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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1894
Page
2
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage argues fashion as idolatry in a sweeping sermon from Australia. He lampoons lavish wardrobes as greed that drains families and public life, urging believers to shun costly dress and prioritize spiritual wealth over outward display.
The piece emphasizes Enoch as a model who walked with God in close companionship and listening silence. It argues true prosperity of Christian life comes from constant care and culture, noting perseverance and labor as essential to fruitful faith. It also cites the living church as proof of Christ's resurrection against ancient Rome's hostility.
A Chicago Advocate religious page discusses faith guiding business, charity, and daily duties. It highlights a merchant who lowers coal and bread costs, provides lodging for five cents, and funds aid for destitute families, while a boy’s death prompts reflections on Christian service and trust in the Lord.
A year and a half ago a 16 year old conceived selling coal to New York's poor at cost. His father, a busy businessman, started the plan by offering twenty five pounds of coal for much less than usual. The scheme aimed to relieve hardship as families bought coal in small quantities, though skeptics doubted the benevolence of the offer. The pair visited yards daily, ensuring each poor recipient received a honest twenty five pounds of coal for their money.
The piece cites studies and quotes from Ribot and Morel while examining heredity in crime and the impact of alcohol on families. It cites Elmira reformatory data, various researchers, and notes rising female crime linked to alcoholized blood. It concludes with calls for temperance and societal action.
A digest reports eighty eight percent of Zurich crimes linked to drink and notes twelve to fourteen thousand juvenile temperance societies in Britain and Ireland with about two million six hundred forty four thousand members. It cites army sanitation studies favoring total abstinence, and a Hague conference in 1880s addressing North Sea fishermen liquor abuse. Reports discuss petty crime from drunken youths in Glasgow and a Siberian Ashlyka village temperance rite where abstainers pledge yearly yet allow brief wine moments at year’s end.
A brief note describes an inexpensive, quick built support for raspberry and blackberry plants. Two stone posts at row ends hold thre strands of wire to keep canes upright, reducing wind damage and untidy appearance.
The article describes creating neat fence-like supports for fruit rows to ease picking and labeling each variety. It introduces the Hallale Berry, a 10 foot tall shrub with silver leaves and glossy round fruit, praised for hardiness and jelly potential. It also discusses pansy varieties and seasonal transplanting guidance for outdoor beds and cold frames.
The article describes three blotched pansy varieties Bugnot Odier and others for vase decor with vines like nasturtium and ger man ivy. It then discusses thinning Secker pears, warning against overbearing and blight, plus monitoring for California scale and reporting to the department of agriculture. A stray verse about a bachelor pro tem and domestic scenes closes the piece.
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