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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
Subscription and advertising rates listed for Coatesville Indiana post office second class mail matter. Rates include one year $1.00, six months 80, three months 35, single copies 5, six copies per issue 25. Advertising and obituaries policies stated.
A reflective note urges living in the present and seeking happiness today. It cites Longfellow on success as doing well what one can and doing any task with effort rather than for fame. The passage frames fame as a byproduct of merit, not a goal.
Henry Ford advises brewery owners to convert plants into denatured alcohol stills to satisfy automobile industry demand. A different note extols diligence and self-improvement, quoting Macauley on initiative and advancement. Homing pigeons travel Springfield to Denver in under 22 days, flying 1700 miles.
The piece argues that expressing one's own opinion is fine but the real test is admitting when wrong. It notes that a person may be confident yet true strength lies in acknowledging mistakes, proving greater character.
A reflection argues that true beauty and soul nourishment come from simple living, not from wealth or social status. It cites the master’s teaching that a man’s life does not consist in abundance of possessions, noting money and fashion do not equal contentment and urging a return to simplicity.
A boy under 12 took five dollars from his mother and rode amusement rides. He was jailed in a reform school after his mother testified in court. The piece argues the act showed not inherent evil but desire for fun and urges sympathy and education over punishment to prevent crime.
Dr D W H Kress warns that cigarettes damage heart action and athletic performance. He links smoking to weakened discipline and increased risk of juvenile delinquency, noting high criminal involvement among cigarette addicts and greater vulnerability to diseases stressing the heart.
The passage argues that federal tax laws authorize liquor production and sales, portraying it as government permission for a legalized but morally corrupt industry that exploits the public and profits from a vice. It frames taxation as government complicity in a criminal enterprise.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley argues in Good Housekeeping that future soldiers must abstain from alcohol. He says drinkers betray the nation and urges parents to appeal to boys’ manhood and pride to pursue leadership, success, and skilled trades.
A polemical proclamation condemns alcohol as a universal evil, claiming it has corrupted men, ruined families, corrupted youth, and degraded nations by defying law and destroying both the weak and the strong. It frames alcohol as a pervasive, longstanding scourge.
The report notes Seattle and multiple states shifting toward dry outcomes in recent elections. Michigan Nebraska Montana South Dakota Arkansas Oregon all show sizable margins in favor of prohibition, with city votes reflecting similar anti liquor sentiment.
Dispatches from Bucharest report Roumania has adopted a Russia inspired ban on liquor. Police commissioners have forbidden sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors in all establishments nationwide under threat of severe punishment.
In the late election Missouri carried a dry statewide result by about 15 000 votes while the city of St Louis strongly opposed prohibition and swung the state’s outcome by roughly 100 000 in favor of wet.
The Rushville Republican and the Muncie Press echo a statewide sentiment critical of the Brewer administration. Readers express dissatisfaction with policy performance and leadership, signaling growing opposition across Indiana.
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