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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
3
The text contains moral maxims about thinking rightly, honesty, self control, and cheerful goodwill. It reads like public notices and admonitions rather than a transaction listing for a classified section. It emphasizes conduct and mindset over concrete items or prices.
A reflective meditation on socialism and fellowship urges using the term Comrade to foster friendship. It cautions ministers against chasing wealth, praising faith, humility, and sacrificial good works over worldly riches, echoing the Master’s teaching that true greatness lies in service.
A Montana ranch man, traveling by ship from Jersey City to join the German army, was found dead in a coal bunkercarved head wound with no scalp wound, suggesting robbers’ strike for his money. Authorities compare the deed to an Old Testament murder with a nail and hammer.
The author laments rising military fever in the country and in colleges. They warn against training students and religious communities for war arguing it distorts true patriotism and obscures merit and character. The piece urges focus on moral qualities, discipline, and noble character over military drill.
A temperance column summarizes Frederick Wolf of Philadelphia stating the liquor business is dying from rising costs and fewer customers. He notes many small brewers quit, larger firms propped by capital survive, and licenses lapse across retail, wholesale, bottling, and brewing sectors.
A moving picture sequence precedes a lecture by manager Darcey O Connor showing John L Sullivan on his Massachusetts farm boxing with his adopted son and reliving his Paddy Ryan fight. The reel ends with Sullivan quitting booze as a national prohibition message follows urging worldwide end to alcohol trade.
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