Drunkard’s ruin spans poets and statesmen across history
Rev. C. F. Aked catalogs famed writers and leaders undone by alcohol from Parnell to Poe. He cites Kean, Sheridan, Lamb, Campbell, Burns, Pitt, and Bryan, arguing intemperance corrupts genius and empties fame into tragedy, ending with a warning about sowing to the flesh.
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Whitechapel
Parnell
Cowley
Prior
Addison
Hogg
Ettrick Shepherd
Theodore Hook
Hartley Coleridge
Southey
Wordsworth
Edmund Kean
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Charles Lamb
Campbell
Edgar Allen Poe
Burns
Globe Tavern
William Pitt
Bryan
Rev
C. F. Aked
Judge Pollard's temperance pledge program in St Louis
A St Louis judge used injunctions to steer occasional drinkers toward 60 days of hard labor on the stone pile, then suspended sentence if they sign a temperance pledge. Weekly reports with wives present reduced reoffending from 160 to two cases. The Cleveland Leader notes the reformative approach could work elsewhere.
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St. Louis
Pollard
Sunday School Lesson on The Ascension and Word Made Flesh
A 1900 era Sunday school lesson outlines the Ascension as a fulfillment of prophecy and the Word made flesh. It links Jesus birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascent to Christian witness, church mission, and the coming kingdom, urging belief in Scripture and the Spirit.
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American Press Association
Jesus
Lil
John iii
Phil. iii
John xiv
John xvii
Philip
Jesus Christ
God
Matt. Xfii
Lke
Workhouse Abstinence Debate Stirs Reform Talk
Report notes from Wandsworth Workhouse show among 33,000 admitted since 1886 under Dr A B Dodson only 15 abstainers. Of 16 surveyed, at least seven were unfit to care for themselves, implying nearly 33,000 to eight able-bodied abstainers and reviving the claim that drink could close the workhouse.
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Wandsworth
England
A. BE. Dodson
Whisky Claim Shocks Readers As Pest Cure Discovery
A letter to the National Tribune reports a claim that whisky can kill boll weevils. The note frames it as a discovery and urges attention to the idea despite no formal verification.
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National Tribune
Temperance Fundpledged by London Merchant Crowle
The will of John Crowle, a wealthy London merchant, provides 1,250,000 dollars for the promotion of temperance efforts. The bequest directs its use toward advancing temperance initiatives and related public welfare aims.
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John’ Crowle
London
Temperante
Man Created in God’s Image Immortal Hope Explored
A sermon outlines that humans are created in God’s image on the sixth day and are immortal. It argues immortality is inherent, supported by biblical phrases and Beecher’s witness to love lasting beyond death, contrasting physical worship with a spiritual divine likeness.
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Victoria
England
Prince of Wales
Eugene Sue
Mexico
America
Henry Ward ‘Beecher
Man as King of Nature and Free Agent Conscience Sermon
A preacher extols man as ruler over beasts and elements, citing Franklin Morse Stephenson Daguerre Fulton and Edison, then argues for human freedom with a moral compass inside us. It warns of misused freedom and urges following conscience toward justice and truth, citing Webster's courtroom episode as internal evidence.
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Franklin
Morse
George Stephenson
Daguerre
Robert Fulton
Thomas Edison
Earth
God
Jesus Christ
Webster
Harvard College
Hia
Vetster
Becoming Pure and United with Christ’s Image
An exhortation on conscience and purity, urging readers to obey God, become as pure as God, and accept Jesus Christ’s atonement. It emphasizes that believers are made in God’s image, may be renewed through Christ, and can dwell with Him both on earth and in heaven as friends.
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Christ
God
Joan
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Paul
Following the Flag Health Advice from a Veteran
Willis T. Morgan of Concord New Hampshire recounts service in Cuba and the Philippines and credits Dr King s New Discovery for consumption with keeping him in perfect health He endorses it for coughs colds bronchial troubles and lung diseases Dre ter Bro s druggists offer 50c 1 00 and a trial bottle free
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
U.S. A
Concord
N. H
Dreter & Bro.'s
Carnegie Gifts 500000 for Pratt Library Branches
Andrew Carnegiedonates 500000 to the Enoch Pratt Library of Baltimore to expand operations and establish twenty branch libraries expanding access to books and education across the city.
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Andrew Carnegie
Enoch Pratt Library
Baltimore
Pineules non-alcoholic remedy sold at Rhoads' drug store
A historic note describes Pineules a resin-based non-alcoholic medicine from local Pine Forests used for bladder and kidney disease. Claims list a thirty day course for one dollar with a guarantee and sale through Rhoads' drug store.
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Rhoads’ Drug Store
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Jacob
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Tri-State Loan and Trust CO
A. Wilding
W. E. Mossman
Louis Fox
G. W. Pizley
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F. C. Heine
Ass’t
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H. C. Paul
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Giles
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