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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
7
The Sewing Circle section invites readers to discuss domestic issues in a one sided forum. A reader advises on soothing a three month old baby with water and pats while a critic questions a mother's behavior, urging reflection on child rearing and virtue.
A letter condemns locking daughters out of their mother’s home and questions where the girls stay after such action. A 19 year old speaker recalls Saturday dances and urges parental dialogue to reveal earthly evils. The piece ends with the question what is home without a mother.
A reader letters condemns a mother for alleged neglect and permissive discipline of two teenage girls. The author questions the girls ages 16 and 18 attending frequent dances, improper chaperonage, and unsafe behavior including leaving them outside overnight. The tone harshly labels the parent as inhuman for such actions.
A reader argues against dance halls and urges keeping daughters at home in a respectful family example. The writer, nearing eighty, claims never to have entered a dance hall and recalls attending invitation parties with parents.
A letter from SILVERY BELL FROM LYNN urges strict home discipline for daughters to avoid Saturday night dances. The author, mother of three, condemns dances as undesirable and threatens reform school placement for any daughter who attends.
A reader voices frustration with harsh landlords, recounting eviction after her child painted a green mark on a white house. She defends mothers seeking recreation, noting dances three times weekly and six boys plus one girl, attributing neighbor complaints to jealousy. The piece highlights sympathetic letters in the Sewing Circle of the Sunday Post.
Dorothy a stenographer and her brother Bob host Billy Reynolds, a new coworker, at a home party. Dorothy recognizes Billy as the morning passerby and the two share a budding romance sparked by the surprise reunion. The evening ends with mutual signals of growing affection.
In the upcoming New Orleans Post comic section, the character Per cy the mechanical man performs as a drummist in the Decoration Day parade, promising a humorous installment for readers.
A New York City reader reports bald spot growth resuming after six months of using Hay's Hair Health. The letter claims new hairs appeared in seven weeks and matched existing color, urging others to buy a 50c or 1.00 bottle with a money back guarantee at local druggists.
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