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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1904
Page
7
A Christian Herald sermon compares the eagle to divine discipline. It argues God uses trials to push believers from comfort, teaching self reliance while deepening faith, courage, and moral development through hardship. The piece cites parental instinct, historical valor, and the Hebrews for guidance.
Rev Frank DeWitt Talmage preaches on the eagle mother rescuing and teaching eaglets to fly as a symbol of divine care. He urges trust in God and self reliance, cites Sir Humphrey Davy, and uses the pyramid ascent as a metaphor for faith learning through hardship. He warns sin as a venomous serpent that seeks to cling to us.
A reverend sermon uses the eagle imagery to convey salvation and gospel speed through Christ's life and sacrifice. The text contrasts eagle symbolism with scientific notes on European corpse preservation, describing calcium baths and sulphate treatments that can transform poles into long lasting mummies.
A visibly distressed woman pleads with her intoxicated husband in a saloon crowd. She describes a sick child at home and begs him to come away, but he mocks her and orders her to leave. He curses her and, after a violent push, she leaves with their child as the story moves to another chapter.
The Scott act in Nova Scotia enforces prohibition in most counties while Virginia reports 900 saloons closed by the Anti-Saloon League. Dr Willard Parker notes high alcohol related deaths in New York City. The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers opposes liquor ads. Texas pursues strict liquor penalties with a chronic offender fined nearly 75000 dollars and 63 years in prison.
Artificial alcohol can be produced by chemical combination of its elements without fermentation. First prepared in 1860 by Berthelot from acetylene, it was costly. Now calcium carbide moisture enables large scale production by electric lime and charcoal fusion, promising cheaper synthetic alcohol than fermentation and distillation.
Several Texas railroads announce they will not carry whisky or intoxicants from connecting lines or shippers to their junction points. The move affects forty cities and towns on the Central line and fifteen on the East and West Texas lines, with only three or four great cities still permitting saloons.
Sir Victor Horsley told the Medical Institute of Birmingham that doctors must take a tougher line on alcohol. He said the profession knows alcohol’s hidden damage and should warn patients it is a luxury with depressant effects. He urged committees to probe traditional beliefs and warned against routine prescribing of stimulants. The talk spurred support for reform and heightened concern over chronic domestic harms from stimulants.
The piece compares per capita spending on liquor and tobacco with government and education costs. It states $23 per person for liquor and tobacco, $6 per person for government, $8 per person on schools, and highlights disparities with state differences, noting $6 in Massachusetts and under $1 in cotton states.
A joint pastoral letter from the Catholic bishops of Ireland condemns drink as a national scourge. It argues alcohol causes more ruin than evictions, famine, or emigration, wrecking homes, families and hearts across the country.
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