Religious press and temperance work unite for Prohibition
The religious press serves as a prime channel for devotional and philanthropic thought and offers a path for women’s temperance to engage church readers. Editors should feature more temperance news, with field reports and mission-style stories, and consider a distinct Women’s Temperance Work department in Christian journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner of Christ
Church
Africa
Reeps
National W. C. T. U
National W. Cc. T. U
Temple
Chicago
Christian workers loyalty to church in religious press
The speaker asks if other Christian workers showed greater allegiance to Christ and their church. He argues their work is part and parcel of the great church of God and should have a place in the church’s mouthpiece the religious press.
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Church of God
Verna Page Gamble Recounts Texas Violinist Boots Tale
The violinist Verna Page of the Ernest Gamble Concert Party forgot her warm boots in Panhandle Texas. A cowboy she impressed offered to fetch them to her hotel, delivering them one by one. She thanked him and joked, he replied with a humorous line about wishing she were a centipede.
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Verna Page
Ernest Gamble
Panhandle
Texas
Miss Page
Lyceumite
Talent
Detwiler Accepts Local Manager Post in Montpelier
Geo H Detwiler former Montpelier Ice and Coal Co owner has become local manager of National Equipment and Supply Co after selling his Montpelier interests He recently arrived from Silver Lake Oregon and will dispose of household goods before resuming home life Detwiler will be joined by his wife who plans to return in about a month John Kerlin at National and Water Works leads a split of duties as he is ill and P T Connors assumes water works and light responsibilities.
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Geo. H. Detwiler
Montpelier
P. T. Connors
Dean's Kidney Pills End Kidney Ailments Says Montpelier Woman
Montpelier Indiana resident Catherine Chrismer credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney disease and lumbago after trying many remedies. She reports rapid improvement, reduced back pain, normalized secretions, and lasting health. Sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York sole US agents.
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Bright
Dean
Montpelier
Catherine Chrismer
W. Green Street
Ind
Peneer
Price Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
Freakish Weather Deluges Montpelier Stopping Work
A Saturday storm brought rain lightning and thunder followed by sleet and a deep freeze. Ice formed on trolley wires halted city traffic and knocked out electric cars telephones and telegraphs, ending business across the area.
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Montpelier
The Lucky Quarter Drug Store Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health aid for headache biliousness constipation and malaria. It promises a cheerful refund at Bonge and Maddox drug store if not satisfied.
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Dr. Kings New Life
Bonge& Maddox Drug Store
Local Lodge Pays Insurance Claim as Roll Bonham Death Noted
The Modern Woodmen Saturday paid Mrs. P. W. Bonham a $500 check for her son Roll Bonham’s life policy. This brings the lodge’s total paid claims to $1,500 in the past year and credits its prompt adjustments with making many friends. The lodge’s membership stands at ninety-five.
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P. W. Bonham
Roll
Keystone area robbery and assault suspect jailed in Bluffton
Harvey Jones, son of farmer Daniel Jones, is jailed at Bluffton charged with assaulting and robbing Jerre Woodward, a veteran north of Bluffton. Woodward chased Jones after a confrontation near his home, with a pocket knife brandished by Jones. Forty dollars and a pocket book found on Jones identified by Woodward. The case hinges on whether the motive was robbery or a quarrel that escalated after the assault.
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Harvey Jones
Daniel Jones
Keystone
Bluffton
Jerre Woodward
Jones
Woodward
First Spring Chickens Hatching at Hoy Hardware
Hoy Brothers in the business district placed nine dozen Petaluna incubator eggs in their North Main street store. The eggs are set to hatch around March 19 with kerosene heat and automatic regulator, inviting the public to watch the process.
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Hoy Bros
Hoy Hardware
North Main Street
Messrs Hoy
Petaluna
Republican Convention Call Blackford County 1908
The Republicans of Blackford County will hold a mass convention in townships on Tuesday March 10 1908 at 2 p m to elect delegates and alternates to State Congressional and Joint Representative Conventions. Jackson Mill Grove. Licking Hartford City. Washington Boll. Harrison Montpelier city hall. L C Johnson chairman Finley Geiger secretary.
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Blackford County
Jackson Township
Millgrove
Licking Township
Hartford City
Harrison Township
Montpelier
L. C. Johnson
Finley Geiger
Best Healer in the World Extolled by Maine Reverend
Reverend F. Starbird of East Raymond Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best healer for an old army wound and obstinate sores. He also reports success using it in his veterinary work. Sold at Bonge Maddox drug store for 25 cents.
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F. Starbird
East Raymond
Maine
Buckien
Bonge & Maddox Drug Store
Republicans to Convene for Eleventh District Congress seat
The Eleventh district Republican committee calls a Delegate Convention in Marion Indiana on Thursday March 12 1908 at 10 am for selecting a candidate for Congress. Blackford Cass Huntington Miami Wabash districts have specified representation. BENDEL is district chairman. S G Vorster visited Liberty Center with relatives and attended Baptist church services led by Rev A M Hackleman.
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Eleventh District Committee
Marion
Indiana
Blackford
Cass
Huntington
Miama
Wabash
Congress
Eleventh
H. L. Bendel
Dist
S. G. Vorster
Liberty Center
James
William
Pricilla Ertes
Baptist Church
A. M. Hackleman
Ohio Republicans to Indorse Governor Harris at State Convention
Columbus March 2 The Republican state convention will endorse tariff revision on protective lines and uphold President Roosevelt policies while Taft is supported. Governor Harris is expected to be nominated by acclamation along with Carmi A. Thompson for secretary of state and other statewide tickets.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Court
Republican National Committee
Grim Russian Justice Hangs Seven in Plot Against Nobles
In St. Petersburg on March 2 seven terrorists condemned by a court martial for involvement in a plot against Grand Duke Nicholas and Justice Minister Chicheglovitoff were hanged at daybreak at Lissyloss opposite Kronstadt. Among the executed was Calvino, linked to a passport tied to the real Calvino, along with three women aged eighteen and nineteen.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
M. Chicheglovitoff
Hazenkampf
Lissyloss
Kronstadt
Calvino
Preferred Shooting to Drowning
Dedham Mass March 2 A chase on the Charles river ended when Raffaelo Calibrese twenty two felled into the ice fired a shot into his head and died immediately He believed he was drowning though the water was only two or three feet deep
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Dedham
Mass
John Cross
Charles River
Raffaelo Calibrese
Army Car Chugs Through Omaha En Route West
An army car speeding from New York to Fort Leavenworth reached Omaha at 5 25 Sunday afternoon and departed three hours later for Lincoln.
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Omaha
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Lincoln
Mardi Gras Draws Sixty Thousand Visitors in New Orleans
New Orleans hosts about 60 000 visitors for the Mardi Gras festival as crowds fill streets and grand celebrations unfold around the city.
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New Orleans
Callao
Talcahuana
Massive Fire Devastates North Tampa Section
A four hour blaze in Tampa destroyed 308 buildings across about eighteen blocks, incinerating 55 acres from Twelfth to Michican avenues and Sixteenth to Twentieth streets. Losses exceed $600,000 with one death. Several cigar factories and multiple businesses burned. fire suppression hampered by weak water pressure and wind. The militia guarded the district as thousands faced unemployment and housing needs.
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Tampa
Fla
M. Stachelberg & Co
M. Perez & Co
Gonzales Fisher & Co
Esberg, Gunst & Co
Stachelberg
Fernandez & Bro
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Sixteenth
Twentieth
Antonio Diaz
Twelfth Avenue
Savage
Perez and Castro
Maximo Caras
Tampa Electric Company
St. Joseph's Convent
Unexpected Death of Albany Lawyer Andrew Hamilton
Albany March 2 Andrew Hamilton long time counsel to New York Life and other insurers and leader in insurance litigation and legislative matters in the U.S. and Canada was found dead in his bed at his Albany home Sunday morning. He appeared well Saturday and death was sudden with autopsy showing acute dilation of the heart likely during the night.
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Andrew Hamilton
Albany
N. Y
New York Life and
Canada
Hamilton
Brewers Put Up a Boar
London reports severe stock declines among brewers as the licensing bill sparks a market panic. Brews foremost companies see values plunge up to 50 percent in two days, with total property value loss around 250 million dollars as industry outcry grows.
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London
Death in the Engine Room in Chicago Plant
Charles Schrandt and Emil DeGraat died after a pipe burst with ammonia in the engine room at a Chicago brewing plant. Engineer John Reuter escaped by crawling through an opening on Fortieth Street and Emerald Avenue.
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Chicago
John Reuter
Fortieth Street
Emerald Avenue
Charles Schrandt
Emil DeGraat
Reuter
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Wells County
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Latimer
Scotland
England
Wales
Wu Ting Fang
Oakland
Cal
Spain
Bob" Evans
Heinrich Maschke
Department of Mathematics
University of Chicago
Goppenstein
Switzerland
Marquis of
Linlithgow
Lord Howe
Australia
Commonwealth
Sydney
BIQ Blaze
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mase
NEW Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange
Jown NW
Teeters
Pennville
Sia & Cos
Setareeen Howei
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Washington
Gecess
Staten Patan Oflee
Washington, D.C
Acllister
Rocky Mountain
Harry Alexander
U. S. District Court
Indianapolis
East High Street
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