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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
40
Rev Axling notes new visions of Japan from a missionary view, detailing government openness to Christianity, imperial support for evangelism, and Christian leaders shaping policy. He argues for bold, costly investments and a national evangelical mobilization as Japan modernizes and presents vast outreach opportunities.
A sermon by REV. WILLIAM urges sacrificial giving and prayer to evangelize Japan where one Christian worker for 26 000 people exists, urging believers to match Christ's sacrifice. It stresses historical martyrdom as the seed of the church and calls missions to rise with blood earnestness, noting yen value and placing faith in bold action. A closing joke about a burglar scare ends with a quip from a husband and wife.
Dr Wilson labels the saloon as the nation’s worst enemy threatening national welfare. He argues temperance is essential for public morals and political stability. The stance reflects a reforming tone urging action against liquor.
Hon B Wilson of Chicago delivered a long address titled The Nation's Greatest Foe at the auditorium. He condemned liquor as society's worst foe, urged temperance, cited impacts on labor, education and public life, and urged that the good of the many justify restricting personal freedoms. A second item recounts Mr Bowser drafting his autobiography amid comic interruptions and a visiting caller.
A terse fragment presents a scene with a waiter and an oyster bid. The speaker notes two extra oysters have been provided, signaling a small nautical or tavern interaction in period diction. No further context or attribution is available.
A Chicago Record quip recalls a porch climber at Gamper’s, resolved as Gamper himself who feared entering the house through the doors lest his wife or cook set him to beating carpet. The odd line reflects domestic humor and early 20th century newsroom wit.
Dr James F Rymer of Croydon sails from Edmonton for 1800 miles along the Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers toward Fort Good Hope within 100 miles of the Arctic Circle to treat Indian and Eskimo patients, planning a stay of at least three years as the first fully qualified English physician to practice there.
Batesville Indiana man writes of three month summer cold symptoms interfering with business. He tried several medicines before Foley’s Honey and Tar cured him quickly. His wife also reports similar success with the product sold by Dreier & Bro.
Total outlay for erecting buildings in principal U S cities in 1907 reached 661 million dollars, up from 1906 by 17.6 million. 184 thousand building permits issued in 1907 vs 181 thousand in 1906, with New York showing the largest decline of 41.6 million. An unrelated advert promotes Foley Kidney remedy with dubious claims.
A historical snippet notes that many appendicitis cases arise from chronic constipation and promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a mild cure that stimulates the liver and bowels without nausea or griping. It mentions substitutes and local vendors Dreler and Among the Fishes at the Aquarium, then quotes the New York Sun about a vigorous three foot long channel bass observed near the banks, describe its strength and dramatic tail movements.
In a lively hometown yarn, a one year old boy heroically braves a giant snake to save his sister, while at two he dreams of capturing horse thieves. A doorbell interruption leads to a comical brawl and the mother chronicles a wild, theatrical autobiography ending with a satirical ad by M. Quad.
Plans completed by United Wireless Telegraph Company to erect eleven wireless stations along the Pacific coast. The largest, a five kilowatt station, will be at Ketchen near Seven will be erected on the coast.
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