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Editorial
March 13, 1874
The Jasper Weekly Courier
Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Satirical piece on the temperance movement, praising clergy of various denominations for uniting against alcohol instead of quarreling, and featuring a humorous advertisement for a bartender resistant to temperance advocates.
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The Temperance Tornado.
Whatever absurd features attend the present temperance tornado, it is, at any rate, refreshing to see the clergymen of all denominations leave off pulling each other's hair and taking together at the hair of that old enemy whose name is not pronounced in polite circles. After all, the Episcopalian, Methodist, Roman Catholic and the Quaker, all seek the same end, and why should they not pull together instead of pulling in different directions?--Indianaapolis Sentinel.
"Wanted--As a beer-jerker and liquor slinger, a young man who can out-talk seventeen women at a time and is warranted proof against hymns and impervious to prayer."
A Louisville paper suggests to the Indiana and other saloon-keepers the following advertisement:
Whatever absurd features attend the present temperance tornado, it is, at any rate, refreshing to see the clergymen of all denominations leave off pulling each other's hair and taking together at the hair of that old enemy whose name is not pronounced in polite circles. After all, the Episcopalian, Methodist, Roman Catholic and the Quaker, all seek the same end, and why should they not pull together instead of pulling in different directions?--Indianaapolis Sentinel.
"Wanted--As a beer-jerker and liquor slinger, a young man who can out-talk seventeen women at a time and is warranted proof against hymns and impervious to prayer."
A Louisville paper suggests to the Indiana and other saloon-keepers the following advertisement:
What sub-type of article is it?
Temperance
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Tornado
Clergy Unity
Alcohol Enemy
Saloon Advertisement
Bartender Resistance
What entities or persons were involved?
Episcopalian
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Quaker
Saloon Keepers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Clergy Unity In Temperance Movement
Stance / Tone
Satirical Support For Unity Against Alcohol
Key Figures
Episcopalian
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Quaker
Saloon Keepers
Key Arguments
Clergy Should Unite Against Alcohol Rather Than Quarrel Among Themselves
Temperance Movement Has Absurd Features But Is Refreshing In Promoting Unity