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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1880
Page
4
A dense excerpt blends a lyrical meditation on nature and fate with a domestic drama in a late 19th century setting. It interleaves verses on love and loss with long dialogues about marriage, fault finding, and reform, concluding with a moral arc about tempering temper and improving personal conduct.
A distraught young woman, driven by alcohol and delirium tremens, dies in a hospital as her lover’s neglect and fear intertwine. The scene includes violent imagery, a doctor’s examination, sedatives, and a dramatic outburst demanding her lover’s presence. The report preserves era tone and grim detail.
A fragmented editorial piece argues for temperance and moral workplace standards. It cites Mitchell Vincent of Onawa Iowa as a model manager who requires all foremen and laborers to be total abstainers. It condemns alcohol’s harm to workers and public safety, urging firms like the Northwestern Hallway to adopt similar abstinence policies.
A young man enters a village tavern and asks for a drink. The landlord recalls past delirium tremens and refuses to serve further. A second man laments his ruined life at twenty eight and pleads to be allowed to die, while the landlord pledges this will be the last drink sold.
A Portuguese physician studied thirty eight boys ages nine to fifteen on the street who used cigars and pipes. He found circulatory and digestive issues in twenty two, heart palpitations, and a strong taste for alcohol. Nosebleeds and mouth ulcers appeared in several cases, with symptoms easing only after smoking ceased and breath and strength improved.
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