Word: drinking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Peabody spoke Wednesday evening in Sever 11, on the Temperance question, or more correctly the Drink question...
Like most social questions this one has two distinct sides; the economic and the ethical one. In regard to the economic side, the deductions drawn from official reports, show that not less than seven hundred million dollars were paid for drink by consumers in the year 1880. This is no less per capita than one twelfth of the cost of the necessities of life; namely, food, clothing and shelter. Such a fact as this is very startling. Suppose we look at the subject on a small scale, and take the city of Cambridge, where there has for some time been...
...Jeremiah Griffin, a fellow worker of Mr. Hadley, told in a simple and effective manner the story of his life. Born of respectable parents he received an ordinary education and learned the trade of an iron moulder. His fondness for drink proved his ruin, and seven years ago he was a wretched outcast of the worst type. He struggled in vain against his terrible failing, till through the efforts of Mr. Hadley he was brought to pray to Jesus Christ. That alone saved him and Mr. Griffin says that is the only thing can save others...
...candidates shall abstain from tobacco in any form, intoxicating drink and general dissipation...
DRIKING."Do you ever drink alcoholic liquors...