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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
15
A Frank Leslie's Monthly essay by Frank Bostock recalls a trainer who tamed three tigers, then lost trust after a drunken relapse. The piece links animal insight to human habits, praising abstinence and humanitarian reform while noting anti cruelty progress and the decline of brutal entertainments.
The article extols temperance progress over the past century, arguing alcohol causes more harm than slavery in social, moral, and physical ruin. It claims four of five criminals and many lunatics relate to drink, and predicts widespread acceptance that alcohol harms life and civilization.
The Kansas Supreme Court rules the Wurrel liquor law section allowing cities to pass nuisance suppression ordinances and image search and seizure is valid. Jersey City adopts a policy to deny liquor licenses within 200 feet of churches or public schools. Nebraska towns vote no license in local option contests. New York comptroller refuses a $627 bill from a police boat wine consumption during Admiral Dewe’s reception in 1899.
Huntsville prison chaplain Rev. S I Morgan reports fewer prisoners as temperance efforts curb saloon influence. He notes one third of the state population under prohibition and claims seventy five percent of inmates come from saloons, linking crime to drink. The testimony supports temperance views on saloon as chief crime source.
King Edward sends a personal donation of 54.50 to the British Army Temperance Association. It is the first contribution from a reigning monarch in over forty years. The War Office adds 3750 annually, with Lord Roberts noting A T A work equals two Indian battalions in effect. Membership in India stands at 23,000.
Ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick cure for eczema itching scaldhead and other skin conditions. Claims to heal ulcers fever sores salt rheum cuts burns and bruises with 25 cent price at Dreier & Bro.'s drug store.
A drifter narrates how he filled in for an injured labor candidate at a Michigan meeting. He earned ten dollars from the organizers, helped the labor cause win the seat, then faced a string of arrests and escapes before touring on. He extols the C. O. D. man plan as a simple accounting device.
A tramp recalls a Pennsylvanian farmer who offered help after hearing a dying tale in Chicago. The man telegraphed the Chicago mayor to assist the wife and billed the tramp, who fled when offered a burial lot and a hat weed. The tale contrasts charity with pressure.
A man with tousled hair proclaims a “mint of money” gullible investor, who asks for details. The schemer promises a simple game with a fancy outfit, naming it “traodledydoo” or “billihe dum” to spark societal frenzy and profits.
In a humorous exchange a woman explains a man under her bed was her husband not a burglar. The anecdote appears in a Chicago News item highlighting a startled household reaction to a nocturnal noise.
A campus gathering in Urhe featured Scribbler who drew praise from Munster while deriding an unnamed rival. The jester from Columbia teased the scene, noting the rival’s absence and adding a sharp quip about hell.
A humorous dialogue about a family moment with a French nurse absent idiosyncrasies and a baby needing care. The banter includes a joke about how a friend should not kick when one blows their own horn and mirrors social self awareness.
A fragment from the Chicago Post notes a blunt reply that beauty is merely cosmetics at times. The brief exchange features a man and a woman in a terse public dialogue.
A 1902 poem praising a diligent child who helps her mother with chores. It describes washing dishes sweeping the house and making a bed while the mother prays softly by the cradle. The verse applauds the baby’s early toil and the mother’s grateful sighs. Copyright 1902 by W L Larned.
The father rides through midnight with his child clutched close as the elf king and his silver train lure the boy to join. The wind rattles leaves and the father reaches the castle but the child lies dead in his arms.
A Sunday School Advocate quote shows Madge reciting wooden doll care rules about head injuries fire and floor hazards, then realizes the advice seems aimed at herself rather than the toy. The whimsical piece highlights childlike heedfulness and reflection.
A traveler recounts a vivid glacier scene where a shepherd leaves 199 sheep to search for one lost lamb. Using a fieldglass, the group witnesses the return of the found sheep on the shepherd’s shoulders. The incident, seen by the narrator as Christ’s parable enacted before them, conveys the teaching with striking clarity.
A little golden haired girl adores Aunt Sallie and her baby Nathryne called Aunt Tal. When asked to take the baby, she initially agrees then objects, saying Nathryne is too chubby, ending with a lighthearted family quip.
A party trick describes placing a candle on the head and tilting the head back to force a blowout. The text notes guests will try and fail unless the candle is forward on the forehead and the head tilted back, enabling a soft breath to extinguish it.
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