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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
20
The piece argues that strong drink and opium destroy the inner heart and moral sense, turning men into beasts who neglect wife and children. It condemns drunkenness as spiritual intoxication linked to immorality and folly, urging the church to lead a reform to close rum holes and curb the traffic in intoxicants.
An aged preacher reflects on maturing faith shifting from judgment to joy. He urges believers to embrace Christ’s near presence, sanctified friendship, and the joy of service, recreation in holy fellowship, and complete consecration to the gospel life.
New York Bishop Geer told a Church Temperance Society meeting that removing doors and windows screens from saloons could lessen drinking, especially among the young. He urged the organization to press for abolition of such screens to aid temperance efforts.
The text notes that men seeking trusted positions in the United States must be bonded by regular bonding companies. A key question asks if they drink intoxicating liquor. answering yes prompts the bond denial. It claims over two million important positions are closed to all but total abstainers.
A fragment describes a cough remedy dubbed Laxative Cough Syrup containing honey and tar, offered for sale. It appears to tout immediate relief for summer colds and coughs and mentions distribution or sale details in a clipped, uncertain OCR fragment.
A journal style overview recounts the Day of Atonement with Aaron the high priest in white, sprinkling blood and cleansing the tabernacle and altar. It explains azazel the wilderness goat, the substitute for sin, and ties the rites to forgiveness followed by consecration, with reflections on forgiveness across faiths and a children’s story about honesty and God counting sins.
John Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana recalls a six year lesson about Dr King s New Life Pills. He says the longer he takes them the better he feels and notes they please everybody. Guaranteed at Dreier and Bro druggists for 25 cents.
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