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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1906
Page
15
A bank reports capital, surplus and profits of 700000 dollars and notes endurance through the civil war era and major financial panics. It emphasizes its ongoing success in attracting new accounts and sustaining its career in banking.
The Times argues that scientific opinion may render belief in alcohol as harmless as witchcraft. It states moderate use shortens life and adds no lasting strength, forecasting a gradual shift in habits among the intelligent, alarming brewers and liquor sellers in England.
A devotional recounts Jesus’ arrest in Gethsemane, Judas betrayal, and Peter’s denial, emphasizing submission to God's will and fulfillment of Scripture. It notes Roman guards, Caiaphas, and high priests, with reflections on bearing suffering calmly and trusting in divine plan for eternal glory.
A neighbor answers why a wife tolerates mess from husband and children. The note argues that muddy footprints are easier to remove than moral stains from evil paths. It adds a mother’s heart shadows when a son drifts into wrongdoing, and defends keeping home as a refuge.
A fragment from Mr. Lincoln's 1842 Washington speeches argues for a universal ban on intoxicating drinks. He claims three fourths of mankind favor the measure and envisions a future without slaves or drunkards, praising a land that birthed political and moral freedom.
A Ram’s Horn excerpt praises Iceland as half Missouri in size with no jail no court and a single policeman. It notes literate population 78 000 abstainers who ban liquor and a perfect public school system with seminaries colleges newspapers and a sturdy printing industry.
In a striking claim the Philadelphia physician says straight liquor can drive drinkers mad. He later clarifies that those who consume straight alcohol are already in a frenzied state.
A critic argues that washing away vice does not improve morality. Dr Herrick Johnson counters the sophism by noting Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar claims a cathartic effect. The tar is sourced from pine trees in our country and marketed for children.
A short note touts King’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for sour stomach bad breath and a pasty complexion with quick relief. Two days of free treatment offered. Sold by Rhoads drug store.
The nineteen year old Mary Smith joins Mrs. George Brown as a servant. Her faith and work lead Mrs. Brown to attend prayer meetings, and the couple's spiritual awakening transforms their home and chapel. George Brown funds chapel improvements and becomes a devout follower of Jesus.
A letter from T J Dwyer of Graysville Missouri recalls cures from Dr King’s New Discovery in Livonia Missouri noting three patients cured of consumption and praising the medicine as wonderful. The ad claims cough cold throat and lung healing with guaranteed price 50 cents to 1 dollar and a free trial bottle. A Melbourne shop displays gaudy tennis shirts with a placard reading Listen.
Samuel Jones reflects on a life of transformation from a Confederate youth to a minister. He describes his early errors, the turning point in 1872, and his belief in three speech essentials: clarity concentration and directness. He credits the Bible as his bound and Spurgeon’s sermons as inspiration.
Riverton Ia postmaster G W Fouts nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort according to his letter. He credits Electric Bitters for curing a chronic liver complaint and long jaundice. It is advertised as a sure remedy for biliousness neuralgia and general debility.
Mrs Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found relief after 23 years from a running sore on her leg that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured in a single 25 cent box. The product, advertised as the greatest antiseptic healer of piles wounds and sores, is sold at Dreler & Bro.’s drug store.
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