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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1865
Page
1
A historical essay argues death is the cessation of heart action and brain activity, discussing postmortem signs such as pale skin, coldness, eye film, and rigor, and warns against premature burial. It references Hippocrates and notes cases of postmortem phenomena, urging long observation before unfastened lids.
A collection of antiquated reflections on dying and the comfort of friendship. Notable lines recount doctors and philosophers facing death with calm, and a meditation on true friendship freeing the heart from grief and fear. Names and sources weave through the quotations in a reflective, period voice.
A Christian Herald style tale compares believers to sheep watched by dogs and shepherds, noting the devil may distress but cannot destroy believers as Christ holds them safe. It cites return to duty by grace and warns against forsaking the Shepherd. The piece then recounts humorous anecdotes about diets, manners, and a clergyman’s gate notice amid varied tales.
A Parisian Mr Zero receives a mocking billet doux promising a secret rendezvous. He complies, takes a veiled woman to a police station, and she is released next day. The ruse is revealed as a jealous wife’s counterplot to test fidelity. The tale ends with a wry note on possible vaudeville or romance adaptations.
In Venice a long ago bequest funds the feeding of pigeons. At around two in the morning a fancier’s birds gather and descend from nearby buildings to the seed stand, then return to cafes after dining. Travelers describe the spectacle as the hour approaches and note the birds’ coordinated descent.
A Canadian farmer claims wild peppermint proved a reliable rat exterminator. He details four years of pest control by surrounding barns with peppermint, noting grain saved and no rats since. The piece also touches colonial-era quips and various curiosities about rats and unusual pest tales.
A Rochester Democrat NY correspondent cites Henry William Rodd of Butz town Pa and his ten sons who fought for the Union. One son endured hunger and injury at Salisbury prisons. the father is aged ninety near Butztown. The piece highlights Southern barbarism and wartime sacrifices. Also notes wealth disparities in New York headlines and Sherman’s Columbus speech remarks.
The Lancaster Express describes a pair of violent tornadoes sweeping across Lancaster County around early evening. The storms struck the southwestern border, moved northeast, and razed homes and barns along a narrow path less than a mile wide. Witnesses recalled uprooted trees, flying debris, horses and cattle scattered, with one cradle carrying a child fifty yards unharmed.
The Ocean Queen delivers dramatic dispatches from Guayaquil where President Renados Garvis Moreno seized a Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer at Moglish. After a bayonet attack, the vessel sunk another ship amidships, and most aboard escaped into the woods. Twenty seven prisoners were executed at Guayaquil, while Moreno claimed rights under an old law, with the British Consul reportedly siding.
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