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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1892
Page
2
The verse laments long separation from sacred teaching and returns to a weary, solitary seeking. The speaker longs for peaceful companionship with the divine, asking to be folded in pure raiment and reassured dreams, forsaking craving and fading hope in a final rest. The text mirrors a religious meditation from The Independent.
Alice Weston confronts her husband John over parsimony and control of family wealth. She reveals a $10,500 bank balance, reinvests part of it, and demands equal share of net proceeds. The protest reshapes the farm, gains support from John's uncle, and ends with a joint deed plan for the Alston place. Grace endures the dispute as the family adjusts to a more equitable arrangement.
In a dark San Diego prison cell an old man named Bob Carter is described as waiting for the Petrel, a schooner that vanished at sea forty years ago with his wife and children believed lost. The keeper recounts how Bob’s obsession led to years of hardship and his eventual death on the wharf as the Petrel’s fate remains unseen.
The pills, described as a scientific preparation rather than a patent medicine, are said to boost blood, mend nerves, and aid a wide range of conditions from loco motor ataxia and neuralgia to female irregularities and male mental strain. Manufactured by Dr Williams Medicine Company in Brockville and Morristown, they sell for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, available through druggists or by mail.
A Youths Companion tale describes a brood of young ducks attempting to enter the Atlantic Ocean. Repeated waves lift and drop them far on the beach, yet the determined ducklings persist, returning to the task with unwavering resolve.
A Newport Daily News essay notes the serene manners of Japanese women and attributes them to simple, orderly living. It praises consistent dress, clean homes, minimal decoration, and versatile rooms with sliding walls, suggesting Americans could learn from these practices.
The article argues longevity is primarily inherited not tied to health or constitution. It notes some families display a strong tendency to live long, sometimes despite childhood illness, and that life insurers value family longevity when assessing applicants.
A man who tried to cut his wife’s throat fled toward a toll bridge in Pittsburg pursued by a constable. He dropped his penny and ran on, but bystanders aided the officer who finally captured him. The New York Evening Sun notes the curious chase and its outcome.
The article notes Egyptians required slaves to shave face and head, unlike later Romans who shaved, with beard shaving adopted in Rome around 400 B.C. Pliny credits Scipio Africanus as the first Roman to shave daily.
The Scientific American suggests torpedo delivery systems could reach three miles from shore to destroy ships, and may be repurposed to launch lifeboats to rescue passengers from wrecks at equal distances.
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