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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1885
Page
7
Poem recounts two ships setting sail bound for a mystical land where desires may grow. The narrator watches the sea daily from the bay, hoping for return of Fame and Lov, while fearing death and praying for inner strength. The verse reflects longing and faith in eventual fulfillment.
In a Devon river scene two masquerading lovers who have staged a romance debate their future. Jaques recounts a mysterious past and a lost patrimony while the princess reveals her own mirrored identity. They confess love as May fades and vow to meet again in a brighter world.
A long reflective piece argues that a man who cannot whistle faces destiny with quiet endurance and needs music to lift his mood. It contrasts male and female coping, notes the social urge for solace through song, and ends with a humorous exchange about the minister's dinner habit.
A Brooklyn druggist recounts routine but serious prescription errors by physicians. He cites quinine, phosphorus, morphine, aconite, and corrosive substances, noting misread doses and dangerous confusions. He argues pharmacists see more blame than doctors for mistakes.
The noted statistician Edward Atkinson argues there is vast room in the world. He contends 1.4 billion people could find standing space in a ten mile by ten mile field and be addressed by a single speaker via telephone. A field twenty miles square could seat them all.
Remarks compare Talleyrand and Chesterfield on whether handwriting can reveal a person’s character. The New York Graphic cites two extreme views by keen minds, arguing penmanship might or might not reflect inner traits.
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