Religion as a chariot for the living and long life
Washington dispatch reviews Dr. Talmage’s sermon urging religion as a healthful, life extending force. It argues religion dignifies the body as God’s temple, promotes prevention over dissipation, removes worry, and promises abundant life both now and after death, citing scripture and examples to support longevity through faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
David
Adam
Methuselah
Vespasian
Peter Zartan
Paul
Troas
Church
New York
Brooklyn
Earl of Bridgewater
Charles Bell
God
Common Sense
Lord Byron
Missolonghi
Edgar A. Poe
Baltimore
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Europe
White Star Line
Liverpool
mid-Atlantic
White Star Jine
Hoaman
Guy
London
St. Petersburg
Peking
Australia
California
Moses
St. Paul
Archangel
Comstock Group to Power Nevada Mines
A deal closes with 27 mining companies owning Nevada properties forming the Comstock group to supply electricity. The move is expected to unlock ore previously unworkable due to high power costs, allowing them to profit from previously sidelined Worth Tess ore and related low grade deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comstock
Nevada
Comstock Group
Kansan Visitor Dissapointed by Puget Sound Battleship Town
A Kansas man who recently toured Puget Sound expresses disappointment at the battleship town. He expected a vast iron fortress with guns visible from every direction and dramatic groaning from its hulls, but instead found a raftlike ship with small structures and only a growl from a noncommissioned officer denying board access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Demonstrating nicotine presence in tobacco smoke
In a chemistry demonstration Kissling uses a half full water bottle acidified with sulphuric acid and two tubes to draw tobacco smoke through the liquid. A cig ar is inserted and after burning, Minger's reagent yields a copious precipitate indicating nicotine. Distillation after alkaline treatment confirms nicotine over picoline base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissling
Chem. Zeitung
Reform Notes Hint at Liquor Reform and Moral Debate
A collection of quotes and opinions on temperance and reform from radical voices and academic figures. Lady Henry Somerset campaigns against women’s smoking while a Milan Michigan girl sues a saloonkeeper for her father’s ruin. Prohibitionist ideals are paired with moral warnings about alcohol’s corrupting influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Somerset
New
Milan
Mich
William A. Giles
Charles R. Henderson
University of Chicago
Wayfarers’ Inn
San Francisco
California Voice
One Drink Too Much Ends Reuben Wright’s Life
A devotional poem recounts the fall of Reuben Wright, a once prosperous farmer, after a single drink leads to ruin. The piece laments temperance, chronicles loss of family and honor, and calls for justice as it recalls the drunkard’s end and society’s indifference. The narrator, S. BH. McManus, from Ram’s Horn, questions when drunkenness will cease to ruin lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Wright
S. BH. McManus
Ram
Is Alcohol A Food Or A Poison In Debate
An eastern college professor conducted a ten day experiment with a man in a glass cage, showing about 21 ounces of alcohol daily could be oxidized as fuel. The Outlook calls for honest science in temperance education, arguing whether alcohol is sometimes a food or always a poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern College
Inman
Outlook
Medical
Temperance Instruction In Schools Drives Abstinence Stand
Chicago Baptist Standard argues that temperance education should avoid deep physiological debates. It urges simple popular language defining substances as food or poison to promote abstinence without misstatements or nuanced scientific excisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Baptist Standard
Army Officers Favor Temperance in War Efforts
A historical piece notes British and French victories achieved by regiments practicing total abstinence from alcohol. It cites Field Marshal Wolseley and Gen. Gallieni endorsing temperance, plus U S leaders like Corbin Sternberg and Miles warning against canteen systems. The argument emphasizes improved endurance, health, and morale with abstinence in hot campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omdurman
British War Department
Lord Wolseley
Kitchener
Henry C. Corbin
Sternberg
Miles
Shatter
Santiago
Wheeler
Guy V. Henry
Porto Rico
Roynson
Rochester
Howard
Wilcox
Stactes
Carlin
John Liggins
Candy and carpet sale specials at low prices
An assortment of bargain items listed including fish, herring, and fruit candies with prices per pound or each. Also advertised are carpets, cloths, corpets and window shades with a claim of savings, plus a note on wholesale restocking and low prices.
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Dr. Talmage
Daniel
Esay
Tom
Wall Street
Jerusalem
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Reuben
Slander
Happy
God of Justice
White Fruit House
Java
Sollee A.W
Hyseon
Japan
Perwk West
Ib Bet
Home Pack
New Orleans
Sorenam
Exins
Villa
France
J.E
Best
Catawba
Cali
Alifornia Argetlica
Muscatet
Wallon
Nes In
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