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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
2
A collection of brief local items from Coatesville Indiana includes modest notices on advertising deadlines, commentaries on political resignations, a mathy quip about liquor revenue, a judge handling ownership of free-range chickens, a critique of quacks in medicine and politics, and a harsh rebuke of unscrupulous nostrum sellers preying on the sick.
A young man should show clean sincere defer ence to womanhood and avoid lecherous thoughts. The article condemns street corner smut and praises a respectful, wholesome personality as a social blessing.
A meditation on earning trust through earnest Christian living. The text argues that being worthy of others’ good opinion is essential, and that judging others is less helpful than improving one’s own character for this life and the next.
Secretary Bryan faces little sympathy for leaving his post as the government braces for internal strife. Despite earnest efforts for peace, observers say he chose an unfortunate moment to quit the president's cabinet and warn against grand stand plays that could spark internal clashes.
An old fashioned spelling school should be revived in every community as a remedy for poor spelling among youths. A Columbus Ohio spelling bee featured 33 pupils from many schools who labored for hours through a 5000 word list, showing Ohio teachers’ emphasis on spelling.
In Cleveland on May 25 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers adopted a resolution in a biennial session endorsing state and national Prohibition. The 819 delegates representing 74 000 engineers across the United States and Canada voted unanimously after a Canadian delegation of 85 asked to cast a vote in favor. An officer called the move a trend of the times and noted that engineers need a clear head for safety in the cab.
A Lafayette revenue official says 90 saloons in the city yield profits for only about six, with many losing money. A pioneer vendor plans to renew none, blaming shrinking drink bills on public sentiment, movie misery scenes, and a national temperance tide affecting Indiana towns.
A reflective passage warns that seeking one more drink, plunge, taste, flight, or chance leads to ruin. It contrasts the doomed repeaters in water, alcohol, sin, aviation, and show business with the doomed crowd that jeers them, urging repentance before final calamity.
A debate over accountability for drunken driving and a fatal funeral procession crash is posed. The drunk drivers blame the saloon keeper, the anti saloon advocate blames the brewer, the Christian cites brotherly duty, the government shields the brewer, voters enable traffic, and the editor claims the entire system shares fault. The piece questions collective responsibility in alcohol related disasters.
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