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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
4
In a tense scene from the Jephthah narrative Nemarah and her maid confront tragedy as Adina and Jephthah grieve. Adina and Nemarah secretly meet, vows echo, and at dawn a ritual awaits with a purified bride and a torn fate. They pray for deliverance as the fire and knife loom.
A dramatic scene unfolds with Jephthah’s vow and a burnt offering. The maiden Namorah and the young man Adina lie on the altar as fire rises. A dove falls from the sky and lands in the flames, signaling a fateful conclusion to the rite.
A New York Times observation notes a seven year old girl and a younger boy discuss grammar and self reference. The girl labels limbs as inward actions while the boy misdefines me, revealing early notions of ego tied to body parts and emotional center.
A prisoner writes to the judge asking for news on when his conviction will come up. He describes eight months in jail and a sense that spring is near, hoping the judge might go fishing and forget the case temporarily. The note reflects a polite, formal style.
Hendrick Hoopstad discovers Nancy Martin in the arms of a British officer at John Martin's Caladon farm. He grapples with loyalty to his brother Paul and a distressing love triangle as the Anglo Boer War tests loyalties and hearts. The scene ends with Hendrick riding away, torn between love and duty.
A blend of temperance prose and war poetry discusses care versus prevention in combating intemperance. It cites Lady Henry Somerset on alcohol’s harm and notes Washington reporting on the Philippines liquor trade and its alleged societal impact.
A Honolulu mission testimony on liquor bans is cited amid a broader pro prohibition stance. Discussion touches on Hawaii's petition to Congress, the 1892 treaty, and a kala kau repealed law in 1882. Illinois Chicago liquor trade figures from 1899 show sharp growth while proponents press for a total ban.
The Topeka Capital notes Topeka and Leavenworth revenue from prohibitory law. Leavenworth collects 26500 in fines, Topeka 400 legitimate. Leavenworth has 150 joints, Topeka 25 churches. School funding shows Leavenworth 2197, Topeka 3822. Mary Jewett Telford spoke on temperance at Fish University and Tuskegee Normal and Training Institute to 1200 students.
A Ravenswood druggist Hutchinson faced arraignment in Chicago on selling intoxicating liquor without a license. Judge Gary dismissed the case after evidence showed Malt Nutrine a non intox icant from Anheuser Busch. The article notes a temperance shift from alcohol as food to alcohol as a drug.
Malta Illinois voted no license on April 3 by twenty. Steuben County Indiana ends saloon era. Prohibition data cites drink linked insanity and crises in England Scotland and Ireland. Rev H E Cobb warns associations shape character. Rev Leighton Williams launches church labor reform crusade inviting April 22 conference. Kansas City secretaries lecture temperance at Indianapolis College Avenue Baptist. America risks self praise without moral education says speaker.
An Atchison woman aims to hold her tongue and lock herself in her room when troubled. She spares the sympathetic friend the urge to draw out her troubles and avoids humiliation by not revealing too much, according to the Atchison Globe.
Commentary on a US England alliance proposal. Includes advertising copy for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Allen’s Foot Ease with claims of health benefits and sample offers. Mentions a social quip about neighborliness and a misquoted impropriety exchange.
An eclectic local page notes Malle Catarrh Cure sold as an internal remedy with price details. It also contains light humor and a child teething syrup reference. A travel ad mentions Union Pacific round trip fares to Chicago and other cities with a sale period through October first.
Agency announces sale of round trip tickets from Colorado points to Chicago St Louis and Missouri five points starting June 1 with a fare equal to one fare plus two. Final limits listed August 4. For details contact J. General Agent Santa Fe Route Denver at 37 Lawrence Street.
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