Women as Queens of Service and Courage in Christian Life
Washington Sept. 10 sermon urges women to lead in healing the sick aiding the poor and comforting the distressed. It cites Mrs. Brady Annie Ross Margaret Breckinridge and Helen Chalmers as models and honors mothers wives and sisters as pivotal in home life, charity, and spiritual influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Solomon
Walter Scott
Shunem
Jesus
Chronicles of
Heaven
Mrs. Brady
Chickahominy
Annie Ross
Copper Shop
Margaret Breckinridge
Shelton
Spain
Cocaine habit sparks nationwide debate in early 20th century press
The piece cites rising cocaine use in Paris and across the United States, noting its impact on the poor and middle classes. It draws on Dallas News and regional voices urging action, including regulatory laws in Louisiana and Texas, and calls for medical oversight to curb the drug’s spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
The
Dallas News
Tex
South
North
Louisiana
Texas
Charlotte
Medical Journal
Man killed by train and a legal cautionary verdict
A man crushed by a train near a railroad crossing was judged not at fault after evidence showed he had long known the hazard and crossed the point regularly. The court ruled the duty to look and listen rests with individuals and the railroad, though established, bore no sole responsibility for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Last
Chicago
Alcoholism in a Four Year Old Boy Disclosed
At a New York Neurological Society meeting on April 4 Dr George W Jacoby described a four and a half year old boy with alcoholic paralysis signs. The child had consumed beer daily since six months old and showed extensor paralysis with degeneration in muscles, yet no sensory deficit. He cited German city stats on children and alcohol indicating widespread early exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Leszynsky
Jacoby
Joseph Collins
Hughlings Jackson
Frederick Peterson
N. Y
New York Neurological Society
George W. Jacoby
Alcohol as a remedy debate stirs public blame
An editorial attacks quack and lay doctors who push whisky as essential in treating illnesses. It cites eminent physicians claiming cures without alcohol are faster and longer-lasting, arguing alcohol is a faith cure that numbs pain and misleads people about true medical treatment.
Alcohol as Medicine Weakens Health and Sobriety
The letter argues alcohol cannot cure disease and often harms patients, noting many rely on drinks for warmth or comfort despite nutritious foods and rest being better. It cites thousands of doctors in the US and UK who say alcohol is unnecessary in treatment, condemning alcohol as a throne for drinkers and warning of widespread drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Temperance Quotes and Scottish Prison Committals 1898
Gleanings reflect anti liquor sentiment citing Spurgeon Jackson and Union Gospel News on liquor sins. Notes Liverpool district with no liquor sales and temperance inns near Watford. New York has 7000 saloons amid vice and ex-convicts. Scottish prison commissioners report 1898 rise in committals, total receptions 56, Sul, record high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Spurgeon
Stonewall Jackson
Union Gospel News
Liverpool
Holland Hibbert
Watford
New York
Madison. C. Peters
Scotland
Local Market Ads List Dated Prices and Goods
A scanned ad listing numerous grocery items and prices including California Raisins 9¢ to 7¢, Calltapria Prunes 6c 10c, Calliurida Peaches 14g, Maple Syrup 75¢ per gallon, New Orleans Molasses 15c to 38c, various oils and lamp products, candies, wines, and cigars. It mentions low prices and stock variety, with references to Fruit House and display practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
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Dr. Talmage
Battlefeld
Angela
Dorcas Society
Banks
Bethlehem
Helen Chalmers
Dr. Chalmers
Edinburgh
Tam
Deborah
Grace Darling
Marie Antoinette
Joan of Arc
Kingdom of Heaven
Christendom
Imay
Christ
Paul
Rebecca
Mary
Elizabeth Fry
Charlotte Elizabeth
Augustine
Countess of Huntington
Tree of Life
Deorge May Powell
Haig
White Fruit House
Java
Ac Oltre Aloe
Sheen
Tide
Old Pryces
Younes Hyson
Hyson
Eatra
Ile
Japan
Coods
Baltimore
Calif
Mhite
Kat
Kit
Fish
Geogia Bank
New Orleans
Villa
France
Katile Ax
J.T
Best
eNey Island
Gil
Fruit House
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