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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
11
The Boston Post Sewing Circle is a regular women’s section in the Boston Daily and Sunday Post. It serves New England home makers with domestic tips and questions on family, babies, budget, and household management. Entries may use pen names and should offer helpful advice.
A 21 year old stenographer details conflict with her fiancé's mother who refuses civil treatment due to his youth and lack of wealth. The couple plans to marry in about a year as they save money while the mother pressures the bride to choose between him and home.
Chemist D J Lane of 532 Lane Building St Marys Kas claims a simple home remedy cures asthma and hay fever. He sent samples to sufferers of 40 years and reports easy cures. He offers a $1 bottle by express, paid only if it helps, with results judged by the user within 10 days. Send name and address on a postal card, no money needed.
A distressed individual asks for guidance on self support strategies. The note expresses uncertainty about attempting a new method and requests counsel from others.
A reader named Griselda denounces a woman who kisses men other than her husband or close male relatives. She urges propriety and chastity, condemning platonic affection and inviting reform or divorce if needed. The letter urges women to be patient industrious prudent and modest.
A reader under the name Pla ton ic Friendship argues a husband may demand a wife cut off visits from a former sweetheart. HONOR BRIGHT counters that a married woman should have no callers against her husband’s wishes and warns such visits risk trouble.
A woman signs as Platonic Friendship argues jealousy is unjustified. She says a husband should not call on a married woman repeatedly and questions kissing arrivals as improper, likening it to a husband visiting an old sweetheart.
A verse by Walt Mason ridicules women campaigning for votes while enforcing domestic chaos at home. The speaker questions the value of home without a mother, contrasting political ambition with household duties and crowding family misdeeds. Copyright 1912 by George Matthew Adams.
An apparent personal note urges selecting the man you love most and reserving kisses for him, while asking others to kiss their own wives. The dated tone reflects social norms about loyal affection within marriage.
A reader asks if she should imitate a sister who allows escorts to kiss them while she refuses. She cites upbringing and disapproval from peers, noting boys’ reactions and her mother’s laughter. She seeks sisterly guidance on self respect versus social acceptance.
A 17 year old girl defends being kissed by a respectable young man, arguing girls labeled as prudes are often not esteemed by gentlemen. She claims familiarity with young men and urges acceptance of romance within engagement norms.
A reader letter exhorts wives to value their homes and husbands, urging cheerful welcomes and thoughtful routines. Isabella signs with real name. The piece emphasizes home life, motherhood, and devotion as moral duty.
Gordon Kyle, a Middletown High School freshman, lies at death’s door after a hazing incident at Kyle s Station. He allegedly was forced to push a pencil with his nose while being kicked, leaving his spine seriously injured.
Bess, a pale beautiful woman in her early twenties, wanders into deep water at a coastal resort. Ronald Fairfield’s secret love and a three year friendship are shadowed by slander and parental ban. A mother watches anxiously as a huge wave sweeps Bess farther from shore and danger.
Bess falls overboard and drifts underwater learning Ron Fairfield saved her. While recovering in camp her parents praise him as a model young man, though she confesses a secret motive for plunging to danger. The doctor notes Fairfield’s courage and moral character as the town reevaluates him.
A fragment describes preparing a cocoa for invalids by cooking in double heat until just brought to a temperature suitable for consumption. The text emphasizes gentle preparation and careful heating.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes from local notices including steps for banana fritters with lemon sauce and a cheese souffle. Recipes cite contributors MRE J O Connor Norwood MRS H C Moore Hudson and MRS IDA Prevett Lowell with ingredient lists and baking or frying directions.
Beautiful embroidery designs featured in the Embroidery Made Easy series. Next Sunday’s Post shows towel end designs that transform with soap and water.
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