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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1912
Page
9
A reader cautions young women about sharing past life confessions in marriage. Helen recalls a 22 year age marriage, 12 years of fear, eventual widowhood, and a stern warning about unsealed secrets. The letter ends with a grim anecdote of a girl killed by a suitor and warns Grandmother of Malden to keep silence.
A reader signed as Grandmother of Malden argues a woman should not reveal past life details to a husband. She recalls a case where a wife confessed to her husband, who then became a brutal tormentor, leading to severe illness and decline.
A reader shares two marriage experiences as warnings. The first, marrying a 19 year old after three months of correspondence, led to dishonesty and a two year jail sentence, with divorce after one year good behavior. The second marriage, 15 years ago to a man 19 years older, brought stability with three children and steady savings.
Advertises Cottolene as a consistent baking fat. Claims butter and lard vary in quality while Cottolene yields uniform results. Priced about the same as lard and so rich that one third less is required than butter or lard.
A reader signed Mollie jokes about household budgeting and bills in a Sewing Circle correspondence, noting husband earnings around 90 to 115 dollars monthly yet little left for quarrels after rent, insurance, gas, electric, telephone, coal, and maid costs. The exchange highlights common financial strains and humor in domestic life.
A letter argues that married women should act as ladies and avoid going to places of amusement or dinners with men other than their husbands or male relatives. The writer contends such outings lower moral standards and suggests those diners may have respectable wives at home. The note ends with a sign off NO AFFINITIES FOR ME and teases more Sewing Circle letters next Sunday.
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