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December 3, 1886
The Willimantic Journal
Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
In Covington, Kentucky, a little girl tells her reformed father she hopes he keeps his temperance pledge because the family has enjoyed more strawberries since he stopped drinking, allowing luxuries for his children instead of saloon-keepers.
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TEMPERANCE TALK
Contributed by the W. C. T. U.
THE PLEDGE AND STRAWBERRIES.
One of the best temperance sermons ever delivered fell from the lips of a little child in Covington, Kentucky, the child of a reformed man. "Father," said she, "are you always going to wear the blue ribbon?"
"I hope so, my dear," was his reply.
"So do I," said the little one.
"Why do you hope so?" asked her father,
"Because I never had so many strawberries in my life as I've had since you signed the pledge and put on that blue ribbon."
Men who are not feeding the saloon-keepers' children can afford luxuries for their own. - Temperance Banner
Contributed by the W. C. T. U.
THE PLEDGE AND STRAWBERRIES.
One of the best temperance sermons ever delivered fell from the lips of a little child in Covington, Kentucky, the child of a reformed man. "Father," said she, "are you always going to wear the blue ribbon?"
"I hope so, my dear," was his reply.
"So do I," said the little one.
"Why do you hope so?" asked her father,
"Because I never had so many strawberries in my life as I've had since you signed the pledge and put on that blue ribbon."
Men who are not feeding the saloon-keepers' children can afford luxuries for their own. - Temperance Banner
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Family
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Pledge
Blue Ribbon
Strawberries
Reformed Man
Family Luxuries
Saloon Keepers
What entities or persons were involved?
Little Child
Reformed Man
Where did it happen?
Covington, Kentucky
Story Details
Key Persons
Little Child
Reformed Man
Location
Covington, Kentucky
Story Details
A little child in Covington, Kentucky, delivers a temperance sermon to her reformed father by expressing hope he keeps the blue ribbon pledge, noting the family has had more strawberries since he signed it, as men not supporting saloons can afford luxuries for their own children.