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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1894
Page
5
Rev Dr Talmage uses Zacchaeus to condemn self seeking officials and urge restitution. He says honest callings falter when wealth tempts, notes Zacchaeus repented by restoring fourfold, and describes home transformed when Christ enters. He honors mothers and families as center of renewed faith and stresses practical restitution.
The text portrays a preacher urging families to seek salvation, urging parents to invite Jesus into every room of the home. It recounts a child’s plea for salvation, a dying father’s blessing, and a household saved, with calls to read the Bible, pray, and protect the home from worldly wealth drifting from faith. It ends with the plea for Zeecheus to come down as Jesus passes by.
Richard Grove likens man to a book with a title-page birth and a final finis. People vary in size, binding, and content, some pious or profane, some wise or foolish, but all end with a closing word.
A Quiver excerpt argues that true Christians must embody Christ’s life in deeds not just in name. It asserts a universal rule for all who profess the faith to depart from iniquity and exhibit holiness and obedience. It warns to separate from impurity or forfeit the Christian name.
An old man praises waking to any weather and urges gratitude over complaint. He notes the calm influence of a thankful spirit on life and faith, advising acceptance as providence and kindness to others. The piece comments on ordinary wisdom, modest means, and the accessibility of truth to common people.
A religious verse reflections on the Sabbath as a rest and worship day. The author prays for ears to hear the divine voice, notes the joy of Sunday chimes, and condemns sacrilege that erases the sacred day. Rowland Brown in Christian Work is cited.
A sermon-like essay urges readers to reject fretting as a sickness of the soul. It contrasts discontent with biblical trust that all things work for good. It praises cheerful givers who bring sunshine to afflicted homes and uphold God’s providence through hopeful conduct and benevolence.
A fragmentary article blends a Japanese legend of a virgin’s blood enabling a bells casting with a long report from Britain’s 1898 explosives inspectors. It notes sharp declines in foreign nitro glycerine compounds, dynamite, and blasting gelatine, and details factory accidents from cap compositions. It surveys firework makers on prohibiting sulfur-chlorate mixes, with mixed industry opinions and a note on reduced overall accidents.
A lengthy treatise argues women as social autocrats shape norms and that their support of alcohol fuels vice. It warns mothers to deter sons’ and husbands’ drinking, outlines misery born of intoxication, and decries women’s increasing beer consumption in cities, urging collective action to protect homes and futures.
A Boston Watchman reflection quotes a dramatic scene where a hero falls and the bell rings. It asserts that true music comes from sacrifice, the self perishing in the making of the music, and that the power of the human spirit’s song endures beyond distance and time.
A devotional urging readers to consult the Bible as a guiding manual for life. It emphasizes trusting the Lord fully, seeking His counsel in mornings and nights, and using faith as the cornerstone of daily decisions, especially in danger, trouble, or grief.
Bright bits of truth warn readers about honesty pride and faith. Notable lines urge self discipline, benevolence, and consistent service to God, noting that true practice matters more than profession and that heaven weighs deeds as heavily as wealth.
A line from Josephine K. Nichols in Nemorest's Magazine laments a woman's head bowed in dust a bruised heart and blasted hopes as her soul sinks into despair.
A government inquiry summarized by the Temperance Bulletin shows saloons far more prevalent in slum areas than in citywide totals. In New York slums one saloon per 129 people vs 200 citywide. Philadelphia 1 per 502 in slums vs 1 per 7 citywide. Baltimore 1 per 100 slums vs 1 per 228 citywide. Chicago 1 per 127 slums vs 1 per 212 citywide. Earnings in slums align with broader averages, supporting the conclusion that abolishing saloons would reduce poverty.
A lengthy critique links a wave of violent crime to heavy drinking among middle class and working men in New England. It argues juries, lawyers, and judges misstate responsibility, cites destitution from intemperance in Baltimore, and calculates saloon profits to illustrate social costs.
The Brooklyn Medical Journal argues continued alcohol use worsens a morbid nervous system condition, leading to insanity. It stresses abstinence after cure and suggests changing surroundings to avoid relapse, noting half hearted patients return to saloons and relapse.
In Southampton population 65,000, drunkenness convictions are 1 in 406 while Gothenburg with 101,000 people sees 1 in 26. The piece warns that moderate drinking clouds minds and harms intellect, noting a dangerous drink habit burden on families and society. It also covers a large California wine trust planning to dominate 80 percent of state production and a 10 million dollar capital, with social ruin cited for many homes. It references Dr Paul Garnier on children of habitual drinkers, army chaplains discussing post exchange systems, and temperance principles in civil life.
A collection of word games and math riddles including a two men travel problem a crosswords challenge and clues for a small sailing vessel mammal and other terms with wordplay and head changing puzzles designed to engage readers in a period newspaper style.
A garbled montage shows truncated quotes about domestic scenes and public notices. The text references a wife, a police defiance claim, a doctor, a gasoline stove, and assorted stray dialogue across multiple unnamed sources, lacking clear context or cohesive narrative.
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