A Vow of Jephthah's Daughter Probed by Dr. Talmage
Dr. Talmage denounces parental heedlessness and worldly ambition as a modern Jephthah’s daughter sacrifice. He links education pressure at schools and rigid or lax parenting to ruined health and futures, urging divine guidance and humane child-rearing to prevent societal sacrifice of children.
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Dr. Talmage
Washington
Talmage
Josephthah
Jephthah
God
Gilead
Mizpah
Nuvza
Deborah
Abigail
Miriam
Jephtash
Hoys
Philadelphia
Ana the Vier
Church of God
Eli
Lclbon
Luave
Samuels
Mansfield
Fatal Alcohol Fuel Fire Reported in Magdeburg
Dr. Ernest Rosenthal cites a case in Warsiaw where Kolinsky, a drinker who replaced body water with alcohol, lit benzine on his hands after lighting a cigar. A blue flame scorched him, water failed to help, and he became a charred corpse. The incident echoes Vinent’s Curiosities Respecting Men.
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Ernest Rosenthal
Magdebure
Warsiaw
Kolinsky
Rosenthal
Magdeburg
Nolinsly
Thip
Kalinsky
Vincent
N.Y
Reform Notes on Temperance Across Regions
A compilation of temperance items notes actions in Alabama near an Albertville agricultural school ban on liquor sales, California inaugural ban on champagne and punch, and a Paris exposition temperance restaurant plan. It also cites Chicago city council ties to liquor interests and advises steadfast truthfulness in advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Albertville
Argyman
Senate of California
Lever
Chicago
The Sweetest Music In The Hotel Lobby Sage
A hotel lobby scene blends piano, pool hall clacks and barroom clink in a Saturday night vignette. A young drummer away from home resists temptation as strangers press him to drink while the traveling crowd murmurs around. The quiet refrain remains the lad’s decisive refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sal
S. W. Gillan
Lever
Value of Character in Modern Business
A study of how sobriety and strong character affect employability in cities. Employers increasingly offer higher wages for nondrinkers and require bonds for cash handling. The piece urges parents to teach boys the business value of character to seize opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Court Sentences Man to Jail to End Drinking Temptations
A man pleading to sobriety sought ten days in jail to escape saloon temptations. A warrant was issued, he pleaded guilty, and the court sent him to jail as a refuge from alcohol. Britain’s drink bill shows $19 per person yearly, with English consumption higher than Scottish or Irish.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Debunking Alcohol Myths on Cold and Heat Protection
The article reviews historic claims that alcohol shields workers from extreme cold and heat. It cites Greely and Nansen as opposing stimulants for polar explorers and notes wartime experiments and recent newspaper cautions against alcohol under severe conditions.
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Long
Greely
Nansen
New York
Tropics
English War Department
Reg
Kitchener Camp Ban On Stimulants Aids Health
A report notes Gen Kitchener forbade stimulants in the Soudan campaign with hospital use as exception and limited drinks to tea lime juice and Nile water for all, with health claims tied to abstinence. It adds that similar spirit bans helped troops in Cuba Manila voyages and other campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Lindsay
M. D
Kitchener
Cuba
Greene
Manila
No Pain No Gas Dental Service Improves Extraction Method
Fort Wayne dental parlor advertises a Jate improved method claiming painless tooth extraction with a $50 guarantee for any tooth that cannot be removed without pain. Offers 19 year written guarantee on all work and a 10 year protective guarantee.
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Ida
Fort Wayne
Boston Dental Parlors Offer Nation in Wear Serial
An office advertises the pamphlet Our Nation in Wear, complete in 16 parts, available at this office for 5 cents each. The notice promotes the affordable educational series to readers.
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iGc
Ustf
Local Market Notes Highlight Teas Groceries and Sundries
The itemized listing shows a grocery and hardware market with varied teas, coffees, canned fruits, dried fruits, nuts, fish, meats, molasses, syrups, oils, candles, and tobacco. It notes large tea supplies, price changes, and aggressive bulk buying to cut jobber profits.
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Mortain
Young Hyson
Japan
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India
Daughters of America
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Wade
Charleston
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House of God
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Warsi
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Lews
Des Moines
Wow
Boston Dental Parlors
Mata
Calhoun
White Fruit House
Oki
Java
Beth
Die
Cotleé
Home Pack
California
Apple
Abe
Holland
Gieogia
New Orleans
Vic
reStick
North
Ton
France
Artiic
Empire
J.T
Best
Kelley Jr
Kelley Island
California Muscatel
Nba
Jordic
Iran
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