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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1912
Page
11
Readers discuss whether spouses should reveal past loves and affairs before marriage. Essays show varied views from a bride of six months to a socialist wife and an anxious mother, highlighting honesty, trust, and financial partnership in early 20th century domestic life.
The Sewing Circle discusses whether a wife should receive wages or an allowance from her husband, examining traditional roles and financial autonomy within marriage. The dialogue explores implications for household management and personal independence.
A column discusses wives tolerating husbands moral double standards for money and status. A clergy man’s daughter shares a tale of a society wife who laughs off her husband’s shameless behavior, saying a diamond pendant will square him with her.
A Maine reader argues that kissing games lead to heartache and should be avoided. She and her spouse say they still participate but urge others to keep lips and heart pure.
A selection of engaging letters to the Sewing Circle will be featured in the upcoming Sunday Post, offering readers personal insights, sewing tips, and community voices. The columns promise practical advice and charming anecdotes from contributors.
A speaker extols a young woman rich in beauty and charm. Slim boots, white hair cloud, and starry eyes frame a flirtatious, vain figure on a night balcony with admirers. He predicts she will be a devoted wife once she marries.
Paul Renaud a young Frenchman forced his way into the rooms of Charlotte Walker wife of Eugene Walker the playwright on the night of Oct 13 was sentenced today to one year in the penitentiary. He said he had applied for a room but found prices too high and was arrested after arriving in New York the day before.
Polly waits for the Providence train at South Station and scurries between tracks 8 and 10 in vain. She fears Dot and Frank will not arrive, returns home frustrated, and discovers they were on the 7:30 train. The family laughs later as Polly writes in her diary, promising never to go to the station again.
The poem reflects 1912 views on women suffrage, contrasting radiant idealized women with those who campaign for votes. It condemns mannish appearances and public activism as corrupting charm, predicting negative impact on children and old social norms.
Justice Giegerich signed a final decree of divorce for Mrs. Linda Lee Thomas against her husband E. R. Thomas banker and sportsman. No alimony was requested. Mrs. Thomas may resume her maiden name and Thomas cannot remarry in this state.
A vintage advertisement extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore natural hair color and treat dandruff and itching. It claims thick, glossy hair for those under sixty five, urging readers to buy a fifty cent bottle from their pharmacist for noticeable improvement in days.
Polly Brown travels to the city to host Dot Gray and her fiancé Frank Lawrence. She delays at South Station trying to confirm which arriving track the 7:30 Providence train will use, asking differing station staff and facing confusion. Her impulsive plans lead to a mounting dilemma about meeting them.
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