Prayer and Faith Lift in Face of Sorrow and Temptation
The piece urges persistent prayer as source of strength through temptation and sorrow, citing Beecher and Christ as examples. It promotes personal direct communion with God, inner reform, and the duty to seek God’s perspective, not just our own, in daily life and trials.
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Mephistopheles
Satan
Jen
Henry Ward Beegher
Jesus
Lfe
J. R. Miller
D. D
Praying With Power and Persuasive Petition Style
Those who pray with power seek close fellowship with God and present direct specific requests. They approach with humility, praise blessings, and pour out their hearts, wrestling with God through earnest petitions and steadfast faith. They persevere despite obstacles and emerge ready to meet Him.
Self-Reliance and Christian Greatness Quote
A compact excerpt emphasizes independence as the ability to stand by personal conviction amid world pressure. It contrasts retreat and conformity, urging fearless, conscience-guided living as true greatness according to Frederick W. Robertson.
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Frederick W. Robertson
No Man Fails Till He Fails Inside
An uplifting reflection on perseverance by Henry Ward Beecher. The message stresses that true defeat is internal, urging endurance through outward setbacks and unfinished work to honor a greater cause and endure for others.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Jesus
Ube
The One Prayer in a Family Reflection
A devotional plea urges mothers to guide their children away from temptation. It emphasizes austere virtue and daily prayer to resist evil, urging a vigilant home practice against moral danger.
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Sue
Europe Needs Much Milk in Daily Dairy Output
The report notes Europe consumes vast dairy milk daily with an estimated 3.880.000 cows producing milk every day throughout the year. It highlights the continent's reliance on dairy for nutrition and industry.
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Europe
Arms of Organized Labor Debate in Chicago Cain
The Chicago Federation of Labor, led by new president W. G. Schardt, outlined major goals for the coming term. Proposals call for better sanitary reforms, shorter work hours, reform of the justice system, abolition of fee systems, and the use of initiative and referendum on public ownership.
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Organized Labor
Chicago Federation of Labor
W. G. Schardt
New York
Massachusetts
Ilinois
Chicago
Infamy of Child Labor Exposes Nationwide Rise in the U S
The article analyzes 1900 child labor ratios across states, noting North Carolina with 1 child to 5.7 adults and the U S average at 1 to 30.6. It highlights Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin figures, industry shares, and total child counts in 1900, with detailed sector percentages.
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Montana
Elgar
North
South Dakota
Whch
United States
North Carolina
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Jane Addams Attends Milwaukee University Settlement Event
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago spoke at the Coleman residence reception on the south Milwaukee campus. She warned the social state of child labor and its harm to children, parents, and the community, noting educational loss and wage impacts.
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Milwaukee
Jane Addams
Chicago
Miss Addams
Normal School
Wails Addams
Tailors End Labor War in Chicago Amalgamation
After months of conflict between rival unions the Chicago tailor unions capitulated and merged with the United Garment Workers. Formal ratification followed and nearly 5000 workers resumed work in the garment shops.
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Chicago
Fock
United Garment Workers’ Union
Machinists Union Chicago rejects deals with individuals firms
Chicago members of the International Association of Machinists adopt a no agreement stance with individuals or firms. They warn the practice harms workers and plan a new wage scale aiming for a five percent raise and an eight hour day.
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International Association of Machinists
Chicago
Union
Machinists
Shorter Workday in France Rumors Spread
Reports from France indicate an eight hour workday may be adopted in the naval arsenals and possibly by state railways. Minister Peletan urged workers to press similar demands, signaling a potential wider labor movement.
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France
Minner
Marines Peletan
Medical Manifesto Urges Total Abstinence From Alcohol
A 1919 manifesto signed by over 600 physicians from the British Medical Association the American Medical Temperance Association and others condemns intoxicating liquors as beverages. It argues alcohol harms mental action and bodily functions leads to degeneracy and disease and urges the adoption of total abstinence to reduce poverty crime and social woes.
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Si Council
British Medical Agncherance Association
American ‘Ffetical Temperance Association
Society of
The Supreme Criminal Described in Thrilling Rhetoric
A sensational editorial piece characterizes murder as the ultimate evil and invokes vivid, horror filled imagery of past tortures to condemn the alleged criminal. The text laments the brutality and questions moral limits of humanity in the face of such crimes.
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Phuch
A Medieval Fad and the Rise of Alcohol Use
The text traces alcohol's discovery by ancient alchemists and its spread as a medicinal cure. It notes nineteenth century medical findings that alcohol is an irritant and depressant, causing initial warmth followed by systemic decline. It cites harmful effects on children and animal studies, urging safer remedies for childhood diseases.
Appeal to Common Sense on Drinking
A Chicago American editorial argues against teetotalism while urging discussion with youths about whisky. It claims light beers or natural wines keep temperance, but whisky and spirits drive drunkenness, and strong minds can resist while warning whisky drinkers face heavy personal risks.
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Chicago
Women Victims of Curse in Sweden Dr Wretlind Warns
Dr Wretlind a temperance advocate notes rising drunkenness among women in Stockholm. He recalls Sweden’s seventy five year era when female sobriety aided national revival. He points out women now make up about one tenth of those treated for alcoholism in Stockholm.
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Wretlind
Sweden
Stockholm
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