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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1911

Page

11

Dear Sewing Circle Letters on Wages and Independence

A reader asks if law allows a wife to claim part of her husband’s wages or if she should work. Responses urge shared finances, self sufficiency, and caution against reliance on marriage for shelter while noting women can manage money and homes.

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Faithful wife recalls trial and reform of her husband

A letter describes a long struggle with a troubled husband who finally repents and seeks the Lord. The writer, a faithful spouse with six children, details persistence in prayer and the transformation within the family as the man reads the Bible and changes his temper.

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She Helped To Buy A Home

Dear willing worker I celebrate your resolve to work and support your family. After a serious illness hospital bills and doctor fees emptied our funds but I found a job earning ten dollars a week nine to four with Saturdays half day and a yearly vacation. We paid debts bought a lot and now own a six room house a garden and twenty six hens.

Fragmented Opinion on Women Working in the Home

A reader argues that women should stay home and care for family, criticizing working wives and urging support for single women with dependents. The text references a person named Hila and expresses disdain for women who seek employment outside the home.

Marina Kader Defies Love to Stand by Arab Chief

In the Dorchester page excerpt, Marina Kader defends her father Abded Kader’s stand against French Nemours while torn between her love for Victor Lefreve and loyalty to her tribe. The Arab chief resists French rule as the governor general’s troops advance, and Marina chooses fidelity to her father and clan over her romance.

Marina and the Arab Chief's Charge to Algiers

In Algeria, Abded Kader yields his black mare to the Duke of Aumale after a brief encounter. Marina, his daughter, clings to hope as her father prays, and Victor Le Freve takes custody of Marina and the horse for the journey toward Algiers.

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Empire Belting and Sewing Supplies Sale in Black and White

A long list of belting notions and sewing fabrics offered with sale prices. Items include Empire Belting by yard in various widths, cotton belting, corvus banding, taffeta binding, bias tape, lace and trims, buttons and pins, needles and thread, spools of silk, tape measures, and dress shields. Prices shown across many small pieces and bundles.

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Linings Sale Noted With Bargain Prices

A fragment notes lining items priced at 49c 19c and 69c, signaling a discount sale with unusually low prices.

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