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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
6
A ten year old learns from a temperance tale that alcohol is dangerous after a bursting empty whisky barrel exposes a deadly gas. The incident follows a saloon scene and a boy’s anger at liquor myths, ending with a vow to study temperance in school.
The Vienna authorities push for Sunday closures as alcohol intake surges. Austria averages 14 gallons per head annually with 8 000 drunken cases yearly. 694 arrests in one Viennese police district on a weekend. a lack of inebriate homes leaves many drinkers in lunatic asylums. Belgium counted 177 000 drink shops in 1898, one per 35 inhabitants.
A religious lesson recounts Jesus entering Jericho and Zacchaeus the chief publican climbing a sycamore to see him. Jesus calls Zacchaeus to come down and stay with him, praise follows, and Zacchaeus pledges to repay fourfold anyone wronged.
An article reports experiments with alcohol derived from plants in Africa. It discusses pods and leaves yielding ethanol with varying purity and flavors, noting qualities, aromas, and potential purification challenges for making higher grade alcohol.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News records a judge questioning a female witness about the oath amid tense courtroom exchanges. The remark “So They Are” accompanies the judge’s inquiry and the witness’s adamant response.
Henpeck showcases striking vocal control while Scarley and Yow discuss his wife in a brief, quoted exchange.
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