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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1910
Page
8
A reader titled The Duchess sketches a weekly income of 17 dollars and bills totaling 41 dollars for rent, instalments, music lessons, and transport, leaving 333 dollars for four, or 6.40 per week for essentials. The piece questions how the Duchess manages to live and seeks practical budgeting insight.
A reader argues wives should stop dancing to avoid husbands straying. She warns that pressuring a husband to dance could lead to infidelity and loneliness, questioning who bears responsibility if the marriage suffers.
A wife writes proudly of her English husband who treats her as an equal, shares household duties, and teaches respect for women. She emphasizes that true husbands are gentlemen who do their part and expect nothing servile. Semper Fidelis.
A friend is urged to send her child to church and Sunday school and to attend herself. The guidance stresses that worship is God not people, and asks God to grant courage to endure taunts and receive support rather than sneers. Faith is cited as the remedy.
A letter from Troy offers social guidance on marriage, patience with husbands, home economics, and modest personal care. It discusses avoiding public alleys, managing coal and fires, budgeting on 18 to 20 dollars weekly, and practical grooming tips while endorsing sensible, respectful spouse relations.
A woman shares hair growth from 12 inches to 40 inches two years after using a wire brush daily. She avoids combs, praises scalp brushing as soothing, and urges others with poor hair to try brushing patiently to let hair grow.
In Greater Boston a photo of an automobile is published with a reward offer. The driver pictured can claim a five dollar gold piece by presenting themselves at the City Editor's office at 275 Washington Street, third floor, within five days with proof of the car's identity. A daily photo runs with a five dollar prize. a full page appears tomorrow.
A reader writes about religious tolerance mixing Universalist and Baptist views, stressing heart faith and generosity over coercion. Another note to Ada gives wart treatment tips with iodine and persistence, urging consistent rubbing until it fades.
A reader asks about furnishing three living rooms and a bedroom on a moderate budget asking for practical guidance. The letter also blends recipe snippets and home tips from Mrs M L Plummer and Eleanor O Connor with a clam dressing instruction from Mrs Albert B Tuck, sharing domestic advice and simple baking notes.
A letter from Maryland reflects a wife urging adherence to traditional domestic duties. She notes she enjoys dancing but stays home to please her husband, sacrificing personal pleasures for marital harmony.
A greatly troubled wife asks how to handle her husband who confesses an infatuation with another woman. The columnist urges steadfast support, loving tact, and constancy to preserve the marriage and family, noting a long marriage and stable home as foundations to weather the temptation.
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