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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
19
The Sewing Circle is a regular Boston Post feature inviting New England homemakers to discuss domestic topics. Readers may use pen names and ask each other questions about home management, childcare, budgeting, flowers, gardening, and related concerns. Letters should be single-sided.
A woman doctor condemns "sympathy" complaints as self pity drugging. She argues that childless or idle women in small flats lack work and become nuisances, proposing to adopt a baby and do wholesome work to feel useful. She urges practical effort over complaint.
A letter from a mother argues that forgiveness for a son’s sins reflects natural gender roles and tradition. She contends women’s obedience and housewifely virtue sustain society while daughters face harsher judgment. the piece defends traditional morality and warns against women’s rights movements.
Fragments discuss the role of obedience in sustaining the human race, attributed to Vassar in 9. The note hints at moral or social expectations shaping future generations. The text offers little concrete detail beyond a thematic claim about discipline and continuation.
A Boston suburb visit provokes a Mrs wife’s tale of a blighted life. The hostess warns neighbors and staff alike as the melodrama of imagined misery drives people away. The letter writer relays the scene and itsreflection on seeking sympathy beyond home.
Dear Sewing Circle argues for a double standard in judging sin. The writer from the Waltham Sister calls for equal ostracism of both rich and poor sinners and for a single moral standard applying to both sexes.
A reader signing as Wife and Mother asks whether she should stay on the farm with her aged husband or move to the city to help keep house for her sons. The response scolds the notion of leaving her husband.
A terse moral note warns a wife about leaving her husband as sons move to the city and marry. It urges sticking with the man who has long cared for her to avoid abandonment and social censure.
A reader argues that many men remain bachelors past 25, seeking a stable home and a partner who can manage household tasks, recounting a brother who wants a wife who can boil water without burning the kettle. The letter frames bachelorhood as a search for practicality.
A letter referencing Educated and Miserable argues educated women who marry uneducated men deserve less love. It questions the writer's refinement and suggests better use of education, noting a husband’s payday scene and a mother’s sacred role as the nobler aim. The piece mocks the idea that education justifies dissatisfaction.
Dear Sisters of the Circle advise young couples not to reveal all past secrets to spouses. If a confession is needed, tell only the One who forgives sins. Cape Cod.
A reader signed June Bride shares how she and her husband survived on 12 dollars weekly. They paid 12 for rent and kept meals plentiful while enjoying amusements, dressing well, and saving at year end.
The Sunday Post prints a selection of the most engaging letters to the Sewing Circle, offering reader voices on craft tips, club activities, and community joinery.
Eighty Wellesley undergraduates are now presidential voters in spirit, with views split on suffrage. California and Colorado voices praise rights while others express caution. The 1950 Equal Suffrage League grows to 550 members, and most faculty also support suffrage.
This evening in the Boston College Gymnasium a cabaret show presented by the Boston College Table will feature a distinctive Japanese setting. The bazaar continues this evening and tomorrow with decorations and costumes reflecting an Oriental style under John Riley's supervision.
A young man asks how to handle seeing two women from distant cities after one he expected to visit arrives. The columnist counsels kindness to both, keeping attentions friendly, not engaging or promising marriage, and avoiding hurt feelings while distinguishing lover from friend.
A 24 year old man asks whether to marry the older of two loves or yield to parental financial pressure favoring the younger. The columnist argues true happiness comes from loving whom one chooses and supporting oneself, not surrendering love for money.
A Sun day Post piece relays a tale of two young women, Alice Nelson and Esther, who accept a mysterious ride from a suave driver. The journey leads into a moonlit forest where danger looms as the driver reveals a coerced plan. The driver confesses a wager and warns against a repeat, leaving Alice unsettled but unharmed.
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