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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1892
Page
3
A Brooklyn preacher recounts Russian famine suffering and relief efforts, praising Emperor Alexander III and the Russian monarchs for aid, detailing bread scarcity, hunger, typhus, and cholera fears, and describing American and British donations and a symbolic shipboard bread delivery to needy Russians.
Poetic religious meditation on divine guidance. The speaker urges reliance on the Master's wisdom during hardship, noting God blends light and shade, answers prayers in time, and offers blessings greater than sought. It ends with encouragement to cling to Christ through trials and storms.
Reverend Geo C. Lorimer lauds Charles Spurgeon for simple direct prayers. He criticizes pompous diction in clergy, urging humility, restraint, and sincerity in public supplication, noting Spurgeon’s example as a model of genuine reverence before God.
The article argues sinlessness means total conformity to God's will and perfect freedom from any ignorance of sin. It contends true purity surpasses mere restraint, noting hidden flaws like mild temper and vanity persist beneath improve self, unseen by others but not by God. N. S. Observer.
Excerpts emphasize that lasting success and religious growth require effort and struggle. Quoted lines note that crossing hardships mirrors biblical trials, comparing mines and seas to the labor behind wealth, virtue, and spiritual aims. The text cites Talmage, Merbert, and others on perseverance and tasteful faith.
A temperance poem by Mrs. E. J. Richmond in National Temperance Advocate personifies King Alcohol and his brood of beverages. The cider elf claims the crown for guiding the first steps and lighting desires that lead to ruin, while alcohol brands boast vast captives and power. The piece warns of eternal despair for the young and urges restraint.
The piece argues that Mohammedan abstinence is eroding with Turks increasingly drinking rakı. It links sobriety to empire strength and warns that intemperance could hasten Turkey’s decline, urging America to ban rum and curb saloon culture as a public policy.
A sermon-like critique outlines that at least a billion dollars leaves the United States yearly through rum consumption. It argues this “voluntary tax” funds vice, crime, and pauperism, burdening taxpayers and state finances, calling for thoughtful citizen consideration.
A National Temperance Advocate argues against the idea that appetite for alcohol is unalterable. He cites college dissipation as evidence for reform and urges college leaders to actively influence morals, not merely preserve appearances.
Advertisement headline claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills provide reliable relief for consumption digestive troubles and fever. The copy touts pills as unequalled dinner pills and jokes about a nickel for a postage stamp, ending with a light remark on life becoming a picnic.
The advertisement touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a reliable, painless remedy for constipation head aches and dyspepsia. It claims safety for children and cites endorsements from physicians including W F Pang MD of Tracy City Tennessee.
Grateful patients attest to the Stackhouse Medical Institute as a leading center treating catarrh and related diseases. Testimonies from Rev D M Brown, Morton Brown, and others claim restored hearing, improved eyesight, and regained health after treatment. The ad promotes home correspondence care and a $1 consultation, noting permanent Fort Wayne location and specialized services for ENT and chronic illnesses.
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