22 Apr 1862
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1862
Page
1
A poem laments the bed as a sanctuary from toil and turmoil. The speaker pleads for sleep to ease fatigue, sickness, and mental strain, praising the bed as the sole refuge where burdens fade and life’s harshness recedes. The verse moves from longing to reverent tribute to rest’s sanctuary.
A fragment reflecting on De Tocqueville’s remark about Bible ubiquity in Sunday schools, arguing inspiration from scripture shapes national character and spiritual life. It contrasts Bible impact with secular sources, noting the unity of small parts in great works and the limits of human critique.
The piece extols keeping birthdays sacred within the home noting the joy a child feels from small tokens and celebrations. It recalls a scene of a teacher chiding a young boy for not knowing who made him, and a motherly appeal to remember origins as a child grows into manhood.
An old Philadelphia suburb cabin tale tells how a poor widow with fatherless children faced starvation. A ten-year-old son seeks charity, aided by a compassionate stranger who lends aid and writes a prescription for a hundred dollars on demand. The incident is presented as Washington’s charitable spirit guiding a faithful, God-fearing man.
A Philadelphia correspondent recounts a stray encounter on Routh and Chestnut streets where a sailor, after giving a gold and silver gift to a begging mother, discovers the mother’s long lost son is the very man he claims to be. The reunion stirs many witnesses as the pair depart together.
A comic scene unfolds in a daguerreotype gallery as a couple, a wary suitor named Josh and his partner, flirt and scheme for a photo. The girl dominates the pose, tries tricks to shield the photographer, then playfully sends the man through the process with a mischief making finale.
A deserters camp by Island No 10 houses a dozen young women in a hilltop grove. They sit by the fire cooking breakfast, tents in disarray, hoop skirts and calico visible amid a wartime tableau. The piece notes camp life, Confederate officers, and humorous wartime manners.
A long page discusses tree washes, praising a simple soda wash to control mosses and fungi without harming bark. It relays anecdotes and jokes from Wisconsin and Kentucky, including a tavern tale about cash customers, a doctor’s misdirected prescription, and humorous regional dialects and tall tales interspersed with light social satire.
Jacob Bair, son of John Bair of Lanover, returns Friday from Winchester Va after leaving the rebel army following the death of a child. He fled to join Union lines, rejoined by his surrender to Union officers, and now reunites with friends amid Freedom’s air. The report also notes Allied outlooks, a cane gift to Lincoln, and various Civil War notices and casualty mentions.
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