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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
3
The text argues for more flexible use of school facilities saying wasteful underuse costs millions. It notes Boy Scout honor and kindness to animals and supports social centers that keep buildings open day and night for public use. It advocates plans to maximize public access to public buildings.
The column frames liquor as hell’s own evil, attacking licensing as dangerous and immoral. It cites crime, disease, and poverty linked to drink, lauds prohibitionist stalwarts, and condemns political parties for pro alcohol positions while urging personal purity. Sunday derides leg shows and hypocrisy among churchgoers.
A columnist notes a trend toward declining resolve for total war as world weary of carnage. The piece suggests future calls for real peace and limits on violence, warning against endless drum taps and war rhetoric.
A moral提orative stresses high ideals for youth and temperance like Daniel in the Bible. It cites John D. Rockefeller Jr. on parenting, wealth, simplicity, self denial, and guiding children toward usefulness, duty, and prudent restraint.
Major J. B. Merwin recalls a Lincoln moment likening abolition of slavery to ending the liquor traffic. He quotes Lincoln saying the time would come when no slave or drunkard remains and urges publishing the exchange to spread the message widely.
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