Clergy Split Over Prohibition and Drink Policy
A collection of church leaders published quotes debating alcohol use and prohibition. Bishops, priests, and reverends argue for liberty, local option, or repeal while contrasting laws vs moral guidance and public order. Analysts warn against blanket prohibitions amid differing Christian viewpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Christ
Rainsford
St. George's Episcopal Church
New York City
Church of God
Canon West
War reshapes finances and Goos Lake project planned
The global war drives reorganizations and tightens budgeting as nations prepare for wartime needs. Amid this, the A 46,000 acre Goos Lake valley project in Lake county stands out as a major reclamation effort awaiting its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Goos Lake Valley
Lake County
The Lungs and Breathing for Health
The lungs are complex organs with air sacs and tubes that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Proper lung function depends on muscular chest development and regular breathing exercises, while corsets hinder movement and fresh air reduces illnesses such as tuberculosis and rheumatism.
Moving On Gypsies Draw Outcry From Local Residents
For years wandering nomads have visited the city with caravan wagons and gaudy covered wagons. Women in the bands are accused of aggressive tactics and fleecing locals seeking readings of the future. Some towns banish them to curb nuisance and protect residents.
The Undertaker a Developer
The text argues that undertakers act as developers in communities, noting that many businessmen and farmers impede progress by refusing to join public spirited efforts. It suggests five men build a community and laments those who resist community building by remaining aloof like dead timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Whately
Healthograms on digestion and habits for vitality
Dr. Daniels links simple meals to easier digestion and argues for high fluid intake to flush waste. He notes tobacco and alcohol worsen arteries, warns against overwork and overeating, and urges small first meals and gradual increases, criticizing coffee as a depleting stimulant. He stresses outdoor living and modern nervous strain as erosion factors and mentions local industry and printing ads.
Prohibition Push Underscores Civic War on Alcohol
Opinion urges dry regime in Oregon as nation confronts wartime strain and the social toll of booze. It argues that victory requires eradicating poverty vice and crime while defending the home and improving living standards, asserting alcohol undercuts national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Europe
Peu
Booze
Mr. Booze
Paul Wessinger
Oregon
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Lyman Abbott
Daniel S. Tuttle
Bish
Protestant Episcopal Church
America
S&s. Parks
T. J. Ryan
Pontiac
Mick
Bishop Grafton
Wisconsin
Thomas F. Lillis
Leavenworth
Kansas
W. A. Wasson
New York
D. D. J. Hartley
Little Rock
Ark
Charles D. Williams
Michigan
Cardinal Gibbons
Bishop Hall
Vermeant
Bishop Clark
Rhode Island
Chas. Parkhurst
DR. Blanchard
Portleaéd
Gailor
Tenn
Taxpayers’ and Wage-Marners League State of Oregon
Portland, Or
R. R. Daniels
Talise
Bright
Spaulding Logging Co. of
Salem
Q Canada
Myrtle Point
the Enterprise the News
Oswald West
Governor West
Morgan Building
Portland
Oregon Commercial Protective Association
Yeon Building
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