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Drink Demon and Home Harmony in 19th Century Sermon
A dramatic denunciation of alcohol as the root of social decay. The piece describes the saloon as Satan’s agent destroying homes, virtue, and peace, urging readers to protect family elders and attend to aging parents. It ends with testimonials praising Ballard's Snow Liniment and Prickly Ash Bitters as remedies.
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Satan
Hell
Wby
Ballard
D. R. Byrnes
Doversville
Texas
Mrs. B
A. G. Thornton