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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
9
A Sewing Circle column in the Boston Post collects reader letters on domestic life. Advice tackles mail privacy, independence, husband and child care, and social outings, with sharp humor and social norms of the era.
Deborah travels to New York for freedom before marriage and meets a stranger across party walls. A red rose signals their rendezvous by Garibaldi’s statue, revealing Herbert’s surprising discovery. They decide to return to Stockbridge to marry next week.
Verse by Walt Mason rails against weeklong hypocrisy as Sunday piety clashes with weekday greed and a love of football. The speaker rejects selective morality, proposing a seven day creed to live righteously beyond one proclaimed holy day.
A reader asks about marrying a woman from a different nationality facing parental opposition. The adviser urges the couple to marry if they can provide a good home and accept responsibility, noting that others cannot govern their lives and objections based on nationality are unfair.
A recipe note outlines currant pie with mashed currants yolks eggs sugar cream flour and meringue frosting option with strawberry or cherry substitutions. Included are names Mary Robinson and Mildred Williams with street addresses and baking tips for fried bread using eggs milk sugar and salt.
Advertisement notes Eimer and Amend's New York 2851 remedy available through T Metcalf Co in Boston. Claims relief from rheumatism marketed to buyers seeking topical or medicinal treatment. Product branding emphasizes quick soothing effects and accessible distribution through local merchants.
The article observes that many young husbands demand exclusive control over their wives. It underscores a woman’s health as her own greatest asset and insists no partner, not even a husband, should infringe on personal autonomy.
A writer offers sharp counsel to the Sewing Circle sisters about husbands. They should establish a labeled sale or exchange place, citing Maplewood as an example of a suitable advertised option to help them dispose of unsuitable spouses.
A letter discusses ending a sister's stay to protect the home from infidelity. The writer argues a husband should invest in his wife and home, questions male indiscretion, and endorses removing a sister-in-law if jealousy threatens the marriage. The piece closes noting The Sewing Circle feature.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the most effective remedy to break a severe cold or grippe in hours. It advises taking a 25 cent package every two hours for three doses and claims rapid relief of headache, nasal congestion, feverishness, and musculoskeletal aches. It argues quinine is ineffective for colds.
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