The Temperance Wedding and a Sister’s Resolve
Clara and Ada Clements dominate a temperance tale as Ada vows to reform her fiancé Harry Wentworth. Clara, once embittered by a former lover, aids a pledge drive that wins Ada, Clara, and their mother to sign the Total Abstinence pledge, highlighting female influence in temperance efforts.
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Influence and temperance pledge signatures questioned
The article argues that people wrongly deny their influence in social reform. It notes common responses especially among ladies in the Lapies, who claim no impact even as their signatures could bolster temperance efforts. A past temperance meeting is recalled where signatures were sought from women.
A Moral Inquiry to Washingtonians on Temperance
A reflective appeal urges Washingtonians to revisit the kindness and persuasion of early temperance work. It questions those who denounce the drunkard and urges compassionate outreach, inviting individuals to sign the pledge and reform through moral suasion rather than harsh condemnation.
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Washingtonians
Speedily Return to Original Supreme Spirit
Fragmentary text references rapid efforts to restore the original supreme spirit. Readable phrases indicate a focus on restoring leadership or policy, with minimal concrete details available due to text damage.
Horrors of Intemperance Prompts Wife to Seek Help
A Philadelphia Ledger on temperance shows a drunken husband who for five months never stayed sober. He pledged pawnbrokers tickets for household goods and comforts, stealing items from his family. His wife, battered by taunts and blows, sought confinement to force repentance.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Reformers and distressed families move hearts at sermon
A narrator spoke of wrongs suffered from strong drink as tears confirmed the tale. Spectators saw in the speaker a link between reformers and relief for wives and children, casting their efforts as akin to the Savior’s compassion.
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