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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
3
A Coatesville Indiana post office notice lists display and reading ad rates and deadlines. The snippet includes old year reflections urging charity and self improvement, plus a remark on beef cattle per capita in 1900 and a benediction on work and frugality.
A reflective passage urges decisive action over waiting to be popular. It champions standing up for what is right, following conscience, and maintaining a hopeful, cheerful spirit. It advises making the best of current conditions and avoiding actions that worsen them.
The essay notes Voltaire predicting the Bible would fade after his death in 1778. It observes that about eight million Bibles are printed each year and read in over four hundred languages.
The writer contrasts the holiday season with lax Sunday observance in the capital, noting relaxed enforcement of Sunday baseball theater and saloon rules. They warn that continued neglect leads to anarchy and harm to property and life, urging stronger observance and peace.
The piece contrasts two types of boys one willing to start with small wages and climb up the other who demands high pay and often fails in business. It suggests the latter develops loose habits and may end up in prison for attempting to obtain something without work.
The temperance movement strengthens after the Columbus convention which urged national prohibition. The National Liquor Dealers' Journal attacks the liquor trade, accusing it of aligning with slums and corrupt officials, and argues the case should be decided by the American people in a trial of truth.
Governor Hodges cites county clerks in seven wet Kansas counties showing a per person annual alcohol spend of about 2.10 dollars during August and September, far below the national average near 30 dollars. He also notes life expectancy declines tied to drinking levels, using insurance statistics to argue long-term costs of alcohol.
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