Dangers and Temptations Around Our Watering Places
A preacher warns vacationers at mineral springs and seaside resorts about spiritual perils. He warns against leaving piety at home, gambling and horse racing, overindulgence, unhealthy relations, and harmful literature. He urges faithful Sabbath keeping, moderation, and seeking spiritual refreshment from faith rather than worldly pleasures. He highlights the Bethesda well as a metaphor for divine healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Bethesda
Jerusalem
Saratoga
Leamington
Brighton
Congress
Sharon
Sulphur
Cape May
Nahant
Bethesdas
Nerses
Luther
Edmund Burke
Thomas Chalmers
Christ
Catskill Mountain House
Sharon Springs
Falls of Montmorency
Niagara Falls
White Mountains
Baden-Baden
Job
Perdition
Brighton Beach
Greenhorns
Epsom
Dlick
Satan
God
Lebanon
Moses
Hagar
Baca
California
Angel of the Covenant
Naaman
Jordan
Potent Factors Shaping Character and Willpower
A discussion on how home, school, work, friends, books, and environment influence character, with emphasis on personal will. Cites Sir Andrew Clark’s defiance of heredity and the Christian call to rise above circumstances. Also notes an international liquor regulation conference in West Africa and Italy's abstinence trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Clark
London
Baptist Union
International Conference For
West Africa
Debunking Myths About Alcohol’s Effects On Health
A historical examination argues that strong drink harms rather than helps the body. It notes alcohol dulls perception, impairs digestion by affecting pepsin, and narrows nerves, countering common beliefs that wine boosts vigor or beer fuels labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Percy and
Heddows
Alexis St. Martin
Beaumont
St. Martin
Infinite mercies of God illumine life and faith
Poem compares the vast mercies of God to countless sands and stars, noting unseen mercies guiding the believer and building a new creation. It likens spiritual mercy to constellations in a dark sky, seen by faith, shaping a life of grace. William G. Haeselbarth notes in Christian Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Haeselbarth
Alcohol harms muscle tissue says Sir B W Richardson
A report cites Sir B W Richardson noting alcohol lacks nitrogenous material and cannot form muscle. Experiments with frog muscles show alcohol reduces contraction strength versus water, suggesting alcohol is unnecessary and often injurious to a healthy body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir B.W. Richardson
W. XN. Edwards
National Advocate
Temperance message targets saloons and debauchery
The text denounces saloons as drunkard factories and incubuses on industry. It urges a brave temperance army to press forward in life, cites a Dawson Klondike fire caused by drunken debauch, notes repeated blazes, and includes a farmer’s remark on quitting alcohol. A temperance lecture appears in the National Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Klondike
Quiet Hour Thoughts and Timely Meditations
A compact compilation of aphorisms and maxims reflecting on choice, value, effort, and courage. The collection cites Thomas a Kempis Addison and Ram's Horn style lines, urging thoughtful living and steady persistence.
The Power of Perseverance and Compassion
A collection of quotations from Richter Addison King and a reflection from the Loston Watchman on how spiritual welfare, perseverance, and sympathetic, unassuming goodness strengthen individuals and deepen human connections. It celebrates plain folk whose sincere kindness sustains friends in stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Paul Richter
Presbyterian
Addison
Thomas Starr King
Loston
Ill-Gotten Gains and Duty in Classical Thought
Excerpt contrasts ascetic critique of wealth with moral duty. Quoted lines invoke Christian and Stoic voices: the call to reject ill gotten riches and to accept aid as part of one’s duty, likening relief to a soldier's teamwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Schriver
California Goods and building supplies at low prices
A storefront ad lists numerous California groceries and oils with per unit or per gallon prices. It highlights apricots prunes peaches and wines alongside oils, lard oil and window shades. The notice emphasizes discounts and a large display of materials for home goods and decor.
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Paul
Namilton
Faraday
White Mountain
Tiffanys
Best Young Ladies’ Seminary
Pennsylvania
Mount Washington
Chicago Daily News
Italy
Baden
Thomas A Kempis
Marcus Aurelius
White Fruit House
Java
Young Hyson
Japan
Baltimore
Fish
Georgia Bank
New Orleans
Lée
Ini
Villa
France
Kelley Island
California Muscatel
Linoleum
PS Eee Yard Kicor
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