New Youth Temperance Alliance Formed Under Dr Alison
A new organization led by Rev. Dr. Alexander Alison will recruit from Sabbath school children as part of the National Temperance society effort now in its 43rd year. The Youths Temperance Alliance will elect leaders including pastors as vice presidents and chart monthly and yearly pledge reports.
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Alexander Alison
Aallignee
Alison
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Seattle
National Temperance Society
Artists Oppose Alcohol Fueling Inspiration in Sweden
The Total Abstinence union in Sweden surveyed renowned artists and literary figures on alcohol's influence on creativity. Rodin warned that reliance on alcohol ruins inspiration and work. Bjornson avoided alcohol as it harms ideas. Trenssen said spirits weaken faculties. Van Rosen argued alcohol harms artistic inspiration and can cause hysteria and breakdown.
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Total Abstinence Union
Sweden
Auguste Rodin
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Gustav Trenssen
George van Rosen
A Temperance State Mississippi Moves Toward Prohibition
Mississippi has 75 counties with prohibition in 66 counties and nine on the western river border and southern shore under license. A larger share of its area is under prohibition than most states. Two more counties may join. Men predict the saloon will be driven out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Union
Washington University Exposition Ground Lease Rule
The University of Washington leased 855 acres for the Pan Pacific Exposition to be held in Seattle in 1909 with a condition banning liquor sales within two miles of the university grounds. The agreement has been finalized and the lease stands with this stipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
State University
Weary of Saloon Domination Senator Carmack Critics Prohibition
Senator Carmack of Tennessee voiced weariness with saloon domination and its alliance with vice. He said lawmakers are undermined when those who make laws must rely on those who break them for political survival.
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Senator Carmack
Tennessee
British Statesman's Word on Taverns Through Centuries
A compiled remark by Rt. Hon. J. Burns, M. P. links taverns to public institutions over the ages. He describes inns as antechambers to workhouses, chapels to asylums, recruitment hubs for hospitals, and meeting places for gamblers and those in jail.
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M. P
Temperance Push Moves Toward Local Option in Texas Counties
A temperance movement gains traction in Texas with 161 temperance counties. Local option is being pursued in the 30 counties still under license law as activists push for broader reform.
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Texas
Jackson to end saloons and reform charter in 1908
Jackson Tennessee moves to abolish its charter and reincorporate under the Pendleton bill provisions on April 1 1908. The reform aims to remove saloons and establish a new municipal framework with state styled governance.
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Jackson, Tenn
Foley’s Honey and Tar Notice to Customers
Announcement that Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or other drugs and is recommended for children.
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Foley
The Enthroned andthe Fading of Great Leaders
A reflective piece tracing public mourning for leaders like John Adams and George Washington, Andrew Jackson and Francis Murphy, and the concept of death as an ascension. It honors temperance pioneer Murphy and Stonewall Jackson, portraying farewell as a coronation and a call to renewed effort in service to larger causes.
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Christian Herald
John Adams
United States
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Hermitage
William E. Gladstone
House of Commons
British Empire
Mount Vernons
Hermitages
Hawardens
Christ
Francis Murphy
Stonewall Jackson
Philip Sidney
Chancellorsville
Earth
God
The Secret of Power in Francis Murphy’s Work
A sermon extols Francis Murphy’s temperance success grounded in his faith in humanity and in Christ. It highlights his belief that every corrupt heart has divine buds, his personal downfall and redemption, and his method of converting individuals through the pledge and active reform. It urges readers to emulate Murphy by personal commitment and work for others’ salvation, ending with a drug ad.
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Francis Murphy
Murphy
Christ
Maine
Elijah
Elisha
John B. Gough
Jerry McAuley
Samuel Hadley
Tabernacle Day in Israel Foreshadows Christ in Gospel
The article reflects on Moses receiving detailed tabernacle plans from God and Israel's assembly as the tent was built with embroidered curtains and gold and scarlet decor. It explains how the tabernacle foreshadows Christ as tabernacle, high priest, and sacrifice, linking Sinai to gospel symbolism and the Incarnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Israel
Moses
Sinai
God
Aaron
Tabernacle
Christ
John
Tabernacle Court
Wise counsel from the south on cures for back pain
J R Blankenship of Beck Tex touts Electric Bitters as a cure for back and kidney troubles. He claims one bottle gave relief and several more cured him completely. Sold with guarantee at Dreier Bro drug store for 50c. Also notes the origin of the dollar from Joachimthal thaler in Bavaria.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tein
Dreier & Bro
Doctors Could Not Help Her Kidney Cure Victory
Mrs Raymond Connor of Shelton Washington said doctors offered no relief for years kidney trouble. After trying Foley s Kidney Cure the first dose gave relief and she is now cured. The remedy claims to purify blood by removing poisons from diseased kidneys. Dreier Bra.
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Raymond Connor
Shelton, Wash
Foley
Dreier& Bra
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Tri-State Loan and Trust Co
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