Washington Letter on Peace and Reform Sermons
Washington letter from our regular correspondent covers a Christmas week sermon by Dr. Parsons at Luther Place Memorial Church urging peace and reform legislation. It recaps speeches by Dr. Craghte and Bishop Satterlee on family, marriage, divorce, temperance, and a call for a uniform national divorce law and liquor prohibition in Congress. The piece also recounts a Beecher-Ingersoll anecdote about religion, charity, and the use of crutches in hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
International Peace Society
Parsons
Church of the Reformation
Christ
National Bureau of Reform
Luther Place Memorial Church
Ex Civit “Service
Lyman
Congress
Crafte
Bureau
Satterlea
Toring
Ellie
Oregon
Capitol
United States
Henry Ward Beecher
Robert G. Ingersoll
Somebods
Col. Ingersoll
Itr
Beecher
Col. Tagernoll
Mr Beecher
Mr. Bescher
Ingersoll
Ngersoll
Architect Sought to Erect Building Despite Fire Risk
A fragment mentions a need for an architect to design a building while warning that an incendiary could reduce it to ashes, suggesting concerns over arson or fire risks in the plan. The note implies precaution and professional oversight in construction.
University Notes from Wooster 1896 Holiday Week
Houston Platter of McCormick Seminary visits home on Beallave. Prof. Walter Gillam, Lima schools, and Prof. Will Maurer of Salem with wife are guests before returning home. Several alumni and faculty travel for holidays, including Dr. Nelson’s Syria visit and Gertrude Gingrich’s family bereavement in Erie. The piece notes students returning home and social arrivals around Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Platter
McCormick Seminary
Beallave
Walter L. Gillam
Lima Achoola
Spink Street
Will Maurer
Salem
R. B. Snyder
Bealave
Robert Fitch
Allegheny Seminary
Wooster
Chicago
Scovel
Kanke Chapel
Harry H. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
Columbus
C. E. Shields
Clair W Fretz
Kis Bloomington
South Salem Academy
J. J. Williams
Dr. Nelson
Syria
Nelson
Cincinnati
Leonard A. Barrett
Danville College
Miga_Gertrude Gingrich
Thuradsy
Erie
Christmas activities fill Fredericksdorg churches and schools
Fredericksdorg reports Christmas events across churches and schools. Public schools close for two weeks. Redett's hall hosted an evening program by primary and intermediate rooms. High school and grammar grades held special exercises. Congregations church mounted a cantata before Christmas. M E church offered a Christmas entertainment Saturday night. Presbyterian church held a Christmas song service Sabbath evening. Christmas Eve saw Endeavorers leave a Dean chair for Rev C R Gompton with speeches and social time. Foster McCoy and family planned trips to Philadelphia. Miss Belle Barnes visiting Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redett’s
M. E
Presbyterian Church
C R. Gompton
Foster McCoy
Philadelphia
Belle Barnes
Akron
Christmas Visitors and Local Winter Weather Report
Smithville notes Dr Blattenburg of Lima spent Christmas with his parents and Miss Anna Blattenburg a Del aware student remained home. Mrs Reamer visited Creaton with her daughter Mrs Zaring for the holidays. Thermometer fell to zero Friday evening. The Lutheran Sunday school held a winter picnic at Dfrs Brown's on.
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Blattenburg
Lima
Anna Blattenburg
Delaware
Reamer
Creaton
Zaring
Lutheran Sunday School
Dfrs
Brown’s
Local notes recount holidays and illnesses across Brecksville
Friday edition lists numerous residents visiting relatives over Christmas and New Year. It notes school closures to Jan 3 1898 after an early week ice storm, multiple travels to towns like North Amherst Olivesburg and Massillon, illnesses such as Miss Ella Horat funeral at Creston and at Smithville vaulting, and community events including a Methodist Christmas Eve entertainment and Lutheran Sabbath meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Brown
Brecksville
Simon Miller
North Amherst
Mra. Morgan
Olivesburg
Ashland Co
Fred Curie
St. Paul, Minn
Adolph Schaaf
Indiana
Peter Mnda
North Manchester
Aira
S. P. Keifer
Mifflin
M. D. Kimmel
Mading
Peter Zoll
Flo Fike
Fredericksburg
Jane Bucher
Grant Baum
C J Keifer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wm. Hutchinson
Geo. Staro
Sam
Conrad
Ada
Misa Minnie Smith
Marion
Leo Miller
Akron
Laura Hoff
Chippewa Lake
Marie Myers
Menno
Milo Schmucker
Chas. Horst
Misa Ella Horst
Anna Klopfenstein
Ueklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
Ueklen's Arnica Salve is advertised to treat bruises sores ulcers fever blisters tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Lavzaca Jsborp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavzaca Js Borp
Prohibition Party Platform Advocates National Ban on Alcohol
In a National Convention the Prohibition Party proclaims conviction that manufacturing importation exportation and sale of alcoholic beverages causes social and political harm and must be suppressed by state and national legislation. It invites allies to join and pledges to leave other political questions to conscience while pushing prohibition as a central national objective. The resolution asserts suffrage should not be abridged for any reason including race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
Prohibition Platform Declared by Ohio Rights Party
Athens based Rey H F McLane presents Prohibition party report urging loyalty to God and state, endorsing full suppression of intoxicants, condemning license and taxation approaches, and calling for united voters to end the drink traffic for peace and protection of citizens. It denounces Republicans and Democrats for permissive liquor laws and advocates equal suffrage for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey H F McLane
Athens
Committee
Prohibition Party
Ohio
Calona
B. and O. Time Table Mur L S Allen
Timetable update from Mur L S Allen for B and O lines detailing train arrivals departures and schedules. Contains station stops and cadence adjustments with emphasis on local travel timing and service changes.
Conuuct of Great Business and Illustrated Serial Plans
An advertisement outlines a forthcoming illustrated series The Conuuct of Great Business with pieces On Life at Girls Colleges and Political Reminiscences by Senator Hoar. It promotes two serial drawing sets by C D Gibson in 1908 and a two color 24 page prospectus for 1898 with cover art by Marfi d Parrish. The publisher is Onantes Ecatuner's Sons, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
C.D. Gibson
New York
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Cleveland
Ruth Thompson
Hoover Cottage
Canton
Mildred Packer
Tifa
Carina Lee
Perkysburg
Bowman Street
Helen MacGregor
Willoughby
Ajeter
Lucas
Job
Fredericksdorg
Smithville
Ueklen
Arnica Salve
National Prohibition
Frape-Marnus
Desians Copyriants &c. Anraneaending
Amdwittat
Toma Atratiy
Ron Tram
Ito
HM & Co
How York
F St
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John S. Adair
Waynes Countriational Bank
Wooaler
Moonware
Orrosite
U S
Uisee
A.snow &Co
Sen Parra
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Mur
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Uth
Gu Uithburg
Doylestawy
Ureeton
Toledo
Spmn
Usukerman
Armatron Pvt
Todac Valley
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Louth
Spe & Tuain
Martin
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Wouster
H BO
Millersburg
Radu OK
Warsaw
Cooperdaly
Zanea Tilla
Cineinpati
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East and
Union Depot
E Rannegan
O F. Daly
Cleve
Gentral Timi
Euclid Ave
Newourg
Hudson
Centerbury
Westerville
Sosmne
Centerburg
MtVor
Gor
Shibror
Oente
Saitwarl
Beilayng
Monroeville
Norwalk
Wellington
Bpenocar
Lodi
Oroston
Orrville
Manaillon
Navarro
Doar Valley
Hawerston
Unionvale
Warrenton
Martins Fe Wheelbg
Herrick
Oomrosville
Uyde
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IVER
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Townsend
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Novi
WholeAnd
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Warrenton Uaotonvale Buwerewon Dherrodaville Vallay Juno
Anavaito
Massillon Virvale Ae Vreston
Wellington Sorwalic
Nott
Halleck
R. A. Leisy
Marshallville
E. E. Adair
Dourleatowt
James Learing
Scribner’s Magazine
Henry Cavot Lodge
F.to
Howard Pyle
A. T Mahan
Carlton T. Chapman
Harry Fenn
Thomas Nelson Page
Mr. Page
Rudyard Kipling
Richard Harding Davis
Joel Chandler Harris
George W Cable
Robert Grant
Walter A Wrekoff
W. R. Leigh
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Yale
Parrtah
Paice
Onantes Ecatuner’s Sons
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