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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1889
Page
4
The piece presents a temperance pledge to abstain from all alcoholic beverages and to support efforts against liquor use. It includes an old woman’s tale about bread milk and a complaint about harsh laws and nightly temperance work, ending with a quotation about whisky and vagrancy.
A dramatic wartime style sermon tracing a wedding vow to ruin as a husband spirals into infidelity and drink. The narrators expose a desperate wife, a decayed home, and a moral warning against liquor, urging temperance and duty. Mrs. W H Rogers, superintendent of the W C T U press department, signs off.
A wall poster lists twelve household rules for orderly family life. Emphasis on polite speech, quiet behavior, punctual meals, neatness, and respect for parents, especially the mother, with guidance to speak kindly and own faults. The rules advocate consistent manners at home and in public.
R Blacknall & Son Druggist advertises Dr King’s New Discovery Dr King’s New Life Pills Bucklen’s Amnic a Salve and Electric Bitters with a money back guarantee if results are unsatisfactory. The note asserts long standing sales and universal belief in their effectiveness.
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