Lost soul seeks path back with hope of kind words
A reflective question asks if gentleness can win back a wayward person. The verse contemplates whether mercy or suspicion will restore someone drifting from truth.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1880
Page
4
A reflective question asks if gentleness can win back a wayward person. The verse contemplates whether mercy or suspicion will restore someone drifting from truth.
In Mrs Hawley’s boarding house Florence Castleton, an heiress, falls for shy bookkeeper David Atwood. When a fire traps guests, Atwood carries Florence to safety and their romance blooms. Florence later marries Atwood despite rival Gray’s feelings, with a blue larkspur motif noted in wedding lore.
A Royal Institution London lecture summarizes deep sea facts. It notes four-fifths of Earth's surface is sea, depths reaching about 1 877 fathoms, with the Tuscarora recording 4 655 fathoms near the Turtle Islands. It compares ocean depth to land volume and discusses slopes, pressure, and temperature in the deep.
The May sessions show the Senate and House processing land grant inquiries, Indian allotments, and election integrity measures. Debates cover presidential electoral vote procedures, deputy marshals for elections, and related budget bills with adjournments amid party divisions.
The article explains foolscap paper got its name from a fool’s head watermark, later replaced in the mid seventeenth century by Britannia. It notes the shift by English makers from the fool’s cap emblem to the Britannia figure.
Robert Fulton born in Little town in Pennsylvania in 1765 showed early talent for painting and drawing. He studied in England with Benjamin West then turned to civil engineering and canal navigation before embracing steam navigation. Fulton formed a partnership with Robert R. Livingston, built the Clermont, and demonstrated the power of steam on the Hudson with a 32 hour New York to Albany voyage.
In a seaside tale a man from Oxford pursues Flora while paddling in a canoe with her and a bustling picnic party. Interference from Flora's uncle sparks tension as a dramatic near-drowning and a late confession lead to Flora's marriage to the Honorable Captain Tolloby.
A fluctuating note warns visitors in New York to verify Grand Union branding as a cover mislabel may mislead. Elevator and horse car services are mentioned with fare references, while the text cautions ensuring Grand Union appears on signage to avoid confusion.
An old ad notes Acus Conqueror as a sole satisfactory fever and chills remedy. It claims to purify blood and liver, prevent return of chills, with prices 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle. Also promotes E K Thompsons Barasma for kidney and liver diseases and Electro-Voltaic Belts with 30 day trial.
An assortment of promotional notices offers liver disease cures from Dr Sanford of New York City and a German eye remedy from Dr J Kramer. Also advertised are gold medal soda and saleratus by J Monroe Taylor, Glenns Sulphur Soap for whitening fabrics and cuticles, and various hair dye products.
A Boston woman recounts using Hunt's Recepy to cure fourteen years of severe headaches and neuralgia. She says its success led her to persuade twenty two families to adopt it as their family medicine. She notes trial size costs 75 cents.
Ad copy touts Armica Salve with claims of cure for chapped hands and similar ailments. Mentions price of 2% certs per box and availability through druggists and dealers nationwide.
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