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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
23
Edward Bok of the Ladies Home Journal argues for abstinence by citing a survey of 28 leading American businessmen. He notes 22 never drink, contending liquor offers unsafe pleasures and questioning its value as a stimulant for busy leaders.
At Fort McKinley in the Philippine islands a canteen built by officers and 5100 soldiers serves as a recreation hall run by the Young Men's Christian Association. With $5000 spent on rooms and grounds, it offers lawn games bowling lectures and music nightly. Up to 400 men visit, with many meetings religious though largely secular, as the effort aims to curb camp life dissipation.
Hendry W Thurston Chicago chief probation officer details causes of girl dependency among 859 first offenders. Drunkenness by fathers cited in 58 cases, mothers in 64, both parents 70. Desertion by father 90, by mother 18, both 7. Lack of proper care blamed for 387 cases. ages range from two weeks to 17 years.
A sermon on sanctification contrasts cleansing the soul with the call to active urban ministry. God purifies the heart yet urges saints to dwell in cities and engage society, commerce, politics, and charity, following Christ into the secular world rather than retreating to pious retreats.
Five major liquor groups operate in the United States coordinating support in elections to keep saloons alive. The Protective Bureau, led by Cyrus C. Turner and based in New York, acts as a distribution hub for liquor literature. From 1902 to 1905 it issued 15 tracts totaling over 10 million pages mailed to voters via trade friends.
The North Carolina Baptist notes bank deposits in Fayetteville totaling 937000 dollars, up from 275000 five years ago, a nearly 400 percent gain. The piece highlights town prosperity and questions whether prohibition would hurt the town.
In 1873 38 women formed the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Hillsboro Ohio marching to saloons to pray. An ad promotes Man Zan Great Pile Remedy in collapsible tubes with a nozzle promising direct relief for itching bleeding or protruding piles. If ineffective a refund is offered by Rhoads drug store.
The lesson portrays Jacob as a fugitive from justice who deceived his brother, forged falsehoods, and lied to his father. God speaks to him in a dream, promising presence and protection, while Jacob vows allegiance and a tenth of his substance, illustrating divine mercy and the ascent toward a consecrated life.
The essay discusses Christ as the path to heaven with the ladder motif, urging that the house of God exists wherever the cross stands. It emphasizes Jacob’s need for a divine vision, then cites consecration through tithes, time, and offerings, noting Abraham and Jewish custom, and ends with a brief product placement for Dade's Little Liver Pills.
The mandrill baboon displays vivid blue red and purple hues across its fur. Its striking coloration is highlighted as among the most brilliant seen in quadrupeds.
A thirty days treatment for kidney bladder troubles and rheumatism is offered for $1.00 with money refund if not satisfied. Pineules contain no alcohol and are easy on the stomach. Sold by Rhoads' drug store.
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