White Ribbon Sermon Sparks Converted Drummer at Camp
Rev. O W Scott recounts a camp meeting where a young woman wore a white ribbon badge of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. A stranger nearby, moved by the sight, reformed from a life as a drummer for a rum seller, pledging to abstain and spreading gratitude for the ribbon's influence. The tale portrays the ribbon as a powerful symbol promoting purity and righteousness.
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O. W. Scott
Home Herald
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Ruly
Saloon Viewed as Central Force in U.S. Politics
The saloon is condemned as a lawless center that corrupts voters and defies restriction. Three main causes of drinking are cited, with the moderate drinker and Catholic church singled out as counterforces, per Very Rev. Alexander P. Doyle of the Catholic University of Washington.
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Alexander P. Doyle
Catholic University of Washington
New Christian Ministry Recruiters Group Formed
A brief note reports the creation of The Student Recruits for the Christian Ministry at a college Young Men's Christian association conference in Pacific Grove California. One fourth of the men pledged to pursue the ministry and advocate it as a vocation for Christian young men.
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Christian Ministry
a _ college Young Men’s Christian association
Pacific Grove
Cal
Federal victory ends Indian Territory beer period
The struggle between the federal government led by William E. Johnson and the drink traffic in Indian Territory ends in a federal win. The agent’s prowess and fearlessness are credited as the decisive factor as numerous papers announce the end of the beer period.
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Indian Territory
William E. Johnson
Department of the Interior
The Saloon Extermination Urged by Public Welfare Workers
An editorial in Collier's Weekly argues that the saloon is the center of bad politics and poverty and should be exterminated by practical workers pursuing public welfare. It contends the effort will continue until the institution is laid to rest, describing it as a source of sin and disorder.
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Collier's Weekly
Death rate among drinkers in England study
The register general of England reports that among 1215 persons there were two deaths among drinkers and three among liquor sellers for every one among abstainers. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup is recommended for summer coughs and colds and hoarseness. It contains honey and tar with no opiates and is sold by Meyer Bros Co and other drug stores.
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Register General of England
Meyer. Bros. Co
Calhoun Strovt
Ghastly catastrophe cited with raging waters described
A report quotes biblical imagery of waters roaring and troubling as part of a ghastly catastrophe. The fragment indicates a disaster scene with dramatic, unsettled conditions, but lacks full details on location or casualties.
Sorrow and Heroism After Columbia Sinking at Sea
A Christian Herald sermon recounts the July 20 1907 disaster when the Columbia collided with a lumber boat San Pedro and sank off California. It details rescue scenes aboard the George W Elder, heroic acts by Captain P R Doran and survivors, and reflections on faith, silence in suffering, and near death.
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The
Christian Herald
Chicago
Venice
Heaven
Columbia
Pacific Ocean
San Pedro
Golden Gate of the Pacific
San Francisco
Nothern
California
George W. Elder
P. R. Doran
Cape Mendocino
Jesus
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold Testimonial
A Batesville Indiana resident, A J Nusbaum, reports a summer cold lasting three months and hay fever symptoms that resisted a doctor's prescription. After trying several medicines, Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife with the same success, via Dreier and Co.
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A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
Respiratory and pulse rates in adults explained
A healthy adult breathes 4 to 24 times per minute. The pulse rate is four times the respiration rate, giving a simple relation between breathing and heart rate in normal resting adults.
Ring’s Little Liver Pills Sold By Meyer Bros Co
A concise ad notes prompt relief for headache and biliousness from Ring’s Little Liver Pills. Sold by Meyer Bros Co at three drug stores located at 602, 902 and 1424 Calhoun Street.
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Ring
Meyer Bros. Co
Calhoun Street
Lead Thou Me On: Lessons From Israel's Wilderness
A Sunday School lesson notes Israel's Exodus journey from Egypt to Canaan, Moses leadership, and Hobab's uncertain role. It links God's guidance by cloud and pillar with the need for faith, discipline, and obedience, comparing ancient navigation to conscience and Bible as life’s chart. It warns against doubt and highlights providence through manna, water from rock, and divine direction.
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Christian Herald
Red Sea
Sinai
Tabernacle
Egypt
Goad
Promised Land
God
Moses
Hobab
Israel
Habab
Canaan
Jesus
New York
Palestine
United States
Sorrow and discipline guide toward faith and progress
The speaker reflects on suffering and divine discipline, citing Psalm reading and Israel’s forty years as preparation for Canaan. A railroad ride metaphor suggests that darkness and tunnels speed the soul toward God, by contrast with lighter times.
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Israel
Canaan
Italy
A Valuable Lesson From Dr King’s New Life Pills
John Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana recalls a lesson from six years ago and credits Dr King’s New Life Pills for improving his health. The ad claims universal appeal and guarantees satisfaction at Dreier & Bro. druggists priced 25 cents.
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John Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
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