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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1906

Page

14

Fort Wayne Doctor Heals Eczema with Violet Ray

Local resident G. Hilgeman of 305 Walnut Street credits Dr. Wells with curing his eczema using violet ray and X-ray. The Fort Wayne physician reports extensive experience with skin diseases and an office at 812 Calhoun Street opposite the Aveline hotel with a daily crowded practice.

G. Hilgeman Fort Wayne Walnut Street Dr. Wells Wells Calhoun Street Aveline Hotel

Bible as a Living Guide Inside Our Hearts

The article argues the Bible should be studied and allowed to dwell in the heart to transform character and daily life. It emphasizes interior reception over superstition, describes how Christ’s words act as seeds growing virtues, and notes how joyful speech and helpful action arise from a Spirit-filled life.

Christ Ruskin Jesus Derbyshire Hogland Holy Sepulchre

Americans Compared With Foreign Drinkers In Temperance View

The United States is described as a temperate nation with Americans averaging about one and a third gallons of pure alcohol yearly. By contrast France consumes three and a half gallons, Belgium and Switzerland two and four-fifths, Spain two and a third, Italy slightly less, and England and Germany around two, while Sweden and Russia show lower figures and Norway leads in abstinence. Americans drink one and a third gallons of proof spirits, one-third gallon of wine, and sixteen and a quarter gallons of beer annually.

United States

Healing Gospel Praises Electric Bitters Cure

The Rev J C Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Belair Ga extols Electric Bitters calling it a God send to mankind. He says two bottles rebuilt his strength after a crippling back and joint ailments and improved his walking endurance. Sold under guarantee at Dreier Bro drug store priced 50 cents.

J. C. Warren Sharon Baptist Church Belair Dreier & Bro

Doctor Offers Cautions On Cold Baths For Laymen

A physician divides tips on bathing stressing that cold baths are not for everyone. He warns against vigorous plunges, notes blue nails or gooseflesh signal excessive strain, and recommends milder methods or warm tweaks. He also cites vinegar water as refreshing and favors morning cold baths for fit individuals only.

Luckiest Man in Arkansas H. L. Stanley Praises King’s New Discovery

H L Stanley of Bruno proclaims himself the luckiest man in Arkansas after his wife’s health restored from a five year cough and lung bleeding. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, noting quick improvement and full cure after twelve bottles. Druggists Dreler & Bro offer trial bottles free. Also notes sale of thirty obsolete British warships at Portsmouth for just over $400,000 and Africa missionary stations totaling about 1,000 principal stations with 5,000 substations.

Arkansas H. L. Stanley Bruno Dr. King Dreler & Bro Portsmouth Africa

Foley’s Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief for Kidney Ailments

An advertisement warns against delaying Foley’s Kidney Cure for Bright’s disease and kidney trouble. It claims rapid symptom relief, strengthened kidneys, and recovery after use. It cites A. R. Bass of Morgantown Indiana who was awakened by backache and frequent urination and found cure. Also notes a northern China blacksmith forging farm implements in early spring.

Foley Bright A. R. Bass Morgantown Ind Dreier & Bro China

Rat Infested Trove Labeled Rats Dogs and Chinese Compound

On a British battleship of the Mediterranean fleet a tin of preserved meat was hoisted on a beam and covered with labels reading Rats Dogs A Chinese Compound, a startling episode reflecting wartime conditions aboard.

Evansville Man Credits Foley's Kidney Cure With Cure

B Spiegel of Evansville Indiana describes long kidney and bladder illness. after failed treatments by three physicians he began Foley's Kidney Cure and reports relief after the first bottle and a complete cure after the second. Dreier and Bro.

B. Spiegel Virginia Street Evansville Ind Foley

Victims warn against alcohol in midnight plea

A sobering verse titled The Victims' Warning urges youths and parents to resist drink. It catalogs alcohol as a demon that destroys families, condemns moderation talk, and pleads for collective action against the social scourge. The piece ends with a call for awakening and duty.

Drunkard's cloak auctioned as odd English torture relic

A wooden device named the drunkard's cloak sold at a London auction. Resembling an inverted flowerpot, it confined the neck and pinned the arms, forcing a slow shuffle. Bidders favored temperance effect, and a man was photographed while confined. it sold for five dollars.

London

Army whiskey ban myths debunked by Gen Davis report

The article refutes claims that ending alcohol sales in army canteens raises drunkenness. Gen Davis’ official tallies show steady declines from 1496 cases in 1900 to 608 in 1905, countering the rumor of increased alcoholism in the U S Army.

United States Army Davis

Cleveland Bank Enforces Prohibition Pledge for Staff

A Cleveland bank requires employees to sign a pledge not to enter establishments selling liquor. Two workers were fired after entering a liquor selling restaurant following a theater performance.

Cleveland Bank

Better Saloon Debate Sparks Moral Contradiction

A fragment quotes Dr. Herrick Johnson challenging the idea that washing improves sin. The remark targets saloons as a source of vice and critiques efforts to rationalize their existence as morally improved.

Herrick Johnson

Falcon migrates 760 miles from Teneriffe to Andalusia in sixteen hours

A falcon travels 760 miles from Teneriffe to Andalusia in sixteen hours, staging a remarkable long flight. The Bank of France holds about 600 million dollars in gold today, second only to the U S Treasury, with $465 million two years ago and a noted trend toward higher holdings in 1900.

Teneriffe Andalusia Bank of France Flargest Boarder United States Treasury

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