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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1894
Page
5
A Brooklyn sermon on physiognomy argues that facial expression mirrors the soul. Cynicism, revenge, and cruelty deform the countenance, while kindness nourishes beauty. examples include Washington, Lincoln, and Windom, with anecdotes of mercy and selfless acts shaping one’s look.
A sermon-like meditation contrasts hypocrisy with true religion and praises Christ’s compassionate, forgiving face. It recalls personal failings of church leaders, contemplates how genuine virtue shines, and extols doing God’s work within one’s gifts, ending with an exhortation to strive and be uplifted by God.
A religious poem asks Jesus for forgiveness and healing as a paralyzed speaker longs to reach the gate. The speaker recalls Capernaum and Tiberius, seeking the savior's touch and pardoning sea, while faith and prayer lift the weak. The verse ends with hope for cleansing and divine mercy for the speaker.
A reflective essay on temper and perception urging restraint and grace. It argues that misdirection of blame lies within, not in the world, and warns that vanity, feuds, and grumbling reveal inner lack of charity. True conversion brings gentleness, slow provocation, and patient neighborliness.
A Zion's Herald excerpt argues genuine religion requires inner life and outward conduct. It decries mere creeds or church forms without spiritual transformation, urging flourishing holy living as the true measure. It notes humanity’s religious instincts and warns against false religiosity and Hypocritical expectations of Heaven.
A New York Observer piece urges listeners to judge sermons by their own receptiveness. It compares listening to oil leaking from a can, warns that faith fades if not received properly, and urges readers to analyze what they hear, refine their hearing, and seek real spiritual refinement.
A compact sermon excerpt contrasts the law of liberty with moral restraint. It argues true judgment occurs when every limitation is removed and one could act freely unseen. It questions where each person and society stand on honesty, courage, and true virtue. It ends urging prayer for more love.
A devotional roster laments worldly temptations while praising God's love and religious zeal. It admonishes stinginess, hypocrisy, and neglect of prayer, urging seekers to find happiness in Christ and urging believers to grow in grace through consistent devotion and action.
A Toledo Blade reprint argues from medical authorities that all alcohol harms the nervous system and senses. It cites Gull, Thompson, Parkes, Howie, Ridge, Seongal, Nicol, and Mossop to support claims that even moderate drinking impairs vision, reaction time, and cognition, and leads to liver and kidney disease.
Analyzes the shift in views toward spree drinking among workers as a business issue, noting employers increasingly remove unreliable drinkers rather than tolerate illness. Claims sobriety improves performance and spur temperance efforts, with a closing note estimating global distilled spirits at 1.565 billion gallons.
An anti alcohol congress in Holland heard Sir Dyce Duckworth, honorary physician to the Prince of Wales, defend moderate drinking as beneficial. He urged parental instruction and opposed total abstinence, prompting sharp backing from several European medical figures. The discussion questioned whether women also need stimulants and pondered social effects on mothers and children, citing Dickens and Landor on maternal influence.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports on drugging in saloons as a method to incapacitate victims for robbery. A penny pill hidden in a finger is dissolved in beer to cause unconsciousness, urging drinkers to abstain from all intoxicants.
A temperance piece argues abstinence protects health and mind, cites multiple experts on crime linked to drunkenness, and warns alcohol consumption costs exceed seven hundred million yearly in the U.S. It notes infant deaths tied to drunken mothers and urges readers to act with kindness and mercy.
Mrs. Annie S. Austin of Pleasanton Kansas is described as the only woman mayor. Elected in January she led a vigorous temperance campaign, defeated a hardware dealer by 20 votes, and presided over council meetings before ordering the closure of saloons and gambling dens.
Nicho Browse Trist of New Orleans devised the American leads system which transformed whist. Cavendish endorsed the method after trials in London Field, sparking a fierce reaction from English players but solid adoption in America. Trist’s rules emphasize the fourth best lead to reveal hand strength and guide play. Cripple Creek gold mining story follows with a Colorado tale of discovery and wealth, then a brief Brooklyn Life quip about a proposer.
The Sofas are depicted as turbulent raiders in Niger region lore with mixed origin and brutal renown. A Paris Telegraph corresp weighs in on a London London linen fashion myth, noting misread English manners and the Parisian habit of laundering linen locally as a broader trend.
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