16 Aug 1852
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1852
Page
1
Fragmentary verse questions about meeting in heaven and seeing loved ones after death. The text recalls holy love, blessed portals, and echoes of searching for reunion with father and family in a distant, better world.
The piece reflects on tears and smiles as expressions of inner joy and sympathy. It compares a smile to a sunlit ray transforming emotion and notes tears as dew drops of affection. It asks if tears must accompany sorrow and praises tears shed from maternal love or friendship as authentic signs of emotion.
A school tale recalls two boys Thomas and Isaac in the same class. After Thomas injures Isaac, Isaac chooses to outstudy him and becomes a famed scholar. The narrative highlights perseverance and eventual dominance in learning. A canal boat incident then shows a Frenchman misreading an English warning and laughing at Americans.
A whimsical almanac of admonitions listing what won t do in daily life and social conduct. The piece mocks overreaching rules and misplaced expectations, contrasting caretaking justice with impractical fantasies.
A fragmented items piece praises early rising and youth vigor while contrasting a lethargic noon breakfast image. It includes a recipe-like oddity for a green-car dish and a cautionary note on religious fervor during perceived danger, ending with a dramatic river rescue anecdote.
A column of humorous anecdotes and folklore exchanges shows language missteps on a steamboat, rude awakenings about manners, a tale of a pudding end mix up aboard, a ploughing miscue in Ireland, and short social quips about fashion, manners, and mistakes.
M Petiu recounts a Bridgeport balloon ascent reaching 22 000 feet with a 64 rope team and two companions Gustave Haspard and Wood. They saw coastal towns and Long Island Sound, noted currents toward America and Europe, and landed near Riverhead. Editor Mrs Bloomer rails against oversized sleeves and trains on funeral rides in a separate note.
Dr. Wales recounts Captain Williams bitten by a rabid dog at Brandywine Delaware died near Cape May after a nightmarish battle with hydrophobia. The patient remained awake and animated at times, then endured violent spasms, frothing saliva, and increasing distress until death at about 10:30 AM.
A Newfoundland dog named Rolla belonging to Mr. Adams of Courtlandt Street rushed into the water when a about 10 year old boy drifted from shore at Hoboken. The dog towed the boy toward a land point between Jersey City and Hoboken, keeping his face above water until ashore where he collapsed exhausted. A crowd celebrated the heroic act while tending the dog, with estimates of the distance covered near two miles.
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