Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A dog stealing a baby's drink doesn't make you want a root beer? 😂 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 010
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 It changed hands several times over the years, and at the time it was discontinued in 2024, it was America’s oldest continuously-operating soft drink brand. Not bad for a Quaker pharmacist with some roots, a recipe, and a mind for marketing! 020
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 The “healthy” drink got its distinctive flavor from sassafras oil, which the FDA banned in 1960 after it was found to cause liver damage and cancer in laboratory animals. Root beer manufacturers quickly reformulated their recipes. Hires Root Beer stayed in the family until 1960. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hires eventually had an independent laboratory test the drink. The results came back that a bottle contained roughly as much alcohol as half a loaf of bread. Hires advertised the results and sales soared past their pre-boycott level. Then came another ironic and unfortunate twist. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Despite Hires' Quaker commitment to temperance, the name of his product got him into an ironic fight. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union launched a nationwide campaign against Hires Root Beer, believing it contained alcohol. The boycott lasted three years, devastating sales. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hires handed out free glasses of his frothy drink and sold packets of concentrate for home brewing. And the marketing stunt paid off: Hires Root Beer went on to become America’s first popular commercial soft drink, practically as prevalent as Coca-Cola is today. 120
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 His big break came at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition, celebrating America’s 100th birthday and attracting 10 million visitors over six months. It was a showcase of new products, including Remington’s typewriter, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, and H.J. Heinz’s ketchup. 120
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hires was interested in presenting his drink as a wholesome alternative to beer. He originally planned to call his creation “root tea,” but a friend convinced him that “root beer” would sell better, especially to Pennsylvania’s beer-loving coal miners. 130
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 Back home, Hires set out to recreate it without that particular side effect. Many Quakers at the time, Hires among them, abstained from alcohol, seeing it as one of the causes of domestic violence and other societal problems. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Did you know a Quaker teetotaler helped turn root beer into an American icon? 🥤 Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires (1851–1937) first tasted a root-based drink on his honeymoon in 1875. He loved the flavor, but the original concoction was also a powerful laxative. 371
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 022
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Quakers gather in silent worship year round. On Peace Day, that silence can connect us with millions of people around the world seeking the same thing. 000
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026One way to participate in today's International Day of Peace is to join in a minute of silence at noon. Seeing this post too late? Take a minute of silence at the start of any hour, and your prayers or thoughts for those affected by war and violence will join those of others in another time zone. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 Every year on September 21, the United Nations' International Day of Peace brings people around the world together. Participants share a commitment to strengthen the ideals of peace within and among all nations and peoples. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Friends have long held that the peaceable kingdom of heaven is possible on earth, but that it can only be brought about through love, not violence. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🕊🕊🕊 For Quakers, commitment to peace is one of the Testimonies of our faith. Quaker pacifism is active, not passive, resisting war, oppression, and injustice through peaceful means. 121
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 000
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Mwahaha! Step right this way, Mr. Bond... I mean, James. 😈 021
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As students and teachers are settling into the rhythm of school this September, the Daily Quaker Message has a quote a day about teaching and learning in the Quaker tradition. Subscribe for free! dailyquaker.com/subscribe 010
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Days before reporting for a 900-day federal prison sentence stemming from a Portland protest, Quaker Jacob Hoopes joins us to discuss the tension between forceful resistance and the Peace Testimony. quakerpodcast.com/a-quaker-fam...quakerpodcast.comA Quaker Family Faces a Federal Sentence 124
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The meeting room has barn-like, exposed beams and high windows that allow daylight and breezes to enter the space without distracting views. Join them for unprogrammed worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00 in person and on Zoom. sanantonioquakers.orgsanantonioquakers.orgFriends Meeting of San AntonioA Quaker Presence in South Texas 040
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The building uses inexpensive, recycled materials for its outside cladding and inside sound barriers, and a secluded garden is landscaped with drought-tolerant, native plants. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When they built the meetinghouse for Friends Meeting of San Antonio, architects kept the concepts of silence, humility, and sustainability in mind. To counteract the noise from bordering busy roads and an apartment complex, the meetinghouse is tucked into a slope. 151
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 000
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Because we're all badasses in our own unique way. 🙏 101
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 000
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 Today, there are Quaker organizations working nationally and internationally to support fair labor standards. Many Quakers consider it important to be informed consumers, learning about the working conditions of the people who produce goods before making a purchase. 010
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Quaker employers responded by exploring industrial democracy: committees with elected representatives and equal representation for employers and employees. They supported cooperation and negotiation rather than simply expecting workers to accept the decisions of a “benevolent” employer. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 They held the first Quaker Employer Conference in 1918 to try to imagine a more socialist model of doing business, and invited representatives of the Labor movement to speak. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Cadburys encouraged staff to join trade unions and worked with them to establish fair wages and resolve disputes. During WWI, the Quakers of London Yearly Meeting were becoming uncomfortable with the inequality inherent in capitalism. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 For example, the Cadburys, Quaker chocolate magnates, moved their factory to the countryside and provided hot meals, gardens, sports facilities, free medical care, education, affordable housing, and a pension for their employees. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026During the Industrial Revolution, many Quakers found success in business and manufacturing, and with some exceptions, developed reputations as generous employers. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 The Quaker belief in “that of God in everyone” that guided their attitude toward workers also eventually led Quakers to work for the abolition of slavery. 101
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026 Quakers in the 17th century had the idea to create local labor offices to help unemployed people find work, and imagined self-sufficient communities that would provide employment, education, health care, and a reasonable standard of living, which earned praise from Karl Marx centuries later. 100
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This Labor Day, let's take a look at the history of Quakers and the labor movement. The Quaker testimonies of Equality and Integrity led early Quakers, many of whom were farmers and artisans, to treat their employees well. 121
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 010
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Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today, there are many humanitarian and peacebuilding organizations that are founded jointly on Quaker and Gandhian principles. 010
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026 The influence flowed both ways. Quaker author Richard Gregg helped introduce Gandhi's ideas to the West, in turn inspiring Civil Rights organizer Bayard Rustin, a key advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The experience inspired Gandhi to incorporate silent meditation into the prayers at his ashram, and Alexander remained a trusted friend throughout India's journey to independence. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026 That connection deepened through Gandhi's decades-long friendship with British Quaker Horace Alexander. Gandhi stayed with Alexander at Woodbrooke Quaker study center in Birmingham during his negotiations with England in 1931, where he attended meeting for worship. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Though he rejected Christianity, the Quakers encouraged Gandhi’s study of comparative religion. Learning about Quaker pacifism also reinforced Gandhi’s emerging belief that justice cannot be achieved through violence. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026 Gandhi’s interest in religion, which began in his childhood with his devoutly Hindu mother, deepened quickly when he moved to South Africa as a young lawyer in 1893. As part of his religious exploration, Gandhi became friends with a small group of Quakers in Pretoria. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Did you know Quakers played a role in Gandhi's spiritual journey, and that Gandhi's ideas later influenced Quakers in return? 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Today’s Daily Quaker Message. Subscribe for free: DailyQuaker.com/subscribe 010
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It's a great story that I won't spoil -- Here's the link to the episode: youtu.be/ISzEi2DwlAg?...youtu.beZooey Deschanel | Season 4 Episode 4 | Full Episode | Who Do You Think You Are (U.S.)🚨 SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE 🔔 : https://bit.ly/wdytyaTV Actress Zooey Deschanel explores her family’s Quaker Heritage in hope of uncovering the truth behind the rumour that her father’s ancestors were… 000
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Later in the show Zooey learned about her 4x-great-grandmother who was a brave and active part of the Underground Railroad, helping people to freedom after a violent uprising which she was unsuccessful in preventing. 110
Thee Quaker @theequaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Well, if you've ever seen the show, you won't be surprised that Max found a (non-Quaker) slaveholder in Zoey's family instead. 100
