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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
15
A long letter segment from the Sewing Circle column includes personal stories of mothers, daughters, and class differences. It argues true nobility lies in character and service to parents, with examples of immigrant and wealthy families and a plea for children to repay parental effort with love and help. It also features readers urging daughters to support mothers and resist luxury.
The Sewing Circle column argues that modern American mothers neglect child training and obedience. It laments lack of respect for parents and authority, urges training to teach right from wrong, and contrasts today’s mothers with those of a prior generation. The piece notes school orders, military discipline, and even landlords preferring families with children, linking permissiveness to social disorder. It ends with a reader signature Mother of Two.
A battered stanzaic passage speaks of knowing and trusting yet feeling hopeless. It imagines confronting a dark truth, remaining humble in dust, daring to persevere, and pressing onward toward a high, unseen reward beyond the soul’s reach.
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