment. Judge George will set a hearing date if jurisdiction exists otherwise refer to Superior Court with another issue pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Margaret Simmons
Brookline
Charles E. Simmons
Superior Court
Doctor Shea Sentenced to Long Term for Illegal Operation
Dr. Alfred D. Shea was sentenced to seven to ten years in State prison by Judge Sanderson in Suffolk Superior Court for performing an illegal operation on Miss Wandia Waskiewskie in the West End on January 29, 1911. Attorney Robert W. Nason urged clemency reflecting circumstantial evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred D. Shea
Sanderson
Suffolk
Dear Miss Champagne I Should I Marry a Drinker
A young woman asks if marrying a man who sometimes drinks is wise. The adviser warns that drinking worsens after marriage and urges demanding at least a year of total abstinence before marriage to protect her and any future family.
Anxious column on promise to marry with kisses
A 24 year old writes about an understanding to marry in two years and a partner who kissed another engaged girl. The answer says jealousy is justified only for broken promises and urges moderation, praising his care to keep her home due to medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
Supreme Court Upholds Habitual Criminal Ruling
James H. Graham a West Virginia preacher serving life for repeated horse stealing lost his bid to gain freedom before the Supreme Court. He argued the state law under which he was sentenced for life was unconstitutional and that he should have been released after the third sentence. Justice Hughes stated that heavier punishment for old offenders has long been recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James H. Graham
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Graham
Hughes
Sage Tea and Wyeths Hair Remedy For Dark Glossy Hair
Our grandmothers used sage tea to darken hair and preserve color. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy offers a ready to use tonic that cleanses the scalp, kills dandruff germs, and enhances hair growth and color with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
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Soc
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Fulton Street
Campello
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By Mildred Champagne
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Landers
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