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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
4
A speaker argues alcohol harms character and health, especially for women and families. She notes accessibility in homes and shops, frequent social urges to drink, and the danger of altered judgment from even small amounts. She urges education and restraint, stressing that alcohol is unnecessary for health.
General Booth discusses alcohol as the root of poverty and social decay in his book Darkest England and the Way Out. He argues poverty, squalor, vice, and crime arise from the drink traffic and that society enables the slide to perdition through habits, laws, and customs.
The article notes a large per head drop in Scotland’s liquor spending from 3 pounds 12 shillings 2 pence in 1902 to 2 pounds 13 shillings 2 pence in 1910, a saving of 19s per head. Glasgow saved over 800,000 pounds and Edinburgh over 200,900 pounds, with none of the saved money entering the drink trade.
A reflective column argues that happiness requires inner sunshine and bright homes. It suggests schools unlock common problems, self-boosting over reliance on divine aid, and warns against vanity, politics, and mistreating youth as stepping stones to power.
A reflective passage argues against narrow reading and self serving creeds. It urges seeing God through moral equal justice and condemns warlike power, alcohol harm, and insanity as threats to society while stressing progress as improving life for everyone.
The piece argues that sanity rests on balancing contradictions and cites Chesterton and Pascal on the unity of opposites. It then presents John H. Davis of John H. Davis & Co claiming Congress will act rationally on big issues including trust regulation and tariff reduction, asserting trusts stem from tariffs rather than causes and high prices arise from prohibitive duties.
The piece argues that anti-trust sentiment stems from high living costs and calls for tariff cuts as a path to lower prices. It claims cheaper tobacco and steel will follow trust dissolution and asserts tariff relief will end inflation and restore competition with the world.
An esteemed contemporary argues Taft is a greater foe of the trusts than Roosevelt. The piece treats Taft with measured credit and invites fair comparison between the two presidents’ trust policies.
A verse laments the intrusion of operatic arias at 6 a m as a baritone rehearses loudly. The speaker, Nathan M. Levy, notes the clash with morning duties and postprandial rest, wondering if singers ever sleep. The lyric humorously craves quiet during the day despite artistic strains.
A Margaret E. Sangster poem urges love and kindness in speech and deeds. It contrasts between seasons and stages of life to condemn bitterness and petty conflict, advocating hopeful, generous action and spiritual ascent beyond strife.
The passage argues that apologies are weak for a president seeking re-election and that Taft's confession reveals awareness of mistakes. It credits the man yet questions why the people should re-elect him to the presidency, hinting at political scrutiny and the need for strong leadership.
In a reflective essay from the Boston Transcript, the author compares human travel to cosmic voyage, arguing that daily life moves through vast distances. He discusses stars, planets, and the speed of light, noting this expands human dignity and redefines God's presence. The piece links science, faith, and the idea that Earth serves as a personal heaven.
The French National League against alcoholism warns France faces death from drink citing population declines in Orne Manche and Normandy. It notes high rates of conscript rejection and estimates annual losses of an army corps due to alcohol while urging scientific education and local measures to curb the problem.
The passage condemns social ills linked to profit as the price paid for industry, claiming it corrupts citizens, harms women and children, and corrupts justice and government. It cites Taft's 1908 election results with Taft gaining 1,270,000 more votes and hostile votes totaling over six hundred thousand.
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