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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1897
Page
1
A fragment discusses what it calls the babies of the poor, noting how holiday outings and picnics center on the infant and family life. It contrasts the care given to babies with harsher realities faced by older children, highlighting poverty and social concerns.
A charitable project in Chicago operates a waterborne sanitarium offering free medical care food and transport to sick babies regardless of sex or color. From June to September 1890 it cared for 14773 babies with 3957 regular treatments and 4 deaths. The effort costs about 16763 dollars annually and relies on physicians nurses and donations from Daily News readers and local charities. May inspire similar aid in San Antonio with funding for treatment meals and rest for ill children and mothers.
A polemical essay argues that prayer presumes a personal omnipotent deity and shows it as insult to divine wisdom. It questions if God can be moved by supplication and cites biblical phrases as misapplied. The piece ends with a poem and a testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
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