Whisky’s Effect on Fatigue and Strength
The article notes that drinking alcohol masks tiredness rather than providing real strength. It cites Sir Michael Foster and Sir Frederick Treves, who warn against alcohol as a work aid, stating it drains strength and can lead to physical decline. The piece recounts a relief column of about 30,000 in Ladysmith where the drinkers dropped out first, unlike others.
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Sir Michael Foster
Frederick Treves
Ladysmith
Consistent Temperance Reformer Archbishop Temple Quote
The late Archbishop Temple is portrayed as a fervent temperance reformer whose view of the movement matched his actions. He believed leadership required personal example and direct action rather than preaching alone, saying you must lead people in person to guide them along the right path.
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Archbishop Temple
Doctors Stand Against Alcohol in French Temperance Journal
L Abstinence publishes medical testimonies from Prof Debove and others from Matin, urging anti absinthe action and tax increases as steps toward prohibition. Debove, doyen of the medical faculty, calls alcoholism the great evil of our era and favors suppressing consumption.
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Doctors Against Alcohol
L’abstinence
Matin
France
Debove
Temperance Convention Unites Diverse British Delegates
At Glasgow's St Andrew's Hall the national temperance convention drew about 2000 delegates. Resolutions backed local option and opposed government supervision or proprietorship. Conservatives, Home Rulers, Liberals and Socialists allied. dissenters and Anglicans cooperated. most attendees were laboring men with civic and church leaders.
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Great Britain
St. Andrew's Hall
Glasgow
Church of England
Crusade Against Tobacco Gains Momentum At Syracuse
Syracuse University plans nearly 1000 scholarships but Chancellor Day bans tobacco users and theater attendees from eligibility. He states students who can afford luxuries should pay tuition and that smokers harm nerves and public conduct.
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Syracuse University
Day
Temperance Pledge in England and American contrasts
The pledge is more a tool in England than in America where legislation dominates temperance efforts. The anti saloon movement in the United States is adopting the core idea more than Germany and the United Kingdom. Root and branch eradication hinges on electorate support and endorsement.
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England
America
Germany
United Kingdom
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe for Children Says Ad
A advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles remains unaffected by national pure food and drug laws lacks opiates and is recommended as a safe remedy for children.
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Foley
The Man at the Gate and the Three Principles
The article argues that true Pentecost power shows after the event, in a steady life of outreach. It highlights three foundations for evangelism: aim, method, and result, centered on healing a specific man at the temple gate as a test of genuine faith and action. Peter and John model the cooperative human and divine effort, combining hand and Christ's name to lift the lost toward new life.
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Christian Herald
Peter
Temple
New York
Jesus
Christ
America
Christendom
John
God
William Carey
Consecrated Hands and the Gatekeeper of Grace
Reverend James B. Ely urges Christians to act in Christ’s name and help the needy at the gate. He compares Peter and John’s healing of a beggar to true revival, proving genuine faith by power to walk and testify. He stresses personal testimony, responsible outreach, and open-air preaching to multiply blessings.
The Folly of Fighting God and Israel in Egypt
An examination of the Exodus narrative as a divine school of affliction. The piece traces Israel’s growth under Egyptian bondage, notes Pharaoh’s doomed resistance, and links ancient trials to modern faith, urging gratitude, perseverance, and trust in God’s plans.
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God Israel
Egypt
Seti
Jacob
Rameses II
Pithom
Rameses
Suez Canal
Exodus
Israel
Bush College
Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup advertisement
A vintage ad promotes Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup that gently moves the bowels while stopping coughs. It contains honey and tar, with no opiates, and is marketed as best for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mothers endorse it and children like it, sold by Rhoad drug store.
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Chicago
U.S. A
Endurance and faith amid oppression for liberty
The speaker reflects on suffering as God's method to create a republic and free the oppressed. He cites Dr Fuller on walking in faith versus running, contrasts easy sensational activity with steady daily duties, and notes the Hebrews' patience yielding eventual justice.
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Dr Fuller
Electric Bitters praised by Gettysburg veteran
Fayette New York resident David Parker who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with curing long running stomach trouble and improving overall health. He says he would not trade them for any medicine and endorses the tonic as a grand aid for the aged, female weaknesses, and weak kidneys. Dreier & Bro. druggists guarantee the product at 50 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Dreier & Bro
Novel Public Clocks Use Advertising Letters in Place of Numbers
In New York City four clock faces display no figures or Roman letters. Advertising words fill the positions, a twelve letter sequence replacing numerals, yet time can be read as easily as with ordinary markings.
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New York City
Hard debt to pay and a life saved by New Discovery
Westfield Iowa resident G S Clark praises Dr King s New Discovery after a near fatal lung illness. He cites rapid relief from a dry hacking cough and a complete cure after taking three bottles. The ad promises the remedy for coughs colds throat and lung complaints with guarantees and trial bottle offer.
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G. S. Clark
Westfield
Iowa
Moravian Church Marks 450th Anniversary in London
The oldest Protestant church in England, the Moravian, celebrated its 450th anniversary in London. The event occurred in the same building where John Wesley reportedly experienced his heart warming conversion.
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England
London
John Wesley
Orino Laxative Syrup Endorsed for Women and Children
Dreier & Bro promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild and pleasant tasting and especially suitable for women and children. It claims no nausea or griping unlike pills and ordinary cathartics and says it aids digestion while stimulating liver and bowels without irritation. Remember the name ORINO.
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Dreier & Bro
Locomotive With Feed Water Heater Boosts Egyptian Railways
A German developed locomotive fitted with feed water heaters has entered service on the Egyptian State railways. It saves 21.4 percent in coal consumption, equating to over $1,000 annually per engine, improving efficiency and reducing fuel costs.
Kidney Cure Charity Ad From Salem Man
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri says he suffered kidney disease for five years losing flesh and feeling unwell. After doctors and remedies failed he used Foley's Kidney Cure and was cured in under two bottles. The ad warns kidney issues rise in summer from overindulgence and heat and urges prompt use of Foley's Kidney Cure from Dreier & Bro.
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Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
Dreier & Bro
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