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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1857
Page
1
A sermon urges young men to honor the Sabbath as a shield against dangerous errors thoughts trains of imagination and bad books. It argues Sabbath keeping fosters pure company habits and steady thought, guiding youth toward the righteous path and away from vice, concluding with a call to bind the heart to the Sabbath.
A Jamaican woman known for ardent singing at mission meetings kept her eyes on the ceiling while contributions were collected. When a man touched the plate, he told her the gospel is useless if she does not give, calling her to donate rather than merely sing.
A late Countess of Burford left sixty thousand dollars to each of her children. Within five years one son, Tangona, faced hardship and needed aid. A friend notes the father’s generosity and the vanity of those who miss church for trivial reasons, contrasting pious duty with family memory and affection.
In Virginia's northern frontier a young man of about eighteen saves a drowning boy after the mother pleads for help. He dives through rapids, battles rocks, and emerges with the child to safety, earning praise and a prophecy of great future deeds by the grateful mother and others.
A Vermont man recovers a pair of boots on a voyage from New York to Providence after a chaotic scene on deck. A green glassed stranger and his crew attempt to claim the footwear his theft triggers a dramatic arrest and a local verdict demanding payment.
A narrated piece blends comic and anecdotal vignettes from Washington and Albany. The text lampoons temperance talk, old New England religious quarrels, a travel anecdote at the National Hotel, and humorous courtroom misstatements, ending with a quip about an alligator.
A winter city visit yields a humorous incident as a little boy apologizes after brushing a lady's silk dress and hears a gracious lesson that a soiled dress is better than a ruined temper. The tale is followed by practical farming hints and light vignettes on manners and morals from a vintage column.
A young Vermonter traveling west meets a boastful commercial traveler from New York who tries to size up rural folks. The Vermonter humorously exposes the scam by noting Vermont’s mountains and valleys and ends with the drummer’s jibe about caves and jackasses prompting a loud laugh as he leaves.
A new carpet sweeping device uses a box with a revolving fan that lifts dust into a water-filled compartment. Wool fibers and dirt drop into a drawer while the box is pushed over the carpet. The apparatus is touted as light sturdy and dust-free with effective cleaning.
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