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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1894
Page
3
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage lectures on the dangers and pleasures of social dancing. He contrasts ancient church bans with modern indulgence, warning that dissipations erode virtue, ruin young lives, and mock faith while urging joy and restraint.
A devotional meditation from London Christian World by Marianne Farningham urges enduring sorrow through work. It frames God as guiding from distress to light, turning grief into purposeful labor, and finding blessing in daily duties rather than escape.
A Norwich to Liverpool traveler recalls two soldiers reading a Bible tract on a Rugby railway car. They meet Dean Stanley at Westminster by chance, receive a breakfast invitation, and hear theDean speak of the Lamb's Book of Life. The soldiers embrace faith, calling kindness and self sacrifice understandable.
The piece argues politeness reflects a good heart within and is a sign of well rounded Christian character. It condemns bluntness as pride and asserts polish in manners aids others, noting outward behavior shapes judgment and aligns with the golden rule.
A reflective piece argues politeness shapes character and success. It contends that gentlemanly manners, practiced openly, become inner habits, benefiting both personal advancement and social harmony. It notes even dictionary polish yields rewards, while Christian politeness reveals true character.
A compact sermon on humility, diligence, and fidelity in daily work. It argues that noble character is built in small tasks, not grand deeds, and that true righteousness starts with honest, godly living in every sphere from trades to family. It cites examples of quiet virtue and the need for inner calm to hear God's guidance.
A collection of aphorisms on religion and virtue. The lines urge use of faith, warn against wicked leadership, and stress love as the native power of zeal. It riffs on wisdom, doubt, and moral conduct in a sermonlike tone.
A bereaved woman recalls hardship after her husband’s death and encounters a dirty drunken man in need. A pastor comforts her with a message of repentance and potential reform. A reformed drunkard’s story follows including ruin, prayer, and a vow to save others. The piece ends noting Eastern Washington Indians tackling liquor sales.
A religious-leaning critique argues alcohol harms the brain, describing its rapid travel to the brain and damage to reasoning. It urges temperance, condemning drinkers as harming their own intellect. The piece contrasts this with global beer production figures, noting Germany and the UK lead in volume and US third, calling for worldwide temperance efforts.
A dense puzzle item listing ciphers and word-square tasks. It references a slave of Epicurus, ancient empires, Germanic tribes, and a Norwegian style riddle. The text then presents a riddle section with numbered clues about objects, numbers, and wordplay. It concludes with three word-square puzzles linking cities, rivers, and island groups to architectural or botanical terms.
Change bold to port through four steps with one letter changed at a time. Each intermediate term must be a valid word and keep the same length and letter order constraints. For bold to port: bold → cold → cord → port.
A man who had just dined at a Ward Avenue restaurant was nibbling teeth in a cigarette smoke filled street when an angry passerby insulted him. A stranger then introduced himself and sparked a brief altercation.
General Gleanings notes 807 admissions to the Time for the Cure of Inebriates in San Francisco with 539 alcoholism cases. It cites the British Medical Temperance Association growing to nearly 500 members, a Liberian king nominee appealing Boston to halt rum imports, Con FrursiuMa’s long temperance expedition, and Dr Woop opposing alcohol in shock while praising restraint and abstinence.
The last’s form, crucial in shoemaking, varies to suit fashion. Designers draw on natural foot curves for balance, yet front profile remains the most variable area. Recent efforts yield striking toe shapes, with razor or needle toe innovations inspiring a possible catamaran front to broaden toes.
A scrambled set of puzzle phrases and oddities appears with questions about pennies, gardening tasks, and trick actions. A note mentions Professor Garner and alleged simian studies, suggesting a monkey literature collection might catch on.
Riddle and puzzle page listing include Birch riddle No 24 and various word games: Pictorial Puzzle Aqueduct Anchor Quill Unicorn Easy chair Domkay Umbrella Gow Teapot. Charade Cat tail. A Problem Six ereto. Central Acrostic Corns Crosswords items. Curtailments list. Metagrama sequences with File Nile mile pile tila and Bake cake lake make rake plus wine rains dina nine fine.
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