Bible Mathematics and Seven as Divine Figure
Washington June 25 sermon by Dr Talmage extols the numeral seven as a divine constant. He links seven in Scripture to creation, prophecy, stars, seals, and thunders, urging churches to be candlesticks that hold light, ministers as stars, and to await Christ opening the seven seals.
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British Royal Niger company and gin trade in West Africa
The article analyzes the British Royal Niger company's role in West Africa's gin exports to Lagos, Sierra Leone, and the Niger coast protectorate. It notes 1890 to 1897 trade volumes, forecasts 1899 growth, and criticizes European and American liquor shipments to natives as demoralizing, contrasting with colonial claims of civilization.
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Great Britain
British
Royal Niger Company
Lagos
Sierra Leone
Niger Coast Protectorate
Rotterdam
Haimburg
London
Hamburg
West Africa
New England
Congo
Bitten by a Serpent Exposes Dangers of Snake Handling
An 1852 zoo keeper, Gurling, drank before work and tried to charm snakes from the cage. He handled a Morocco venom snake and a cobra, was bitten between the eyes, and died within an hour as medics rushed him to hospital. The tale sits among critiques of saloon revenue in a paired column.
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Gurling
Zoological Gardens
Australia
Foxy
Tamia
Shey
Temperance Tidings and Liquor Headlines Across Cities
A collection notes whisky reform efforts and moral debate from Chicago Record to Washington Democrat. Havana hosts about 7000 saloons with 500 selling American whisky, while Union Pacific bans liquor sales in dining cars and stations. Six national soldiers homes spent over 234000 on beer last year, many veterans subsidizing drinking with pensions.
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Chicago
Havana
Cuba
Washington
Union Pacific Railway Company
National Soldiers
The Making of a Man and the Pledge That Shaped Wirt
A Richmond story tells how a rich young woman helped a drunkard by covering his face with her handkerchief. He later signed the pledge, vowed never to drink again, and became William Wirt, renowned attorney general and a notable writer and orator.
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Richmond
William Wirt
United States
America
Christian Inquirer
Drunkenness Described On Kirkford Parsonage Tablet
A wall tablet inscription at the Kirkford parish house condemns drunkenness as a sin that defaces God’s image. It portrays intoxication as dehumanizing, with vivid imagery of the “throat of a fish” and “head of an ass,” calling it the shame of nations and shipwreck of chastity.
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Kirkford
Sussex
Dritk Warnings Across Bodily Harmquoted Budget
A historical line cites Christian Budget warning that Dritk harms the body and causes dropsies catarrhs apoplexies and body organs to fail, ending with a hospital image as the cup or drink wreaks effects. The quote frames the cup as more dangerous than a cannon and notes widespread bodily collapse.
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Dritk
Christian
Post offices in rural Britain often housed in pubs
Many rural districts still rely on public houses as the only village post offices. This common arrangement persists in a large number of country places across Great Britain.
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Great Britain
Inebriety Among Nobility and Dissolution of Old Estates
A leading quarterly analyzes the decay of European noble families due to inebriety and gambling. It cites Austria and French houses, English aristocracy, and Scottish estates dissolving as drinking and lax morals erode lineage, with occasional recovery through vigor in some lineages. The piece notes the broader social remedies and highlights local reformers and improvements in Horpeston.
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Europe
Austria
Imender
Prince
Misa
Ber
England
Journal of Tnebriety
Local Market Ad Highlights Food Staples and Linens
A dense listing details fish, syrups, wines, spirits, oils, and cloth goods with prices. Items include Fancy White Fish at 1.00, Mackerel kit 12, various wines and cordials from 25c to 1.50 per gallon, and numerous window shades and carpets priced low. The ad urges customers to visit the Fruit House for value on fabrics and floor coverings.
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Aineva
Josh Gerard
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