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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1866
Page
1
An old narrative unfolds with a character who destroys her beauty in a wash scene and a dramatic plea about a warrantee deed. A groom recoils in shock as the tale ends with a cautionary line urging readers to insist on a warrantee deed.
An archaic sounding meditation on love’s beginnings and endurance. The poem hints at passion and fate, with imagery of smiles, tears, and binding love to last, while noting love’s wandering and the difficulty of untying knots of affection.
A devotional meditation extols that every divine attribute and act reflects God's love. Omnipotence, omniscience, gospel offers, and law warnings are described as expressions or warnings of love. The incarnation, miracles, prayers, and tears of Christ are presented as demonstrations of love, with earth as a stage for its display and heaven as mercy flowing down to refresh the Church.
A street scene shows two barefoot boys, one joyful with a half-withered bouquet. The generous one urges his companion to “bite bigger” and keep sharing, proving kindness over selfish gain. An officer questions a man with a dangerous collar, revealing a tense, moral vignette.
Andrew Lee returns home tired and morose from a long day and faces a sullen wife Mary. A newspaper line urging praise sparks self reflection in him, leading to heartfelt praise and a renewed, loving bond. The couple’s mood shifts from clouded tension to shared warmth. The piece closes with other humorous snippets from the era.
A traveler recalls a night with an old village acquaintance. The sexton grieves over deaths in the seaport, while others speak of dull trade and hopes for better times. A horse harness is smashed, and Squire Anderton is near death. The old man muses on burial costs and fate as the night ends.
The author argues that steady daily practice makes duties feel lighter. Repeated acts create ease, like daily meals and clothing, and the Christian life benefits from constant effort rather than sporadic devotion. Habit is the helper that reduces weariness and keeps labor from becoming irksome.
A Milwaukee paper recounts how a beggarly child obtained fifty cents from a merchant with a note bearing ten percent interest. The boy later returned to repay, claiming to have invested in papers and oranges and to have earned about forty dollars for a savings bank. He has a guardian and does chores for board.
A distinguished candidate contemplates kissing many girls to boost popularity on an upcoming election tour, while his wife offers to kiss the same number of handsome young men. A lordly meeting with a college tutor yields a joke about distinguishing horses from cattle. A street scene shows salt scattered to clear a sidewalk, claimed as benevolence but corrected as salt. Across pieces, voices reflect on truth versus bias in public life.
Miss Braditon laments modern wealth and taste in Mortimer Gardens, noting the ostentatious glitz of new riches. She mocks fragile fabrics and gilded ceilings, jokes about overused carpets, and imagines a mission to reclaim antiques from Christie’s before lamenting late Queen Anne era plate and carpets.
A Paris correspondent describes a new dish grasshopper pancakes made by soaking dried insects then frying into patties to be eaten with sugar and Burgundy wine. The item contrasts French culinary luxuries with Austrian and Prussian routines and includes assorted anecdotes from travel and daily life.
Governor Wells of Louisiana denounces the New Orleans riot as mob rule and warns that Unionists would be unsafe if military withdrawal occurs. Reports from Vera Cruz say Austrian warship Dan Salon loads provisions as Maximilian’s forces prepare for Europe, while Santa Anna’s estates are seized. Charleston DC City Council proposes seven percent bonds to finance rebuilding. Harrisburg reports a suspicious water supply. Jenny Lind’s revival falters. London notes no continental changes as Austria Italy truce extended.
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