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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1892
Page
5
Reverend Talmage expounds the parable of the lost sheep from Luke seven, illustrating how Heaven rejoices when a single sinner repents. He blends vivid rustic imagery with calls to personal conversion, noting fourfold heavenly bells for varied salvations and urging readers to seek mercy before it is too late.
A preacher extols salvation as the one news worth heavenly carry. He compares souls saved to angels rejoicing, recalls personal conversion, and urges listeners to repent and pray. He narrates examples of steadfast devotion and ends with a call to seek mercy and lift a signal of faith.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat analysis condemns Senator Hill and New York Democrats for manipulating the senate through non voting and suspensions to create a Democratic majority. The piece portrays Hill as a dominant national figure driving politically dishonest tactics and warns citizens to watch his actions and supporters.
The mugwumps in the Democratic Party, aligned with Grover Cleveland, face discontent as they push for a split and seek to influence New York politics with about ten thousand signatures. They attack David B. Hill while pressing for a moral party, with Hill seen as a strong rival to oppose mugwump influence and aim for Chicago nomination.
The Albany convention backed Hill and Tilden, sidelining Cleveland and prompting talk of a May 1 Cleveland rally. Analysts warn the split could trigger a larger revolt if other states fail to follow Hill’s call, with Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Michigan expected to deliver solid Cleveland delegations. Chicago papers note Chicago’s Palmer influences taint Illinois, affecting loyalties.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes mis-timed Bland four hundred grain bill faces a delaying fight as the rules committee holds back the measure amid a split Democratic camp. Silver demand wanes as prices sink and foreign demand stalls remonetization, prompting criticism of Bland’s timing and the bill’s prospects.
A Detroit Journal excerpt criticizes the Democratic House for two months of inaction on a code of practice. It contrasts with the Republican early rulemaking, praising how the Fiftieth Congress code expedited business and reduced past abuses. The piece argues Democrats offer no justification for delaying a definite procedure.
A mother searches for her son Charlie who has wandered from home and finds him asleep with a bottle of his father’s tinctures nearby. The tale traces a family curse of inherited alcohol craving from a reforming grandfather to a doomed third generation, ending with the mother blessing the dead child and a warning to avoid wine.
A compilation of editorials from multiple papers discusses tariff policy and free silver. It notes Democratic caution risking party harm, hints at Republican motives to back Harrison, and criticizes senators Hill and Hiscock for neglecting duties amid a larger debate on coinage and presidential renomination.
English surgeon James Stewart outlines distinguishing drunkenness from inebriety and argues that inherited neural vulnerability can pass to offspring through alcoholism. He warns wives to shield children, urges lifelong abstinence, and cautions against cousin marriage to mitigate transmission risks. The piece cites Illustrating American.
In a Western Rural echo, a curious critique argues that many decent non drinkers still support liquor traffic by tradition. It contends prohibition failed in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania due to an inherited worship of rum. The piece laments old methods and the stubbornness of historic custom sustaining the curse of alcohol.
Yale faculty bans college periodical liquor ads provoking anger among editors and dealers. Norway limits public houses. Bergen residents endure few licensed houses. A clever temperance quip targets grain for distilling. Global anti liquor sentiment cites Holland licenses and drunkard labor issues. A Boston drink trade exposed by a clock faucet scheme in South Cove.
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